On Nov 17, 12:34�am, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> Tonight, we celebrated the arrival of truly cold weather (snow predicted
> �for the surrounding area) with a cold weather meal of broiled rack of
> lamb, baked potatoes and a salad. �Jean and I both felt the need for a
> good wine to accompany this meal (Andrew also assented), so down to the
> cellar for a semi-ready Bordeaux:
>
> 2000 Ch. Lusseau St.-Emilion Grand Cru Class�
> color: dark red-purple with slight bricking at the edges
> nose: initially, a huge whack of black truffle, later turning into
> pencil lead, dark berry fruit, herbs and tea; finally, roasted coffee notes
> palate: medium body, very fine grained tannins, decent acidity, flavors
> mirroring the nose, rich fruit
>
> This was the first wine removed from a mixed case we purchased as
> futures with some other people (in fact, we were brought in late in the
> game after the wines had already been ordered). �Jean took one sniff and
> proclaimed it "St.-Emilion" and the more that time went on, the more I
> understood her remark. �I gave it a quick decant before serving and it
> continued opening up for the next 1-2 hours. �Certainly, its final state
> of roasted, coffee character reminded me a lot of the several bottles of
> '90 Angelus that we consumed several years ago. �Altogether pleasant,
> and not terribly modern. �I'm glad that I have several more bottles of
> this and plan on opening them over the next 3-5 years.
>
> Mark Lipton
>
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Thanks for report. Glad to know some RBankers are peeking out, the
Medoc seems pretty closed, even little guys.