Bordeaux WIMPS

A modest showing from a usually fantastic monthly lunch event.

• 1994 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 86 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Very cedary nose. Not much fruit, feels a bit thin. Soft as the tannin has faded, but still austere.

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• 1994 Château Montrose 86 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

  Tobacco nose. Notably acidic, with not quite enough fruit to stand up to the structure, particularly at the back end where it bites.

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• 2003 Château Chauvin 83 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Very gooey-grapey. Still sharply tannic. Harsh, heavy, and overdone.

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• 2000 Château Chauvin 84 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Smells like a mediocre Chateauneuf to me, with kirsch and alcohol. Sour finish.

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• 1999 Château d'Armailhac 88 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Rich blackcurrant. Tannins juust fading into the background. Ripe, medium-bodied, straightforward.

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• 1999 Château La Conseillante

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Dark fruit, reasonably ripe. Still a little biting. Tannic and only hinting at tobacco for now. Hold.

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• 1962 Château Léoville Las Cases 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  Slightly cloudy orange with a slight oxidative note. Very minty, like a middling vintage of Heitz Martha's. Fruit receding but still ample. Soft. A bit short at the finish. Others said this was corked, but I didn't pick it up.

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• 1985 Château Léoville Las Cases

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  Popped and poured as a backup for a flawed wine. Ripe, rich blackcurrant, complemented by a modest cedar note. Right at the start of its drinking window--primary, with a bit of tannin still interfering. Others at the table gleefully pronounced this first-growth quality. Maybe, but I'd need to see it with at least two hours of air if not another 5-10 years in the bottle.

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• 1975 Château Haut-Brion

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  Strong nose of tobacco and cedar. Palate *completely* dead--no fruit, no complexity, just the vestiges of tannin. No score as this might not have been a representative bottle, but if I get to try this again and it isn't any better then it's way past peak, if it ever had one. This isn't a style thing, as I was blown away by the 1970 of this wine.

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