By: AJ McClellan
One of our members had a smashing birthday party here with us Saturday night. As you would expect, some absolutely remarkable bottles were opened during the party but there were a few that were held in reserve for the birthday boy. Below are the highlights of the night…
1991 Remoissenet Chevalier Montrachet – A great example of white Burgundy. The wine showed slight signs of oxidation but nothing out of the ordinary for a wine with twenty years of age on it. The nose has a hint of almond with toffee, lemon custard pie, and great minerality. The palate was complex with a great finish.
1996 Pichon Lalande Magnum – The 96 Pichon is a great bottle of wine and out of a 750 it is drinking very well right now. In Magnum the wine is still a little young although after some time to open up the wine flourished showing slight notes of jalapeño, forest floor, and dark red cherries.
1999 Mouton – Another bottle that was a little young but with some time it opened up beautifully. I was immediately struck with a nose of bramble and barley with a slight floral notes and hard black fruits. The palate was grainy with rough tannins but I think in time it will mellow out a little and become a very nice bottle of wine…
1995 Bacchus Merlot Jeroboam – Now this was an interesting bottle of wine. I feel that it was in a perfect drinking window right now and the wine went down smooth as silk. Brooding blueberries with straps of well worn leather and pipe tobacco on the nose and palate.