mjn@teddy.UUCP (01/06/86)
Here's a little project I have started working on, which some of you might
be intrested in furthering:
I am compiling a list of wines to assembled into a mixed case and laid to
rest for 10 years. I am looking for wine suggestions which most
characterize the 1982 Bordeaux's. What is your favorite St. Julien?
St. Emilion, Haut-Medoc? etc. Since these will be resting for some
time, consider only those which will be coming into prime, or peaking in
ten years (this is a fortieth birthday present to myself). Wines should
be in the $5 to $30 range (I doubt my wife will let me buy a Lafite).
Responses should be submitted to me via e-mail. I will summarize and
present the final list when complete.
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Mark J. Norton
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mjn@sunspotmcgrath@null.DEC (Edw. J. McGrath 225-4086 HLO1-1/Q08) (01/08/86)
Re: compiling a list of wines to assemble into a mixed case. I would recommend that you
mcgrath@null.DEC (Edw. J. McGrath 225-4086 HLO1-1/Q08) (01/08/86)
>I am compiling a list of wines to assembled into a mixed case and laid to >rest for 10 years. I am looking for wine suggestions which most >characterize the 1982 Bordeaux's. What is your favorite St. Julien? >etc.etc... I did this last year and am putting together another with 82's and 83's. I recommend a book "Bordeaux" by Robert Parker Jr. of "The Wine Advocate" fame. He has tasted ALL of the wines from ALL of the major chateaux several times since 1961 or something like that. He rates each chateau and each vintage on a numerical scale with some additional info on how long you should wait before drinking and when peak is likely to be, etc. He also indicates "bargains". The cost of the book is about the cost of an average bottle of 82 bordeaux. There is much more information with much higher reliability in this book than you are likely to get from the "winos" that contribute to net.wines. :-) But seriously, I found it really valuable and well worth the cost. Ed McGrath
alan@mtxinu.UUCP (Alan Tobey) (01/10/86)
> > > > >I am compiling a list of wines to assembled into a mixed case and laid to > >rest for 10 years. I am looking for wine suggestions which most > >characterize the 1982 Bordeaux's. What is your favorite St. Julien? > >etc.etc... > > I did this last year and am putting together another with 82's and 83's. > I recommend a book "Bordeaux" by Robert Parker Jr. of "The Wine Advocate" > fame. Be cautious about trusting Parker's taste, which reflects a very consistent bias toward "big" wines. He vastly prefers strong fruity flavors, lots of guts and alcohol and tannin, and dismisses what some others praise for elegance and subtlety. Be ESPECIALLY cautious about his 82 Bordeaux rankings; his opinions on the vintage and its aging possibilities seem vastly overblown. For what it's worth (I'm not a pedigreed expert but have been consistently following Bordeaux since the 62 vintage), I think 82s are generally too over-ripe and raisiny to age well. The alcoholic hotness of many of them should be a serious concern. I've only bought a few Pomerols from 82 to age; I think this is the only successful region. Better bets: 81s from Pauillac and St. Julien, and 83s from almost anywhere in the Medoc. 81s should be maturing by the early 90s; 83s will last you well into the next millenium. And a bargain tip: 83 Ch. La Tour de By (Begadan/Medoc), soft and balanced, $6 in California, a great one for 88-89.