Jay Miller
Jay Miller
Dale organized a delightful dinner at Peking Duck House to welcome a visiting Jane Crabill. Since I know no one approves of tasting notes please just read the names of the wines and ignore the rest.
2009 Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett
Nice nose but showing a bit heavy and sweet on the palate.
2005 Donnhoff Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Spatlese
Much less sweet than the Kabinett, light, delicate, lovely, crystalline. Lovely rainwater and nectarine sorbet notes. I could drink this all night.
1994 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenurh Riesling Auslese
Again, quite heavy, not especially interesting.
2011 Rhys Bearwallow Pinot Noir
Rich and spicy nose. Spicy, slightly lush fruit, though not unbalanced. Seems even lower than the listed 13.5%. Very nice wine.
2010 Drouhin Clos des Mouches Rouge
Intoxicating nose. Powerful, intense. Really good young Burgundy. Give it 20 years or drink it now.
2010 JM Vincent Beaurepaire Santenay 1er
Nice wine.
2007 Alysian Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
Not bad for a RRV Pinot. Rich, a bit riper than I like, worked well with the Peking Duck but not one I’ll seek out.
1990 La Louviere
When I double decanted at Chelsea the nose was gorgeous. By the time I got to the restaurant it had shut down hard and was very disappointing for the first 2 hours showing mostly tannins. After that it opened up wonderfully and showed gorgeous red fruit and earth. Delicious.
1983 L’Evangile
Early on this was everything the Louviere was not, lovely Bordeaux. By the end of the evening they were running neck and neck. Though certainly different they were both excellent examples of what I look for in Bordeaux.
2009 Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett
Nice nose but showing a bit heavy and sweet on the palate.
2005 Donnhoff Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Spatlese
Much less sweet than the Kabinett, light, delicate, lovely, crystalline. Lovely rainwater and nectarine sorbet notes. I could drink this all night.
1994 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenurh Riesling Auslese
Again, quite heavy, not especially interesting.
2011 Rhys Bearwallow Pinot Noir
Rich and spicy nose. Spicy, slightly lush fruit, though not unbalanced. Seems even lower than the listed 13.5%. Very nice wine.
2010 Drouhin Clos des Mouches Rouge
Intoxicating nose. Powerful, intense. Really good young Burgundy. Give it 20 years or drink it now.
2010 JM Vincent Beaurepaire Santenay 1er
Nice wine.
2007 Alysian Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
Not bad for a RRV Pinot. Rich, a bit riper than I like, worked well with the Peking Duck but not one I’ll seek out.
1990 La Louviere
When I double decanted at Chelsea the nose was gorgeous. By the time I got to the restaurant it had shut down hard and was very disappointing for the first 2 hours showing mostly tannins. After that it opened up wonderfully and showed gorgeous red fruit and earth. Delicious.
1983 L’Evangile
Early on this was everything the Louviere was not, lovely Bordeaux. By the end of the evening they were running neck and neck. Though certainly different they were both excellent examples of what I look for in Bordeaux.