On 2019-08-16 3:19 p.m., Mark Lipton wrote:
> On 8/16/19 9:02 AM, DaleW wrote:
>> On Monday, August 12, 2019 at 6:04:11 PM UTC-4, greybeard wrote:
>>> Strips of thinly sliced beef cooked in lots of EVOO with a mixture of
>>> spices to emulate Moroccan flavours, over cous-cous and wilted leafy
>>> greens garnished with a liberal sprinkle of chopped mint and fresh
>>> tomato. Possibly not red wine friendly fare, but.........
>>> 2004 Ch. Lynch Bages, Pauillac, medium dark red, nice aromatics.
>>> Strong primary cabernet flavours, good acidity, unobtrusive integrated
>>> oak. Excellent cut through the spicy food, happy with food match.
>>
>> Thanks for notes. I don't have a lot of '04 Bdx, dollar was fairly weak against Euro when they were released and so they seemed expensive. I had a lot of '96-'01 claret and mostly sat out. But those I've tasted recently have been pretty good.
>>
>
> Because '04 was a birthyear for our son, I did buy a few '04 Bdx, but
> mostly bought elsewhere in that year. Haven't opened any of the '04s I
> did buy, though (the Meyney is particularly tempting).
>
> Mark Lipton
>
I bought quite a lot of 04 when it was advertised as the last affordable
vintage. Some of the 05s were 4-5 times the price and I have very few of
those and even fewer of subsequent vintages.