100 Point Dinner - June 2024

Hosted by LearnAboutWiine at the Peninsula Beverly HIlls.

 

When a wine is rated 97-100 points - Robert Parker said the difference could be “what I had for breakfast” … Taste over $9,000 retail and $15,000 restaurant value in wine with a 5-course meal.

 

This tasting will allow for approximately 1 ounce of each of the 21 wines. We open and pour 1 bottle per guest.

6:45 PM Welcome

Seating after 7 PM

10:00 PM Conclude

 

WINE LIST:

First Course Whites:

 

Domaine de Chevalier, Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2016

Sauvignon Blanc | 99 Points - Jeb Dunnuck | $150

 

Grosset, Riesling, Polish Hill, South Australia, 2023

Riesling | 98 Points - James Halliday | $80

 

Leeuwin Estate, Art Series Chardonnay, Margaret River, West Australia, 2020

Chardonnay | 98 Points - RPWA | $110

 

Red Wines (with 3 blind wines before dinner):

 

Lapostolle 'La Parcelle 8' Vieilles Vignes Apalta, Cabernet Sauvignon, Apalta, Chile, 2018

Cabernet | 99 Points - James Suckling | $170

 

Catena Zapata, Adrianna Vineyard River Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina, 2019

Malbec | 99 Points - RPWA | $200

 

Bodega Chacra, 'Treinta y Dos 32' Pinot Noir, Patagonia, Argentina, 2021

Pinot Noir | 99 Points - James Suckling | $128

 

Pétrus, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2012

Merlot | 98 Points - James Suckling | $5,000

 

Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Rouge, Rhône Valley, France, 2019

Syrah | 100 Points - RPWA | $450

 

Gaja, Costa Russi Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy, 2015

Nebbiolo | 99 Points - Wine Enthusiast | $500

 

Castiglion del Bosco, Brunello di Montalcino Millecento Riserva, Tuscany, Italy, 2016

Sangiovese | 97 Points - James Suckling | $275

 

Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy, 2020

Cabernet | 97 Points - Decanter | $300

 

Clos i Terrasses, Clos Erasmus, Priorat, Spain, 2019

Grenache | 99 Points - RPWA | $250

 

Bodegas Vega Sicilia, Valbuena 5º Año, Ribera del Duero, Spain, 2017

Ribera Tempranillo | 96 Points - James Suckling | $220

 

Bodegas Muga, Torre Muga, Rioja, Spain, 2019

Rioja Tempranillo | 98 Points - Jeb Dunnuck | $150

 

Aubert, 'CIX' Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, California, 2017

Pinot Noir | 98 Points - James Suckling

 

Dominus, Napanook, Napa Valley, 1994

Cabernet | 99 Points - RPWA | $500

 

Sine Qua Non, Ode To E Grenache, Central Coast, California, 2004

Grenache | 100 Points - RPWA | $1,000

 

L'Aventure, Estate Cuvée, Paso Robles, California, 2020

Paso Blend | 99 Points - RPWA | $130

Done