#1855classification

[sultansommelier]

Château Haut Brion. The only first growth outside the Medoc. Amazing property and fantastic wine! #chateauhautbrion #hautbrion #firstgrowthbordeaux #bordeauxwines #pessacleognan #sultansommelier #bordeauxfrance #1855classification #gravesgrandcruclasse (at Haut Brion) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8UjkQJBViD/?igshid=180lrlbl4v4d8

[tannindactyl]

1978 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 🤤 Yup still good - That cork though 😱#bottleporn#chateaulafiterothschild#chateaulafite#firstgrowth#1855classification#bourdeaux#premiercru#bourdeauxwine#frenchwine#instawine#pauillac#hebrank#sommelier#somm#cabernetsauvignon#cigarbox#cedar#oldwine#vintagewine#winegeek#corkdork

[attorneysomm]

“Go into my cellar and pick anything you want" - Part II. I was recently blessed with the opportunity to select two bottles from a friend's cellar for us to enjoy. The first selection, about which I posted recently, was the 1995 Haut-Brion. The second - 1990 Chateau Lynch-Bages! . From experience, I knew that the 1990 Lynch Bages was one of the all-time greats for that venerable producer (and my personal favorite to date)! Had I blinded this wine, there was no way I would have guessed it was 30 years old - it was incredibly youthful! This bottle was also darker and more structured than the Haut-Brion. . This wine remains incredibly expressive! A thrilling, powerful combination of blackcurrant, dark cherry, cedar, graphite and mixed spice. Although rich and full-bodied, this wine was perfectly balanced and precise and coated my palate with tastefully-opulent fruit followed by a long, complex finish! If the 1995 Haut-Brion was a Mercedes S-Class, this wine is a Mercedes CLS 63 AMG - the body style of Ray Donavan's first car (from Showtime) but with the AMG package and much more power. Unlike my most recent experience with this wine (about a year ago), I did not detect much of the jalapeno/green bell pepper descriptor - perhaps because this wine received less air and was consumed more quickly. . Along with 1990, my other personal favorite vintages of Lynch-Bages (to date) include the 1982 (from Magnum) and 1989. With efforts like this one, I have long thought that Lynch-Bages is underrated as a Fifth Growth in the 1855 Classification. Does anyone else agree? . . . . #chateaulynchbages #chateauhautbrion #1855classification #drinkbordeaux #pauillac #bordeauxwine #bordeauxwines #winery #cabernetsauvignon #vinrouge #frenchwine #frenchwines #vigneron #grandcruclasse #vinsdebordeaux #wineaddict #drinkwine #lynchbages #hautbrion #winereview #winetasting #winewinewine (at Lake Ridge at Joe Pool Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGJ1nOJKhT/?igshid=58cwdltd4bbp