The Crimes chose the 2007 Faust as numero uno. Turns out I just had this the other night at BLT Steak in White Plains, NY. After ordering two wines from the wine list that they didn't have (Neyers's Neyers Ranch-Conn Valley CS and Shafer Merlot), I left it to the maitre d' to find somehting they did have. He brought me the 2007 Faust (which I learned later was not on the wine list, so they either unloaded this on me or hadn't gotten around to updating the wine list). This is were I need to state that I am an unabashed fan of Faust owner Agustin Huneeus and a collector of Quintessa. But truth be told, I thought the Faust was a stinker - hollow core, empty on the palate, not alot going on. It wasn't delicious in itself and paled paired with a filet. Asimov admits that very likely better wines were left out of the tasting - i.e. Corison - but still IMHO this is a flub.
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