Château Haut Pauillac
Château Latour
Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2000
Dark and brooding with great rich fruit. Dark plum, leather, cedar, a whiff of iodine. Still tight and pure. Very good. Years ahead. — 4 days ago
Château Mouton Rothschild
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1986
Lean doesn’t sound so good.
@Bob McDonald, I personally have mostly felt that 1986 Bordeaux reds have always shown super tight and structured, but without the riper, rounder fruit of other vintages like 1982, 1985, 1989 and 1990) — so, my use of “lean” is really intended to convey that the fruit never completely overcomes the harsh tannins and structure. I would say that after a few hours in the decanter, I’d be pretty confident that it will easily last another 10-20 years, or more. Ultimately I like my Bordeaux to show a little more elegance and charm. Hope that helps.
@Doug Powers Thanks for your thoughts Doug. I recall Jancis commenting on this wine “wondering if the tannins would ever resolve”. Obviously built for the ultra long haul. I might try my first one in the next year or so.
Château Latour
Les Forts de Latour Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1996
Delicious old Bordeaux drunk at the perfect moment. Cassis, ancho chile, blackberry. — a day ago
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1986
I’m tasting a bit of greenness and it’s faded but for what it is and its age - nice — 6 days ago
Always get the green streak on Lalande.
Château Cantemerle
Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2009
From half with perfect cork. Very balanced with drying tannins. Much better after two+ hour decant. — 3 days ago
Victor Hsu
Smooth, round and delicious, with gentle tannins and woody, plummy spice. Lovely red Bordeaux—we could dink this all night. Still balanced after 27 years but its acids seem a bit faded. I would guess that it’s at a high plateau that may be gently dipping so my daughter Rachel, who owns this wine, needs to finish the rest of her stash within the next year. The vintage of this bottle is her birth year, and we laid down a half case along with another half case of Chateau Lynch Bages. Both bottles are now soft, special treats. We enjoyed the 1996 vintage with prime steak at the Palm Restaurant in downtown LA, celebrating her graduation from UCLA Law. Congratulations, Rachel! — 2 days ago