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May 27, 2021
by Raj Vaidya

A special night benefiting the NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund

Last night at Popina, one of our Club Members and his friend hosted a dinner for eight, won in a charity auction we hosted last year that benefited the NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund.

The line up included a vertical of Vogüé Bonnes Mares, Pierre Morey Meursault les Perrières and some great Champagnes. Despite a slight scare with a quick hail storm that took out a few Zaltos and made us a tad damp, we rallied and managed to pull of a truly beautiful evening. Gautam, our host, chose the 2000 Meursault Perrières as his favorite; funky and earthy on the nose yet saline and pristine on the palate. One of his guests, Mike, had a strong affinity for the delicious bottle of 2002 de Vogüé, a stellar and somewhat brooding bottle with a tremendous finish. My personal favorite was the magnum of 2001 Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet, the most expansive and broad white we tasted, though still maintaining some subtlety and finesse. But the kicker and many others’ favorite was the Vosne-Romanée Brulées magnum from Liger-Belair, a super rare bottling that the vigneron doesn’t typically sell commercially, which was truly outstanding.

Pierre Paillard Bouzy Grand Cru “Oenotheque” 1996 in magnum
Salon Blanc de Blancs “Les Mesnil” 2007, 1997, 1996
Domaine Pierre Morey Meursault 1er Cru “Perriéres” 2010, 2009, 2000
Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2001 in magnum
Domaine Comtes Georges de Vogüé Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 2008, 2002, 1995
Domaine des Comtes Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Brulées” 2006 in magnum
Domaine des Comtes Liger-Belair Echezeaux Grand Cru 2006 in magnum
Bollinger RD 1988 in magnum