a quiet easter lunch with some friends. and wines. lots of wines

[Ken Gargett]

first, i tried so hard to get these upright. drives me insane.

kicked off with some champers. 

this was a great start. 

this was the superstar among them. 

first white, the Y from yquem. god-awful. bog average savvy dominant.

magnum of Petaluma Riesling 2012. stunning. decades to go.

impressive Meursault.

far more impressive chevalier. wow.

solid. 

white of the day. magnificent. 

largely a Bordeaux day and i am not sure Bordeaux gets better than this. 

very good but possibly not quite as good as we hoped.

amazing for a somewhat dodgy vintage. superb. 

superb Margaux. 

close to heaven.

this drank pretty much as well as any on the day. extraordinary.

acceptable.

served this blind. no one came close to Beaujolais. amazingly intense. best i have seen. 

favourite maker, his best wine, a great year. what is not to love. and a fine tribute, 16 being the year Henri Bonneau passed. 

favourite sherry house and this was amazing. 

what serious lunch doesn't have an Yquem? 

 

there was also a 77 Crofts VP but i may have failed to take a pic and by that stage, no real recollection of it.

[Ken Gargett]

and before anyone thinks this excessive, there were 8 of us. 

[westg]

What a line up ! Amazing,😁

[BrightonCorgi]

Some terrific ones for sure.  Wish I had wine friends!

[El Presidente]

.........I  assume that you took the photos while lying on the floor?

[99call]

 2+ bottles per pensioner = good going

[Ken Gargett]

7 hours ago, El Presidente said:

.........I  assume that you took the photos while lying on the floor?

minutes before. 

 

[JohnS]

Looks much better now!

[Ken Gargett]

3 minutes ago, JohnS said:

Looks much better now!

thanks john. much better. 

[PuroDiario]

Outstanding.

[gormag38]

Looks like some great bottles! I would certainly be waking up with a two day headache/hangover. 

[BrightonCorgi]

The right amount of wine for a fun and irreverent afternoon.

[patrickamory]

Wow. Fab.

[helix]

 

Living large Mr.Gargett. 

[bates40]

Daymnnnn- hope you added some Drink Aid for hangover prevention.....

[Ken Gargett]

we had the regular monthly lunch on last Thursday, with some fantastic wines - way too many ( i was worse after it than i was after this one). then this and, lord save me, we have the annual tripe/offal lunch tomorrow. entry involves very good wine. so back to the coal face. 

one of the guys contacted me to ask if a 1982 Salon would be acceptable. can't help thinking that if it isn't what would be? 

i shall report. 

supposed to do a vid with rob thursday. i may not be at my best. 

[MossybackR]

An amazing selection of wines!