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Patrick was in town, a nice group gathered at Balanvera to greet him. Bacalao croquettes, arancini, boquerones, lamb sausage, blood sausage, skirt steak, dry aged ribeye, mushrooms, salad, potatoes, and a rumor of broccoli rabe.
NV Hugues Godme Rose (2013 base, 2018 dg)
Snappy, crisp, cherry and orange zest. Nice wine, a surprisingly good companion to boquerones (and spicy lamb sausage. B+
2017 F. Carillon rCLCombettesrCY Puligny-Montrachet 1er
Rich, young (too young), long. B+
2010 Rollin rCLSous FretillerCY Pernand-Vergelesses 1er
Classic, tensile, vibrant wine. Long minerally finish. A-
2003 Stony Hill Chardonnay
IrCOve had inconsistent luck with Stony Hill, but a lot probably contributable to storage. This bottle is in great shape, honey/lemon/tea with a clear backbone, quite fun. B+
2001 Jaboulet La Chapelle Hermitage
Ripe redder fruits, some new oak but integrating, nice richness. This suffered from being served with the lamb sausage, nice in theory, but turns out quite spicy. Not the winerCOs fault! B+
1986 Pape Clement
Nice wine that didnrCOt scream rCy86, full black fruits but not so much tannin, Graves tobacco over spices and espresso. Quite nice. B+/A-
1985 Magdelaine
Redder fruits, fruitcake, elegant. A-/B+
1982 Beychevelle
Delicious with herbs and green tobacco leaf intertwined with black plum fruit, develops a smoky edge with air. B+/A-
1982 Lagrange (St. Julien)
My favorite part of this was the label. IrCOve had a fair amount of 90 and rCy96 Lagrange, but this is an older label, with 2 Swiss Guard type pikesmen on either side of the chateau image. Nice label, but the wine is a bit lean and weedy, with a musty edge (though I didnrCOt think corked as some did). Apparently even rCy82 weather canrCOt compete with overcropping and dirty cellars. B-/C+
1982 La Dominque
(primary and backup bottles both corked). Too bad a wine I like
1982 lrCOArrosee
Red and black plum, cedary notes, fully mature, not a blockbuster but really quite suave. B+
1982 lrCOEvangile
Black cherry and plum,cocoa, cigarbox, rich and long. A-
1970 Pape Clement
Smoky, leather, good dirt, with some pure cassis fruit still purring along. A-/B+

1970 Magdelaine
Black cherry and plum, truffly mushrooms, Tangy finish with orange zest. A- Voting(minus one who wasnrCOt at table)
1982 lrCOEvangile 14 pts
1970 Magdelaine 9 pts
1985 Magdelaine 8 pts
1982 Beychevelle 6 pts
1986 Pape Clement 3 pts
1970 Pape Clement 4 pts
Really fun nice with good group
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
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revised voting total with everyone included (and someone who can't count)
1982 lrCOEvangile 14 ptut
1970 Magdelaine 11 pts
1985 Magdelaine 11 pts
1982 Beychevelle 7 pts
1986 Pape Clement 3 pts
1970 Pape Clement 4 pts
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On 12/6/22 4:32 PM, dalewilli...@gmail.com wrote:

1982 Beychevelle
Delicious with herbs and green tobacco leaf intertwined with black plum fruit, develops a smoky edge with air. B+/A-

Wow! I've had this wine years ago and would never have guessed that it
would go the distance as this one has. I expect that storage conditions
were nigh unto impeccable.

1982 Lagrange (St. Julien)
My favorite part of this was the label. IrCOve had a fair amount of 90 and rCy96 Lagrange, but this is an older label, with 2 Swiss Guard type pikesmen on either side of the chateau image. Nice label, but the wine is a bit lean and weedy, with a musty edge (though I didnrCOt think corked as some did). Apparently even rCy82 weather canrCOt compete with overcropping and dirty cellars. B-/C+

Ouch!!

1982 La Dominque
(primary and backup bottles both corked). Too bad a wine I like

Triple ouch!!

Great lineup of wines, Dale. That must have been a fun night of tasting.

Mark Lipton
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