Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
attendees: Manuel, Jay, Jayson, Jeff, Brad, Marc
The Latin Liquidator is in town to be dazzled: our glorious city, the fabulous shows, the dazzling prices, and the irresistable charms of Bite of Hong Kong.
Perhaps not entirely his own doing but that's how the wonderful institution works.
And there's us, of course. He loves us and we are all triumphant... I am hot off a plane from Reykjavik, Marc has returned to the Big Apple, Jay cheated Death, and I'm sure Brad and Jayson have victories they are simply too modest to share.
And there's also a lot of alcohol:
Pol Roger 2004 Champagne Brut "Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill" - I like pinot-based champagnes and this one is open for business, full and rich, slightly toasty but not overtly biscuity, everyone is happy with it
Dom. de la Pepiere 2002 Muscadet "Clos de Briords" Cuvee VV - corked
Cazin 2002 Cour-Cheverny "Cuvee Renaissance" - zing! it's the regular apricot-and-grapefruit show yet a bit of RS shows in the finish, excellent with Squid with Leeks
Dom. de la Bongran (Jean Thevenet) 1997 Macon-Clesse Quintaine "Cuvee Tradition" - it's 14%, it's kinda buttery, it's kinda OTH, everybody says to let it breathe but I think the train has left the station
Lafarge 1998 Beaune-Greves Rouge 1er - delicate and pretty with hints of lavender among the red berries, a point in a slightly rustic style that suits the place (though it is easy to lose track of it with boisterous food)
Eric Texier 2014 Cotes-du-Rhone "Brezeme" "Dom. de Pergaud" - bramble-berry with a loose floating acidity to brighten it, a bit of tannic grip still, dark and delicious (but it does not much remind me of previous Brezemes so I wonder whether it's me, the bottle, or Brother Eric did something different)
Eric Texier 2014 Cotes-du-Rhone "Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban" - definitely the Brezeme's sibling, the tannins here are a bit finer and the fruit is redder, today I like the extra snap and minerality of this wine better
Dom. Beaucastel 2000 Chateauneuf-du-Pape - a bottle in excellent shape, acidity sound and balanced, it's grenache from a warm year so it's naturally boring but it works well at the table with the meaty dishes
Ch. Rauzan-Segla 1994 Margaux - in the decanter, this is beautiful: a whisper of tannins, tobacco for days, blackberry and currants at the bottom... and it only took 25 years to come around!
Bod. Montecillo 1964 Rioja Crianza "Vina Monty" - musty, good red fruit though and a pleasant shellac whiff, if only we had a few hours for it to come around
F. Puffeney 2016 Arbois Trousseau - wow wine, vividly red, bright red berries and crisp acids with a distinct taste of talc, yum
Boxler 2002 Gewurztraminer Alsace GC "Brand" - skeptical we are but this is great wine with well-mannered lychee flavors supporting and nudging the texture of the wine
Dom. Huet 1996 Vouvray Moelleux "Le Mont" - sweet, of course, though not quite all the way to apricot, the acidity surges through it, too, and it's just fabulous, great bottle
The Latin Liquidator is in town to be dazzled: our glorious city, the fabulous shows, the dazzling prices, and the irresistable charms of Bite of Hong Kong.
Perhaps not entirely his own doing but that's how the wonderful institution works.
And there's us, of course. He loves us and we are all triumphant... I am hot off a plane from Reykjavik, Marc has returned to the Big Apple, Jay cheated Death, and I'm sure Brad and Jayson have victories they are simply too modest to share.
And there's also a lot of alcohol:
Pol Roger 2004 Champagne Brut "Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill" - I like pinot-based champagnes and this one is open for business, full and rich, slightly toasty but not overtly biscuity, everyone is happy with it
Dom. de la Pepiere 2002 Muscadet "Clos de Briords" Cuvee VV - corked
Cazin 2002 Cour-Cheverny "Cuvee Renaissance" - zing! it's the regular apricot-and-grapefruit show yet a bit of RS shows in the finish, excellent with Squid with Leeks
Dom. de la Bongran (Jean Thevenet) 1997 Macon-Clesse Quintaine "Cuvee Tradition" - it's 14%, it's kinda buttery, it's kinda OTH, everybody says to let it breathe but I think the train has left the station
Lafarge 1998 Beaune-Greves Rouge 1er - delicate and pretty with hints of lavender among the red berries, a point in a slightly rustic style that suits the place (though it is easy to lose track of it with boisterous food)
Eric Texier 2014 Cotes-du-Rhone "Brezeme" "Dom. de Pergaud" - bramble-berry with a loose floating acidity to brighten it, a bit of tannic grip still, dark and delicious (but it does not much remind me of previous Brezemes so I wonder whether it's me, the bottle, or Brother Eric did something different)
Eric Texier 2014 Cotes-du-Rhone "Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban" - definitely the Brezeme's sibling, the tannins here are a bit finer and the fruit is redder, today I like the extra snap and minerality of this wine better
Dom. Beaucastel 2000 Chateauneuf-du-Pape - a bottle in excellent shape, acidity sound and balanced, it's grenache from a warm year so it's naturally boring but it works well at the table with the meaty dishes
Ch. Rauzan-Segla 1994 Margaux - in the decanter, this is beautiful: a whisper of tannins, tobacco for days, blackberry and currants at the bottom... and it only took 25 years to come around!
Bod. Montecillo 1964 Rioja Crianza "Vina Monty" - musty, good red fruit though and a pleasant shellac whiff, if only we had a few hours for it to come around
F. Puffeney 2016 Arbois Trousseau - wow wine, vividly red, bright red berries and crisp acids with a distinct taste of talc, yum
Boxler 2002 Gewurztraminer Alsace GC "Brand" - skeptical we are but this is great wine with well-mannered lychee flavors supporting and nudging the texture of the wine
Dom. Huet 1996 Vouvray Moelleux "Le Mont" - sweet, of course, though not quite all the way to apricot, the acidity surges through it, too, and it's just fabulous, great bottle
