TN: A Salil Birthday Month Bordeaux Dinner

[Mark_Golodetz]

In our Pichon Lalande vertical several years ago, the 1986 and 1996 were the outliers. Personally I found them both lacking the elegance the other wines showed.

Pichon Lalande 1961-2000

Some quick notes and a few beauty shots from our annual wine dinner featuring this year fourteen vintages Pichon Lalande. For once we were lucky, with every one of them firing on all cylinders, and almost without exception, showing the tell tale floral and herbal notes of the chateau. An excellent meal catered by the Artist’s Palate, a hidden gem of a chef out of Dutchess County, We were able to raise a significant amount of money for two really deserving charities, Midnight Run and Sloan Kette…