From a dinner a little while ago. My friends and I had a fancy get together and paired lots of greats wines to a 5 course dinner. It was mostly an assortment of good champagnes and white wines but the standouts for me were:
The Leoville Las Cases 1983 was paired with snacks of duck and brioche.
It was my first Las Cases and I was originally very concerned with the age and vintage, I got it at auction directly from the chateau so I knew it must have been kept well, even considering the time-worn label.
It was the only red we had that night and boy was it good!
I was expecting a bucket of prunes, but to my surprise the fruit was mostly gone. Tertiary floral and animal notes galore. Lots of tobacco and leather, lots of hay. It felt like on old wine sure, but it was the first time I had a truly great experience drinking very old wines. A+!
Now I just need to find out what other wines can provide me with a similar experience without selling my right kidney, a suggestions?
The Grange Des Peres 2014 was perhaps the third white we had that evening, it was paired with a Seabass-Wellington. I am by no means an expert in wines and I often lean towards reds, but this must be the exception.
It was such a powerful wine.
It truly felt like an explosion of pears, honey and violets. I was surprised by the freshness of it all, it reminded my of a sweet wine that merged with a fine burgundy-white. Very elegant and fresh but still thick and inescapable taste that covers the whole mouth. Truly a standout along with the red above. The problem is the price, it’s too damn expensive for me to reliably pick these up regularly.
Any alternative suggestions guys?
Finally a little thank to the community, I am fairly new here and have already gotten more useful information and help here than in any shop.
by Brodersen-Prime
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Great notes! It’s awesome when old wines surprise you like that