Older Burgundies and Dinner with friends

Our house
Tasted Saturday, June 13, 2009 by jlgnml with 466 views

Introduction

Our best friends and we got together again and opened really great old burgundy wines.

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Just a greet and meet and enjoy hearing the stories of the week and what our children are up to.

  • 1992 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet 96 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

    Decanted for and hour. The color was very rich and defined. Color was clean and clear and did not show its age. The aftertaste went on for ever, slightly nutty, lots of fruit and well integrated.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

Surf and turf combination, copper river salmon and filet with grilled vegetables and fancy locally grown wild rice.

  • 1970 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux 94 Points

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

    Deep caramel color, good fruit, good scent on the nose, fruit still there after a couple of hours.

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  • 1955 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Echezeaux 95 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Wow. Great fruit, cork was loose that after one push of the cork screw it just fell into the bottle. The wine was still scented and old with its pure burgandy flavor and we were delighted and surprise that the wine still had its flavor and body. Decanted for 1/2 hour. Great nose, its old no question about it. Very light color, good nose. Outstanding but definitly past its time but great.

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

3 cheeses for dessert with fruit and other "gluten free" cookies and pastry.

  • 1955 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers 88 Points

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

    Really old and one could say its past its glory days, but for 1955 it still drank well, color was muted and not as clear as the other wines of the evening, the nose pure burgandy, the fruit was good but a little off. I am glad I drank this tonight with our best friends.

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Closing

We will think of another theme and see each other soon.

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