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  1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310721375061692582</id><updated>2024-12-18T19:22:38.729-08:00</updated><category term="Birthday"/><category term="Chambolle-Musigny"/><category term="Clos Vougeot"/><category term="Dr F Weins-Prum"/><category term="Kurt Hain"/><category term="Mugneret-Giboug"/><category term="Nuits-Saint-Georges"/><category term="Pretty Orchid"/><category term="Riesling"/><category term="Ruchottes-Chambertin"/><category term="Échezaux"/><title type='text'>Leon Heand</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://theleonheand.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5310721375061692582/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://theleonheand.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Ashique</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01776900758529804135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310721375061692582.post-7726597503187335519</id><published>2011-04-08T14:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-14T01:34:42.768-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Chambolle-Musigny"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Clos Vougeot"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Mugneret-Giboug"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nuits-Saint-Georges"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ruchottes-Chambertin"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Échezaux"/><title type='text'>Burgundy Part 1 - Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;It felt like a nightmare – but in reality, a rendition of “&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogili.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;God Save The Queen&lt;/a&gt;”, played hesitatingly (and very loudly) on some sort of pump organ in the style Captain Pugwash at 7.30 in the morning (to an Englishman it was 6.30) was just David Bennett’s way of making sure that we (and the neighbours) were awake. Thursday could only get better.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;We had arrived at David’s house in the medieval southern Burgundy village of Saint Gengoux Le Nacional at around 7.45 pm on Wednesday evening – pretty much bang on schedule, and with a busy day to look forward to on Thursday. An early start saw us on the road by 8.30 am, heading north for a 10 am appointment with Domaine des Lambrays in Morey Saint-Denis.&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;I forgot my notepad for this one, so didn&#39;t take any notes as such. I&#39;ll try and put together a report based on others&#39; notes soon. Meanwhile………………&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;After a long walk around the vineyards behind Morey, we found a cool spot in the shade of the forest, half way up the hill, for a picnic lunch. Then it was off to Vosne-Romanée, for our 2.30 pm appointment at Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg. I have to say that the wines of this estate were – for me – the highlight of the 2 days so far. We tasted 7 wines, all from the brilliant 2009 vintage. Following various degrees of oak ageing, all of the cuvées are currently lying in stainless steel tanks, ready for bottling in around 2 weeks’ time. These are my notes;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vosne-Romanée 2009&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Red fruit aromas and a hint of black fruit and some older wood notes. Pure, bright flavours of fresh and crystallised fruits, with fine tannins. A nice start.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chambolle-Musigny 2009 1er Cru Les Feusselottes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;This is more serious – more oak, more fruit, more soft spice (I noted fenugreek in particular). The palate shows a touch of austerity, with a combination of healthy acidity, soft tannins and moderate fruit. Another very nice wine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nuits-Saint-Georges 2009 1er Cru Les Chaignots&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fenugreek again. A lovely mix of crystallised fruits, wild strawberries, cherries and classy oak. Cracking structure – fruit, acidity and tannins in perfect harmony. Very long, and with a nice lingering vanilla note on the finish. Undoubtedly firm, but very fine, like an iron fist in a velvet glove, and very lovely to drink, even at this early stage. That said, this has real potential. A lovely wine – and if Mr Bennett gets on with sending a confirmatory email, we may be lucky enough to buy 3 bottles each of this wine. It will cost us around 30 quid a go, but will be worth every penny.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Échezaux 2009&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;This one takes a while to come out of its shell. Serious, complex wine, with hints of apples and red capsicum lurking behind the super-ripe strawberry fruit, with soft spices, polished wood and marked stone/mineral. I even got some apple pie notes on the palate, amongst the ripe strawberry. This is very elegant and very long. A fabulous wine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 2009&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;This is a “jeune vignes”, from a vineyard which actually qualifies as Griottes Grand Cru – which, once the vines are more established, it will actually be. But for now, it is labelled as 1er Cru. High toned ,then becoming perfumed and herby, with notes of oregano, cloves, bay and spearmint – a very sexy nose. The palate is quite simple in comparison, whilst being intensely fruity and rich. The finish is a touch tannic and even austere. Needs time.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ruchottes-Chambertin 2009 Grand Cru&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;This is wonderful. It smells like an old church pew, with a combination of incense, exotic spices and polished wood, smeared with ripe wild strawberries. The palate is incredibly complex and structured, and amazingly fleet of foot. This is already soft and sexy and very feminine. Spicy, woody, fruity, elegant – just wonderful. My note can’t really do it justice. At somewhat in excess of £100 a bottle, I doubt that I will get to drink too much of this, but it was a real privilege to taste. A profound wine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clos Vougeot 2009 Grand Cru&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Savoury, meaty, rich. Then the spices and incense notes begin to emerge. And cherries, redcurrants, violets and a hint of bitter chocolate. This is masculine and dense – there’s almost something of the Languedoc about it. Ripe redcurrants, with good acidity, but not tart in fact, very ripe, almost opulent. This is currently a sleeper, but will surely be fabulous, given time.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYcIsNKVHA6q1YrfGVZ28qxjkziUpm4SXEh2kOupDBStZbIcBp0iGBWJHVax94jylk44GATmIElyTH742QN34VPcUhLsHAagXr_BLZbzft4mQB8cdZEPumpNC29UiptN5YylnSgJ9xO0/s1600/DSCF2986.JPG&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; r6=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYcIsNKVHA6q1YrfGVZ28qxjkziUpm4SXEh2kOupDBStZbIcBp0iGBWJHVax94jylk44GATmIElyTH742QN34VPcUhLsHAagXr_BLZbzft4mQB8cdZEPumpNC29UiptN5YylnSgJ9xO0/s640/DSCF2986.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Madame&amp;nbsp;Mugneret listens intently, as David Bennett explains exactly how to make great Burgundy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;That&#39;s it for now. &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://panfinance.net&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;More tomorrow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://theleonheand.blogspot.com/feeds/7726597503187335519/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://theleonheand.blogspot.com/2011/04/burgundy-part-1-domaine-mugneret-gibourg.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5310721375061692582/posts/default/7726597503187335519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5310721375061692582/posts/default/7726597503187335519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://theleonheand.blogspot.com/2011/04/burgundy-part-1-domaine-mugneret-gibourg.html' title='Burgundy Part 1 - Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg'/><author><name>Ashique</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01776900758529804135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYcIsNKVHA6q1YrfGVZ28qxjkziUpm4SXEh2kOupDBStZbIcBp0iGBWJHVax94jylk44GATmIElyTH742QN34VPcUhLsHAagXr_BLZbzft4mQB8cdZEPumpNC29UiptN5YylnSgJ9xO0/s72-c/DSCF2986.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310721375061692582.post-7238001046341150905</id><published>2011-03-09T15:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2022-03-26T04:18:39.789-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dr F Weins-Prum"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Kurt Hain"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Riesling"/><title type='text'>Pancakes and Riesling - a match made in heaven!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;OK, so I can&#39;t claim to be the first to discover this fact - one which is, come to think of it,&amp;nbsp;rather glaringly obvious. I&#39;m currently tasting my way through a few more bottles of Kurt Hain and Dr F Weins-Prum Riesling&amp;nbsp;and writing full tasting notes for the website, in preparation for the delivery of my shipment later this week. It is&amp;nbsp;hard work, but someone has to do it - all in the name of research, of course!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;And since yesterday was Pancake Day, it was an ideal opportunity to do a bit of impromptu wine and food matching. We started with some tortilla wraps, filled with hot and spicy chilli con carne and a freshly-made onion, capsicum and chilli relish. Although not the ideal match, both Rieslings were a refreshing and fruity accompaniment to the chilli, especially the Kabinett, which was slightly drier and with a touch of refreshing spritz. But the wines&amp;nbsp;really came into their own with pancakes, laced with a little sugar and lashings of freshly-squeezed orange juice. The Kabinett coped admirably, but the Spätlese, with it&#39;s flavours of mandarins and apricot and intense acidity,&amp;nbsp;really was a match made in heaven, mirroring the sweetness and acidity of the pancake toppings.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kurt Hain Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Kabinett 2007 Mosel Saar Ruwer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittmHIyi3oyGKdlUjDo1YpquNcTGvrav2x5hjJ_aHqhyLuSmhYhJTli2V5m5P4ih8xeCT-SyUXJ_uz8o6UL8jqbp1fJcnV7KV6_-mURLWI-p5KzGRUrq7X9rR0kdiUdVTDur9GhrQ9QKY/s1600/HainRieslingKabinett2007.JPG&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; q6=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittmHIyi3oyGKdlUjDo1YpquNcTGvrav2x5hjJ_aHqhyLuSmhYhJTli2V5m5P4ih8xeCT-SyUXJ_uz8o6UL8jqbp1fJcnV7KV6_-mURLWI-p5KzGRUrq7X9rR0kdiUdVTDur9GhrQ9QKY/s1600/HainRieslingKabinett2007.JPG&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;The nose on this wine really is something to behold - intense lime, apple, stone fruit, herb and wet slate aromas, with a palpable whiff of the acidity lying in wait on the palate. When I first tasted this in September 2010, it seemed soft in comparison to the 2009, but perhaps that intense acidity and minerality have begun to temper the overt fruitiness - all part of the evolutionary process in great Riesling. Whatever the case, this has turned into a wine with incredible focus and verve, with lime oil, tree fruit and grape flavours melding beautifully with truly mouth-watering, palate-cleansing acidity and a mineral depth worthy of the finest Mosel Rieslings.&amp;nbsp;Although it is so, so good to drink now, I think it has the structure to age and evolve for perhaps another 10 years. So the choice is yours - drink it now, for its sheer vitality and youthful exuberance, or leave it for a few years to develop the more mineral and tertiary aromas and flavours of classic aged Riesling. It really is a fabulous wine - and I promise it will put a smile on your face! &lt;strong&gt;£11.95&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kurt Hain Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese No.12 Rotschiefer 2009 Mosel Saar Ruwer&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPU__cYH1s7-yWL_tREIpRfz0aH8Gft5fwoAwXoJiqm9YKhpF6eQOr3kSDNuRj3PtFext9d8KwQN3bLnoD97T4hwLcSw4D46Diuy23toJxm1KQBirWpeFNXT9EY-m4d7IWXkYUuNts50/s1600/HainRieslingSpatleseNo122009.JPG&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; q6=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPU__cYH1s7-yWL_tREIpRfz0aH8Gft5fwoAwXoJiqm9YKhpF6eQOr3kSDNuRj3PtFext9d8KwQN3bLnoD97T4hwLcSw4D46Diuy23toJxm1KQBirWpeFNXT9EY-m4d7IWXkYUuNts50/s1600/HainRieslingSpatleseNo122009.JPG&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Bright, pale yellow/gold, with a water rim. Of the trio of Hain Spätlese 2009&#39;s in our range, this one is probably the softest, most fruit-forward and hedonistic of them all. That said, it already shows a fair degree of complexity, even at this early stage. The nose is absolutely brimming over with the scents of fresh grapes, mandarin orange and apricot, with plenty of that classic Mosel minerality cutting right through the fruit. My rule of thumb for 2009 Mosel Rieslings is that the Kabinetts have almost Spätlese levels of ripeness, whilst the Spätlesen are more akin to Auslesen - and this one is a perfect example, with intensely ripe, luscious fruit flavours and a hefty dollop of residual sugar. But great Riesling at any level needs acidity to balance the sweetness, and this one has it by the bucket-load. The result is a wine of both immense concentration and supreme balance, with the acidity countering the fruit sweetness perfectly. The purists would probably say that this wine needs 5 to 10 years before it is really ready. I say it is utterly wonderful and delicious now - and will always be so. &lt;strong&gt;£14.95&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://theleonheand.blogspot.com/feeds/7238001046341150905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://theleonheand.blogspot.com/2011/03/pancakes-and-riesling-match-made-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5310721375061692582/posts/default/7238001046341150905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5310721375061692582/posts/default/7238001046341150905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://theleonheand.blogspot.com/2011/03/pancakes-and-riesling-match-made-in.html' title='Pancakes and Riesling - a match made in heaven!'/><author><name>Ashique</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01776900758529804135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittmHIyi3oyGKdlUjDo1YpquNcTGvrav2x5hjJ_aHqhyLuSmhYhJTli2V5m5P4ih8xeCT-SyUXJ_uz8o6UL8jqbp1fJcnV7KV6_-mURLWI-p5KzGRUrq7X9rR0kdiUdVTDur9GhrQ9QKY/s72-c/HainRieslingKabinett2007.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310721375061692582.post-8412014938878552465</id><published>2011-02-17T15:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2022-03-26T04:19:10.167-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Birthday"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Pretty Orchid"/><title type='text'>Celebrating 50 years on Planet Earth</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;I was &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://globalstudyacer.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;honoured &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;to be joined on Tuesday evening by some close friends and family at the Pretty Orchid restaurant&amp;nbsp;in Nottingham, to help me celebrate my 50th birthday.&amp;nbsp;My&amp;nbsp;friend CY Choong did us proud with an excellent assortment of &amp;nbsp;fine food, whilst his wife Elsie made a rather wonderful birthday cake. And thanks to CY&#39;s unceasing generosity, we were able to enjoy a veritable feast of fine wines, brought&amp;nbsp;from our own cellars.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;I&amp;nbsp;made no tasting notes to speak of, as this was a night for drinking, not analysing. But, from memory,&amp;nbsp; (and I&#39;m sure I&#39;ve&amp;nbsp;forgotten at least a couple)&amp;nbsp;we enjoyed......... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cave de Buxy Cremant de Bourgogne 2005&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Piper-Heidsieck Brut Divin Blanc des Blancs NV Champagne&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Joseph Drouhin 1992 Beaune Clos des Mouches&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;von Schubert Maximin Grunhauser Riesling Spatlese (?) M-S-R&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trimbach Gewurztraminer 2007 Alsace&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rolly-Gassmann Pinot Gris 2008 Alsace&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Michel Gros 1995 Bourgogne Haut Cotes de Nuits&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chateau Simone 1988 Palette&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clos de Gamot 1985 Cahors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Masia Barril 1987 Priorato&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 1995 Saint Julien&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chateau Leoville Barton 1985 Saint Julien&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domaine de Trévallon 1993, 1995 and&amp;nbsp;1998 Vin de Pays des Bouches du Rhone&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paul Jaboulet Ainé Domaine de Thalabert 1990 Crozes Hermitage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chauvot-Labaume 1961 Pommard&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hain Piesporter Goldtrpchen Riesling Felsterrasen Spatlese 2009 M-S-R&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;messageBody&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domaine de Montesquiou Grappe d&#39;Or 2004 Jurançon.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m happy to report that there wasn&#39;t a single dud amongst the wines, although the 1961 Pommard was admittedly about 20 years past its best - unlike me, of course! That said, it did have some merit, and&amp;nbsp;I found it&amp;nbsp;curiously &lt;a href=&quot;https://simplified.co/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;enjoyable&lt;/a&gt;, in a faded old dame sort of way. In terms of sheer quality, the highlights included the Piper-Heidsieck (a fine example of a classy non-vintage Champagne with some decent bottle age),&amp;nbsp;Clos des Mouches 1992, Simone 1988, Leoville Barton 1985 and Thalabert 1990. All three Trévallons were right on the money, with the 1993 getting my vote, simply because it was at the peak of its powers, whilst the &#39;95 and &#39;98 still have plenty of evolution left in them. And, of course, the Grappe d&#39;Or 2004 was as lovely as ever.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Of course, great food and wine&amp;nbsp;is worthless without great people to share it with, and I can honestly say that those people helped to make this one of the most enjoyable and memorable&amp;nbsp;evenings I have spent in many a long year. So, to CY and his staff, Andy L, David, Bernard, Peter, John, Andy G, Doug and Jenny, Roger and&amp;nbsp;Ann, Richard, Ruth, Marj, Mum, TLD, Alex and Dan - thank you so much. I am truly blessed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOxBYQKqhqoKmqpCwK4rfvJKMSozAppCbsQmneDl_ZVk9rpaP_-HUEn3uu-HTGTx2UKSNtCUcbJKKRWznWrQuGY_RPNFBpNjHyGJId1yG4Ha5j97txdKwf2qt9VbAyqHR4kzlNSxwAHQ/s1600/IMAG0097.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;238&quot; j6=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOxBYQKqhqoKmqpCwK4rfvJKMSozAppCbsQmneDl_ZVk9rpaP_-HUEn3uu-HTGTx2UKSNtCUcbJKKRWznWrQuGY_RPNFBpNjHyGJId1yG4Ha5j97txdKwf2qt9VbAyqHR4kzlNSxwAHQ/s400/IMAG0097.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Fab Four - Andy L, David, Bernard, Peter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBihKKRLJJB4sCW55E6v4jyXCgQnxiiWWJ-HXTOnTfyiMrOD4xxj-wAyr6q3WpSWZAPA8dT9KSid7cP9r7zjounHFTIfXRtdAxklZuE6rYM8UTs43Mgr2ajVCfWnGVQDvPkdFVWVfIm-8/s1600/IMAG0098.JPG&quot; 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