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Two friends sharing three bottles of wine
Da Domenico Ristorante, Mclean, VA
Tasted January 16, 2017 by dcwino with 264 views
Introduction
RJ and I have shared more than a few memorable bottles over the past ten plus years. This wasn’t really a wine dinner but we had three pretty special bottles. For me, the most important aspect of having passion in wine is the friendship and camaraderie. A lot of my closest friends are also my wine drinking buddies. As usual, we conversed about all different sorts of topics. Time flies when you're having fun as our earlier dinner lasted over five hours.
Flight 1 (3 notes)
White
1993 Domaine Michel Niellon Bâtard-Montrachet
95 points
Intense ripe yellow fruit driven nose, RJ mentions guava, peach, lemon curd, sesame, butter scotch, oyster shell, a hint of lanoline and flowers. Excellent concentration, dense ripe yellow fruit driven palate impression, quite rich yet precise palate, perfect amount of acidity, strong presence of mineral and a lovely long finish. This is a perfectly mature Batard, ie dense and masculine. Excellent showing.
Red
1993 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
98 points
Explosive youthful nose displaying intense black and red fruits, blackberry, raspberry, cherry, liquid smoke, rose, espresso, dark spices, a hint of sous bois and earth. Perfectly harmonious sensual palate, still a hint of tannins and a seamless long finish that ends with intense dark fruit and smoke. This is an extremely youthful example. Drinking incredibly well!
Red
1971 Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
87 points
A bit tired nose like the note from Rupert, a hint of madeira, raisin and rose. Medium concentration, fully resolved, a hint of sweetness and a medium to short finish. It gains a bit of weight but not enough.