Great stuff Gary, really interesting to see the difference that a couple of years can make. I’ve had the 1990 Latour twice (in past 2 yrs) and for my palate it’s the best bottle of wine I’ve ever had…ridiculously long finish vs. your description of the ’88. Really enjoy the ’88 Beausejour as recommended on one of your earlier shows. Thanks!

QOTD: 1990 Ch. LaFleur Vachon

Headed for Kitty Hawk, NC for a week and looking for some NC wines.

QOTD: 84 Valpolicella and a 92 Haut Medoc.

MMMM…aged Bdx! Yummm

Nice show, it still does not get me excited about Bordeaux though, a lot of money for a good to better than most bottle.
Think the romanticism is drinking these prized and revered wines.
I had a 1976 or 74 lafite rothschild and it was dissapointing, i was expecting a lot more, probably over hyped. Will not forget the evening though and maybe that is where the value lies

The 88 Margaux is what literally started my wine habit. I first tried it 15 years ago, when it was served at my husband’s parents’ home, and, not knowing anything about wines at the time, I immediately went home and started researching the wine online, since it made such an amazing impression on me. I was lucky enough to share another bottle with my husband on our anniversary a few years later, again a couple of years ago, and still have one more bottle on hand. Gets better every time, and I can’t wait to open my last bottle.

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

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.

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

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

QOTD:Had 2001&2004 Latour…but nothing ’95 or older…yet 🙂

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

QOTD: never had the privilege

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

’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.

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

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

1971 Chateau Latour in November 2007, it was super

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.