Took an impromptu trip to San Francisco because I was in the area business. Some quick impressions of wines over the weekend:
88 Grivot Richebourg – Fantastic! I had this once before, at Lola in Dallas, and really enjoyed it. This bottle was even better. I was under the impression that this was made during Grivot’s “Accad” phase, but a friend recently told me that Grivot didn’t use the more controversial “Accad” methods on his Richebourg. In any event, as noted above, this was really good and drinking fantastic.
88 Lafarge Volnay – tired. Didn’t finish the bottle – which is something for me.
89 Deutz Blanc de Blanc – tasty, but a little over the line on the butterscotch side. Probably better a few years ago.
90 Charles Heidsieck Blanc de Millenaires – Very very delicious bubbles. Drinking really well. I liked the 95 of this and the 90 is as good or better.
NV Francoise Bedel Entre Ciel et Terre – Nice bottle of bubbles. Never heard of this producer before. A big champagne and drinking pretty nicely.
