A typical 5-1/2 hour lunch with Ron & Bev at Capital Grille. Also in attendance: Andres, Paula (for 20 minutes!), Keith, Parlo, and Carter. Thanks to Ron for setting this up, and to everyone who brought phenomenal wines. A great afternoon!
The wines:
96 Krug (Ron)
Green apple, bread, cinammon raisin buttered toast, really long, 99 pts
87 Fiorano Boncompagni Ludovisi (Keith)
Nutty, dried honey, maderized, 90 pts
2003 Georg Breuer Berg Schlossberg Rheingau
Petrol, almonds, dry, good acid, orange peel, 92 pts
2007 Ch “Y” (Keith)
Floral, minerals, spices, super complex, pumpkin, fat, menthol, cocoanut, super balanced, 99 pts
2002 Corton-Charlemagne Bouchard Pere & Fils (Ron)
Apricot, candy, floral, mineral, lemon custard 94 pts
1998 Vietti Barolo Rocche (Andres)
Pine needles, chewy, tar, tannin, 91 pts
89 Ch Bahans-Haut Brion (Steve)
Classic graves nose, chocolate, tobacco, coffee, 94 pts
69 Romanee St Vivant Domaine Marry-Monge (Ron)
Dried cherries, brush, wood 97 pts
69 Leroy Echezeaux )Steve)
Raspberry, cloudy- shaken up, tomato, shipwreck, 92 pts
89 Ch Lynch Bages (Keith)
Tight, huge, chewy, tar, long, mint, not ready, 94 pts
86 Ch LaFleur (Ron)
Double decanted 7 hours
Tight, tannic, closed, 96 pts
98 L’Ermita Priorat (Keith)
Chewy, ripe, good acid, meat, 95 pts
83 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Emidio Pepe (Andres)
Sweet and sour cherries, balanced, vanilla, citrus, 95 pts
66 La Mission Haut Brion ( Ron)
Huge, dust, very ripe, fresh, tar, sweet, charcoal, inky, smoke, black fruits, 99 pts
2001 Solaia (Keith)
Dusty, very tannic, chocolate, black fruits, mint, 93 pts
83 Diedesfelder Pfaffengrund Auslese (Steve)
Fairly sweet, orange rind, spearmint, minerals, medicinal, 93 pts
1995 Ch d’Yquem (Ron)
Figs, balanced, candy, 97 pts
2004 Jos Christoffel Jr Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling
Musty petrol, 88 pts