Dinner September 14

2000 Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill
Served blind. Towards lemon yellow, small bubbles. Apples, light minerals, some citrus, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, fruity, leaner, elegant, lovely balance, long finish. 93

2004 Bollinger Grande Année Rosé
Served blind. Light pink colour, tiny bubbles. Light red berries nose, yeast, minerals, elegant if tight nose. Getting more minerals and brioche with air. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, some brioche and bread crumbs, elegant, detailed, lovely balance, long. 94

2002 Legras Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Evanescence Brut Nature
Served blind. Apples, minerals, chalk, yeast, growing in intensity in the glass, layered. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, fresh, apples, minerals, fruity, brioche, yeast, elegant, long creamy finish. 93

2005 Leeuwin Art Series Margaret River Chardonnay
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, vanilla, smoky, citrus, intense nose, fruity. Fresh acidity, elegant, ripe, rich, fruity, intense, fairly detailed, citrus and vanilla finish, long. 92

2012 Pierre Morey Meursault 1er Cru Perrieres
Pale lemon yellow. Orange blossoms, lemons, apples, pears, delicate vanilla note, superb nose, layered and complex. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, apples and citrus, sweet notes, not quite as together on the palate as on the nose, long. After four hours in the glass it opens up perfectly, layered, detailed, nuanced, playful, refreshing, long. 95

2011 Bernard Moreau Chevalier-Montrachet
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, light peach note nose, citrus, minerals, tight. Fresh acidity, fruity, sweet, ripe notes, fruity, rounded, has length but somewhat narrow, it opens up but barely. Remains tight. Long. 93

2011 Vincent Girardin Corton-Charlemagne
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, some citrus, light floral note and a touch of mandarin. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, citrus, apples, some vanilla and spices, long. 93

2008 Chave Hermitage Blanc
Served blind. Pale golden. Light oxidation, apples and nuts, minerals. Sherry. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, some alcohol, not fully together, long but unbalanced. With answer in hand I guess faulty bottle. 86

2007 Grivot Clos de Vougeot
Bright ruby. Red berries, light scented nose, fruity, some vanilla and light spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, intense, spices, red berries, slightly warm, bit edgy finish. 90

2011 Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses
Ruby. Red berries, some nettles, light scented note nose, fresh. Getting more and more scented with air, more and more expressive. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, leaner, structured, some herbal notes, long. Youthful and tight. After a few hours in decanter, floral, more refined and detailed, extremely well balanced. 95

1966 Barca Velha
Ruby, garnet rim. Tobacco, tar, roses, leather, anise, earthy nose, cherries and red berries. Some redcurrants. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, red berries, leather and tar, long. 92

2012 Philippe Pacalet Echezeaux
Bright ruby. Red berries, light violets nose, somewhat scented, elegant nose, ever so slight herbal note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, fresh, some herbs, somewhat structured, long. 90

2000 Roberto Voerzio Barolo Brunate
Ruby, garnet rim. Dark fruits, some spices, some alcohol, blueberries and light figs nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rich, ripe, leather, figs, liquorice, long. Sweet and alcoholic finish. 89

1986 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Ruby, garnet rim. Some stable, leather, anise, faint cassis nose. I guess there is some brett here. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner body, lacks some fruit, not optimal bottle.

1986 Château Talbot
Ruby, garnet rim. Some blueberries, light scented nose, some blackberries and cassis. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, elegant and fairly detailed, somewhat structured finish, light rustic note. 93

1989 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Ruby, garnet rim. Cassis, leather, scented, detailed and elegant nose, layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, elegant, detailed, layered, nuanced, superb balance, long and superb. 96

2006 Fontodi Flaccianello
Deepish ruby. Coffee, intense, rich nose, cassis, blueberries, ripe, some alcohol. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rich, fruity, ripe, intense, alcohol, bit dry and extracted, long coffee finish. Not my cup of tea. 90

1996 Château Ausone
Deepish ruby, garnet rim. Scented, dark fruits, cassis, leather, intense, blueberries, light minerals note, detailed, needs masses of air to open. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, quite tannic but ripe tannins, fruity, cassis, layered, quite intense, long. 95

1970 Château Lafite Rothschild
Upper neck fill. Pale ruby-orange, orange rim. Earthy, dry leaf nose. Leaner and drying. Adding some red berries in the glass. Still lean and fairly dry finish, light red berries. Not top bottle. 83

1985 Château Gruaud Larose
Ruby, garnet rim. Cassis, leather, intense, dark fruits, blueberries, fruity, almost minerals beneath. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lively, fresh, intense, detailed, quite lively, maturing nicely, long. 94

1986 Château d'Issan
Ruby, orange rim. Coffee, leather, mint, oxidative nose. Drying palate. Gone.

1961 Patriarche Beaune du Domaine
Dead as a dodo.

1989 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Villero
Ruby, garnet rim, sediments. Spices, anise, liquorice, tar and roses, cherries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cherries, anise, some coffee, juicy, ripe, elegant fruit, detailed, nuanced and long. Towards refined. 94

1989 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Deep ruby, garnet rim. Cassis, scented, dark fruits, floral, blueberries, detailed nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, intense, dark berries, fruity, long. 94

2007 Grans-Fassian Trittenheimer Apotheke Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, pineapples, pears and peach nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, lively, playful, very elegant and pure, long light tropical and apples finish. 92

1993 Royal Tokaji Aszu Essencia
Brown with golden hue, viscous. Apricots, pineapples, massive raisins nose, intense, light floral note. Fresh acidity, lively, sweet, intense, playful, extreme, sweet, juicy, layered, long. 94