Had dinner last night with close friends at one of our favorite restaurants - Paul Mannos.
As always, the food was superb: mussels and clams, cannelloni, rack of lamb, grouper "mama's famous pasta" and on and on.
Sorry - drooling.
And then there is always outstanding wine: White Burgundy, Red Burgundy, Bordeaux, Paul Hobbs Chardonnay, Conn Valley Eloge and Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet made for quite a lineup.
But here is the star of the evening:
1999 Georges de Vogue Chambole-Musigny Premier Cru. This red Burgundy is in ideal drinking condition. Sexy, silky and smooth with a touch of earth and big fruit on the nose. This is one of those wines that just tingles all of the senses. Mine are actually still tingling.
Balabans has several bottles of this gem in stock at $225 per bottle - definitely not cheap, but, it's one of those special purchases that you don't get "buyers remorse" over, once you try the wine.
Tom
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