MNSC dinner - Andō

MNSC dinner at Andō, hosted by me.

2013 Emmanuel Brochet Selected, dégorgée Novembre 2022 - a big and powerful wine. Very salty, even on the nose, like aged Comté or salty lemon.

First flight: served without decanting 2 hours and 10 minutes after opening.

2000 Dugat-Py Charmes-Chambertin - more depth and concentration on the palate. Much bigger and more open nose, lovely and fragrant. 95 points.

2000 Dugat-Py Mazis-Chambertin - some leather notes on the nose, plummy. Still got some tannins on the palate. Better with the second pour and more open after 20 minutes in glass. Initially the nose showed more oxidation but improved with the second pour. 94 points.

Second flight:

2000 Andréas - served without decanting almost 3 hours after opening. Nose was a little subdued but showed mint and anise notes. More than 3 hours after opening this started to show a little savory notes on the nose, like tea leaves. 92 points.

2000 Ducru-Beaucaillou - corked.

2000 Sine Qua Non In Flagrante - decanted 2 hours after opening and served another 2 hours later. This was sooo rich, sooo sweet on the nose. After 45 minutes in glass the wine showed some burnt rubber. Second pour nearly 5 hours after opening, this was sooo jammy and I love it. 97 points.

Third flight:

1976 Mouton-Rothschild - served without decanting 2 hours after opening. Really nice nose of smoke and cigar, loads of cedar and wood. This was really lovely for a while but suddenly the nose became muted. 94 points.

1988 Mouton-Rothschild - served without decanting 2 hours after opening. This was really showing beautifully with so much smoke and tobacco on the nose, along with cedar and woodsy notes, as well as a bit of coffee and a hint of sweet grass. A second pour half-hour later showed the wine continuing to open and spread its wings like a beautiful butterfly. 96 points.

2000 Mouton-Rothschild - decanted 1 hour after opening, and served another 3 hours later. This wine was clearly much more concentrated, more minty. A powerful and well-made wine, although admittedly not full-blown open yet some 5 hours after opening. 97 points.

Full post on dinner is here.