The Big Eight + from Bordeaux's Outstanding 1998 Vintage Wine Tasting

Burgundy makes you think of silly things, Bordeaux makes you talk of them and Champagne makes you do them.
- Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

This is another one of those tastings that we are doing just because we have the wines and they need to be consumed.  This excellent vintage is not as highly regarded as 1990 or 1996 but I would place 1998 in the top three vintages in the decade of the 1990's and the prices on these wines are still reasonable at auction today.  With the proposed 100% tariffs on all European wines coming in 2020 these wines may look expensive but we have never had a 100% tax on the value of wine in this country- it will be devastating to collectors of these top level Bordeaux and all the other great collectibles of France, Italy and Spain.

Imagine what these wines will cost in restaurants that charge 2-3 times retail!   A tasting like this would be $10,000 per person after these new tariffs!!  Raise a final glass to having the best prices on fine wine in the world and write your congress and senate people tomorrow to tell them to stop this insanity before we go from the best prices and the greatest country in the world to drink fine wine to one of the most expensive!!!

How many times will you get to drink Chateau Petrus, Chateau Margaux, Chateau Haut Brion and Chateau Mouton Rothschild, and more...This is truly a "once in a Lifetime" wine tasting event.  Speaking of vintage Bordeaux check out the vintage Bordeaux offering at the end of this offering, we have a huge stash of wines here at the store ready to drink right now and nothing here has been exposed to the new tariffs!!

This is a sit down pre-poured tasting and we are limited to only 12 tasters.  Chef  Toni Lampasone will be making a special menu to accompany the tasting wines.  The fee for this tasting is $1500+ tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. 

The Big Eight + from Bordeaux's Outstanding 1998 Vintage Wine Tasting
Saturday, December 28, 2019
7:30 PM

Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion
Chateau Pavie Saint Emilion
Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion
Chateau Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion
Chateau Lafite Rorthschild Pauillac
Chateau Latour Pauillac
Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac
Chateau Petrus Pomerol
Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan
Chateau Margaux Margaux
Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon Napa
Chateau d’Yquem Sauternes

Menu

Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie

Tuna and Grilled Wild Mushroom Tartar with basil aioli and Parmesan toast

Frozen Foie Gras Tourchon Powder with Tomato Aspic and Beef Consume

Bacon Fat Seared Waygu Filet Mignon with Bordeaux Demi Glaze and Pomme Frites

Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee with Raspberry Coulis

The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $1500/pp, we have space for 12 tasters at this event, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.