TN: 2001 Ch. d'Yquem, 50th Birthday Party
Joe Giorgianni wrote:
> Saturday night we celebrated my sister-in-law's 50th birthday party. My
> brother has collected wine for years and his favorite is Ch. d'Yquem so
> I was really looking forward to this evening.
>
> With only eight people there, the five bottles of Dom Perignon was a
> real treat. I still don't feel it's worth the price but when someone
> else is buying...
>
> We had a bottle or two of nice white burgundy and then we decided it
> would be right into the d'Yquem rather than wait until later on in the
> night.
>
> Robert Parker and the Wine Spectator had both given this wine a 100 and
> referred to it as perfect. I couldn't agree more. I've had d'Yquem a few
> times (1971, 1975, 1976 and 1977) and this was by far the best. Not a
> lot of botrytis but everything was perfectly in balance. An intense
> sweetness was perfectly balanced by the acidity. That's all we kept
> saying - perfect.
>
> After 2# main lobsters we moved on to filet mignon with a 1986 Ducru
> Beaucaillou. This was very dark, almost inky and excellent. We also had
> a bottle of 1957 Ch. Haut-Brion, the birth year. While decent enough it
> didn't really taste at all like any Haut-Brion I've had.
>
> Dessert was Godiva chocolate and a bottle of 1957 Vintage Port (I think
> it was Sandeman). By then I had hit the couch.
>
> Quite an act for me to follow for my wife's 50th birthday coming up next
> February.
>
>
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