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- dananne - 01-22-2007 Anne and I were lucky enough to score free tix to this event, held last Saturday night at the Intercontinental Hotel. In all, we tasted about 35 different wines. I didn't take detailed notes, but I lumped many into the different categories below. Prices are local, when indicated. Best of tasting (in no particular order): Tattinger Prestige Rose ($70) Bollinger La Grande Annee ($112) Lanson Noble Cuvee Pol Roger Brut 1996 ($84) Best QPR (again, in no particular order): Besserat de Bellefon Rose ($43) Besserat de Bellefon Brut ($40) Mailly Grand Cru Brut ($44) Most fun to drink: Moet Chandon Nectar Imperial (sec -- would be a delightful dessert wine) ($40) Disappointments: Deutz Blanc de Blanc 1996 ($80) Diamant Bleu Gran Cru 1996 ($110) Most of the whole Gosset lineup Best consistency (2 or more wines tasted): Moet Chandon Tattinger Bollinger Mailly - Innkeeper - 01-22-2007 Boy! Things haven't changed much over the years. However, Roberto would take issue with some of these. - brappy - 01-23-2007 What a cool tasting! Out of curiosity, would the disappointments have been good if the price would have been 50% less or were they just simply not worth drinking? mark - dananne - 01-27-2007 Sorry, I missed this question until now. As for the disappointments, the Deutz would have been much nicer at about 1/2 the price. The Diamant went quickly to the buckets; in fact, if I had a time machine, I'd go back and decline the pour. Same with the Gosset stuff. |