|
White Burgundies Of Jadot
|
|
1995 Bordeaux
|
Thursday July 15, 2004
|
|
Speaker: Harriet Lembeck, Wine Educator and author
Wine Spectator rated this vintage a "95." "The warm, wonderful reds have opulent fruit and velvety tannins; harmonious and beautiful." We tasted 12 wines including Haut Brion, Cheval Blanc, Pape Clement, Pichon-Baron, Lynch Bages, Latour a Pomerol, La Fleur Petrus, Troplong Mondot, Le Tertre Roteboeuf, l'Arrosee, Lascombes & Calon Segur.. The wines were bought at auction so the prices are not available. The prices listed were found on the web. Votes were taken for 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place. Cheval Blanc was 1st, Haut Brion was 2nd and Lynch Bages was 3rd.
|
|
| Flight I: St Emilion |
Votes 1,2,3 |
Full Retail Price $ |
Château Le Tertre Roteboeuf
Big nose, very fruity, nice spice, a lot of tannin, new oak, long finish. May not have come together, bitterness in the aftertaste. |
0,0,0 |
$175.00 |
|
Château L'Arrosee
Spicy, leathery nose, less tannin, soft, subtle, fruitier, roasted, impression of warmth, a pretty wine. |
0,0,0 |
N/A |
|
Château Troplong Mondot
Darker, dense, more color on legs, licorice nose, more tannin, fuller, more substance, licorice taste, new oak, cedar closet, long finish. |
0,0,1 |
$50.00 |
|
Château Cheval Blanc
Gun powder, toast, tremendous fruit, mocha, elegant, balanced, and just delicious. The favorite of the tasting.
|
8,5,1 |
$250.00 |
| Flight II: Pomerol |
Votes 1,2,3 |
Full Retail Price $ |
Château Latour a Pomerol
Tremendous fruit, new oak, tobacco, leather, bell pepper taste, wood and oak together, pretty, long finish. |
3,2,1 |
N/A |
|
Château La Fleur Petrus
Deep color, new oak, spicy, rose, fleshy, sweetness, softer, chocolate, floral aftertaste, delicious.
|
0,3,2 |
N/A |
| Flight III: Graves |
Votes 1,2,3 |
Full Retail Price $ |
Château Pape Clement
Fruit and oak together, chocolate, raspberry, a lot of tannin, new oak, nutmeg, aromatic spices, long finish. |
0,2,1 |
N/A |
|
Château Haut Brion
Lovely fruit, cedar, cigar box, explodes in mouth, wonderful wine. The second favorite.
|
2,7,3 |
$250.00 |
| Flight IV: Margaux |
Votes 1,2,3 |
Full Retail Price $ |
Château Lascombes
Ruby red color, woody, soft tannins, high acidity, lacks elegance, unbalanced. Not voluptuous. May be in dumb phase.
|
0,1,0 |
N/A |
| Flight VI: Pauillac |
Votes 1,2,3 |
Full Retail Price $ |
Château Pichon-Longueville (Baron)
Sesame seeds, nice nose, dusty, wood & leather tannin, elegant, long finish, delicious. |
0,1,1 |
$75.00 |
|
Château Lynch Bages
Lovely nose, great fruit, silky, sea breeze, colourful legs. Voluptuous. Third favourite.
|
6,1,6 |
$100.00 |
| Top |
|
|
|
