Bordeaux
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Posted: September 08, 2020Categories: BordeauxRead more »
This morning, Château Latour released a small quantity of its top-rated vintage of 2009. For collectors and connoisseurs, such ex-chateau release of the top vintage is the most reliable way to acquire 100 pointers. The wine is being prepared by the chateau to leave its cellar for the first time after aging in its vaulted cellar under perfect conditions for 10 years. You wouldn't find a better kept bottle anywhere else in the world. For an inside view of Château Latour's cellar, here is a picture I took on my last trip.
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Posted: June 18, 2020Categories: BordeauxRead more »
Let the Terroir Shine ...
A year ago, I worked with my local Newport Beach chapter of La Chaïne de Rotisseurs to present a dinner prepared by our local Michelin-starred chef, Craig Strong, featuring the wine from Clos du Clocher.
Most of the gourmet in attendance had never heard of the wine before. That was no surprise. Clos du Clocher, in my view, is
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Posted: June 15, 2020Categories: BordeauxRead more »
It isn't every day you hear a lady calling herself "a heartless cow" for not giving 100 points to Château Margaux 2015 (Paul Pontelllier's last vintage), like wine critic Lisa Perrotti-Brown just did yesterday. To make up for her past hesitancy, maybe, she went on to say this about Château L'Eglise Client 2019 (Denis Durantou's last vintage):
"This L’Eglise Clinet is difficult to review, not because it is Durantou’s last wine, but because beyond all the quality factors, this wine so clearly, evocatively tells a story of a man’s life and achievements like very, very few wines can. How many points is that worth? For me, it’s off the scale."
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Posted: June 04, 2019Categories: BordeauxRead more »
Pichon Comtesse de Lalande scales a new height
Her name was Virginie de Pichon Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande. She was one of the Médoc’s most illustrious characters of the 19th century. Her namesake wine is Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (AOC: Pauillac), commonly referred to as "Pichon Lalande". Its peers in Pauillac appellation include such luminous names as Lafite Rothschild, Mouton Rothschild, Latour, and
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Posted: May 11, 2019
Read more »"History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes." Heard of that one before? The wine world is likely seeing its illustration in Château Palmer 2018, which was released earlier today. "Sold out" is the universal response from our friends in Bordeaux to anyone inquiring about availability. It is often followed by another Q&A: "Alter Ego? None was produced". If that sounds like inside baseball, allow me to elaborate.
Friends who know me also know that I am a big fan of Château Margaux - one of the iconic First Growth names that I do not hesitate to purchase nowadays. However, have you heard of Neal Martin's description of Château Margaux 1961 before: "Destined to forever be in the shadow of the impeccable 1961 Palmer, the 1961 Château Margaux remains an attractive wine, if not one that reached its full potential." (Rated 86 by RP initially, revised
