CPM (Champagne, Pauillac, and McDonalds)
Bottles: Krug Split 171, 2015 Lynch Bages, 2005 Lafite Rothschild
Preparations: Our wine posse typically meets at 8:00pm after children are asleep and men can begin their study. Decanting began at 5:30 pm for the Pauillacs. Both Pauillacs were double blind tastes.
Tasting Notes:
Krug – excellent classic Krug acidity, yeasty toasty notes, bright citrus and layered churned butter notes. A glass each from the split was a nice start to waken our pallette.
2015 Lynch Bages – due to transfer of decanter approximately a half mile to the tasting location, initially a bit gritty, some reductive notes and green vegetables. However around hour 5 it had completed its metamorphosis into strong cream and strawberry flavors. Heavy oak influence and tannins still showing intensity.
2005 Lafitte – at first there was some concern from the one posse memeber that there was limited presence of mercaptans, fears were quickly assuaged that it was just some late blow off and that this was a great specimen of incredible balance. Although both wines were Pauillac clear differences emerged with crushed red berries, mint, flint and rose petals began to outshine the also wonderful tertiary notes that had developed.
2025 McDonald’s – around 11:00 pm it was clear we needed to finish our tasting with an amuse bouche. We decided that McDonalds was our best option and chose an assortment including a quarter pounder, Big Mac, and chicken sandwich with sweet and sour sauce. One posse member elected to not drink any water during the tasting to maximize flavor intake and hypothesized that blue Powerade would be the best way to rehydrate post tasting. In his estimation it was a faux pas and left half finished.
by Golfest
21 Comments
I like the cut of your jib and I think I need to join your posse.
Kinda Sideways style, hope you used proper glasses
You had me at Champagne and Pauillac but lost me at McD’s. If I’m drinking Lynch-Bages I’m eating equally well, probably something I’ve cooked.
It’s like that scene in Kingsman.
That’s just wrong, stop wasting our culture with that garbage food, just stop, that’s just stupid at this point, you all need to educate yourself how to drink that kind of bottles properly
And it’s not funny btw
The wine choice is top notch and I can’t fault the pairing but that blue drink doesn’t look like a good match
I kinda like this. Tuesday night with pizza is a great night for anything in the cellar. Life is short.
Screw the haters – whole point about wine is tasting new things and trying new pairings
Plus you do whatever the fuck you wanna do with your money – haters are just jealous they can’t afford to pop a Krug and eat it with McDonalds
Who hurt you
Oooh, I did a 1986 Sauternes with jalapeño poppers for the Super Bowl earlier this year. Phenomenal pairing.
Agree no water during tasting. Hole the mcd went ok with it. Did you leave out ketchup and mustard?
This is satire right? Those bottles look empty.
Weirdly, I have all 3 of those exact wines/vintages in my cellar. McDonald’s would be somewhat of a walk though (I can’t abide delivery of fast food).
Hmmmmm.
Y’all, this is how you do it correctly 🔥🔥🔥
HELL YEAH
Is that Baja Blast as well? Lol
What a delicious meal 😍
Can I join your posse please? Love em all.
Edit, except the colonostomy blue stuff.
Donald Trump’s POV
Off topic, but any idea where you got the placemats? We’ve been looking for that exact set for a while now….
Disgusting.