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April 2019 Royal Order Of The Purple Palate @ Republique

Highlights of this dinner were a stunning flight of 99 Richebourgs and a beautiful bottle of 1974 Ridge Montebello.  The 1999 DRC Richebourg is, like the 99 La Tache, one of the greatest burgundies ever produced by DRC (or anyone else).  It is surprisingly approachable now — deep, dark, dense, layered — a mind blowing […]

Royal Order Of The Purple Palate March 2019 @ Patina

A trio of Drouhin Burgs highlighted this dinner at Patina.  Patina did an incredible job.   Wines of the night were of course the 71 Musigny and the 1978 Amoureuses, which was surprisingly beautiful.  71 and 78 are two of the greatest burg years of all time.  That is why.   Here is the menu:

ROYAL ORDER OF THE PURPLE PALATE #1 of 2019

I HOSTED WACKS’ 50th Birthday at Spago in 2008 (I was nuts back then):