{"id":7225,"date":"2013-05-02T15:42:58","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T15:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=7225"},"modified":"2013-05-02T15:42:58","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T15:42:58","slug":"keiths-remarkable-fine-wine-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/bordeaux\/keiths-remarkable-fine-wine-lunch","title":{"rendered":"Keith’s remarkable fine wine lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Keith Prothero sipping 71 Coutet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A great lunch. One of the best.<\/p>\n

It was hosted by Keith Prothero at the wonderful La Trompette in Chiswick. Keith (astonishingly generously) provided the wines, which we tasted blind, and then drank sighted. Here are my notes and some pictures of the wonderful food.<\/p>\n

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Dagueneau Silex Pouilly-Fum\u00e9 2007<\/strong>
\nLoire, France Very fine, precise and taut, and initially not really screaming Sauvignon Blanc. This is very fine with mineral depth and subtle green notes. Amazing purity and focus, and after a while some characteristic gooseberry notes emerge. 95\/100<\/p>\n

R. L\u00f3pez de Heredia Rioja Blanco Gran Reserva Vi\u00f1a Tondonia 1981 Rioja, Spain<\/strong>
\nAmazing depth here: deep yellow colour. Mineral with good acidity and bold, complex notes of wax, herbs and toast. Intense, fine and expressive. 94\/100<\/p>\n

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First course: grilled Orkney scallops with cauliflower pur\u00e9e, seaweed butter and morels<\/p>\n

Ramonet Bienvenues-B\u00e2tard-Montrachet 2006 Burgundy, France
\n<\/strong> A really good 2006, this is stylish and smooth-textured with a faint hint of matchstick minerality and supple, pure, slightly sweet, fine expressive fruit, and a hint of toast. Beautiful weight. 95\/100<\/p>\n

Pierre Morey B\u00e2tard-Montrachet 2000 Burgundy, France
\n<\/strong> Hint of apricot on the nose, which shows a bit of development. Toast, mineral and matchstick notes complement a palate showing pear, mineral and spice notes. Lovely powerful wine, albeit a little more avanced than many would expect. 94\/100<\/p>\n

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Next course: roast breast of creedy duck with crushed swede, turnip tops, pearl barley and roasting juices<\/p>\n

Domaine Comte Georges de Vog\u00fc\u00e9 Musigny Cuv\u00e9e Vieilles Vignes 1980 Burgundy, France<\/strong>
\nVery fine, mineral and spicy, with some tar notes and quite a bit of evolution. There’s some warm spiciness here, as well as cherry and plum fruit still hanging on in there. 92\/100<\/p>\n

Joseph Drouhin Chambertin-Clos de B\u00e8ze 1978 Burgundy, France
\n<\/strong> Very sweetly fruited, fine and expressive, and with plenty of life left in it, even at 35. Nervous, fine cherry and plum fruit with a spicy elegance. A beautiful old Burgundy. 96\/100<\/p>\n

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Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Vieille Vignes 1999 Burgundy, France<\/strong>
\nSo youthful, it’s just a baby. Lovely supple cherry and plum fruit with finesse and some assertive floral aromas complementing the sweet, supple fruit. Youthful, vibrant, expressive and fine. 96\/100<\/p>\n

Domaine Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 1999 Burgundy, France
\n<\/strong> Quite reductive, with a noticeable matchstick character on the nose. Tight, mineral and spicy with youthful cherry fruit and some nice precision. Fresh and lovely, and worth cellaring for another decade to let the reduction die down. 94\/100<\/p>\n

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Next course: slow roast short rib and ribeye of beef, smoked bone marrow, scorched onions and field mushroom<\/p>\n

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Ch\u00e2teau Haut-Brion 1990 Graves, Pessac-L\u00e9ognan, Bordeaux France
\n<\/strong> An amazing wine: sweetly fruited, elegant and fine with such pure, delicately poised cherry fruit and yet also showing richness of texture. Subtle hints of gravel and tar. Fine and expressive, and quite brilliant. 98\/100<\/p>\n

Chateau Musar 1991 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
\n<\/strong> Aromatic, sweet and rich, with complex, lively textured berry fruits and tertiary notes of herbs, spices and stewed plums. It’s a classic Musar with added refinement. Thoroughly delicious. 93\/100<\/p>\n

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Ch\u00e2teau Latour 1978 Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
\n<\/strong> Fresh, fine and elegant with gravel and chalk notes as well as fine, fresh blackcurrant fruit. Tastes so youthful! Sweetly fruited palate with pure blackcurrant and cherry fruit as well as some complexity from 35 years of ageing gracefully. 97\/100<\/p>\n

Domaine Bruno Clair Chambertin-Clos de B\u00e8ze 2007 Burgundy, France
\n<\/strong>Fine, fresh cherry fruit with a bit of spice and really seductive plummy notes, as well as a bit of tannic grip. Pure and focused. 92\/100<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Figeac 1990 St. \u00c9milion, Bordeaux, France
\n<\/strong> Structured, fine and fresh with a bit of grip. A mineral, fine, expressive wine showing herbs, spice and a bit of tar. Nice warmth and complexity. 94\/100<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau La Conseillante 1989 Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
\n<\/strong> Fresh and fine with some spice and a hint of earth. Finely grained tannins underly the finely grained red cherry and plum fruit. Really expressive, supple and fine. 95\/100<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Coutet 1971 Barsac, Bordeaux, France
\n<\/strong> Intense, rich and ripe, concentrated and viscous, with sweet honey and spices as well as melon and apricot notes. Remarkable sweet wine. 95\/100<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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