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Middle aged Burgundy at Chloe
- Thread starter Dan McQ
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originally posted by Dan McQ:
Middle aged Burgundy at Chloe
Detailed notes to follow from Mike M. Snapshot: not a corked wine in the bunch and a 1978 Rieussec sang at the end of the evening.
'78 Rieussec is a middle-aged Burgundy? Who knew?
Mark Lipton
Sharon Bowman
Sharon Bowman
originally posted by Dan McQ:
a 1978 Rieussec sang at the end of the evening.
Do stickies sing sappy songs? Show tunes? "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow"?
originally posted by Thor:
You'll meet him, eventually, after your move.
Aha, ok.
And, I'm sending you an email now, hopefully it will go through!
originally posted by mlawton:
You are doing good so far.
Sounds good. Although I don't know if my cred can keep up because just a few days ago I passed on buying some Otheguy in favor of Burgundy. But I was really really torn.
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
originally posted by Dan McQ:
a 1978 Rieussec sang at the end of the evening.
Do stickies sing sappy songs? Show tunes? "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow"?
It was a bistro, after all.
originally posted by mlawton:
who has Otheguy?
Les Caprices de l'Instant
12, Rue Jacques Coeur
75004 Paris
I hope it was good (red) Burg
It was.
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I'm glad that I missed this dinner for sheet baked ziti at a work reception.
originally posted by Joe_Perry:
I'm glad that I missed this dinner for sheet baked ziti at a work reception.
Recipe?
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Recipe? Underachieve and screw-off academically.
Cold pizza and warm soda for everyone! Baked ziti on special occasions.
Cold pizza and warm soda for everyone! Baked ziti on special occasions.
Michael Malinoski
Michael Malinoski
originally posted by Dan McQ:
These look suspiciously like the wines we had in Hudson...
Dan,
I figured they were so late in coming that they wouldn't be missed here! Probably the case anyway!! Mike got his impressions in--what say you?
-Michael
Michael- nice notes as always. Your notes are never too late.
I liked the Rousseau best, the Meo second, and the Dugat third. I didn't get the oak stank that m-Ismellasparagus-lawton did on the Dugat. I agree with mlawton that the 99s were all too young although I did not ding them for their ngociant status. I thought both Bouchards showed well and liked the Cazetiers better as it was starting to show some nice secondary development but the Bonnes Mares will be outstanding in 5-10 years.
I've not had this many nice burgundies in one sitting but there were some stellar whites - the 78 Rieussec was my favorite by far although the Weinbach and the QdC (amazingly devoid of asparagus) both gave it a run for the money. The Cluver reminded me of the way I imagine a white grape Carlisle barrel sample might taste. The Ott was fascinating wine and not only for the bottle it came packaged in.
What was also fun (and predictable) was that Albert's favorites were pretty much polar opposites of the rest of the group.
I liked the Rousseau best, the Meo second, and the Dugat third. I didn't get the oak stank that m-Ismellasparagus-lawton did on the Dugat. I agree with mlawton that the 99s were all too young although I did not ding them for their ngociant status. I thought both Bouchards showed well and liked the Cazetiers better as it was starting to show some nice secondary development but the Bonnes Mares will be outstanding in 5-10 years.
I've not had this many nice burgundies in one sitting but there were some stellar whites - the 78 Rieussec was my favorite by far although the Weinbach and the QdC (amazingly devoid of asparagus) both gave it a run for the money. The Cluver reminded me of the way I imagine a white grape Carlisle barrel sample might taste. The Ott was fascinating wine and not only for the bottle it came packaged in.
What was also fun (and predictable) was that Albert's favorites were pretty much polar opposites of the rest of the group.
Apologies if I had anything to do with the Cluver's presence. I don't think it's acid-deficient, and I obviously like it more than all of you did, but then I try not to drink it sandwiched between much better dessert wines.
(Edited to add: never mind, I see it was the '04 you were tasting, while I've been talking up the '07.)
(Edited to add: never mind, I see it was the '04 you were tasting, while I've been talking up the '07.)
Burgundy should smell like wine, not like a pork product I got at a shack in NC.
The no-acid dessert wine was Albert's contribution if that makes you feel better, Thor. He may have manipulated it to his taste at home.
No dings for negociant status, just for being too young. I did notice a troubling amount of oak character in the jadot, but maybe once it develops some wine character, that will be in the background.
The no-acid dessert wine was Albert's contribution if that makes you feel better, Thor. He may have manipulated it to his taste at home.
No dings for negociant status, just for being too young. I did notice a troubling amount of oak character in the jadot, but maybe once it develops some wine character, that will be in the background.