Orphan Dinner

Nice orphans. My current orphans would be:

1995 Sociando Mallet 1995 Troplong Mondot 1994 Rauzan Segla

Everyone has different tastes, but here is how I would handle some of these wines

Likely should be kept at least 10 more years. Serve to welcome in the New Year.

Likely should be saved for 10 to 20 years. Then serve with something very plain such as a roast chicken, perhaps with truffles under the skin if you must be fancy.

Likely could stand at least a few more years to round out. This should hold up to many seafood or poultry dishes with old-fashioned very rich sauces, but hold the tomatoes, garlic, and other strong things.

Ready enough now. Rack of lamb would be nice, but do not use garlic or mint jelly.

This wine likely needs 10 to 30 more years to be at best. Then fresh, black, French winter truffles cooked in a sauce and served as a side dish, as was done in the 1800s, would be a very good match.

I understand the mint...but why no garlic?

oh yeah, pairings.

I'm looking at a menu from a Daniel Johnnes' Neillon dinner I went to. My favorite of night was 4 Chevaliers with "roasted turbot w/nartural juices and wild mushrooms", though the 4 Batards with "pintade escoffier with chard and root vegetables" was very good too. The point being with big GC white Burgs I think you want assertive flavors but not spicy or red meat- white flesh and earthy flavors, if that makes sense.

Normally I'd say with 40 yr old Bordeaux roast chicken, but Latour is probably big enough to stand up to beef or lamb. Not rare steaks or chops,but like beef tenderloin in a red wine sauce or leg of lamb.

I don't eat desserts myself. But the Baumard QdC is a favorite, and I know profile well. And would say it is always a hit with fruit pies- things like tarte tatin, apricot tarts, etc,.

You are still young, and these days several of your friends that are

10+ years older than you likely will still be around in 10 years or more too. If some friends are gone, then there will be more wine for those remaining to celebrate what fine people the deceased were. And if you have the misfortune to be run over by a cement truck, or something of the sort, then your remaining friends can have a wonderful celebration of your life with the remaining wines :-). Perhaps I should apply for the job as a spin PR person for the White House :-).

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Why not veal? It's an old, well rounded wine. You may not need beef for that, I guess. Anders

For me garlic never overpowers. Can't get enough!!!

Actually I got the word "massive" from your note last year:

1966 Latour-Still quite dark with a clear rim and a slight brickish color. Very tight nose of graphite. Very firm black fruit with lots of cedar and leather and still massive black fruit and plum notes. :)

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