From the President's Dinner of the International Wine and Food Society:
Marc Colin Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2010 - Buttery and creamy. Verging on New World. Good, though.
Chateau Cos d'Estournel 2002 - Minty, earthy, very dry, still firm on the finish. Dried tobacco leaf. Roast meat. Excellent with the duck but a little chunky.
Chateau Figeac 2001 - Soft, slightly elevated acidity. Dried black berries. Good length. Licorice. A touch of blueberry jam. Preferred over the Cos.
Chateau Doisy-Daene Barsac 2004 - From half bottle. Red/gold. Initially some mushroom notes that disappears after a bit. Some nuts and coffee as well as the usual candied pineapple and apricots.
From the Malolos Congress Dinner at Cafe Ysabel:
Chateau Gloria 2011 - Lovely wine. Fine balance of everything. Classic Bordeaux.
Chateau Fombrauge St. Emilion GCC 2011 - Ripe, rich, chocolatey style. Well done if you like it like that. Not for everyone. Not a style I favor but quite good in its way. Best to decant for an hour at least.
Fleurs de Ciron Sauternes 2009 - Light and somewhat watery. More like a Monbazillac, according to Arnie. Acceptable.
Chateau Rieussec 2003 - Good thing I brought this along. It's been a while since I've had this. It's shed some of its baby fat so it no longer seems excessively, almost cloyingly sweet. Much better balance and complexity at this point. Honey, candied fruit, marmalade and dried apricots. Candied orange slices. Tropical fruit. Excellent.
Sunday lunch:
L'Abeille de Fieuzal 2005 - Chateau de Fieuzal's second wine. Meaty, mushroomy nose. Fairly ripe fruit. Blackberry, cassis, A little woody. The tannins are still a bit firm but otherwise it seems to be at peak. Decent, if not very interesting.