It is incredibly glamorous and the cuisine (mushroom soup and steak) is paired with Chateau Pichon Longueville 2000 (delicious with its black currant and tobacco flavors), Les Tourelles de Longueville (their second wine), 1990 Chateau Pibron – another AXA acquisition. “A French insurance company owns a Chateau?&# The Control Room. MORE >>

My friend Mike most generously opened and shared his only bottle of 1990 Tignanello. Well, I listened to 1990 Tignanello, and I'm so happy that I did. The 1990 Tignanello I drank was a gorgeous wine. Tignanello contains about 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot. The 1990 tasted great, that much I can tell you. MORE >>

Here are some rapid fire observations from this portion: Pichon-Lalande has a higher proportion of merlot in the final blend; coincidentally, it slightly rounder than its cabernet dominant neighbor, which may be why some who use anachronistically ascribe gender to wine attributes consider it the more “feminine&# of the duo. MORE >>

When this plateau happens the merlot producers will be stepping out of the shadows to show us what they have been doing during pinot noir's time in the limelight. feel that the 1990's were good and bad to merlot in the United States. Merlot is versatile and is harvested earlier than cabernet. So here's the deal. Hell no. MORE >>

William and Mary Seavey began to estate bottle their Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon in 1990. Philippe Melka is Seavey's blue chip flying rainmaker - I wonder if he's necessary.These are all "full throttle" expressions of Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. calling to me. We visited Seavey in January 2007. MORE >>