1989 VS 1990 Bordeaux Wine Tasting Friday, October 17th and 1989 VS 1990 California Cabernet Tasting Saturday October 18th 7:30pm!!
"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. Although we had to reschedule our 1982 vintage Bordeaux tasting which was supposed to be tonight we have it on the calendar now for Friday November 28th. The 1982 vintage which was considered the best to drink today a decade ago but some of the 1982’s are getting a bit old for my taste.
We just hosted a 1995 vintage Bordeaux tasting and some of the wines are now showing beautifully and should continue to evolve for a decade or more. 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
NY 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.
Back to Back 1989 VS 1990 Tastings!!
1989 VS 1990 California Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting
Saturday, October 18th
7:30pm
1989 Clos du Bois Marlstone, Alexander Valley, USA
1989 Diamond Creek Gravelly Meadow Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA
1989 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA
1989 Far Niente Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, USA
1989 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Napa
1990 Beringer Vineyards Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
1990 Diamond Creek Gravelly Meadow Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA
1990 Diamond Creek Red Rock Terrace Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA
1990 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA
1990 Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Napa
Menu
Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie
Cream of Mushroom Soup with Oloroso Sherry and Crème Fraiche
Beef Tartar served over Bone Marrow Canoe with Truffle Aioli and Whole Wheat Toast Points
Duck Confit with Cabernet Demi Glaze and Parmesan Fries
Cherry Pie
The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $350 + 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 and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.
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