1989 VS 1990 Vintage Bordeaux Wine Tasting

"You know, the day you open a '61 Cheval Blanc … that's the special occasion."

Maya (advising Miles against being overly fussy about when he will drink a vintage Bordeaux wine he owns): Sideways

At Wine Watch we think that every day above ground is a special occasion that’s why we have so many “Once in Lifetime” tastings! 

When we hit a subject, we hit it hard as I like to say we are doing scientific work with wine here at Wine Watch.  October, we have taken on the subject of 1980's vintage Bordeaux.  Friday, October 3rd we are taking on the 1982 vintage which was considered the best for many years now.  And our studies would not be complete without 1989 and a good segway to our next decade of Bordeaux studies would be to try it next to the 1990 vintage.  This will be special as these may be the best back to back vintages of all time in Bordeaux. 

The 1989 vintage was an extremely warm year with the temperatures heating up around the harvest and many wineries had to use the garden hose to cool down the fermentation tanks as this was before many chateau had installed temperature controlled tanks to do this automatically.

the 1990 vintage was even hotter and considered picture perfect for almost all aspects of the harvest and the period after which made it a bit easier to make great wines for everyone from the left bank and right bank, whereas 1989 was clearly better on the right bank and the lower Medoc. 

Join us as we taste through five wines from each of these two outstanding vintages from Bordeaux, we will have a special meal to accompany the tasting wines.  The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $395 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.  Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any dietary restrictions or aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.

1989 VS 1990 Bordeaux Wine Tasting

Friday, October 17, 2025

7:30 PM

1989 Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint Julien

1989 Chateau Lascombes Margaux

1989 Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac

1989 Chateau Meyney Saint-Estephe

1989 Chateau Cos d'Estournel, Saint-Estephe, France

1990 Chateau Lascombes Margaux

1990 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac

1990 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac

1990 Chateau Lafon Rochet St. Estephe

1990 Chateau Cos d'Estournel, Saint-Estephe, France

Menu

Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie

French Onion Soup

Top Sirloin with Bordeaux Reduction and Truffle Shoestring Fries

Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee

The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $395 + tax, call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.  Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any dietary restrictions or aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.