By: AJ McClellan
Last night we tasted a few Bordeaux’s that were singing! We have been really getting into the aged Cali Cabs recently but it was nice to get back to our roots and have a few good bottles of Bordeaux for the evening.
The first bottle was a 1990 Lagrange that was lovely. It opened up with a musty aroma of old earth and dried spices, but after nearly thirty minutes the musk blew off and you were left with the clean earth of dried leaves and freshly cut pine. The fruit was very nice with dark berries and long anise finish.
After the Lagrange we popped a 1999 Lynch Bages for a little left bank action. This bottle was drinking like classic Bordeaux with graphite, plum, black cherry and bold forest floor. I was very impressed with this wine despite its youth.