Richard and Sandy's Round Robin Dinner (Chablis, Tignanellos, Musars and '89 Bordeaux)

Chez TJ, Mountain View, California
Tasted Friday, June 19, 2009 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 1,367 views

Introduction

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Flight 1 - Champagne Flight (2 Notes)

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Amuse bouches - chilled beef bonbon with red pepper pearl and pickled cucumber with carrot sphere
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Basil sphere with parmesan foam, lemon granite and pine nut crumble
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Flight 2 - Yquem and Foie Gras Flight (1 Note)

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Foie Gras Duo Seared, Custard, Peach Compote
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  • 1990 Château d'Yquem 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    375 ml bottle 1 - bright medium apricot color; nice honeyed, apricot ("apricot pastry with almond crust" per our sommelier) nose; yummy, focused, apricot and sweet orange palate with depth and good acidity; long finish 94+ pts.

    375 ml bottle 2 - splash decanted first; more restrained nose at first than 1st bottle, that opened to spicy baked apricot and peach; tighter on palate than 1st bottle, apricot, apricot syrup and baked apricot; long finish 94 pts.

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Flight 3 - Chablis Flight (3 Notes)

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Branzini Bass Farçi Bouillabaisse Jus, Fennel Trio
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Flight 4 - Tignanello Vertical (4 Notes)

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Mishima Ranch Beef Filet Cippolini Onion Tarte, Fava Bean, Summer Truffle
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  • 1990 Antinori Tignanello 94 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Dark red violet color with pale meniscus; lovely tobacco, leather and tart cassis nose; tasty, smoky, mushroom, leather palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish (poured blind for my friends, a couple of whom were guessing mature Pomerol, perhaps L'Evangile)

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  • 1997 Antinori Tignanello 95 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Dark red violet color; lovely berry, beet juice, smoke and oregano nose; very tasty, youthful, berry, black fruit, mineral palate, very balanced; medium-plus finish

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  • 1988 Antinori Tignanello 93 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Very dark red violet color with pale meniscus; spicy, deep, black fruit, blackberry and plum nose; smoky, graphite, espresso, fig palate; long finish

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  • 1986 Antinori Tignanello 92 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Medium red violet color with pale meniscus; mature, shitake mushroom, herbaceous nose; herbaceous tart red fruit, cassis, tangy, olive, smoky, pepperoncini palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.

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Flight 5 - Tweener Whackage (1 Note)

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Flight 6 - Musar Vertical (4 Notes)

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Elysian Fields Farms Lamb Saddle Couscous, Zucchini Blossom, Berbere Saveur
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  • 1988 Chateau Musar 94 Points

    Lebanon, Bekaa Valley

    Dark red orange color with pale meniscus; brett, rich, mature plum, berry and tart berry nose; tasty, mature tart berry and fig palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1989 Chateau Musar 95 Points

    Lebanon, Bekaa Valley

    Bricking medium red color with pale meniscus; focused, beef brisket, blackberry and dark chocolate nose; tart cherry, berry and black raspberry palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1970 Chateau Musar Flawed

    Lebanon, Bekaa Valley

    Medium red color with pale meniscus; corked, musty nose; a little better on palate, with tart cherry, but TCA still showing (which is tragic, as I'd read this was a great vintage for Musar, but can find no other tasting notes)

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  • 1991 Chateau Musar 96 Points

    Lebanon, Bekaa Valley

    Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; mature, tart cherry, rhubarb and golden raisins nose; tasty, spicy, dried currant, fig and plum palate; long finish 96+ pts. (my WOTF)

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Flight 7 - 1989 Bordeaux Horizontal (4 Notes)

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Assorted Fromages Board
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  • 1989 Château Montrose 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe

    Very dark red violet color; mature, mushroom nose; tasty, tart berry, cassis and mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.

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  • 1989 Château Palmer 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Dark red violet color; lamb jus, mushroom nose with depth; tart black fruit, berry and mushroom palate; long finish

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  • 1989 Château Haut-Brion Flawed

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    I was so looking forward to this bottle, as I've long loved this vintage of HB. Unfortunately this particular bottle had both brett and TCA. Dark red violet color; brett, TCA and roast beef nose; tasty, tart black fruit, graphite and brett on palate, so not showing at all what this wine is capable of when not TCA afflicted; medium-plus finish

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  • 1989 Château Mouton Rothschild 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Very dark red violet color; brett, graphite, espresso and tobacco nose; mature, dark but tasty palate of black fruit, cassis and tart plum; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.

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Flight 8 - Auslese Finish (4 Notes)

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Stone Fruit Melange Peach Panna Cotta, Verbena Cake
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Closing

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