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Pre-Birthday Lynch Bages Warm-up
Bouchon (Yountville)
Tasted March 4, 2005 by 1800kidney with 1,171 views
Introduction
Celebrating my birthday in Napa/Yountville/Mill Valley...1945 and staying alive!
Friday night dinner at Bouchon (Yountville); though busy, they were very attentive and enjoyed the Lynch Bages with us.
Petit Plateau of oysters, shrimp and Lobsters
Salmon tartare with capers, mincec onions, and crumbled egg yolk
Guinea Fowl au jus with wild mushrooms, artichoke hearts and braised spinich
Others enjoyed the flat iron steak, trout, and divers scallops
Flight 1 (1 note)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Laurent-Perrier Champagne Brut L.P.
90 points
Great appertif, lovely nutty/vanilla presence, fine mousse, very enjoyable
Flight 2 (1 note)
Red
1945 Château Lynch-Bages
88 points
Did not decant; initial organic aromatic (ethyl acetate) took a while to blow off. This bottle was negociant bottled in London (Corney and Barrow, LTD). After an hour it came alive, fruit was present, but the presence was austere. Will decant the next one.
Flight 3 (1 note)
Red
1966 Château Lynch-Bages
92 points
Lovely, great fruity presence out of the bottle, tannins were nicely balanced and the wine in the glass stood up well over 2 hrs of tasting.
Flight 4 (1 note)
Red
1988 Château Lynch-Bages
96 points
Last had this two years ago (see last note); that tasting followed the 85 Lynch Bages and the 88 never seemd to have opened up. The present experience was much more impressive; fabulous fruits have developed..black cherry, currant, cassis. The wine was decanted, which helped and it simply jumped out of the glass...wonderful!!
Closing
Turns out the Sommelier is THE Sean O'M; who came back into our lives a year later. He did not remember us from a year ago, but clearly remembered the wines!