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Default TN: 1982 Bordeaux at Park Ave Cafe

On Apr 20, 3:29?pm, DaleW > wrote:
> Matt Richman called for an offline of 1982s, I was happy that he aimed
> midlevel, as I wouldn't have been able to come up with an entrant if
> he was going for the Firsts, LLC, P-lalande, etc. We had a great
> lineup of respected Bordeaux. Arv Rao arranged for dinner at the Park
> Avenue Cafe, they did a nice job. I enjoyed my cavatelli with black
> truffle & mushrooms, and my main course of braised shortribs and filet
> mignon. Sides were especially good- French fries with truffle mayo,
> sauteed wild mushrooms, creamed potatoes, asparagus. PAC does no
> corkage if not on their list.
>
> The starters:
>
> NV Henriot "Souverain" Champagne
> Warm apple fruit, very bready. Fairly full-bodied, but with zippy
> acidity, I like a lot. A-/B+
>
> Mystery white starter
> Oak overlying sweet apple fruit, this is in a Bordeaux-shaped bottle
> and I ask Matt if he switched bottles, as I'm thinking Chardonnay.
> Nope, it's the 2003 Vergelegen (Stellenbosch), which Matt says is
> blend of white Bdx varietals (I'd guess heavily weighted towards
> Semillon). A bit too oaky for me, but nice fruit B/B-
>
> On to the reds, most in flights of 2 (as I've noted before, I'm not a
> consistent grader, probably all of these but 1 would have gotten an A
> or A- at my dinner table, but I spread it out to show the mostly
> minute differences in how much I liked):
>
> 1982 Ch. Pavie (St Emilion)
> I liked this a bit more from a past bottle, this is herby with some
> still raspy tannins. Nice Bordeaux earth, but a bit underripe feeling
> (I hadn't felt that before) B-
>
> 1982 Ch. Le Bon Pasteur (Pomerol)
> Not as lush as say the '90, but pretty medium-bodied Pomerol with
> sweet black plum fruit and a little cocoa. B+
>
> We voted on each flight, LBP carried this one 9-2
>
> 1982 Ch. Magdelaine (St Emilion)
> A little funky at first, but settles in nicely. More acidity than most
> wines tonight, I found this rather elegant. Red plum and currant
> fruit, tobacco and cedar, fine length. A-
>
> 1982 Ch. Figeac (St Emilion)
> Also good acidity, very bright and young. Red fruit with just a
> (Pleasant) hint of green pepper, good length, very nice. B+/A-
>
> Figeac edges Magdelaine, 6-5
>
> 1982 Ch. Sociando Mallet (Haut-Medoc)
> Also a touch of initial funkiness (though this one was in decanter a
> while due to a cork crumble), but finds its stride. A little more
> mature than the mag we had last year, but not at all old. Dark brambly
> sweet fruit, cigarbox, a bit of herbs and smoke. A-
>
> 1982 Ch. Talbot (St Julien)
> Rich creamy texture, a touch of Cordier funk, sweet fruit, nice wine
> but not as complex as the stars. Thought it very Merlot for a
> traditional Medoc estate. This is one 1982 I like a bit less than its
> 1986 counterpart. B+
>
> SM by a hair, 6-5
>
> 1982 Ch.Leoville Barton (St Emilion)
> Big and rich, great length. Deep dark fruit, complex aromas of forest
> floor and cigarbox, best showing I've seen of this. A
>
> 1982 Ch. Leoville Poyferre (St Emilion)
> Lovely sweet cassis fruit, tobacco, earth. Nice length. A-
>
> Barton ahead 7-4
>
> 1982 Ch. Pichon Baron (Pauillac)
> Nose of cocoa and earth, big and dense on the palate, young- I mean
> young. Lovely bruiser of a wine. A
>
> 1982 Ch. Grand Puy Lacoste (Pauillac)
> Sweet fruit, nice pencil shaving notes, just not as long as its
> flightmates. Could easily be WOTN with other lineups. B/B+
>
> 1982 Ch. Lynch-Bages (Pauillac)
> Good nose of earth and cedar, lovely blackcurrant fruit, fresh and
> young.
> A-
>
> In 3 way vote Lynch Bages got 6, the Baron 4, and GPL 1.
>
> 1982 Martinez Vintage Port
> Decanted before dinner, an ok Port from a year few declared. Lighter
> body and texture, warm red fruit, moderate sweetness. B
>
> Top vote getters (3,2,1 system) for WOTN were Leoville Barton (21
> votes), Lynch Bages (15 votes), Leoville Poyferre (12 votes), and
> Pichon Baron (11 votes).
>
> Excellent lineup, nice group of winegeeks, good food, fun night.
> Thanks to Matt and Arv for their work.
>
> 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.


Dale,
If you ever do something like this again let me know at least 8
hours in advance and I'll be there!!!!
The top wines are all of my favorites from the vintage.