Dinner at Joe and Bonnie's

Bonnie and Joe's Home, Amalfi Drive, Los Angeles
Tasted Saturday, May 17, 2008 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 402 views

Introduction

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Flight 1 - Champagne (1 Note)

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  • 1995 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 95 Points

    France, Champagne

    Medium golden color; honey, almond, dried peach and mineral nose; great tart entry, tart tangy peach palate, laced with honey, delicate but structured; long finish 95+ pts.

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Flight 2 - White Burg (1 Note)

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  • 1996 J.M. Boillot Corton-Charlemagne 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

    Light medium golden yellow color; rich, butter, hazelnut, and fresh sliced lemon nose; rich, deep but youthful, lemon, sweet lemon palate; medium-plus finish

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Flight 3 - Red Burg Flight (2 Notes)

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  • 1996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux 98 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Bright dark red color with clear meniscus; beautiful roses, cherry, well defined red fruit and iron nose; gorgeous tart but round strawberry and red fruit laced with roses, juicy and elegant, a model of Pinot power and purity; medium-plus finish

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  • 1990 Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru

    Medium bricking red color with clear meniscus; tart red fruit nose; just maturing, iron fist in a velvet glove, tart red fruit, sous bois, with iron and minerality; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.

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Flight 4 - Bordeaux Flight (2 Notes)

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  • 1999 Château Margaux 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Deep dark red violet color; lovely rich cassis and leather nose; leather, cassis, elegant palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.

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  • 2001 Château Latour Les Forts de Latour 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Ripe plum, black fruit and allspice nose; lovely, precise, cassis, plum and coffee palate; medium-plus finish

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Flight 5 - Sauternes (1 Note)

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  • 1961 Château Caillou Sauternes 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Light medium orange color with red lights; great, walnut, brown sugar, dried peach and apple butter nose; tangy, dried apricot, orange palate with good acidity; long finish 93+ pts.

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Closing

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