By: Philip Robert
1949 Remoissenet Clos des Reas – This was a real treat to drink. Still retaining fruit but definitely moving into the tertiary nuances that I love with older burgundy. Lots of mushroom and forest floor with dusty red cherry fruit. Faded black tea leaves show up on first whiff and this is definitively burgundy.
1966 Remoissenet Lavaux St. Jacques – Another beautiful old burgundy. I love this specific site which I think has a character that just lights it up for me. A little burlier than the other two Remoissenet’s showing a blacker fruited profile and a little more Asian spice. A great nose on this one.
1969 Remoissenet Les Combottes – Just a beautiful representation of older burgundy. Still packing fruit, more red than black with a little licorice and tea. I could stick my nose in these things all evening. We have had such great success with these bottlings, just good stuff. As an article I read stated – while some are not earth shattering, those that are good are VERY good.
1961 Guichard-Potheret et fils Santenay – We just had really good luck tonight. This was one of the nicer bottles on the table. Damp leaves and tea, brown sugar and baking spices with dusty cherry lurking in the background. A real treat.
2008 Rivers Marie Summa Vnyd Pinot – I haven’t had an RM in a while and opened one for the table. This was VERY good for a new world pinot. While still larger framed it had great balance and purity of fruit. This was best after about 3 hours (I had saved some in my glass).
2007 Hartford Court Macleans Block – Another good showing by new world pinot. Bright cherry fruit and a nice nose. Tasty quaffer.
1978 Haut Brion – This was brought in by one of our members . Unfortunately this had been opened for a while and for me was just over the hill. Not a representative bottle.
1992 Shafer Hillside Select – This was drinking beautifully with dark inky colors and a chewy cocoa black raspberry mocha going on. Just delish and totally in balance.
2007 O’Shaughnessy Cab – Good for what it was but with so many elegant wines on the table this was just lost on me.