Bordeaux 2006 dinner

Having been extra busy at the end of last year, we decided to skip the wine tasting dinner between Xmas and New Year and open with a dinner in the first weekend of 2015. The theme was Bordeaux 2006 and we had a total of 8 clarets for the night. I was not able to find a dry white Bordeaux until very late and we also managed to drop dessert and its accompanying sweet wine. In lieu of the white I had an extra 2006 vintage Champagne.

The clarets were (in alphabetical order) Branaire -Ducru, Clos l'Eglise, La Lagune, Lascombes, Magdelaine, Montrose, Pichon Baron and Smith-Haut-Lafitte. Magdelaine was lovely, but was overwhelmed if drinking it with food. The favourite was split between Pichon Baron and Smith-Haut-Lafitte.