WTN: 1990 Bordeaux at Bobby Van's midtown East

Last night our Bdx group gathered at Bobby Van’s for a 1990 horizontal. I had wedge salad, a tomahawk, fries, spinach. Nice group

2010 Laherte Freres Les Vignes d'Autrefois Extra Brut Champagne
Good acids, apple and a bit of yeast, full-bodied. This is awful sweet for an extra brut. B

1990 Ch. Angelus
Opened at restaurant Ripe but balanced, blackplum and mocha, noticable tannins, quite good. B+

1990 Ch. Figeac
Double-decanted in afternoon (first bottle corked!) Black cherry, tobacco leaf, leather and barnyard. This is a walk beside a pasture, not stepping in a patty. Nice balance and length. I liked more than group. A-/B+

1990 Ch. Clinet
Double-decanted. Very rich, full, long. Group fave. But just a bit OTT with the ripeness for me. Chris says “it’s like milk chocolate:” but that’s the problem. I really do like, but wish it was toned down just a notch. B+/A-

1990 Ch. Leoville Poyferre
Double-decanted hour before dinner.Another fine bottle of this. Cassis, cigarbox, a little iron shavings. Beautiful structure and length. Drinking great, yet with a future. A-

1990 Ch. Pichon Lalande
Double-decanted . Nice svelte wine, black fruit, spice, tobacco. B+/A-

1990 Ch. Pichon Baron
Double-decanted in afternoon. Rich black currant, smoke, mocha. Good length, balance, finish.
A-/B+

1990 Ch. Cos d’Estournel
Opened at restaurant. All the wines showed tannin, but this was only one I’d describe at tannic. Pretty hard, though good wine
B/B+

Group voting
Clinet 14 pts
Poyferre 10 pts
Baron 8 pts
Lalande 5 pts
Angelus 4
Figeac 1 pt
Fun night

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

[Jenise]

You left the Cos out of the talley at the end. You gave it a B+, so I presume that's just an oversight.

You left the Cos out of the talley at the end. You gave it a B+, so I presume that's just an oversight.

No, it got no votes (we vote 3/2/1 though it's actually "6 votes, no more than 3 per wine, so other possibilities include 2/2/2, 3/3, 3/1/1/1 , 2/2/1/1 , or 1/1/1/1/1/1 though not one has done last one in 19 years!), And my B/B+ was my lowest grade. I'm not biggest Cos fan, but think this was hurt by late opening

[David M. Bueker]

1990, the first vintage of Bordeaux I could have bought on release after I became a wine fan.

I didn’t.

Stupid...stupid...stupid...

[Jenise]

You left the Cos out of the talley at the end. You gave it a B+, so I presume that's just an oversight.

No, it got no votes (we vote 3/2/1 though it's actually "6 votes, no more than 3 per wine, so other possibilities include 2/2/2, 3/3, 3/1/1/1 , 2/2/1/1 , or 1/1/1/1/1/1 though not one has done last one in 19 years!), And my B/B+ was my lowest grade. I'm not biggest Cos fan, but think this was hurt by late opening

Wow, really! But I understand. Had to ask anyway.