Wine tasting #1 - Château Lagrange (St. Julien) 1986 v 1989
I like tasting wine with friends, so i would like to record some wine tasting note here.
Château Lagrange is a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France, and is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. It is owned by the Japanese liquor giant Suntory. The wine produced here was classified as one of fourteen Troisièmes Crus (Third Growths) in the historic Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.
1986: A wonderful wine! Opened and decanted three hours before drinking. Beautiful red-black color. Tannins were fully resolved and still a wonderful bit of fruit left. Strong notes of red cherry, musky, mushroom, fresh and youthful both in palate and appearance, with an extensive, quality aftertaste.
1989: Layers of black and red fruits, with cassis, cedar, minerals and nice food friendly level of acidity, tannin is in middle taste, actually still good balance. But not surprising when comparing with 1986.
I prefer 1986 much more than 1989. (Just for reference: If 1989 scores 8/10, then i think 1986 is 9/10.)
It's weird to see French bottles (my country) in other countries. Thank you very much for sharing.
Nice to meet you;) followed!
I'm so glad y'all share some of it with the rest of the world! :)
Thx for resteem;)
with pleasure, thanks for using the steempub tag. I really do appreciate your support!
It's always great to see new wine posts here! Ch. LaGrange is a fantastic winery, what a nice tasting . Both are absolute classic vintages too! Feel free to use the steempub tag on your next wine post. It's a new tag, to help make all the booze blogs easier to find. Beer, wine, cocktails, etc, are all welcome. Cheers from Texas!
Nice to meet u sir, followed! And thx for ur reminder:)
French wine is the best!
Yes, i like Bordeaux ;)followed
I'm glad to see wines lovers.. I've done wset level 1 and 2 .. so I'm a big fun!! Thanks for sharing ur experience! 😊
Wow, glad to see you! Looking forward for your experience too! Followed!
One day I wish to visit a winery for wine tasting. I really enjoy different wines. Where as, from where I come from that is not very common. Probably due to the alcohol politics, which try to prevent people from drinking, but actually just encourage to drink the cheapest thing you can find (mainly spirits).
Sometimes i think drinking which wine is not the most important, i really enjoy tasting wine with friends! Nice to meet you, wine lover~followed
nice both great vintages! hows tannin for the 89?
Thanks for your reminder. I think 89 tannin is in middle taste, actually still good balance, but i like 86 more. Nice to meet you, wine lover~ followed