Wow... some big names tonight. Not so much last night. Last night was a 1990 Pommard Pezerolles 1er Cru that was light but beautiful out of magnum. The 1999 Cristal needs to be put away for years... and was no match for the 1996 Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque Brut... so sweet with a long, elegant finish.
Tonight was the real fireworks though. The 1994 Guigal Hermitage Blanc rocks... such fresh melon, honeysuckle, pears and apples with tons of flowers and oak spice. A great, fresh wine at 12 years of age. Makes you wonder what's going on in California that a long-lived white is 4 years... Crazy. The 1983 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild stinks... a little corked, but the wine had no fruit. OTH. The 1982 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild was finally opening 3 hours after I decanted it... beautiful cedar. Not the best bottle, but really good. The 1983 Chateau Latour was good, but not spectacular. The magnums in February were far superior, but this bottle too was from the cellars of Chateau Latour. Perfect condition, just a light wine. The 1995 Chateau Leoville Las-Cases, IMO, was the wine of the night. So tightly wound, the cedar and power of Las Cases came through in this bottle. It needs another 10 years easily, but it has all of the stuffing to make you go cold turkey on any other Chateau (except Latour and the occaissional Margaux). Re-tasted the 1999 Cristal tonight with 24 hours of air and wow... what a difference. Amazing brioche and intense and powerful mid-palate with an incredible finish. An amazing wine.
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