1999 Clos de Tart

Last night we opened this 1999 Clos de Tart to drink with the duck that my husband made the sauce for using the 2018 La Pépie Cabernet Franc. We drank this wine to celebrate making a new friend who came to help us do some leaf pulling in the Chardonnay. Yes, we are behind in the leaf pulling, but there were priorities that superseded leaf pulling. The three of us got two rows of leaf pulling done and that is a big deal.
After working in the vineyard, we came home and began the evening with an appetizer of Noank oysters and our 2019 Chenin Blanc. Chenin Blanc is the perfect foil for seafood, especially oysters and we enjoyed this small repast. We took a break to freshen up and then came back to the dinner table while my husband prepared his seared duck with berry sauce.
The first thing we noted when my husband opened up this 1999 Clos de Tart was that the cork was perfectly intact.

The fact that the cork came out with ease was a good sign of the contents of this Burgundy. The first sniff from the glass revealed a wine with great berry aromas, so fruity and lovely. We tasted the wine and it was youthful and vibrant and the perfect blend of bright fruit and acidity. Wow! The wine went very well with the duck and it opened up as we slowly ate our dinner accompanied by lively conversation where we learned that we had so many things in common!
We had a delightful evening with our new friend!