Ian Hoare wrote:

> Hi evereyone,
>
> The event is over and a great time was had by all.

Congratulations to you both, Ian! And you can tell Jacquie that I think
she's exaggerating her age. ;-)


> Had I known more accurately what Alain had in mind, I'd have served a white
> hermitage, "Mule Blanche", which would have been a perfect match, IMO.

??? Who makes the "Mule Blanche," Ian?

>>Nuits St Georges Les >St Georges '89. Henri Gouges.
>
>
> This was decanted 1 1/2 hours beforehand and had opened up beautifully. A
> perfect burgundy red, with no trace of purple left, yet without having gone
> bricky at all. That augured well. On the nose, hints of cherries and
> undergrowth, game. Quite light textured in the mouth, but with oodles of
> flavour, good level of acidity, cherries again and a lovely aftertaste of
> wild bilberries. I found hints of beetroot, and a sort of truffliness with
> it, but I was alone in this.

*drool* That sounds marvelous.

>
> A lovely evening, our friends clubbed together to give Jacquie a combined
> DVD player and Video recorder and I even got to give a speech!
>

They let you give a speech? Friends indeed, Ian! :P

Thanks for the lovely notes, and congratulations to you both once again
on what sounds like a tremendously sucessful event.

Mark Lipton