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LdC does Mecca - Friday Night
Tampa
Tasted February 8, 2008 by winefool with 695 views
Introduction
Well, the Liex-dits-Cru guys finally got their act together for a road trip to Mecca in Tampa, FL. As usual, the wines showed, in general, very well and always shockingly youthful from this dark, quiet, frigid cellar. Many of the hits were from unknown producers or average vintages as is often the case here.
We took it a bit easy at the restaurant Friday night, but had a little fun after at the Mons - as much hanging out in the parking lot with a busload of frat boys and a former congressman bearing beers as anything else!
Flight 1 - White starters (2 notes)
White
1982 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
92 points
Deep copper color. Rich spicy nose . Big rich bold spicy perfumed yellow fruit with good complexity on the palate. Nice, but a bit short of the bottle last June - no surprise to see some bottle variation here... 92+ pts.
White
1982 E. Guigal Hermitage Blanc
89 points
Copper yellow color. Medium nose of peaches. Full caramelized yellow frui with some nutty and perfumed notes on the palate. Nice, but simpler than the Chave next to it.
Flight 2 - Older burgs (3 notes)
Red
1947 Pierre Ponnelle Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts
94 points
Full deep red color. Lovely lively red fruit with shocking energy and good acidity with a long finish. Just as good if not a hair better than the June bottle.
Red
1949 Gabriel Corcol Latricières-Chambertin
95 points
Ruby pink color. Shy floral nose of red cherry. Gorgeous spicy violet red cherry with some sweetness. Spactacular! 95-96 pts.
Red
1949 Gustave Naigeon Latricières-Chambertin
94 points
Light pink/crimson color. Earth bright black cherry nose. Lovley rich black sweet spicy fruit on the palate. Very nice and more feminine. 94-95 pts.
Flight 3 - Latour from the War years - very cool! (2 notes)
Red
1942 Château Latour Grand Vin
94 points
Full deep near opaque red color. Lovely big nose of cedary pencil dark feint red fruit nose. Mmmn, great rich black round dusty black fruit with a hint of sweet remaining(!). Fabulous. Did fade just a hint with more time in glass. 94-95 pts.
Red
1943 Château Latour Grand Vin
92 points
Full red pink crimson color. Medium soft nose of red fruit with a hint of green. Nice black fruit remaining, but a bit thinner than the 42. Others had the opposite view of these two wines.
Flight 4 - Older California Cabs (2 notes)
Red
1973 Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Mountain
93 points
Opaque black/red. Big ripe black fruit with a hint of mint on the nose. Lovely rich black round with a slight coffee note. Great fruit and energy remaining.
Red
1973 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello
95 points
Full deep red color. Lovely bright black fruit. Great sweet black fruit. Lovely!
Flight 5 - Dessert (1 note)
White - Sweet/Dessert
1934 Massandra Muscat White Muscat
Light caramel color with noticeable sediment. Caramel oxididative nose of oranges. Huge caramel sweet honey on the palate with an orange hint carrying through.