Today I spend afternoon and early evening at Jacques and Jill Levy's
place (Betsy had to work). Fabulously generous hosts - a great spread
of food, a lovely giving attitude, nice wines provided. The guests
reflected the hosts- nice attracts nice- and also brought some nice
wines. Some fun with whites beside the pool (accompanied by hummus,
guacamole, chips, etc):

2002 Domaine Michel Niellon "Clos de la Maltroie " Chassagne-
Montrachet 1er
Midweight, little tropical (pineapple/papaya) but with a good streak
of minerality. Some flowers and a bit of oak. Exotic without being
over the top. B+/B

2002 Guy Amiot et Fils "Les Caillerets" Chassagne-Montrachet 1er
A bit more obvious oak, good apple and pear fruit. B

2001 Jadot/Duc de Magenta "Morgeot:" Chassagne Montrachet 1er
PreMox! PreMox! D

2006? Rozak Chardonnay (Santa Maria)
Fig, ripe apples, a bit short. B-/C+

At this point Jacques brought down the first of a pair of great
seafood trays: Striped bass, lump crabmeat, lobster, scallops,
crabmeat, and shrimp, along with cocktail sauce, curry mayo, and thyme
mayo.

1999 JN Gagnard Batard-Montrachet
Very rich, ripe exotic fruit, some oak, long. B+/A-

1999 Pernot Batard-Montrachet
More austere than the Gagnard, but also more focused. Clean, elegant,
smoky, minerals. A-

1998 Niellon Batard-Montrachet
Premox! Premox! Old apple skins with a little fish oil.
Arrrrgggghhhh!! D

1998 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne
Whew. I brought this praying for no premox. I've been running about
1/3 oxidized on these. This one is fairly fresh, good pear fruit with
a little lemon curd and vanilla, good length. A-/B+

2005 Radio Coteau "Savoy Vineyard" Chardonnay
Big, fruity, just a little oak. B/B+

We dragged all the stuff up the hill, and Jacques started preparations
for his steak-feast. By this time (hey, I had been there almost 5
hours!) I needed to head home to meet my wife, so didn't get to try
many reds, but got quick tastes of:

1982 Ch. Rouget (Pomerol)
This is quite mature, rather tired, a bit of caramel over the fig,
prune,and blackberry fruit. B-/C+?

1983 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon
Sorry I missed vineyard on this one (though I think Mark said it was
first Washington wine to get a high WA score). Seemed a little tight
on first opening, but very young fruit for 25, black plum and cassis. B
++?

1989 La Fleur du *** (Pomerol)
A bit too cold (John D opened it because I said I was leaving) . Ripe
fresh black fruit, some earth, but needs some warmth. ????

There were some great wines waiting in the wings (Guigal C-R, Radio
Coteau and Pax, '73 Mastroberardino, '69 Heitz!!!!) but I needed to
get home to my tired wife.
Thanks to Jacques and Jill, the ne plus ultra of hosts.

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
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