Tonight, to celebrate my birthday, Jean cooked a meal of
> applewood-smoked pheasant with roasted potatoes and asparagus. To
> accompany the bird, I opened:
>
> 1990 Clos du Mont-Olivet Cuvée du Papet
> color: dark garnet with brick at the rim
> nose: kirsch, game, mineral, licorice, alcohol
> palate: medium body, good acidity, fruity, balanced
>
> Chosen as a wine to accompany smoked game bird, this wine perfomed
> admirably, scoring a clean 4 on the Hoare scale of food/wine pairings.
> Still young, it displayed few signs of the hot vintage (no
> roasted/pruney fruit character) and had great acidity. Given a lofty
> 98+ by Parker at its release and bought for $26.95, this was one of the
> first wines purchased at Sam's after our move to Indiana. My only
> complaint would be at the difficulty in getting through the %^^&%$#^&%&* > wax capsule.
>
> Mark Lipton
Sounds great. Where does one get applewood smoked pheasant?