I'm more familiar with the Comtesse de Lalande, but I do have very fond memories of '90 Baron at a stylish restaurant in north Kensington in the company of friends. The '90 was the laughable price of £60 on the wine list. So we had two. I don't know how afforded my lifestyle in my mid-late 20s, but it could go some way to explaining why I have no savings and still rent, rather than own.
Colour is perfect for the age. Fading a touch, but still bright and playful in the light.
Nose is glorious, rising from the glass in all directions. Cedar and herbs, dark stone fruit, cocoa and leather.
Harmony. Fruit and secondary integration flows across the mouth effortlessly. From beginning to end, everything is in its proper place. All the nuance of the nose comes through but with more ephemeral notes, and small pinpricks of wood spice along the way. Lovely, proper claret.
*****
Tasted 28 July at The Sampler
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