1995 Ausone – sweet, fruity nose but a bit alcoholic. Notes of grilled meats. 93 points.
1995 Cheval Blanc – nose was very farmy, smoky and a bit minty. Light tannins. 94 points.
1995 Palmer – very smoky with lots of minerals and a bit of brett. 94 points.
1995 Margaux – minty and smoky nose. 94 points.
1995 Mouton-Rothschild – minty with a bit of smoke, lead pencil and a bit grassy. Pretty nice and powerful.
1995 Lafite-Rothschild – ripe, fruity nose with mint.
Grace Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Select (vintage unknown but probably 2005) – Our host - being ever the prankster - decided to pour this wine into an empty bottle which used to hold 1945 Cheval Blanc and aerated for 24 hours. We were deliberately shown the old, dusty bottle to mislead us into thinking we were drinking something very old. I thought there was lots of caramel, marshmellow, very sweet with apricot and orange notes, and I gave it 95 points while the others all put their scores in the 90s. While I refused to guess the identity of the wine, my fellow members thought it was a Cheval Blanc from the 1940s or 50s… Yes, we were off by 50-60 years in blind tasting…AGAIN.
Full post on dinner is here.
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