1990 Bordeaux Blend

The 1990 Château L'Eglise-Clinet is probably outshone by the superior 1989 these days but as I remarked during this tasting the difference between the two is less obvious than that of Vieux-Château-Certan. It has a more... Read More

Tasted in that well-known Bordeaux appellation called "Burgundy" the 1990 Château Gruaud Larose is a Saint Julien that has always flirted with funkiness. Here that came through quite strongly on this occasion partly because it... Read More

Tasted from an ex-chateau bottle at the Lafleur vertical dinner at Attersee in Austria. I have only tasted this 1990 once before. Almost as deep in colour as the 1989 there is perhaps a touch more limpidity to this example. The... Read More

Tasted blind at The Arches. Poured from magnum the 1990 Latour is a tour de force. It displays immense purity and precision on the nose with graphite and tobacco scents a hint of dried rose petal and mahogany bureau developing... Read More

The 1990 Latour à Pomerol epitomizes everything one could wish for in a mature Pomerol but without paying a king’s ransom. Despite the highly regarded growing season I approach this with modest expectations because these were... Read More

The final blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon 32% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc was harvested between September 14 and October 3. The spring was cold yet summer was extremely hot and dry – one of the hottest vintages since 1949.... Read More

Interestingly a bottle of 1990 Lafite Rothschild I pulled from my cellar for a video blog on my web site was still buttoned down tight and even with extended decanting was not showing as much as I would have hoped. However a bottle... Read More

I had a good feeling about this wine when I last tasted it but felt it needed a little more bottle ageing. It is certainly showing wonderfully well here lunching at The Ledbury. A very deep garnet colour. A lifted cedar and pencil-lead... Read More

Tasted at Hof van Cleve in Belgium. The 1990 has one of those bouquets where a choir of angels seem to sing from heaven when you take you first sniff. It is utterly compelling with crystalline dark fruits truffle and even an outrageous... Read More