1980's Vintage Bordeaux Wine Tasting

Drunkenness, she told us once in a rare moment of confidence, is a sin against the fruit, the tree, the wine itself.  It is an outrage, an abuse, just as rape is an abuse of the act of love.   She flushed then, turning away gruffly – Rene Claude, the oil and some basil, quickly! – but the thought stayed with me.    Wine, distilled and nurtured from bud into fruit and then through all the processes that make it what it is, deserves better than to be guzzled by some sot with a headful of nonsense.  It deserves reverence.  Joy.  Gentleness.  Joanne Harris - “Five Quarters of the Orange”

I drink two bottles a day and I am never drunk at the end of the night.  But I have been training for the Wine Drinking Olympics in LA 2028 for 26 years!    

And we have an incredible collection of Bordeaux from the decade of the 1980’s right now so I figured a good follow-up to the study of 1980  vintage California wine would be a tasting of 1980’s vintage Bordeaux.   

If you invested in first growths from 1982 you would have paid around $50 per bottle for these wines upon release.  Today, we have the 1982 Chateau Haut Brion on the table at a price of $1095.  The 1982 vintage was one of the best investments that you could have ever made in the world of fine wine and the following vintages were also a great investment in wine as the rest of the 1980’s were also very good to excellent for Bordeaux with 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1989 turning out the best wines but that is why we host these events!  We may find that the 1980 vintage wine is the best on the table, well Chateau Latour is great in almost any vintage.  The 1981 La Mission Haut Brion may be the wine of the vintage and the 1983 Lafite could take wine of the night!  That is why we host these events and tonight we are doing serious winentific work with the 1980’s vintages from Bordeaux!

The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $450 + 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 diestary restrictions of aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.

1980’s Vintage Bordeaux Wine Tasting
Saturday, September 7th
7:30pm

1980 Chateau Latour Pauillac Bordeaux
981 Chateau Figeac, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
1981 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Bordeaux
1982 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac
1982 Chateau Montrose St Estephe Bordeaux
1983 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac
1983 Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac
1985 Chateau D'issan, Margaux
1986 Chateau Pichon-Longueville Au Baron De Pichon-Longueville Pauillac
1989 Chateau Cos D'estournel, Saint-Estephe

Menu
Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie
Mushroom Carpaccio with fresh Rosemary and Lavender Aioli
Venison Tartar with Parmesan Crisp
Crispy Duck Confit with Current Demi and Truffle Fries
Scaramouche Coconut Crème Pie with White Chocolate Shavings and Dark Chocolate Sauce

The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $450 + 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.