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    Mark Lipton Guest

    Default [TN] '96 Drouhin Clos des Mouches

    Tonight, after an exhausting week of dealing with a sick kindergartner,
    I decided that we needed a good dinner. Andrew, coming off a day at
    school after missing 3 days with a high fever, went to bed early tonight
    at 7:30, so I smoked a pheasant on the grill and made a risotto Milanese
    to accompany some sauteed late-season Bok Choy. This was a dish that
    called for a Burgundy to me, so I fetched from the cellar one of our
    older bottles:

    1996 Joseph Drouhin Beaune Clos des Mouches
    color: brick red, going orange at the rim
    nose: initially, soy sauce, orange rind, spices, raspberry fruit; later
    becoming more overtly spicy, with notes of tea leaves
    palate: high acidity, medium-light body

    After reading a few less-than-salutary reviews on Cellartracker, I
    approached this wine with some concern, but found that it was totally
    unfounded. First of all, the cork was as sound and pristine as I've
    seen in a wine of this age. Secondly, although there were plenty of
    tertiary elements, this was a wine still in its maturity. Very nice
    with the smoked pheasant and risotto, which brought the fruit out of the
    wine. Altogether fine, and very satisfying.

    Mark Lipton
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    Bi!! Guest

    Default Re: '96 Drouhin Clos des Mouches

    On Nov 13, 10:25�pm, Mark Lipton <not...@eudrup.ude> wrote:
    > Tonight, after an exhausting week of dealing with a sick kindergartner,
    > I decided that we needed a good dinner. �Andrew, coming off a dayat
    > school after missing 3 days with a high fever, went to bed early tonight
    > at 7:30, so I smoked a pheasant on the grill and made a risotto Milanese
    > to accompany some sauteed late-season Bok Choy. �This was a dish that
    > called for a Burgundy to me, so I fetched from the cellar one of our
    > older bottles:
    >
    > 1996 Joseph Drouhin Beaune Clos des Mouches
    > color: brick red, going orange at the rim
    > nose: initially, soy sauce, orange rind, spices, raspberry fruit; later
    > becoming more overtly spicy, with notes of tea leaves
    > palate: high acidity, medium-light body
    >
    > After reading a few less-than-salutary reviews on Cellartracker, I
    > approached this wine with some concern, but found that it was totally
    > unfounded. �First of all, the cork was as sound and pristine as I've
    > seen in a wine of this age. �Secondly, although there were plentyof
    > tertiary elements, this was a wine still in its maturity. �Very nice
    > with the smoked pheasant and risotto, which brought the fruit out of the
    > wine. �Altogether fine, and very satisfying.
    >
    > Mark Lipton
    > --
    > alt.food.wine FAQ: �http://winefaq.cwdjr.net


    Good to know....I have a few bottles left of the '96. Interesting
    note on the soy element...I find it in all of the Clos de Mouches.

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    DaleW Guest

    Default Re: '96 Drouhin Clos des Mouches

    On Nov 13, 10:25*pm, Mark Lipton <not...@eudrup.ude> wrote:
    > Tonight, after an exhausting week of dealing with a sick kindergartner,
    > I decided that we needed a good dinner. *Andrew, coming off a day at
    > school after missing 3 days with a high fever, went to bed early tonight
    > at 7:30, so I smoked a pheasant on the grill and made a risotto Milanese
    > to accompany some sauteed late-season Bok Choy. *This was a dish that
    > called for a Burgundy to me, so I fetched from the cellar one of our
    > older bottles:
    >
    > 1996 Joseph Drouhin Beaune Clos des Mouches
    > color: brick red, going orange at the rim
    > nose: initially, soy sauce, orange rind, spices, raspberry fruit; later
    > becoming more overtly spicy, with notes of tea leaves
    > palate: high acidity, medium-light body
    >
    > After reading a few less-than-salutary reviews on Cellartracker, I
    > approached this wine with some concern, but found that it was totally
    > unfounded. *First of all, the cork was as sound and pristine as I've
    > seen in a wine of this age. *Secondly, although there were plenty of
    > tertiary elements, this was a wine still in its maturity. *Very nice
    > with the smoked pheasant and risotto, which brought the fruit out of the
    > wine. *Altogether fine, and very satisfying.
    >
    > Mark Lipton
    > --
    > alt.food.wine FAQ: *http://winefaq.cwdjr.net


    I generally really like this bottling. I just looked at CT, there's
    really only one derogatory note, from a taster I don't recognize. The
    fact that he decided a 96 was probably past it before he tasted makes
    me a bit ....shall we say less likely to listen to him for Burgundy
    advice.

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