A Vintage Bordeaux Tasting, 3 Heavyweights From 1988

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

July 18, 2008

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

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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
Chateau Margaux 1988
Chateau Latour 1988

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July 19, 2008

Chris in Tulsa
QOTD: Never had a Bordeaux that old. Do have a 98 and several 2003s waiting to be ready to drink tho. So hard for the “average” wine lover to get or afford old Bordeauxs!
July 19, 2008

Carl Vidnic
QOTD:1970 Chateau Mouton Rothschild.
Fine times fine friends……..the best Bordeaux I’ll ever have!
July 18, 2008

Robin C
Very classy show. I wish you would have a tea show, maybe a one-time show like the sake show.
QOTD: I don’t think I’ve had an older Bordeaux. I was drinking Cold Duck before 1995.
July 18, 2008

Phil G
Very interesting, like looking at the older wines.

QOTD – I don’t have much experience with any older wines… yet!
July 18, 2008

DougO
I just purchased some 2005 Bordeaux last week to store and drink later. However, I’ve never drank Bordeaux. I’ll being purchasing some very soon to drink right away!
July 18, 2008

Pat Sissons
look what happens when mott’s not around… haha just kidding

qotd: a little too young to have been given an opportunity to try a bordeaux older than ‘95, in fact, i don’t think i’ve had one older than 2000.
July 18, 2008

KVolk
QOTD: Well I have a big none to answer with because I wasn’t drinking much wine back that far.

GV love the setting that was really cool and I think when you mix the guest and just you shows you have more energy for both. Really like the retrospective idea as well.
July 18, 2008

Grapedigger
My message was cut in half, just like your episode! I was saying the oldest fine Bordeaux I had was 98 vintage! Cheers
July 18, 2008

Grapedigger
Great show GV. Unfortunately I have not had the chance to have a Bordeau
July 18, 2008

Kevin
Correction. I do count. It was a 1994 Lynch Bages. Seeing as how it was the only pre-95 for me, it is most certainly, without a doubt, the best I’ve had.
July 18, 2008

Kevin
Love the old world set.
I’m ‘new’ to older Bordeaux, and the oldest I’ve had of any quality is ‘98. So I don’t count.
July 18, 2008

kjdion
never had an older bordeaux
July 18, 2008

sharon
Good question. In the words of Ronald Reagan ” I don’t recall”. But I would like some of that Margaux. Tree bark…yum.
July 18, 2008

mike
I like this kind of show. Different topics than usual. As enthusiast, I have a cellar for aging wines and I am lucky enough to have tasted hundreds of older wines. Difficult to pick a favorite as many have their own personalties but I would hesitate between ‘82 Ducru (highly rated by RP) or ‘83 Pichon Baron (poorly rated by RP) One that I did not like was the ‘83 Cheval (high RP score) and we had a few bottle to test for bottle variation. So obviously my palate occasionally matches RP and occasionally misses his perceptions. It is the same with other reviewers including you. That is why I don’t trust “score” but rather the “impression” a wine makes.
July 18, 2008

Gareth
Best bordeaux — 1982 Ch Margaux — simply heaven in a bottle from a great vintage. Very kindly bought for me for a birthday, which made it extra special.
July 18, 2008

Rani Haykal
Great Show!!!

QOTD: Best Bordeaux wine prior to ‘95 vintage is a toss up between ‘82 Chat. Lafitte, ‘82 Chat. Mouton Rothschild, and ‘82 Chat. Ausone. All are birth year wines I got to enjoy on my 23rd birthday.
July 18, 2008

Jimmy T
Man, the comments are down these days. I think people want to see you back in action at the office. I love it! Thanks for sharing the trip with us.

QOTD: Notta.
July 18, 2008

amgryger
QOTD: The only Bordeaux I’ve had from before ‘95 was the ‘82 Calon-Segur at the 3/29 WL Party. Thanks for that!
July 18, 2008

Jay
QOTD: A ‘78 Lafite ranks right up there. We opened it for friends to celebrate my 25th year of drinking and learning about wine (which happened to have started in ‘78).
July 18, 2008

Matt
Long time viewer, first time commenter.

Best bottle of old Bordeaux: 1983 Gruard Larose.

I still have an ‘83 Leoville Poyferre begging to be opened later this year, so we’ll see how that goes.
July 18, 2008

TimF
‘55 LLC.
July 18, 2008

JudeMurphy
I think the oldest wine I’ve ever has is 2001!
: (
I have my eye on a 1996 Chateau Battaille though!
(excuse me if I spelt that wrong- I’ve had a few glasses of vino!)
That’s what would be the best thing about being a wine critic- all the great things you’d have the opportunity to taste!
; )
July 18, 2008

Gongfather
QOTD: I haven’t had any…sad

Gary I have two ideas for the show:
#1 shoot in front of a green screen and lay in custom backgrounds or fancy rooms, outdoor scenes, puppies, or whatever, later.
#2 Can you do a show on budget cellaring. Or should we not bother unless we have $$$$ to throw down on remodeling our house…what about if you live in an apartment. How could someone utilize a basement?

Thanks for the show…

Start the Tea TV Show!
July 18, 2008

SteveW
Hope you have more episodes from Bordeaux!
QOTD: Red – 1982 chateau Mouton Rothschild
White – 1983 Chateau D’Yquem
July 18, 2008

LB in KS
qotd…..bummer for me, i’ve not had an oldordeauxer