Tasting the 'Great Wines of Bordeaux' at City Winery

We recently attended the James Suckling/Zachy's Bordeaux tasting at City Winery, in NYC. I was truly excited to taste the wide depth of Bordeaux that was in attendance...and most did not disappoint. We started with the Chateau Smith Lafitte Grand Vin 2011 which ended up being one of my favorites on the night. The wine had hints of grapefruit, citrus, and vanilla. (priced around $110)Some of my other favorites were La tour Carnet/ Haut Peyraguey, The Montrose, Latour, and the 06 Chateau Pavie Macquin Saint Emilion Grand Cru. If ever there was ever a wine specifically made to be cellared

its Bordeaux. The wines all seamed to scream of youth, Bordeaux wine in its youth, tend to feel dry in the mouth. Bordeaux wines are produced to be enjoyed earlier in life today, but some Left bank producers should be aged for 15-30 years! Bordeaux wines tend to be the thinking man's wine and are clearly more complex with bottle age. How much time each wine needs to age depends on the producer, and of course the vintage. Keep in mind the Left bank tends to be Cabernet and the Right bank tends to be Merlot. The wines from Pomerol and St. Emilion are among my favorites (Right Bank)...silky, sexy, and downright amazing. City Winery turned out being a tremendous place to host the event. This was my second wine tasting at the venue (Last year was the Sokolin Brunello

event which was also amazing) and would highly recommend City Winery for both music events and of course wine tastings.

‍Joseph and Curtis invited several of our VIP clients and was happy to comp all whom attended. Our in-house Sommelier recently discovered a hidden Bordeaux gem for less than $25....and we highly recommend it! Please give s a shout if interested in trying a sure-to-please Bordeaux gem.

Cheers!

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