a few wines for lunch

[Ken Gargett]

a good mate wanted to put on a few wines from his cellar for a lunch so a few of us gathered to help.

Jacques Selosse Signature champers

Then three whites - he is big on 2002 burgs both red and whites.

Three Montrachets from ‘02 -

Bouchard (the pick by far)

Jadot and

Le Moine

Then three 2002 Charmes Chambertins -

Domaine Laurent

Le Moine and

Dugat Py (fantastic).

Then a few clarets -

Cheval Blanc 1998

Cheval Blanc 2000 (these two the only wines to create much division - had not seen the 98 before but thought it way superior. Crowd was split).

Then a few odds and ends to finish up.

JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Gold Cap Auslese 2002

Yquem 2003 (both fantastic).

To finish a simple little port, the Quinto do Noval Nacional 1985. Never tried a Nacional before. Probably says enough that everybody at the table of ten had this as the best wine of the day without question.

i was happy to help.

[Jimmy2]

Ken what are some really great not to expensive White burgs that i can get here in the state.

Will ask my friend Tony but just want to compare.

[Ken Gargett]

» Ken what are some really great not to expensive White burgs that i can get

» here in the state.

»

» Will ask my friend Tony but just want to compare.

jimmy, without knowing what is there and prices, i'd be leading you astray. if you have a friend who knows what he is doing, go with that, or if you are really serious read the columns of matt kramer in new york sun, i think, and wine spectator or subscribe to burghound.

[Mikey]

Very nice lineup for a lunch.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that the port was your favorite out of that field of stellar offerings.

Ports are being reached for more and more nowadays at the humble abode:-D .

[Claudius]

Not a fan of bourgundy, nor of the 2002 vintage, but Cheval Blanc 1998 and 2000 sound good. Not to drink though, to age.

I have some Saglas Rabaud 1996... what would you recommend drinking it with?

[Ken Gargett]

» Not a fan of bourgundy, nor of the 2002 vintage, but Cheval Blanc 1998 and

» 2000 sound good. Not to drink though, to age.

»

» I have some Saglas Rabaud 1996... what would you recommend drinking it

» with?

me!

you are a hard man to please if the 02 burgs don't excite.

i'd drink a good burg ahead of bordeaux any day. the 98 was opening up but years to go. i was not a fan of that bottle of 2000 but others felt it just needed time. lots of it.

i'd drink the bouchard montrachet and the dugat py ahead of either cheval in a flash.

[effinwill]

Haven't seen any of these at Trader Joe's.