Dunc,
As promised here are my basic thoughts from the night.
New venue this time for our offliner !!
Wig and Pen Campo Street.
Warm welcome and service was excellent, very happy to help with changing elements of the menu etc.
Main course will need beefing up a little for the next offliner.
Great company and a new member in Jon !!
Fantastic wines most probably one of the best I have attended over the last 5 years.
Wines,here are my novice notes.
Guigal Condrieu 2006
One bottle opened pre starter, honey flowery nose, not crisp but not fat, deep honeysuckle flowery edge, rich smooth wine good length.
Great balance and a wonderful start to the night 92/100
2006 Jeannine Boutin St. Joseph Parcelle de Jean
Deep purple, redcurrant nose, young, tannins still at the forefront, sharp red fruit good acitiy, 89/100
2006 Allemand Cornas chaillot
We poured this at the same time as the 07, and on first impressions was a much more developed wine, most agreed.
Deep berry fruity nose, tannins were more integrated than the 07, zippy red fruit with a meaty mix on the palate.
Not as complex as the 07, but still very enjoyable. 89/100
2007 Allemand Cornas Chaillot
Two notes, first pour – Sherberty rose petal nose, tight and tannic not my cup of tea.
We all decided to leave it in the glass and revisit 30 minutes later, so glad we did as this changed completely.
Nose was more calm with sweet berry notes, bacon/meaty with a peppery edge and a log fire gently finished this amazing wine.
Much more complex than the first pour and a wine I would love in my cellar. 93/100
Delas Frères Seigneur de Maugiron Côte Rôtie 2004
Smoky nose, light garnet, sharp currant and plum on the palate, good length 91/100.
2004 Hermitage Les Bessards Delas
Rich sweet berry nose, light garnet, sharp red berry fruit with a smoky edge turning more sweet black berry on the finish, wonderful balance great length just how it should be 95/100 My WOTN just.
1961,
Decanted 10 minutes before serving, I was rushing around at this time opening bottles etc, my brief note reads, light garnet orange edge,
Raisin touch tannins still noticeable, medium length. 88/100
Paul Jaboulet Ainé La Petite Chapelle Hermitage 2001
Fruity spicy Christmas pudding nose, more approachable the Chapelle 95, tannins well integrated, nice balanced wine spicy edge on the finish 92/100.
1999 Noël Verset Cornas.
Second bottle I have had now and this one was much more developed the nose was much softer with gentle note of farmyard very nice indeed,
Rich black berry fruit with a meaty mouthful, smoky edge and a long pepper finished, tannins well integrated a well balanced wine. 93/100
1999 Jasmin Cote rotie
Not on top form but still enjoyable, garnet colour, dis-jointed a little hard to explain. I should have left it in the glass for a while and report back. Hopefully others can comment on this one 87/100.
1998 Plessy cote rotie
Crimson with an orange rim, deep berry nose, well balanced black berry with a spicey smokey edge length very good. 92/100
1995 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle
Fresh sharp red berry nose giving an impression of a young tight wine, Deep garnet with orange rim now telling me its more mature than the nose ??
Redcurrant sharp with a plumy edge, tannins still abundant, once again a few left this in the glass to open up.
It improved with time and more spice and pepper came through. Medium length 90/100
Finished with another bottle of Guigal Condrieu 2006 with the cheese course.
Regards
Richard
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