Greatest Wine Dinners: moments when the wine world changes

[Neville K]

Sometimes we are fortunate to attend functions of rare and wonderful wines: see for instance, Aussie Johns posted an amazing dinner he had the privilege to attend: http://forum.winestar.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=5517

These are often evenings of Epiphany moments where our reach and perception of wine is inexorably changed. Recently cleaning up (of the domestic variety) I found a momento of my wine night of nights. Still to this day nearly 20 years later I have yet to taste a better red wine and a better wine full stop: a chardonnay-than that tasted on one evening and believe me I have tried.

Michael Broadbent, MW presents the Romanee Conti and The Leroy Tasting

LeroyD'Auvenay Bourgogne 1982
Leroy Meursault Les Chevaliers 1978
Leroy Meursault La Piece Sous Le Bois 1973
Leroy Puligny Montrachet 1982
Domaine de la Romanee Conti Montrachet 1978

Leroy D'Auvenay Bourgogne 1976
Leroy Chassagne Montrachet 1978
Leroy Chambertin 1967
Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache 1976
Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee-Conti 1978
Leroy Richebourg 1949

Your finest wine moments?
BTW the cost? $125! including Rayne Vigneau Sauternes 1980 and 20 y.o Baileys Tawny port and pretty good food.

[Guest]

Jeez Neville,

Thats a bit rude of you don't you think. Posting a link to a competing wine merchant ?

[Grant Dodd]

Magnificent. It would be scary to think just how much such a tasting would cost now,especially given that stocks of such wines continue to dwindle over the years.


Cheers

[michaelw]

Jeez Neville,

Thats a bit rude of you don't you think. Posting a link to a competing wine merchant ?

That's a bit rude not to own up to this post don't you think? I'm sure if Gavin had a problem the thread it would be dooced with acknowledgement.

[Rory]

I think Nevilles post is a bit rude as well.......


How the hell does one top that dinner!!!!!


You utter bastard!

[Rob]

one lucky bastard is all I can say!

still speechless

[Adair]

LeroyD'Auvenay Bourgogne 1982
Leroy Meursault Les Chevaliers 1978
Leroy Meursault La Piece Sous Le Bois 1973
Leroy Puligny Montrachet 1982
Domaine de la Romanee Conti Montrachet 1978

Leroy D'Auvenay Bourgogne 1976
Leroy Chassagne Montrachet 1978
Leroy Chambertin 1967
Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache 1976
Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee-Conti 1978
Leroy Richebourg 1949

Wow - I have actually had a wine in this line up... and believe it or not , to date it is the greatest white wine that has passed my lips.

Adair

[George Krashos]

Well, here in Australia it probably is a bit hard to compare with Michael Broadbent unless you are Len Evans or James Halliday. I've had two great wine events here in humble South Australia.

The first was at the now sadly missed Landhaus Restaurant in the Barossa in Sept. 2000 with Charlie Melton hosting. The food was offal (yum!) and the wine line-up for the 8 course degustation + coffee was:

Apperitif: Charles Melton Sparkling Red NV (1999 disg.)

1st course: 1991 Lindemans Hunter River Semillon

2nd course: 1964 Hermitage & 1990 Charles Melton Shiraz

3rd course: 1976 Jasmin Cote Rotie & 1998 Charles Melton Shiraz

4th course: 1947 Chateauneuf, 1993 Charles Melton Nine Popes & 1998 Charles melton Nine Popes

5th course: 1983 Clape Cornas & 1983 Lindemans Hunter River Burgundy

6th course: 1994 Charles Melton Grenache

7th course: 1998 Charles Melton Sotto di Ferro

8th course: 1977 Warre's Vintage Port

The second wine event was a birthday wine lunch held at our house for a friend born in 1961. The line-up was:

1961 Chateau Guiraud sauternes
1961 Chateal Lascombes
1961 Chateau Pontet Canet
1961 Inglenook Cabernet (US)
1961 Seppelt Moyston Claret
1961 Yalumba Galway Hermitage
1961 Torres (wine unknown - thought to have some cabernet and spanish 'indigenous' grapes)
1961 Rhone White Hermitage

All were in great shape and the bordeaux and the Moyston were great drinks for age.

-- George Krashos

[michel]

Well, here in Australia it probably is a bit hard to compare with Michael Broadbent unless you are Len Evans or James Halliday. I've had two great wine events here in humble South Australia.

The first was at the now sadly missed Landhaus Restaurant in the Barossa in Sept. 2000 with Charlie Melton hosting. The food was offal (yum!) and the wine line-up for the 8 course degustation + coffee was:

Apperitif: Charles Melton Sparkling Red NV (1999 disg.)

1st course: 1991 Lindemans Hunter River Semillon

2nd course: 1964 Hermitage & 1990 Charles Melton Shiraz

3rd course: 1976 Jasmin Cote Rotie & 1998 Charles Melton Shiraz

4th course: 1947 Chateauneuf, 1993 Charles Melton Nine Popes & 1998 Charles melton Nine Popes

5th course: 1983 Clape Cornas & 1983 Lindemans Hunter River Burgundy

6th course: 1994 Charles Melton Grenache

7th course: 1998 Charles Melton Sotto di Ferro

8th course: 1977 Warre's Vintage Port

The second wine event was a birthday wine lunch held at our house for a friend born in 1961. The line-up was:

1961 Chateau Guiraud sauternes
1961 Chateal Lascombes
1961 Chateau Pontet Canet
1961 Inglenook Cabernet (US)
1961 Seppelt Moyston Claret
1961 Yalumba Galway Hermitage
1961 Torres (wine unknown - thought to have some cabernet and spanish 'indigenous' grapes)
1961 Rhone White Hermitage

All were in great shape and the bordeaux and the Moyston were great drinks for age.

-- George Krashos

Great dinner George
I remember the mail out for that - it had a great name From the mouth to the something or other.
What was the 1947 cndp? any recollections of it ?
regards
michel

[George Krashos]

This was the second offal dinner Charlie did with the Landhaus. The first, in 1999, was the "Tongue to Tail" dinner, ours in 2000 was the slightly less delicate "Blood and Guts Offal Degustation".

The 1947 Chateauneuf was very odd. Unfortunately, I don't remember the producer. It had gone rancio, like a tawny, and could have been pepped up when bottled by some non-Rhone elements. Who knows?

I swiped the label of the 1954 Hermitage as it had come off the bottle. Still got it, tucked away: It says:

HERMITAGE
Appelation Controlee
Union des Proprietaires de Vins Fins
A Tain L'Ermitage (Drome)

If you go to Charlie's cellar door, the line-up of old bottles above their little admin sideboard holds most of the offal dinner wine 'specials'.

-- George Krashos

[michel]

Cheers
George

Tongue to tail - I love that!
Darenberg used to do a brains with salted lamb tongue which was superb.