Holiday Dinner-Bordeaux Burgundy

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Bi!! 15 years ago

Met a couple of wine friends for dinner last night. Menu included crispy sweetbreads, rack of lamb and Dover sole. Wines were from our cellar except the starter Champagne.

1999 Dom Perignon-Typical Dom with nice fruity style. Refreshing and crisp with apples, pears and a hint of mineral on the finish. It was featured at the restaurant and offered at a great price. "B+"

2002 Olivier Leflaive Le Montrachet-Started out great with powerful lemon pie aromas and a nice earthy undertone but faded in the glass within five minutes to an oxidized mess. Pity.

2004 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet-Lean and racy at first with zippy lemon-lime acidity but rounded out with time into a smooth, rich polished Chardonnay with great citrus tones and chalky flavors. "A-"

1983 Ch. Margaux-Ruby red in the glass with very little brickish color. Explosive aroma of black cherries and wildflowers. Stunning on the palate. Cassis, sweet cherry, cedar and tobacco. The wotn. "A

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1982 Ch. Mouton-Dark inky color. Tight nose of earthy mushrooms and cassis. Very powerful on the palate. Still a bit tannic with blackberry, black currant and coffee flavors. Still years from maturity. "A-"

1971 Ch. D'Yquem-Color of dark caramel. Botrytis aromas on the nose. Tasty on the palate with burnt sugar and orange zest.

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DaleW 15 years ago

83 Margaux, 82 Mouton, and sweetbreads in one night (the rest of wines are pretty serious, too!)? I am VERY jealous.

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DaleW 15 years ago

PS I love the 83 Margaux. Have you tried the '82- I think everyone I know with experience of both prefers 83. It used to be comparative bargain, but it's super-expensive now.

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Bi!! 15 years ago

I have had the '82 Margaux but honestly..the '83 rocked my world! No doubt my wine of the year for 2010. The restaurant (The Refectory)is our favorite place in Columbus and has been for many, many years. The owner is a dear friend and he knows I like sweetbreads so he made sure they wre on the menu for me and the Lyon trained chef knows how to prepare them...yikes...bad for the purine content but oh so yummy.

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Mark Lipton 15 years ago

You do drink well, Bill. I bought Jean a bottle of the '83 Margaux as a present when she got her Ph. D. lo those many years ago (when the '83 was the current release) for the then princely sum of $35. We opened it last year.... and it was corked! :( I'm glad that your bottle was untainted.

Cheers! Mark Lipton

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Bi!! 15 years ago

If you ever get to Columbus on academic business (we do have a large university here) you can pick the dinner wines from my cellar! I was blessed to have grown up in a very ethnic area of Ohio where wine making and wine drinking was encouraged. I worked in a wine store in the late 60's while in high school for a guy with a great palate and a better mind and I was also fortunate to marry a fantastic woman with a good palate and the good sense to start buying and storing wine in the

80's. My corporate life allowed us to travel extensively to wine destinations in Europe and the US and I was gifted great wine on a regular basis. I also, upon retirement, made an investment into a nice wine distributorship in Ohio which gave me even further access to terrific wines. I only have a few bottles of 80's Bordeaux left and much of my 90's purchases of Bordeaux centered around non-first growth Chateaux. My cellar is aging and i'm trying to drink it while it's still prime but it can be a real chore...:-). Help!!!

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