We had some guests for dinner last night and we opened a number of
wines.

With assorted munchies
1990 Pol Roger Rose-Quite youthful, strawberry and cream flavors with
a nice fresh mousse. B+

1998 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill-Bright, light and fruity. A bit
of citrus and brioche. B

1961 Pommery-very little mousse left, very Sherry like and nutty but
not much fruit . NR

With Mushroom Rissoto:

2005 SQN The Petition-Huge Rhone style white that drinks like a red.
QUite exotic tasting blend of 60% Chardonnay and a 20/20 split of
VIognier and Roussane. Oily mouthfeel with rocks, buttered pop corn,
flowers and mango. A

1999 Louis Latour Batard Montrachet-Lovely lemony mineral component
with just a hint of hazelnut. B+

1997 Gerard Chavey Puligny Montrachet Les Pierriers-Still fresh and
showing little age. RIch orange zest and lemon curd. B

With Braised Lamb Shanks and truffled polenta:

1998 Chateau Cheval Blanc-Deep purple. Rich cassis and leather.
Smooth, supple and seamless. Still very young. My WOTN. A+

1986 Chateau Mouton-Starting to show a touch of age. Cedar and
leather behind big cassis and blackberry notes. Still a bit tough and
tannnic. B+

1990 Chateau Haut Brion-Light, smooth and focused. A lot of secondary
flavors. Cigarbox, leather, gravelly minerals, red berries. Really
sleek and supple. A

1999 Araujo Eisele Vineyard Cabernet-Still quite young. Swweet ripe
black currant and asian spice. A bit of oak and mineral on the
finish. B+

With Cheese:
1998 Zind Humbrecht Tokay Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal SGN- Thick, sweet and
concentrated. Almost like drinking peach preserves with a bit of
honey and flowers. Exceptional sticky. A+

On Apr 3, 12:46*pm, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> 1990 Pol Roger Rose-Quite youthful, strawberry and cream flavors with
> a nice fresh mousse. B+

I drank mine up, but always thought that was a delightful rose

> 1990 Chateau Haut Brion-Light, smooth and focused. *A lot of secondary
> flavors. *Cigarbox, leather, gravelly minerals, red berries. *Really
> sleek and supple. A

I think this is a very good wine, and in a great place right now. The
'98 Cheval must be great to beat it out (and the '86 Mouton, though
that needs time)

> With Cheese:
> 1998 Zind Humbrecht Tokay Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal SGN- Thick, sweet and
> concentrated. *Almost like drinking peach preserves with a bit of
> honey and flowers. Exceptional sticky. A+

Nice!

Very nice writeup, thanks

DaleW wrote:

>> 1990 Chateau Haut Brion-Light, smooth and focused. A lot of secondary
>> flavors. Cigarbox, leather, gravelly minerals, red berries. Really
>> sleek and supple. A
>
> I think this is a very good wine, and in a great place right now. The
> '98 Cheval must be great to beat it out (and the '86 Mouton, though
> that needs time)

According to the spa...er...email I just got from the Antique Wine Co,
Parker recently said that the '90 H-B is on a par with their '89, which
he gave a score of 100 to. Pretty high praise.

Mark Lipton
--
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"Mark Lipton" wrote ......
>
> According to the spa...er...email I just got from the Antique Wine Co,
> Parker recently said that the '90 H-B is on a par with their '89, which
> he gave a score of 100 to. Pretty high praise.
>


Hmmm - but not quite up to the '47 Cheval Blanc - right Mark?

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st.helier

st.helier wrote:

>> According to the spa...er...email I just got from the Antique Wine Co,
>> Parker recently said that the '90 H-B is on a par with their '89, which
>> he gave a score of 100 to. Pretty high praise.
>>
>
>
> Hmmm - but not quite up to the '47 Cheval Blanc - right Mark?

Indeed not, milud. Why, I feel it is safe to say that no wine shall
ever eclipse the '47 Cheval in my memory ;-)

Mark Lipton
--
alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

"Mark Lipton" wrote ............. > st.helier wrote:
>
>>> According to the spa...er...email I just got from the Antique Wine Co,
>>> Parker recently said that the '90 H-B is on a par with their '89, which
>>> he gave a score of 100 to. Pretty high praise.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Hmmm - but not quite up to the '47 Cheval Blanc - right Mark?
>
> Indeed not, milud. Why, I feel it is safe to say that no wine shall
> ever eclipse the '47 Cheval in my memory ;-)
>


I live in hope - '47 is my birth year!

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st.helier

WAY too soon for the 86 Mouton.

You have slaughtered an infant, Sir! Though is is drinkable now, it
will be SO much better later.

wrote on Fri, 3 Apr 2009 16:12:26 -0700 (PDT):

> WAY too soon for the 86 Mouton.

> You have slaughtered an infant, Sir! Though is is drinkable
> now, it will be SO much better later.

That's an interesting point. How do you know? I don't think my memory is
good enough to tell unless an uninteresting young wine turns into
something much better 5 to 10 years later.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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>,
wrote:

> WAY too soon for the 86 Mouton.
>
> You have slaughtered an infant, Sir! Though is is drinkable now, it
> will be SO much better later.

Opened one '86 Mouton to see how it was aging in January and I have to
agree, infantacide. The last 4 bottles will wait 5 more years to be
touched.

It wasn't miner to slaugher! Mine are safe andsound in my celler for
at least another 8-10 yeas.....:-)

On Apr 3, 7:12�pm, wrote:
> WAY too soon for the 86 Mouton.
>
> You have slaughtered an infant, Sir! �Though is is drinkable now, it
> will be SO much better later.