This is an assortment of tasting notes from grad school covering Californian reds, mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and related blends (I seem to have misplaced a note on a mid-1980s Stony Hill Chardonnay). Compared to vintage Bordeaux, these were remarkably consistent in quality – this could have been down to shipping issues magnifying bottle variation – […]
Tasting through aged classified growths
One of my adventures while in grad school involved seeking out bottles from Bordeaux’s best producers with significant age. While I tended to avoid the legendary vintages of 1961, 1982, and 1990, I focused on the better of the more ‘traditional’ vintages. This meant that while the vintage conditions were often imperfect, these were to […]