• 1982 Château La Conseillante - Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
  The nose shows cedar with a very clear and attractive note of menthol and some barnyard in the background. On the palate this showed initial notes of soy before ultimately revealing itself as a very well resolved, mature claret that is drinking quite nicely right now. This was the least spectacular of all the wines in our horizontal, yet it was a charming wine. (93 pts.)
  
• 1982 Château Lafleur - Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
  Sadly this was corked, and along with a corked 1970 Lafleur the day before this was one of the biggest disappointments of the night. Despite the fact that this was clearly corked (strong notes of TCA and brackish sea-water) the nose also showed ripe, ripe layers of fruit with roasted plums and some cocoa. I normally never put corked wine in my mouth, but I made an exception for this one and tried it after tasting through the others. The wine showed unreal structure with noble, dusty tannins hanging around for minutes. Sadly, the fruit was indeed stripped by the TCA as all that could really be found was a huge mouthful of structure with very little fruit. Bummer!
  
• 1982 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  Smoky and earthy with deep notes of cassis, charcoal, tobacco and roasted espresso coming through. Wow, there is so much ripe cassis still on display in this lavish wine! On the palate this is like a silk blanket, just unreal texturally. The finish screams of tobacco with a very dark personality, very reminiscent of a bottle I enjoyed on my birthday 11/8/2003. This wine and this particular bottle deliver everything I want in a Bordeaux. (100 pts.)
  
• 1982 Château Trotanoy - Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
  The very attractive nose shows charcoal and cedar with smoky layers of roasted meat. The palate is gorgeously layered with sweet, sweet fruit and terrific purity, surprisingly powerful. The finish is a bit short though, and while lovely this wine had a hard time standing up to the other wines in its company. (93 pts.)
  
• 1990 Château Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) - St. Emilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
  This had a intriguing nose that even smelled dense and thick. Somewhat pruney at first, this revealed black fruit, flowers, with tarry notes. The longer this sat in the glass the more exotic the nose became, and it was clear this was a wine to spend many hours with. The palate was huge and gripping with pine resin and endlessly sweet fruit. The finish on this was absolutely huge. The longer I spent with this wine the more I liked it, although it never really unfolded like the others. (96 pts.)
  
• 1990 Château Cheval Blanc - St. Emilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
  This had many people gasping, and I can see the charm. The nose was spicy and exotic, very different from every other wine with notes of cream and vanilla wafting amidst a sea of spice. The palate followed the nose with an intriguing combination of spicy and sweet fruit. This really came together very nicely in the glass after an initially slow start. (96 pts.)
  
• 1990 Château Margaux - Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  At first this was the tightest and least forgiving of the wines, offering up lots of minerality and notes of white flowers. However, after 60 minutes it absolutely spread its wings showing cassis with meaty/smoky aromas and lavish floral notes. The wine was crazily smooth, enveloping and broad with an insanely long and wonderful finish. Oh my, the balance here is nearly surreal with so much power and exotic nuance. Absolutely stunning wine! (100 pts.)
  

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I don't blame the Burg table for drinking all of their wine. I however cannot believe the table with the old bordeaux that cost $4600 saved any for the rest of you

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Eric, where did you got all those wines for dinner?
I will post some of my brief notes later.
Very nice to have you sitting next to me.
Orlando

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