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Default TN: Hot damn! (Turducken and '66 Cheval Blanc)

On Friday, November 27, 2020 at 12:45:01 AM UTC-5, Mark Lipton wrote:
> Some years back, DaleW and I went in on an auction lot that included
> several different '66 Bordeaux, a few of which still linger in my
> cellar. Tonight, with a Covid-19-compliant Thanksgiving dinner at home
> with the another couple who are in our pod, we opened several wines.
> With an amouse bouche of smoked salmon on creme fraiche atop a cucumber
> slice we had the NV Vilmart Cuvee Rubis (6/19 disgorgement) which is a
> bit more subdued and less exuberant than the previous edition but still
> a most excellent NV rosé.
>
> The centerpiece of the dinner was my first attempt at a turducken: 3 lb
> free range chicken stuffed with a Mark Miller chorizo-corn bread
> stuffing placed inside a 5 lb Maple Leaf Farms duck that was then placed
> inside a 13 lb free range turkey we got from a local farm. The whole
> thing hung together pretty well but wouldn't win any food photo
> contests. With it, I opened our lone bottle of '66 Cheval Blanc. The
> cork was a mess and splintered upon extraction, but the wine inside was
> not only sound but remarkably youthful. Still showing just a hint of
> bricking at the edges, it had a lovely bouquet of earth, coffee and,
> yes, pencil lead overlaying dark, berryish fruit. Medium bodied with
> smooth tannins, it still retained great balance and structure and went
> marvelously with the turducken. As the saying goes, there are no great
> older wines, only great bottles... and this bottle was marvelous.
>
> We also had opened a bottle of 2014 Anne Sophie Dubois Fleurie
> L'alchemiste. This was a new producer for me, and the wine didn't
> really stand out in any way. It had clear Gamay fruit in a darker vein,
> a hint of Brett growing in later and was heavier bodied than the '66
> Cheval Blanc. In the company of the other wine, this was just overshadowed.
>
> I hope that our US contingent had a happy and safe Thanksgiving,
> Mark Lipton


Wait, you got Chevsl Blanc, and I got Calon Segur?!?!?!?
Just kidding, sure we did "divide and choose", always fair.
Sounds great. So does Vilmart (and turducken)
Don't know Dubois.
Hope everyone in US had a happy thanksgiving!