Fevre & Lascombes w/dinner

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Peter Creasey

Peter Creasey
Domaine William Fèvre Vaulorent Chablis 1er Cru '12 -- light golden yellow, perfumed bouquet with citrus notes, crisp with richness, abundant fruit balanced with ample acidity, some creaminess, fresh and enjoyable.

Served with lobster bisque.

Chateau Lascombes '75 -- solid medium red, lots (surprisingly) of sediment, mature classic Claret aromas and flavors, resolved but maintaining velvety texture, stayed in glass well, really impressive 40 year old wine that anyone would wish they had more of.

Served with beef tenderloin, spaghetti squash, ancho pepper and mushroom sauce, asparagus.

. . . . . Pete
 
Not too surprised there was no response here (so far), Fevre not being a favorite of the board. However, I think the Fevre Vaulorent is one of the sweet spots of the Fevre production, and hopefully now benefitting from the use of the Diam 10 corks (despite its strictly Premier Cru status which formerly merited a Diam 5 from Fevre).

Other question is whether Fevre has its oak treatment under control. I note that they do not use new oak, so the oak treatment may not be substantially different from that at Raveneau, for example?? Various people spotted the spoofing on the early Fevre (I remember comments by Sharon Bowman, I think VLM, and maybe some others). This treatment seemed to wipe out much of the classic Kimmeridgian profile, and maybe even set the wines up for premox...

The 2014 Fevre Vaulorent is one of the best of their lineup from that year, perfumed, elegant, beautifully balanced. There is a slight polish on the wine that perhaps suggests the oak treatment, but the wine seems closer to classic Kimmeridgian Chablis than some previous examples. Will have to see whether it retains its energy and cut, although I would not necessarily be looking to wait 15 years on this wine. Maybe with the Diam 10, it will last that long, not sure...

1975 Bordeaux an interesting vintage, famous for its austerity verging on hardness. Had one 1975 Leoville las Cases that was good, one other so so. Star of the vintage there I think was the 1975 Haut Brion, with the last bottle showing beautifully, with dark fruit and smoky charcoal (classic H-B).
 
Carl, I bought a lot of the Lascombes '75 at the time of my daughter's birth to begin enjoying when she came of age. We have drunk a lot of it over the years.

One bottle was missing a viable cork; otherwise, they have shown excellently, including as reported above.

Another wine I subsequently bought for the same purpose has also served us well -- Durney Cabernet Sauvignon '79. I was always a very big fan of the classic style of the Durney Cabernet Sauvignons; thus, bought a good bit every year and still have a fair amount left. Very sad when Mr Durney died...I believe it was the late '80s or early '90s.

Both stashes for our daughter are now gone...except for one bottle of the Durney '79.

. . . . Pete
 
Robert, good question! She was born in '79 so I bought the Lascombes '75 which was available at that time and then bought the Durney '79 when it was released. Both worked as good celebratory wines.

. . . . . Pete
 
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