Orlando Vintage Bordeaux Dinner
Del Frisco's Prime Steak - Orlando
Tasted Tuesday, August 30, 2011 by dontime with 677 views
Introduction
All wines were tasted prior to and then with food. Decanted between 20 minutes and three hours.
Flight 1 (8 Notes)
Closing
A wonderful evening with new friends. My favorites were closer to new world style than the others. I have a lot of learning to do.
1981 Château La Mission Haut-Brion
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
My first experience with a vintage Bordeaux. Not much fruit on the nose, found earth, mineral, amd smoky oak. Smooth in the mouth with a palate of damp earth, stone and leather.
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1982 Château Palmer
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Medium bodied with leather, game and cherry pipe tobacco notes. Silky smooth with a finish of sweet flowers.
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1982 Château Gruaud Larose
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Initial blast of barnyard funk quickly blew off. Nose of mineral, smoky meat and black fruit. Amazing in the mouth with more raw meat, leather and black cherry. How can it be 30 years old and taste so young?
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1986 Château Léoville Las Cases
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Young and tight - and it's from 1986! Red fruit and spice notes with heavy tannins. Plenty of life left and deserves time in the glass if consumed now.
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1986 Château Gruaud Larose
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Bit of barnyard funk blew off quickly. Wonderful aromas of dark fruit, leather and raw meat. Strong tannins and structure, with blackberry, leather and black cherry on the palate.
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1990 Château Clinet
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Mineral, stone and blueberry on the nose with flowers, stone, and smoke on the palate. One of my least favorites of the evening.
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1998 Château L'Evangile
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Thick and chewy. Dark fruit, sweet vanilla, and tobacco. I could like this Bordeaux. Still young. Enjoyed this very much - probably second favorite wine of the night.
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1995 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
My favorite wine of the evening. Very structured with heavy notes of licorice, plums, cassis and smoke. Gripping tannins.
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