1980's California Cabernet VS 1980's Bordeaux Blind Tasting

 Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it.

John Cleese

Or they simply can’t afford the good stuff…and you don’t have to be a billionaire to drink well at the Wine Watch we have great wines at every price point.

We have conducted two back to back tastings featuring 1980’s vintage Bordeaux and then 1980’s California wines so we thought it would be a good follow-up to show some 1980’s vintage California Bordeaux blends alongside of 1980’s vintage Bordeaux to see how the “New World” wines are holding up to the wines of “Old World”.

This tasting will feature some top level wines from both California and France all from the decade of the 1980’s.  Let’s call this a modern day 1976 Paris Tasting where blind French tasters picked their favorite wines and they turned out to be from California!   Just for fun we will be hosting this tasting blind to see if our “Wine Drinking People” come up with the same results.

The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $395 per person + tax.  To make reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservation if you have any food allergies and Chef Toni will be glad to accommodate you.

1980’s California Cabernet VS 1980’s Bordeaux - A Blind Tasting
Saturday, September 14th
7:30pm

 1980 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, France
1980 Domaine Laurier Cabernet Sauvignon Green Valley, Sonoma Coast, USA
1980 Jordan Winery Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, USA
1981 Chateau Figeac, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
1982 Chateau Lafon Rochet St Estephe
1982 Freemark Abbey 'Bosche' Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford, USA
1983 Lake's Folly Cabernet Sauvignon, Hunter Valley, Australia
1983 Chateau Duhart-Milon Pauillac, France
1985 Chateau d'Issan, Margaux, France
1985 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Napa Valley, USA
1988 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac, France
1988 William Hill Estate Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA
1989 Chateau Cos d'Estournel, Saint-Estephe, France
1989 Far Niente Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, USA

Menu
Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie
Grilled Vegetable Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Duck and Smoked Mozzarella Ravioli with Sundried Tomato Browned Butter
Crispy Duck Confit with Truffle Fries and Cabernet natural Sauce
Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee with Fresh Berries

The Fee for this tasting 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.