A champagne reception in the library aboard Sea Dream 1 kicked off what is turning out to be a great trip. We drank Taitinger Rose along with a magnum of 1996 Bruno Paiilaird blanc de Blanc. As this wonderful Yacht slipped the dock, we sailed out of St Thomas harbor and started our Caribbean adventure.
Night 2 and we got into the swing of things with a a Cabernet versus Bordeaux tasting. Served on the open deck under the stars we drank 1989 Cos D’Estournel from Magnum versus and 1999 Araujo. The Californian just edged this flight. Ivan had stored this wine well since he bought it and it was drinking perfectly. The Cos d’Estournel came a very close second in the show of hands, again, this was drinking right where it would be.
Next flight was a Jerobaum of 2000 Pichon Baron which was just singing. It had some stiff competition with the 2001 Foley Claret that was also showing well but as the night wore on the Pichon grew into a great wine that just kept getting better. Among these amazing, powerful Cabernets, Dr. Richebourg, in his generous nature, opened a bottle of 2008 DRC Grand Cru Grand Echezeaux and it was absolutely stunning with infinite layers and exceptional depth.
Night 3 and we hit a killer restaurant in St Barths. On the rocks at Eden Rock was one of the best settings yet for a Graileys tasting. The Ceviche was paired with a 2013 Hubert Lamy St Aubin that was pure class in a glass. I had the veal and we drank 2010 Reserve de La Comtesse and a bottle of 2003 Vega Sicilia Unico that were both excellent now but have killer long lives ahead of them. The view and the pics speak for themselves…
-Simon Roberts