Boston Wine Expo Bordeaux 2005 seminar!

[wayfool]

Anyone else attend this seminar? I was absolutely blown away by the QPR of all the wines tasted. I've also never been to tasting with 17 different wines. Incredible experience. I don't have my tasting notes organized, but I'll post the wines in order of tasting (all red's unless otherwise noted):

1.Chateau Haut Peyruguet, White
2. Ch. La Freynelle, White
3. Ch. La Freynelle
4. Ch. Bellevue Peycharneau
5. Ch. Haut Colombier, Premieres Cotes de Blaye
6. Ch. Roland La Garde, Premieres Cotes de Blaye
7. Ch. Saint Andre Corbin, Saint Georges-St. Emilion
8. ch. coutet, St. Emilion Grand Cru
9. Ch. Doyac, Haut Medoc
10. Ch. Trois Moulins, Haut Medoc Cru Bourgeois
11. Ch. Picque Cailou, Pessac Leognan
12. Larose de Gruaud, Saint Julien
13. Ch. Deyrem Valentin, Margaux Cru Bourgeois
14. Ch. Fondbadet, Pauillac Cru Bourgeois Superieur
15. Ch. Tour des Termes, St. Estephe Cru Bourgeois
16. Ch. L'Ecuyer, Pomerol
17. Ch. Bel Air "Vielles Vignes", Sainte Croix du Mont, dessert

[Michael Malinoski]

I was at the Expo both days, but did not make it to any of the seminars.

I did get a chance to taste a small smattering on the floor, though, and several showed really well.

Fombrauge, La Tour Carnet and Rieussec were all quite young but impressive. In particular, the Fombrauge was a real pleasant surprise. I would buy that one, for sure. Good but not nearly as fine were Le Crock and Carmes de Rieussec.

Otherwise, it was about 4 dozen '07 Chateauneuf du Papes and a mish-mash of other stuff for me...

-Michael

[William P]

Michael, I would be interested in knowing the prices if you have that info.

[Michael Malinoski]

Bill, they did have the wholesale prices listed on a sheet, but I didn't bother to ask. I guess I should find that out before I state with confidence that I'll be buying Fombrauge, but I liked it well enough that I'm not going to get hung up about it if it is a few bucks more than I expected.

-Michael