Chateau Pichon Lalande shows classic elegance and grace from the Left Bank, while Angélus is more the modern Right Bank style, flaunting its rich, opulent textures.
Like all the bottles from this evening, the Harlan Estate was served blind. I bring this up so that you know, out of a table with 8 people, not one taster mentioned finding VA in the this particular bottle.
Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou is on fire! They are producing some of the finest Bordeaux wines they have ever made. Much of that credit goes to the current owner and director, Bruno Borie.
Cooking is about fun and a willingness to try something new. At least that’s how it is in my kitchen. I strive to create flavorful dishes offering intensity, purity and a good canvas for wine pairing.
The widespread usage of the 100 Pt system causes severe consternation to some wine consumers. When any critic scores a wine, they are offering their opinion on that specific wine vis a vis its peers. Scoring wine does not reduce wine to a level of scientific certainty. Scores do not dictate taste.
“You take cow horns and fill them in autumn with cow manure or with ground silica (quartz) in the springtime. You bury them in the soil during winter, the other during summer and take them out again in the spring or autumn accordingly.