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Bordeaux – The Great Châteaux Wines Tasted — 12/05/2009

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Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours Bordeaux – The Great Châteaux 9 – 13th March 2009

Monday 9th March

Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Cru Classé, Pessac
Mission Haut Brion 2004
Château Haut Brion 2004
Laville Haut Brion (white) 2004

Lunch at Les Sources de Caudalie

Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Cru Classé, Graves-Léognan Blanc 2006
Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Cru Classé, Graves-Léognan 2000

Château d’Yquem, 1er Grand Cru, Sauternes-Barsac

Château d’Yquem 1998

Dinner at Château Pichon-Longueville, Pauillac

Château Suduiraut Bordeaux Blanc Sec S 2006
Château Pibran 1996
Château Pichon-Longueville 1983
Château Suduiraut 1989

Tuesday 10th March

Château Pichon-Longueville, Cru Classé, Pauillac

Pichon-Longueville 2006
Pichon-Longueville 2005
Pichon-Longueville 2004

Lunch at Château Pichon-Longueville – Comtesse de Lalande, Cru Classé, Pauillac

Château Bernadotte 1999
Pichon-Longueville – Comtesse de Lalande 2002

With lunch:
Château Bernadotte 2001
Pichon Longueville – Comtesse de Lalande 2003
Réserve de la Comtesse 2004

Château Lafite-Rothschild, 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac

Château Duhart-Milon 2002
Château Lafite-Rothschild 1995
Château Rieussec 2003

Dinner at Château Léoville-Barton, Cru Classé, St Julien.

Champagne Paul Herard
Réserve Léoville-Barton 2004
Château Langoa Barton 1995
Château Léoville-Barton 1988

Wednesday 11th March

Château Latour, 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac.

Pauillac 2007
Forts de Latour 2007
Grand Vin 2007
Forts de Latour 2004
Grand Vin 2002

Lunch at Château Cordeillan-Bages

Champagne Billecart-Salmon Blanc de Blancs
Pessac Léognan Grand Cru Classé 2002 Domaine de Chevalier
Margaux Château Rauzan-Ségla 1995
Pauillac Château Lynch-Bages, Grand Cru Classé, Pauillac 2001
Sauternes Château Doisy-Daëne 1983

Château Cos d’Estournel, Cru Classé, St Estèphe

Les Pagode de Cos 2006
Goulée 2006
Cos d’Estournel 2006
Cos d’Estournel 2000

Dinner at Le Lion d’Or

Château Cantegrive Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2006
Forts de Latour 1986
Château Léoville Barton 1996

Thursday 12th March

Château Margaux, 1er Cru Classé, Margaux

Château Margaux 2004
Château Margaux 2006

Château Doisy-Védrines, Cru Classé, Barsac

Château Doisy-Védrines 2002
Château de Binot 2001
Château Branaire-Ducru 1999
Château Doisy-Védrines 2003

Dinner at Pichon-Longueville

Champagne Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs 1996
Château Pibran 1995
Château Pichon-Longueville 1995
Château Suduiraut 1982
Quinta do Noval Nacional 1962
Quinta do Romeriro 40 Year Old Tawny

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