1. Home
  2. General Wine Forum
  3. 1982 Mouton Rothschild

1982 Mouton Rothschild

Coming up the first week of June is anniversary number 50. Some years back, we were gifted with a bottle of Mouton Rothschild 1982 by our very generous nephew in Hawaii.

I had planned to go to our favorite restaurant in town that night, after bringing the bottle there a few days early to settle down any sediment. That night, the chef usually makes a lamb dish, which sounded ideal.

Then, today I was browsing and went to that restaurant's web site and discovered something that made me recoil in revulsion. On the deck immediately above the nice restful locale with a 270 degree view of the Guadalupe River, they have added an outdoor eatery with a focus on much heavy drinking and light menu plus ENTERTAINMENT. Going to their schedule of upcoming ENTERTAINMENT I see that on that night of all nights there will be a Rock electric guitar and "singing" (if one can be so generous as to utilize that terminology)into a PA system. There is no way that the unbearable noise from above would not permeate the dining room below.

That leaves me with a massive quandary. I can not risk wasting the absolutely priceless bottle that I could never afford plus the sanctity of the occasion to just sit there and be aggravated by the type of noise that I absolutely cannot stomach, and pay for the privilege.

What seems to be the only viable solution is to stay home that night after gathering some deluxe ingredients, don my Toque Blanche and put forth my ultimate effort in kitchen duty.

If all of this seems like venting frustration rather than discussing wine, then it is. Only some members of this newsgroup could understand what I am ranting about.

Godzilla

Reply to
Godzilla Lizard
Loading thread data ...

Pleasure delayed is not pleasure denied. Find something wonderful to do at home on the night, caviar and Champagne suggest themselves, then go to the restaurant on the next (or prior) night that it would be quiet.

Or find another restaurant. Do Not throw out the bathwater with the baby. One can always get another baby; well-aged bathwater is a horse of a different color entirely. And remember that you will not enjoy the wine or the evening if you have to orchestrate it and then work for it.

pavane

Reply to
pavane

Darn good advice across the board from you. My original ambition as a young man was to become a chef, and I am quite skilled at it. However, the thought of cutting, chopping, sautéing, plating and especially scrubbing pots and pans on that night is what I was not looking forward to. There are times in this world when one feels that they are entitled to be waited upon in a grand manner.

Thanks again,

Godzilla

Reply to
Godzilla Lizard

Godzilla Lizard wrote in news:6d663$4bca6544 $cf9b1189$ snipped-for-privacy@ALLTEL.NET:

I am a bit younger than you are, I also love wine, love to cook (and am reasonably good at it) and have decided that there is no better place for great wine than home.

I understand what you mean with cleaning afterwards. May I suggest that you work in advance so that you do not have to do much cleaning?

When I want to open a good bottle of wine, I always do a low temperature slow roasted roast beef and a gratin daphinois. There is not much to clean afterwards, and for sure nothing to scrub.

Both dishes are so easy to make that anybody with an oven and an Ikea cooking thermomether could do it without needing any difficult technique.

However, I understand your desire to feel like a King at a restaurant. I wish you a very happy 50th anniversary and my best wishes for your second

50 years period! Let's talk about it in 50 years!

s.

Reply to
santiago

Thanks for the kind wishes

Godzilla

Reply to
Godzilla Lizard

I usually have a local chef cook at our home. Sometimes I help and act as "sous chef" but it allows me to spend time with guests, etc and the chef takes care of clean-up chores. I think a 50 year anniversary deserves a bit of pomp. Congrats and enjoy!

Reply to
Bi!!

Thanks to all who comprehend my attitude, strange as that may be. :-)

Godzilla

Reply to
Godzilla Lizard

Yours is also a good scenario. However, this is a "no guest" type of event, at least in my humble opinion. This morning, we breakfasted out for a change (only because I had a 2 for 1 coupon at McD's.) That would not be my ultimate ch‪oice for the June 4th dinner locale. Then again, I did forget to ask what their charge for corkage would be, compared to the other place that I had selected. ;-)

Godzilla

Reply to
Godzilla Lizard

Major Bummer, O Scaly One. Is there no other venue for a celebratory dinner out? If not, how about some high quality takeout food to minimize the cleanup at home? Since you live more or less in Whole Foods country, how about a dinner foraged there? With a wine like the '82 Mouton, a simple dinner of roast chicken would be a fine choice. Or roast the chicken a day ahead of time and reheat on the night of the dinner. You can problably concoct more elaborate meals that could be prepared ahead of time and reheated at need.

Best wishes for your celebration! Mark Lipton

Reply to
Mark Lipton

Thanks for yet more good wishes from my wine enthusiast colleagues. Living in a small town (pop. 30,000 or so) does limit the choices for dining venues. There are no shortage of fast food and franchise eateries in this area, but I don't believe any of them would fit the bill. :-( My latest thought revolves around picking up a rack of lamb at Costco when I go in this week to replenish the larder. Then, I shall make a "trial run" dinner using it with a lesser wine from my small cellar. With that under my belt (noting any problems or improvements along the way) I may consider that for a viable alternative choice for June 4th. Time is on my side, even though locale is not. ;-)

Godzilla (who may finally learn to use the dishwasher at last)

Reply to
Godzilla Lizard

DrinksForum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.