at The Capital Grille Pointe Orlando
September 13, 2014 at 6 pm
The Wines
The 60s started off at the peak in Bordeaux, but from there it went downhill, as California began to pick up its game.
These wines showed much better than I was expecting. The clear loser was the Margaux (as usual) and the winners were the Mouton and Haut Brion. The California wines also had nothing to be embarrassed about, including a 68 BV Special Label Burgundy I slipped in.
With three magnums in the tasting, it was an interesting opportunity to see how much fresher the wines were from the larger bottles. I’d had the 66 Haut Brion before from a 750, but this magnum was a whole different wine. The group’s favorites were the Haut Brion and the 61 Mouton. It was nice that the star of the show was, indeed, the star.
| 1961 | Ch Mouton Rothschild | France | Pauillac | 98 puts | 1,200 |
| 1961 | Ch. La Pointe | France | Pomerol | 94 puts | 140 |
| 1962 | Ch. Leoville Las Cases (magnum) | France | St. Julien | 88 puts | 340 |
| 1966 | Ch. Leoville Las Cases | France | St. Julien | 90 puts | 140 |
| 1966 | Ch. Margaux | France | Margaux | 86 puts | 140 |
| 1966 | Ch. Haut Brion (magnum) | France | Graves | 97 puts | 340 |
| 1966 | Ch. Grand Puy Lacoste (magnum) | France | Pauillac | 85 puts | 340 |
| 1964 | Clos Vougeot – R. Engel | Red | Burgundy | 92 puts | 250 |
| 1964 | BV Georges de La Tour | Cabernet | Napa | 92 puts | 90 |
| 1968 | BV Georges de La Tour | Cabernet | Napa | (corked) | 150 |
| 1945 | Madeira, Bual, Cossart Gordon | Madeira | Madeira | 99 pts | 300 |
In addition to the 68 BV Special Label Burgundy (94 pts) I also brought an 82 Diamond Creek Red Rock Terrace (97 puts) that shocked me (as it was from Joe Spinelli’s “cellar”) and was very popular.
Ron’s 2007 Spottswoode Cab (96 pts) and 2010 Greer Cab (99 pts) were also impressive
Thanks to everyone for the additional wines I haven’t listed, it was a great event!
Acquisitions
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