Last night our Bdx group gathered at Bobby Van?s for a 1990 horizontal. I had wedge salad, a tomahawk, fries, spinach. Nice group
2010 Laherte Freres Les Vignes d'Autrefois Extra Brut Champagne Good acids, apple and a bit of yeast, full-bodied. This is awful sweet for an extra brut. B
1990 Ch. Angelus Opened at restaurant Ripe but balanced, blackplum and mocha, noticable tannins, quite good. B+
1990 Ch. Figeac Double-decanted in afternoon (first bottle corked!) Black cherry, tobacco leaf, leather and barnyard. This is a walk beside a pasture, not stepping in a patty. Nice balance and length. I liked more than group. A-/B+
1990 Ch. Clinet Double-decanted. Very rich, full, long. Group fave. But just a bit OTT with the ripeness for me. Chris says ?it?s like milk chocolate:? but that?s the problem. I really do like, but wish it was toned down just a notch. B+/A-
1990 Ch. Leoville Poyferre Double-decanted hour before dinner.Another fine bottle of this. Cassis, cigarbox, a little iron shavings. Beautiful structure and length. Drinking great, yet with a future. A-
1990 Ch. Pichon Lalande Double-decanted . Nice svelte wine, black fruit, spice, tobacco. B+/A-
1990 Ch. Pichon Baron Double-decanted in afternoon. Rich black currant, smoke, mocha. Good length, balance, finish. A-/B+
1990 Ch. Cos d?Estournel Opened at restaurant. All the wines showed tannin, but this was only one I?d describe at tannic. Pretty hard. B/B+
Group voting Clinet 14 pts Poyferre 10 pts Baron 8 pts Lalande 5 pts Angelus 4 Figeac 1 pt Fun night
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.