2010 Simple Wine Dinner Series No 4 :: My Birthday Dinner (Part 2/4)

3rd Flight :: The Jadot Corton is one of the best Corton I have had.

红焖龙躉尾 Braised Giant Garoupa Tail

1990 Louis Jadot Hospices Corton Grand Cru, Cote du Beune, Burgundy, France
Alluring bouquets of spices, floral and red cherry fruits. Deep and ripe yet fresh and seductive complex with hint of wet animal fur. The palate remain fresh thanks to the bright acidity. Clean long finished. A complete wine with lots of depth, complexity with certain level of finesse with its slight wild exotic and wet fur character which is very typicity of Corton. Showing very well for the night, great!

1995 Mongeard Mugneret Clos Vougeot Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, Burgundy, France
Perfumy red flowers and cherry nose. Structure, woody, still some tannins to shed. Realize that the sweetness of the fruits is cover by the structure. Still very primary. Long tannics finish, again, lots of wood undertones and slight rustic. This remind me of Jadot Amoureuses 1995. A very good burg from MM which is very much diff from the Chambolle village I have had. JT commented that this maker is very good for it's Grand Cru level. Can't agree more. Thanks JT! Another CV I liked after the Arnoux.


4th Flight :: Surprisingly the La Conseillante is drinking very well in an average vintage in Right Bank while the Bouchard was closed for business.

茂根罗卜炖全鸭 Double Boiled Whole Duck Soup w/ Carrot

1990 Bouchard Le Corton Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Riper and more structure than the Jadot Corton. Also more tannics and slight rough edge but with good depth and high extract. This is far younger and backward compare to the Jadot. Need many more years to wrap up.

1996 Chateau La Conseillante, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
Mr.RP 88pts? Nah! This has lots to offer! Definitely deserve a better score. However, thanks to the pts, the price remains at the fair stage! Compared to the Dominus, this is like a elegant posh lady dressing up nicely to the PROM while the Dominus is an exotic wild young gals. Refine, finesse, succulent fruits along with secondary flavor, especially high class leather and earth. Fresh and complex and silky tannins with long mineral infused finished. Great stuff! MO? ^^