Thu 11 Jan 2024 - Wine Dinner (2004 Bordeaux @ 20)

[nac]

Wine Dinner - 2004 Bordeaux at 20 Years Old
Boot & Flogger, Green Room
Thursday 11th January 2024 - 1800 for 1830

Following on from some previous wine dinners (Ridge, Jaboulet, etc), have decided that it might be nice to have a look at 2004 Bordeaux when it's (approximately) 20 years old.

As such, the following wine & Port dinner is suggested:

Champagne

• Krug NV, 160th Edition (2004 base)
• Krug 2004

2004 Bordeaux

• Grand Puy Lacoste (Pauillac)
• Cos d'Estournel (Saint-Estephe)
• Palmer (Margaux)
• Ducru Beaucaillou (Saint-Julien)
• Vieux Chateau Certan (Pomerol)
• Pontet-Canet (Pauillac)
• Lascombes (Margaux) [TC]
• Sudiuraut (Sauternes) (hlv)
• Climens (Sauternes) (hlv)

Port

• Noval 1970 [JDAW]
• Sandeman 1970 [IDJ]

Attendees:

• NAC
• GEAG
• HEM
• JDAW
• MPM
• TC
• CPR
• IDJ
• SCD

Current draft of the placemats.

[CPR 1]

Yes please

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[idj123]

Reserve list please.

[nac]

Now full with reserve(s).

[nac]

Has been expanded to 10 heads - IDJ and SCD now attending.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Apologies, but I am not going to be able to make dinner on the 11th. I have been booked elsewhere by SWMBO.

[mcoulson]

Might I be able to take Alex's seat for this evening please?

[nac]

Might I be able to take Alex's seat for this evening please?

Martin - apologies, a spare seat was already promised elsewhere. If anything changes I'll let you know.

[RAYC]

How was the VCC btw? And how did GPL compare to PC?

2004 is a vintage which increasingly interests me in Bordeaux (from a QPR / availability / drinkability perspective). Have not had much, but enjoyed Haut Bailly and Leoville Barton from this vintage over the last 12 months (both of which were relatively modestly priced and over-delivered compared to expectation).