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Best wine of your recent tasting event - 4/26/2023 5:55:29 AM

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In response to Ibetian, I will start a new thread, hope more people will participate in this thread. When I attend a tasting, usually too many wines, so I try to focus on top 2 to 3 wines due to my limited consumption ability, so these top wines are the most interesting to me.

Theme: Bring a top Burgundy 1er Cru that you like, at least 20 years of age. Double blind.

1. 2002 Bruno Clair Cazetiers
2. 1999 Jacques Cacheux La Croix Rameau
3. 2002 Felton Road Pinot Noir (Ringer)
4. 1993 Bruno Clavelier La Combe d’Orveau (Corked)
5. 2002 Bruno Clavelier La Combe d’Orveau
6. 2003 Bruno Clavelier La Combe d’Orveau
7. 1993 Roger Belland Morgeot Clos Pitois
8. 1999 Courcel Les Rugiens

Top 3 wines:
1. 2002 Bruno Clavelier La Combe d’Orveau
2. 2003 Bruno Clavelier La Combe d’Orveau
3. 1999 Courcel Les Rugiens

#2 and #3 are very close in quality.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 4/26/2023 6:04:28 AM

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Birthday celebration.

Theme: ‘89 Bordeaux or an aged Burgundy at least 20 years old. Double Blind (??)

1. 1999 Vigot Fabrice Echezeaux
2. 1999 Henri Gouges Pruliers
3. 1995 Robert Chevillon Vaucrains
4. 1989 La Conseillante
5. 1993 Joseph Drouhin Charmes Chambertin
6. 2000 Frederic Esmonin Chambertin
7. 1989 Leoville Poyferre

Top 3 wines.

1. 1993 Joseph Drouhin Charmes Chambertin
2. 1989 Leoville Poyferre
3. 2000 Frederic Esmonin Chambertin

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 4/26/2023 6:21:37 AM

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Good thread pclin! Good themes too!

I haven't been to recent tastings recently but will have to find my mental notes from a February offline.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 4/26/2023 7:34:01 AM

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Great idea for a thread!
Last month's lineup for our group was;

Theme; whites for geeks

2021 Frederic Mabileau Hypnotic PetNat Vin de France
2021 Mas des Perié Les Agudes Vin de France
2020 Moritz Kissinger 0 Ohm Rheinhessen
2015 Bodegas Honorio Rubio Rioja Lias Finas Crianza
2014 Adega Regional de Colares Colares Arenæ
2017 Clos Lapeyre Vin de France Evidência
2016 Tissot (Bénédicte et Stéphane / André et Mireille) Traminer Arbois
2012 Mas Lumen Vin de France Orphée
2009 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Viña Gravonia
2020 Tenuta Foresta Monferrato Bianco
1978 Domaine Jacques Tissot Arbois Vin Jaune
2003 Chateau La Tour Blanche Sauternes

The Vin Jaune & La Tour Blanche were greatest hits, followed by Gravonia & Orphée

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 4/26/2023 10:40:10 PM

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The most recent tasting I attended was a CT offline in Feb:

2016 Ultramarine Rose
NV Rhys Perpetual Reserve
Egly-Ouriet VP
1971 JJ Prum Spätlese
1948 Rigault Bonne Mares
1949 Ducru Beaucaillou
1959 Calon Sègur "
1982 L'Evangile
1982 Ducru Beaucaillou
1990 Montrose
2003 Leoville Las Cases
2004 Leoville Las Cases
2005 Pavie Marquin
2005 Figeac
2005 Dom Pierre Amoit et Fils Clos de La Roche
2005 Dom Montille Pommard Les Grands
2020 Bessin Trmbley Valmur
2018 Comte's Ladin Meursault Porusot PC
2003 Chateau Guiraud
2003 SQN The Noble Man
1993 Pajzos Tokaji Esszencia

My top three for the day?

1990 Montrose
2005 Figeac
1993 Pajzos Tokaji Esszencia

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 4/27/2023 9:27:50 AM

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Theme: Bring an aged Bordeaux

1999 Leoville Poyferre
1988 Pichon Baron
1989 Grnad Puy Lacoste
1966 Beychevelle
1997 Duhart Milon

#1 Pichon Baron
#2 Beychevelle

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 5/22/2023 10:41:15 AM

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‘89 Lafleur
‘89 Mouton
‘90 LLC
‘90 Lafite
‘95 Rousseau CdlR

Single blind except for the Rousseau.
Consensus #1 Lafite and #2 LLC, Lafleur came in last, best QPR was LLC.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 5/22/2023 10:55:35 AM

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We recently attended a "Stinkin' Merlot" themed tasting with the Seattle Tasting Group.

Wines included were:

A few Bordeaux from the correct bank/regions, a British Columbia Canada Merlot, an Italian Merlot, a couple of California Merlot, and a couple of Washington Merlot including 2016 Cultura Merlot Yakima Valley.

My favorites were #1 the Italian, #2-10 something besides the Italian; in the overall group ranking the Italian was #1, almost by consensus, and the Cultura came in 5th. Fun event that Freelon (skifree) or someone else might provide the actual details.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 5/22/2023 11:19:02 AM

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@Chris what was the Italian Merlot? Galatrona? Masseto? Other?

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 5/22/2023 11:22:39 AM

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I found Freelon's rankings/notes... Masseto. :) Nice guess Joe!

2012 Masseto – 37 points. Outstanding, a score I rarely give. Clear WOTN for me. Favorite of Bryan, Freelon, Henry, Ron, Chris, and Mark C.
2011 Vieux Chateau Certain – 45 points. Showed very well given the vintage, classic “donut hole” Pomerol with real power. I brought this, and picked it out of the line-up. Favorite of Mark Y, Mike, and Roger.
2016 Fleur Cardinale – 50 points. Lauren and Jason’s favorite, my 3rd. Classic St. Emilion from a great vintage.
2017 Black Rock (B.C.) – 71 points. Barb’s favorite, Jeff’s second, 9th for Chris and Bryan.
2016 Cultura – 87 points. Ed’s favorite, Henry’s second, 9th by Jason, Jeff, Mark Y, and Mike and Roger’s 10th.
2013 Pedestal – 89 points. Bryan’s tenth, wait, who brought this?
2012 Pape Clement – 92 points. Don’t bring a Graves to a Merlot gun fight. 😊
2016 Laniote – 94 points. Jeff’s third, Ed’s and Mark C’s 9th.
2010 Petrolo Galatrona – 97 points. Slightly corked, I couldn’t get past that. Bummer. 3rd by Henry and Lauren.
2017 Ridge Monte Bello Estate Vineyard – 98 points. 10th by Ed, Jeff, and Mark Y. The 2019 version of this wine was my 8th out of 8 at the Taste of Washington event that inspired me to pick this theme.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 5/22/2023 11:36:29 AM

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Burg Night: Double Blind

‘17 Sylvain Pataille Le Chapitre
‘16 Henrt Boillot Clos de la Mouchere
‘01 Henri Boillot Bienvenues Batard Montrachet
‘17 Hudelot Noellat Clos Vougeot
‘02 Huber Lignier MSD VV 1er Cru
‘10 Bouchard Chapelle Chambertin
‘16 Oliveier Bernstein Charmes Chambertin
‘16 Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Beze
‘07 Bruno Clair Chambertin Clos de Beze

#1 Hudelot Noellat Clos Vougeot
#2 Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Beze
#3 Hubert Lignier MSD VV 1er Cru

Most had Hudelot as the clear winner but I had Faiveley Beze as Co-WOTN as I believe the Faiveley has tremendous potential yet to unfurl.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 5/22/2023 1:55:36 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: pclin

Burg Night: Double Blind

‘17 Sylvain Pataille Le Chapitre
‘16 Henrt Boillot Clos de la Mouchere
‘01 Henri Boillot Bienvenues Batard Montrachet
‘17 Hudelot Noellat Clos Vougeot
‘02 Huber Lignier MSD VV 1er Cru
‘10 Bouchard Chapelle Chambertin
‘16 Oliveier Bernstein Charmes Chambertin
‘16 Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Beze
‘07 Bruno Clair Chambertin Clos de Beze

#1 Hudelot Noellat Clos Vougeot
#2 Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Beze
#3 Hubert Lignier MSD VV 1er Cru

Interesting that 2 of the youngest wines took the top 2 spots.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 5/22/2023 6:16:49 PM

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ORIGINAL: ChrisinCowiche

I found Freelon's rankings/notes... Masseto. :) Nice guess Joe!

2012 Masseto – 37 points. Outstanding, a score I rarely give. Clear WOTN for me. Favorite of Bryan, Freelon, Henry, Ron, Chris, and Mark C.
2011 Vieux Chateau Certan – 45 points. Showed very well given the vintage, classic “donut hole” Pomerol with real power. I brought this, and picked it out of the line-up. Favorite of Mark Y, Mike, and Roger.
2016 Fleur Cardinale – 50 points. Lauren and Jason’s favorite, my 3rd. Classic St. Emilion from a great vintage.
2017 Black Rock (B.C.) – 71 points. Barb’s favorite, Jeff’s second, 9th for Chris and Bryan.
2016 Cultura – 87 points. Ed’s favorite, Henry’s second, 9th by Jason, Jeff, Mark Y, and Mike and Roger’s 10th.
2013 Pedestal – 89 points. Bryan’s tenth, wait, who brought this?
2012 Pape Clement – 92 points. Don’t bring a Graves to a Merlot gun fight. 😊
2016 Laniote – 94 points. Jeff’s third, Ed’s and Mark C’s 9th.
2010 Petrolo Galatrona – 97 points. Slightly corked, I couldn’t get past that. Bummer. 3rd by Henry and Lauren.
2017 Ridge Monte Bello Estate Vineyard – 98 points. 10th by Ed, Jeff, and Mark Y. The 2019 version of this wine was my 8th out of 8 at the Taste of Washington event that inspired me to pick this theme.

The scores are the sum of the group's results - in our tastings everyone ranks each wine from first to last, then we total it up to see what the group's consensus is. In this case there were 14 voters ranking 10 wines 1 through 10. We tasted blind and in a random order.

And for the record, the theme of the tasting was not "stinkin merlot" but "Merlot from around the world".

Elaine Chukan-Brown hosted the Taste of Washington event of the same name.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 5/22/2023 6:44:47 PM

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That was some tasty merlot to be sure!

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 5/22/2023 8:38:46 PM

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Beat ‘90 Latour Night. Single Blind.

‘90 Latour
‘89 Vega Sicilia Unico
‘85 Chave Hermitage
‘88 Mouton
‘90 Lynch Bages
‘06 Dujac CdlR

1912 Latour (Oxidized) - extra bottle.

#1 ‘89 Unico
#2 ‘90 Latour

‘88 Mouton came in last. Most had Unico as the outright winner but I had Unico and Latour as Co-WOTN.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 6/10/2023 11:55:02 PM

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NV Jacques Selosse Champagne Brut Rose
‘08 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Milesime
‘04 Jamet Cote Brune
‘83 Palmer
‘89 Bartolo Macarello Barlolo
‘94 Vega Sicilia Unico
‘11 Gaja Sperss

#1 ‘04 Jamet Cote Brune (best Jamet ever for me)
#2 ‘83 Palmer (best Palmer ever for me)
#3 Selosse Rose (best rose ever for me)

Jamet got 5/6 votes as the top wine, the other vote went to Palmer. Very very good night, the top three wines were spectacular and I had Palmer and Selosse as equal. Not a regular Champagne drinker but may just buy some of that Selosse, it’s that good!

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 6/11/2023 3:25:36 AM

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Birthday celebration.

Theme: ‘89 Bordeaux or an aged Burgundy at least 20 years old. Double Blind (??)

1. 1999 Vigot Fabrice Echezeaux
2. 1999 Henri Gouges Pruliers
3. 1995 Robert Chevillon Vaucrains
4. 1989 La Conseillante
5. 1993 Joseph Drouhin Charmes Chambertin
6. 2000 Frederic Esmonin Chambertin
7. 1989 Leoville Poyferre

Top 3 wines.

1. 1993 Joseph Drouhin Charmes Chambertin
2. 1989 Leoville Poyferre
3. 2000 Frederic Esmonin Chambertin

Slightly envious. Clearly, I need new friends!

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 6/19/2023 6:46:51 PM

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Been a month of so since our last wine dinner. Theme was originally Grower Champagne & White burgs, but after some discussion on RM vs NM vs CM - and realizing that most of the producers I thought were growers are actually technically negociants, we just said "no big houses".

Generally, this was a difficult tasting for me. I generally like older, more mature wines. Thus as stereotypical me, my favorite of the night was the Ployez-jaquement, followed by the regular Mousse & fils and then the 2010 Bouchard Corton. Unfortunately, the 2012 Jouard Morgeot and the Pucelles were pre-moxed, but still drinkable. I probably liked them more than the others as they at least had some mature/oxidative notes.

2000 Ployez-Jacquemart Liesse d"harbonville (my #1)
2012 Mousse Rose de Saignee Special Club
2012 Mousse Special Club (100% meunier) ( my #2)
??? Lacourte Godbillon Premier Cru Terroirs D'Ecueil

2010 Bouchard Corton Charlemagne (my #3)
2010 Bouchard Meursault Perrieres 1er
2010 Jadot Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er
2012 Domaine Vincent et Francois Jouard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière Vieilles Vignes
2012 Domaine Vincent et Francois Jouard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot Les Fairendes Vieilles Vignes
2014 Bouchard Corton Charlemagne -this will be really good in a while
2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot Clos de Prieure Monopole - again, a huge amount of promise
2017 PYCM Meursault Narvaux

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 6/25/2023 7:45:28 PM

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Different type of tasting. A friend is drawing down their cellar so offered to host a fantastic dinner and generously provided all the wine. The food was all fantastic, although special mention goes to the carrot/pesto/goat cheese on baguette, grilled lamb chops, and the blueberry ice cream made from blueberries from his back yard.

Anyways, all the wines were great, but I'll post my personal favs. I loved the '75 Auslese as it was truly in full mature glory. The Wayfarer was a real revelation for California Chard, fruity like you expect from California, yet restrained - really nice. And of course the '89 Clinet was great. The Insignia, Harlan and Bryant were good and I am very appreciative to be able to try these very rare wines, just not my style. The '76 Hugel VT was great, but too dry in perception at this point for pairing with dessert.

Around the pool
2004 Pommery Cuvee Louise
NV (maybe 2010 base) Clouet 1911 Champagne (didnt get to taste this, gone before i arrived)

1975 Dr. H Thanisch Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese (my #1)
2001 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese
2016 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Großes Gewächs
2016 Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz Birkweiler Kastanienbusch Riesling Großes Gewächs
2017 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain

2010 Fevre Chabis Les Clos Grand cru
2013 Philippe Colin Chevalier-Montrachet
2018 Wayfarer Chardonnay Wayfarer Vineyard (my #2)
2018 Arterberry Maresh Maresh Chardonnay

1982 Chateau Latour Haut Brion Graves
1989 Chateau Clinet Pomerol (my #3)
1997 Phelps Insignia
2000 Harlan Estate
2010 Bryant Family Vineyards

1976 Hugel Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive SGN Sélectionneé par Jean Hugel
2001 La Tour Blanche 1er Sauternes

After dinner:
2012 Soutiran Grand Cru Champagne (oct 2020 disgorgement)

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 6/25/2023 9:39:23 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: ericindc

Different type of tasting. A friend is drawing down their cellar so offered to host a fantastic dinner and generously provided all the wine. The food was all fantastic, although special mention goes to the carrot/pesto/goat cheese on baguette, grilled lamb chops, and the blueberry ice cream made from blueberries from his back yard.

Anyways, all the wines were great, but I'll post my personal favs. I loved the '75 Auslese as it was truly in full mature glory. The Wayfarer was a real revelation for California Chard, fruity like you expect from California, yet restrained - really nice. And of course the '89 Clinet was great. The Insignia, Harlan and Bryant were good and I am very appreciative to be able to try these very rare wines, just not my style. The '76 Hugel VT was great, but too dry in perception at this point for pairing with dessert.

1975 Dr. H Thanisch Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese (my #1)

I made my reputation with the senior partner whenI selected the last two bottles of this at an away weekend….back inthe 90’s
Glad (and envious) to hear it is still going strong

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 6/27/2023 2:50:25 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: pclin

Birthday celebration.

Theme: ‘89 Bordeaux or an aged Burgundy at least 20 years old. Double Blind (??)

1. 1999 Vigot Fabrice Echezeaux
2. 1999 Henri Gouges Pruliers
3. 1995 Robert Chevillon Vaucrains
4. 1989 La Conseillante
5. 1993 Joseph Drouhin Charmes Chambertin
6. 2000 Frederic Esmonin Chambertin
7. 1989 Leoville Poyferre

Top 3 wines.

1. 1993 Joseph Drouhin Charmes Chambertin
2. 1989 Leoville Poyferre
3. 2000 Frederic Esmonin Chambertin

Slightly envious. Clearly, I need new friends!

Be sure they have a nice boat too

Nothing like friends with great wine and boats.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 7/16/2023 11:28:10 PM

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A nice event just outside DC. Typically not my favorite region for young reds, but I do love them with age, and these were... quite good. One of the Chave's were corked (the white); it seems like we've had really bad luck with Chave's over the years. Also it was wonderful to try my fist Salon. Not likely to try another given the price, but it was wonderful to try.

My WOTN was the '83 Chave Hermitage, followed by the 1991 Jamet and the 1985 Jamet (each Jamet was better than the other at specific part of the night). Special mention should go to the '83 Lamothe as it was one of the better '83 Sauternes I've had and the best sauternes this year. I usually dont include the sauternes in my "best of" as its hard to compare, but it was close to outshining everything else on the table.

Whites/Sparklers
1982 Salon BdB
1988 JL Chave Hermitage Blanc (corked)
1981 Chateau du Rozay Condrieu

Reds
1983 Jaboulet Crozes-Hermitage
1985 Jamet Cote Rotie my #3
1983 Delas Cote-Rotie
1983 Delas Cornas
1985 Guigal Cote Rotie
1983 JL Chave Hermitage my #1
1991 Jamet Cote Rotie my #2

Dessert
1983 Chateau Lamothe Sauternes

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 7/17/2023 3:50:43 AM

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Well done Eric! Great looking line up.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 7/17/2023 10:02:49 AM

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ORIGINAL: ericindc

2000 Ployez-Jacquemart Liesse d"harbonville (my #1)
2012 Mousse Rose de Saignee Special Club
2012 Mousse Special Club (100% meunier) ( my #2)
??? Lacourte Godbillon Premier Cru Terroirs D'Ecueil

2010 Bouchard Corton Charlemagne (my #3)
2010 Bouchard Meursault Perrieres 1er
2010 Jadot Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er
2012 Domaine Vincent et Francois Jouard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière Vieilles Vignes
2012 Domaine Vincent et Francois Jouard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot Les Fairendes Vieilles Vignes
2014 Bouchard Corton Charlemagne -this will be really good in a while
2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot Clos de Prieure Monopole - again, a huge amount of promise
2017 PYCM Meursault Narvaux

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ORIGINAL: ericindc

Different type of tasting. A friend is drawing down their cellar so offered to host a fantastic dinner and generously provided all the wine. The food was all fantastic, although special mention goes to the carrot/pesto/goat cheese on baguette, grilled lamb chops, and the blueberry ice cream made from blueberries from his back yard.

Around the pool
2004 Pommery Cuvee Louise
NV (maybe 2010 base) Clouet 1911 Champagne (didnt get to taste this, gone before i arrived)

1975 Dr. H Thanisch Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese (my #1)
2001 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese
2016 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Großes Gewächs
2016 Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz Birkweiler Kastanienbusch Riesling Großes Gewächs
2017 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain

2010 Fevre Chabis Les Clos Grand cru
2013 Philippe Colin Chevalier-Montrachet
2018 Wayfarer Chardonnay Wayfarer Vineyard (my #2)
2018 Arterberry Maresh Maresh Chardonnay

1982 Chateau Latour Haut Brion Graves
1989 Chateau Clinet Pomerol (my #3)
1997 Phelps Insignia
2000 Harlan Estate
2010 Bryant Family Vineyards

1976 Hugel Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive SGN Sélectionneé par Jean Hugel
2001 La Tour Blanche 1er Sauternes

After dinner:
2012 Soutiran Grand Cru Champagne (oct 2020 disgorgement)

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ORIGINAL: ericindc

A nice event just outside DC...

Whites/Sparklers
1982 Salon BdB
1988 JL Chave Hermitage Blanc (corked)
1981 Chateau du Rozay Condrieu

Reds
1983 Jaboulet Crozes-Hermitage
1985 Jamet Cote Rotie my #3
1983 Delas Cote-Rotie
1983 Delas Cornas
1985 Guigal Cote Rotie
1983 JL Chave Hermitage my #1
1991 Jamet Cote Rotie my #2

Dessert
1983 Chateau Lamothe Sauternes

Wish we would have met when I was living in DC. These look like some great tastings!!

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 7/17/2023 11:40:49 AM

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Theme: Grand Cru Red Burg more than 20 years old. Double Blind.

NV Roger Coulon Champagne Premier Cru L’ Hommee
1995 Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Auslese

1996 Serafin Charmes Chambertin
1976 G. Vachet-Rousseau Mazis-Chambertin
1986 Dominique Laurent Echezeaux
1999 Dominique Laurent Bonnes Mares
1997 Louis Jadot Bonnes Mares
1999 Faiveley Corton-Clos des Cortons
2002 Guy Coquard Clos Vougeot
1990 Guigal Hermitage

The consensus top 3 wines:
1. Jadot Bonnes Mares
2. Guigal Hermitage (everyone thought this was a Burgundy, my guess was a Joseph Drouhin Charmes Chambertin, great palate eh!)
3. Serafin Charmes Chambertin

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 7/17/2023 2:18:19 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: pclin

The consensus top 3 wines:
1. Jadot Bonnes Mares
2. Guigal Hermitage (everyone thought this was a Burgundy, my guess was a Joseph Drouhin Charmes Chambertin, great palate eh!)
3. Serafin Charmes Chambertin

I wouldn’t worry: to paraphrase a well known critic of the 50’s to 80’s , “ I haven’t mistaken a Burgundy for a claret/rhone since lunchtime”.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 7/24/2023 5:53:30 PM

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Last week with some local winos at a Chinese restaurant. All wines were double blind.

W-1 2022 Kinsman Eades Chenin Blanc Aberro - group favorite from the non-dessert wines. Very good but not $100 good. Thought it was a young Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc.

W-2 2015 Domaine Bzikot Puligny Montrachet Folatieres 1 er Cru (magnum) - my preference. It had a nice weight to it, balanced, and paired deliciously with peking duck.

W-3 2019 Goodfellow Chardonnay Dundee Hills - first time with the whites. I think it showed well and is a lot better value than the Kinsman. Could be a house chard if I were to pick one. My only bottle unfortunately.

W-4 2005 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru - group favorite. I brought this thinking there were going to be a lot of spicy Szechuan dishes. There was 1.

Reds (in order tasted, favorite highlighted). I was already getting a buzz at this point.

R-1 2011 Aubert CIX Pinot Noir (magnum) - this had some bricking and tasted old.

R-2 2019 Matzinger Davies Pinot Noir

R-3 2014 Beaux Freres Beaux Frere Vineyard Pinot Noir - my favorite of the reds but take it with a grain of salt.

R-4 2014 Grand Finale (or Go ****yourself) Turnbull Oakville Cabernet - group favorite. It was just too heavy and a purple mess for me.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 7/25/2023 2:56:56 AM

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I always prefer a tasting group of about 6-8 people, anything more than 8 bottles per sitting would be a challenge for the palate.

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 7/25/2023 11:16:29 AM

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We were a group of 6!

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RE: Best wine of your recent tasting event - 8/6/2023 7:01:45 AM

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Last night with visiting friends from Canada:

2002 Piper-Heidsieck Rare
1996 Dunn HM
2000 Dunn HM
1991 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill
2003 Lynch Bages
2010 Seaver GTS Cab Diamond Mountain
2012 Carter Hossfeld Colliseum
? La Combe des Fous Clos Saint Jean CdP

My favorite and maybe group favorite was the 1991 Diamond Creek. All were PnP except for the Seaver.

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