Two great wines last night... the first was the 2003 Louis Jadot/ Clos de la Chapelle Duc de Magenta Chassagne-Montrachet "Morgeot" Premier Cru... fat and rich, with loads of ground-up rocks, intense hazelnuts, ripe, rich Granny Smith Apples, and fat butterscotch, honeysuckle and white peach. Always pretty, always great. One of the great 2003's I've tried... but I wouldn't wait on this one. I doubt it's going to get much better... The 2001 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle, however, will continue to improve for quite a long time. Already displaying an beautifully evolved nose of meat, bacon fat, tar, saddle leather and black pepper - this is a pure Northern Rhone nose... Loads of ripe black fruits with black cherries, plums, and figs. A beauty of a wine that is still a baby as the palate was a bit under-developed compared to the nose. It still needs quite a while. Without question the best La Chapelle I've tasting since the stunning 1989 (not had the 1990...).
Can't believe I forgot about it the other night! Tried, for the first time, the Keo St. John Commandaria Cyprus. Really cool stuff... half port, half madeira, half red grapes, half white (Mavro and Xinisteri)... generally not fortified (though the law does add a provision for adding grape spirit to get the alcohol up to the minimum level, though with the grape ripeness levels as high as they are and mandated by law, I can not imagine how or why you would want to fortify this delicious wine!!!). Lots of roasted almonds, honey, caramel and toast. A very cool wine...
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