Peter Creasey
Peter Creasey
Fete du Bordeaux.
Blanc de Lynch-Bages '07 -- Light citrus, some oak, big profile, grassy, fresh. [GOOD - VERY GOOD]
Served with Black Bass, Caramelized Cauliflower Gratin, Leek Royale, and Toasted Lobster Nage...
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FIRST FLIGHT - all 2007s
Ch Tronquoy Lalande -- Big fruit, tar, pungent, black pepper, forward tannins. [VERY GOOD]
Ch Les Ormes de Pez -- Closed, spice, firm tannins, dry fruit, nice charm and balance. [VERY GOOD - EXCELLENT]
Ch Lynch-Bages -- Soft fruit in nose, mushrooms, herbs, glycerin, full, tannins evident. [EXCELLENT]
Ch Langoa Barton -- Elusive bouquet, black pepper, light vanillin nuances, glycerin, active tannins. [EXCELLENT]
Ch Leoville Barton -- A bit closed, power, all the right components in place, refined, elegant, velvet. [EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING]
Ch Montrose -- Ripe fruit, tobacco, tar, smoke, big muscular profile, cassis, good precision. [EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING]
Wines served with Squab, Duck Liver Mousse, Squab Confit, Beet Greens, and Roasted Poultry Jus...
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SECOND FLIGHT - all 2000s
Ch Lynch-Bages -- Herbs, earth, dark fruits, big, dense, balance, black pepper, structure, finesse. [EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING]
Ch Langoa Barton -- Slate, racy, dark fruits, extract, rich. [EXCELLENT]
Ch Montrose -- Cassis, refined power, smoke, cedar, big fruit, tobacco, balance. [EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING]
Wines served with Braised Veal Breast Daube, Petit Beef Tournedos, Parisienne Vegetables, and Tarragon Reduction...
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THIRD FLIGHT - all 1990s
Ch Lynch-Bages -- Classic, earth, refined, polish, dark spice. [EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING]
Ch Leoville Barton -- Black pepper, dark fruits, floral notes, well integrated, great balance, refined. [OUTSTANDING]
Ch Montrose -- Hint of VA, unyielding nose, currants, rounder on palate, medium soft, pleasant berry fruits, leather. [EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING]
Wines served with Selection of Bordeaux Cheeses, Quince Paste, Honeycomb, Raclette Fingerling...
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Ch Suduiraut '90 -- Amber color, quite elegant, mature, lots of nuttiness, creme brulee, orange marmalade (?), reserved sweetness. [EXCELLENT]
Served with Pear Frangipane Tart, Almond Tuile, Whipped Creme Fraiche, Prickly Pear Reduction...
. . . . . . Pete
Blanc de Lynch-Bages '07 -- Light citrus, some oak, big profile, grassy, fresh. [GOOD - VERY GOOD]
Served with Black Bass, Caramelized Cauliflower Gratin, Leek Royale, and Toasted Lobster Nage...
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FIRST FLIGHT - all 2007s
Ch Tronquoy Lalande -- Big fruit, tar, pungent, black pepper, forward tannins. [VERY GOOD]
Ch Les Ormes de Pez -- Closed, spice, firm tannins, dry fruit, nice charm and balance. [VERY GOOD - EXCELLENT]
Ch Lynch-Bages -- Soft fruit in nose, mushrooms, herbs, glycerin, full, tannins evident. [EXCELLENT]
Ch Langoa Barton -- Elusive bouquet, black pepper, light vanillin nuances, glycerin, active tannins. [EXCELLENT]
Ch Leoville Barton -- A bit closed, power, all the right components in place, refined, elegant, velvet. [EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING]
Ch Montrose -- Ripe fruit, tobacco, tar, smoke, big muscular profile, cassis, good precision. [EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING]
Wines served with Squab, Duck Liver Mousse, Squab Confit, Beet Greens, and Roasted Poultry Jus...
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SECOND FLIGHT - all 2000s
Ch Lynch-Bages -- Herbs, earth, dark fruits, big, dense, balance, black pepper, structure, finesse. [EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING]
Ch Langoa Barton -- Slate, racy, dark fruits, extract, rich. [EXCELLENT]
Ch Montrose -- Cassis, refined power, smoke, cedar, big fruit, tobacco, balance. [EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING]
Wines served with Braised Veal Breast Daube, Petit Beef Tournedos, Parisienne Vegetables, and Tarragon Reduction...
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THIRD FLIGHT - all 1990s
Ch Lynch-Bages -- Classic, earth, refined, polish, dark spice. [EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING]
Ch Leoville Barton -- Black pepper, dark fruits, floral notes, well integrated, great balance, refined. [OUTSTANDING]
Ch Montrose -- Hint of VA, unyielding nose, currants, rounder on palate, medium soft, pleasant berry fruits, leather. [EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING]
Wines served with Selection of Bordeaux Cheeses, Quince Paste, Honeycomb, Raclette Fingerling...
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ch Suduiraut '90 -- Amber color, quite elegant, mature, lots of nuttiness, creme brulee, orange marmalade (?), reserved sweetness. [EXCELLENT]
Served with Pear Frangipane Tart, Almond Tuile, Whipped Creme Fraiche, Prickly Pear Reduction...
. . . . . . Pete