A Vintage Bordeaux Tasting, 3 Heavyweights From 1988 – Episode #504

July 18, 2008

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Back flying solo but still in Bordeaux, Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 1988 Cos d’Estournel, Margaux, and Latour.

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  • “Funny episode. Looked like you did it from a haunted house. Those ho…” by looper
  • “Hi Gary,
    One impressed me was a bottle of 1988Leoville Las Casas,it o…” by old man
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Wines tasted in this episode:

Chateau Cos D Estournel 1988 play review at cork'd
Chateau Margaux 1988 play review at cork'd
Chateau Latour 1988 play review at cork'd

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  1. July 18, 2008

    Deano

    Damn Gary you are so spoiled to drink these old vintages lol. I wish i could drink some of them.

    QOTD:
    -Uhhhhh 2004 LOL

  2. July 18, 2008

    Paryb

    Older than 95? Nope, never had one. But I’m willing to learn!

  3. July 18, 2008

    tigerkite

    I would love to see Tea Library TV. Besides the kind of fun alliteration: I love teas and could use some inspiration to explore and develop my tea palette.

  4. July 18, 2008

    Kevin K

    QOTD: Sadly, nothing older than 95.

  5. July 18, 2008

    Achilles Mike

    QOTD Never have had an old Bordeaux. Great show!

  6. July 18, 2008

    WineWoman

    QOTD: I used to buy Bordeaux from Margaux starting in the early ’80’s for about 25 to 40 bones and being in a little heaven with a few of those bottles. I didn’t have a very trained pallete, but I know I enjoyed drinking that wine with or without food. I don’t remember the vintages, but the wine and ourselves were very young when we drank them.

  7. July 18, 2008

    andolink

    QOTD: 1970 Pichon LaLande–Had with grilled ribeye steaks about a year ago and remember it as one of the most interestingly complex wines I’ve ever tasted. Even though I generally prefer Italian reds, a great first growth Bordeax with some age can blow the socks of pretty much any other wine IMO.

  8. July 18, 2008

    Bob

    1971 Chateau Latour in November 2007, it was super

  9. July 18, 2008

    DAve A

    good show. my previous post got killed. man. anyway good show

  10. July 18, 2008

    SpoiledinCalbyPinot

    QOTD: Never had sampled Chateau Latour. Closest I got was a friend
    recently said that he had a 83′ and it was like silk.

  11. July 18, 2008

    SpeckledHen

    ‘82 Cos d’Estournel – drank this a few years ago and it was still hard as rocks out of the bottle. It didn’t even move much after 2 hours in the decanter!

    ‘92 Mouton Rothchild was a real surprise. It was the most extracted, powerful wine I had tasted at the time – not too smooth or elegant, but I felt like I was drinking a little something extra with my wine – like anti-freeze.

  12. July 18, 2008

    Scott EJ

    Another fun episode. I hope to see alot more traveling shows like these. It really ads to the experience.

    QOTD: Not sure of the exact Chateaux, but I know it was a mid-90’s Pomerol. The silkiest damn wine I’ll probably ever have in my life. It was a 100 and I’m tough.

  13. July 18, 2008

    JamesUK

    We had a 1990 Chateau Gruaud Larose, St Julien, at Christmas.

    Glorious.

    “Black Cherries for days” as GV would say.

    Another great show Gary, keep it up fella.

  14. July 18, 2008

    Brandon M

    ‘75 Chateau LaTour

  15. July 18, 2008

    Nara

    Best Bordeaux I’ve ever had was the La Mission 1975. One of the best wines I’ve ever had.

  16. July 18, 2008

    manonthemoon

    yawn….

    QOTD: I have had a couple, one from 83 and one from 85 I think, but they were not for me, you can keep all the veggies unless it is the type that comes with a nice cab franc.

  17. July 18, 2008

    Mark Thomasseau

    ‘83 Figeac with a roasted chicken and garlic potatoes! Heaven!

  18. July 18, 2008

    Joe

    Great show…

    But it kind of disappoints me about these mature Bordeaux… I was hoping for better…

    Should I be concerned that the current vintages are going to fall off or stay tight with age?

    IE: ‘04, ‘05,and ‘06 Bordeaux…

    -Joe

  19. July 18, 2008

    LuvsChandon

    QOTD: never had the privilege

  20. July 18, 2008

    DaveyDonut

    I like watching the older wines on the show… QOTD: I’ve only had three bottles of Bordeaux older than 1995, and none were very good… the best was a 1978 Château Prieuré-Lichine, but I only scored it 87 points. Not a great wine, but a very interesting and enjoyable exercise (especially because it was on my sister’s 30th birthday).

    David

  21. July 18, 2008

    SacramentoCharlie

    QOTD:Had 2001&2004 Latour…but nothing ‘95 or older…yet :-)

  22. July 18, 2008

    purplejuicebruce

    Dude was that a chamber pot you were spitting into?

  23. July 18, 2008

    Kreepy Freek

    its about time you had to edit…lol…anyway QTOD: 95 means i was 13…lol…shoot its hard enough for me to find 2000 stuff, i need to look more…so my answer is nothing before 95

  24. July 18, 2008

    Fangorn81

    I LOVE TEA TOO!

    But, seriously Gary, it is summer. Who drinks hot tea in heat like this? Maybe it’s hotter down south than it is up in NJ! Though varietal iced tea is always good…You know like Ito En. Good stuff.

  25. July 18, 2008

    Craig Owen

    Nice show. I got to taste a 1990 Lynch Bages once and it was phenomenal.

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