Last night was a great Graileys Night. The first Friday of the new year and we had a wonderful group in to bring in the special occasion….
1999 Joseph Drouhin Batard Montrachet – This bottle was drinking great. Some slight signs of oxidization adding a honeyed note and lovely peach and floral characteristics.
2000 Pichon Baron – With an hour of decanting this bottle was drinking great. Big black fruits with leather and tobacco.
1990 Angelus – The wine of the night! The nose showed leather, currant, graphite, forest floor, tilled earth, and dark fruit. The palate was classic Bordeaux with soft tannins and great earth notes followed by a long finish.
2003 Penfolds Grange – Big baked cherries on the nose with eucalyptus, mint, wet tar, and overripe juicy plums, blackberries, boysenberries, and black mulberry. This wine was like drinking Jam with its think concentrated tannins and juicy fruit. There was however a layer of cooking spice thrown in adding some spice to the wine.