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TN: 9 St. Estephes blind (plus 2 white Burgs with labels in view)
No wine (or meat) Monday- mushroom fried rice, ratatouille, salad.
Tuesday I headed to city for latest in our blind €śwhoever brings best wine gets free dinner€ť appellation series, this time St. Estephe was up. Dinner was at RiverPark overlooking the East River - they did a nice job. As we gathered two white Burgundy 1ers went around. 2009 H. Boillot Meursault €śCharmes€ť Broadshouldered but with good acids, rich, hazelnut and ripe pear, quite tasty. B+/A- 2002 Drouhin Puligny-Montrachet Folatieres I was worried re premox, but though this showed fully mature there was only a little bit of nutty oxidation. Apples, lemon cream, almonds. OK, maybe in glass it advanced quickly, but I still enjoyed. B+ Some excellent charcuterie made the rounds Blind St Estephe # 1 Medium bodied, ripe but with structure, good black currant fruit, easy tannins. B+/A- I had excellent grilled quail as a starter. Blind St Estephe # 2 Medium bodied, a little tannin, cocoa and black plum, not as long as #1 or #3. B Blind St Estephe # 3 Complex, cassis and smoke, a bit of leather. A-/B+ My pasta was cavatelli with braised lamb and greens, tasty and wine friendly, just a bit oversalted Blind St Estephe # 4 This was quite ripe, with a bit of barnyard (well within my tolerance, but some found it too much). I said Id guess Cali except for the bretty note, considering that this seemed more like a ripe old school Right Banker. B+ Blind St Estephe # 5 Somewhat hard, some good fruit lurking underneath, lots of structure. B Blind St Estephe # 6 Maderized/cooked (and a little bretty) NR My main was a Berkshire pork chop with grilled peaches and collards Blind St Estephe # 7 Rich fruit, coffee, ripe, some tannin. B+ Blind St Estephe # 8 Rich, great texture, nice length, cassis and cigarbox. B+/A- Blind St Estephe # 9 Corked We voted, and #3 got 18 pts, #1 got 12 points, # 8 got 11 points, # 7 for 7 points. Then we unveiled. #1 1999 Cos dEstournel 2nd place # 2 1999 Montrose #3 1990 Cos dEstournel 1st place #4 1989 Montrose #5 1996 Cos dEstournel #6 1985 Cos dEstournel (flawed) #7 1999 Montrose 4th place #8 1982 Calon Segur 3rd place #9 1986 Cos dEstournel (flawed) What are the chances Nano and I each brought a "99 Montrose? "99 is not my favorite vintage but they are drinking well now. Nano and I argued for a good while over whose bottle got votes and which didnt- #2 (no votes) had a Bordeaux Wine Locator back label neither of us remember, and neither of us bought from gray marketer. Fun evening. Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. 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. |
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