Five different wines were presented to accompany a variety of hors d'oeuvres.
2006 Beaucastel white
2007 Do Ferreiro Cepas Vellas Albarino
2007 Franz Hirtzberger Singerriedel Riesling
2002 Huet Le Haut Lieu Vouvray
1992 Lopez Heredia Tondonia Blanco
There was a dicussion about possible TCA with the Huet but the winemakers came up with a group conclusion of possible slight oxidation but still well liked. Steve can chime in with his opinion but the wine most quickly consumed was the Hirtzberger and I recall Michel Havens called it a great wine with a long future.
Champagne with the lobster bisque was Bouchard's Inflorescence La Parcelle Blanc de Noirs was declared unanimously a far above average bubbly.
With cheese course, 1997 Warres vintage port was "kinda" a different animal than what we expected. It had a deep nutty flavor among a myriad of other flavors that reminded of us of a 20 year old tawny on steroids. We all agreed it tasted fine but just not we were accustomed to. I also put out a half bottle of 1988 Filhot for one of the wifes who has a slight allergic reaction to port and the other end of the table guzzled it down with gusto. I didn't get a taste but I was told it was excellent. Coffee was served, world problems were solved, the evening was over. a good time was had by all.
I apologize, the wine with the Cassoulet was the 2001 Texier Cote Rotie= excellent will improve with some time.