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MetsFan · 05-14-2002, 08:38 AM

I don't normally purchase French wine, mostly because I don't know how to read the label well enough to know what I'm getting. But last night I decided to take a leap of faith and picked up a bottle of '95 Chateau Lagarde Bordeaux Superiore. I figured a 7-yr old bottle of Bordeaux would go well with my steak and at $8/btl it was tough to resist.

Now, when drinking any red wine, I open the bottle and pour some into the glass and immediately taste it. Initial taste of the Lagarde exhibited lots of bite. That's not unusual for a "fresh" red in my experience.

I then let the glass sit for about 10 minutes while I started preparing dinner. After that brief moment, the wine had really opened up and exhibited a very pleasant softness and fruitiness. There were some lovely flavors of blackberries and very few tanins.

By the end of the evening, I had nearly nearly killed the whole bottle alone.

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05-14-2002, 08:38 AM	#1
MetsFan Herf God Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 12,223	I don't normally purchase French wine, mostly because I don't know how to read the label well enough to know what I'm getting. But last night I decided to take a leap of faith and picked up a bottle of '95 Chateau Lagarde Bordeaux Superiore. I figured a 7-yr old bottle of Bordeaux would go well with my steak and at $8/btl it was tough to resist. Now, when drinking any red wine, I open the bottle and pour some into the glass and immediately taste it. Initial taste of the Lagarde exhibited lots of bite. That's not unusual for a "fresh" red in my experience. I then let the glass sit for about 10 minutes while I started preparing dinner. After that brief moment, the wine had really opened up and exhibited a very pleasant softness and fruitiness. There were some lovely flavors of blackberries and very few tanins. By the end of the evening, I had nearly nearly killed the whole bottle alone. Official Cigar Weekly Coffee Whackjob