“When they are mature (around 20 years of age), 1998 from the right bank and Graves will be able to compete with the most grandiose vintages produced in these Appellations over the past thirty years. ”
R. Parker, Parker Guide to Bordeaux Wines, 2005 Edition
### Vintage rating: 17/20 ###
We tested 96 bottles (including eight doubles and four triples) in ten tastings:
- Eight Appellation Finals
- Final B with the winners (and sometimes a few very deserving seconds) of the Appelation Finals
- Final A with the first four of the final B as well as the eight super grands crus: Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Haut-Brion, Lafite, Latour, Margaux, Mouton Rothschild and Petrus
Here are the Appellation finals podium:
Here are the results (six first) for the Final B:
Note that La Conseillante (2nd in the Pomerol appellation) could not be supplied for the B final and was replaced by Beauregard (3 th Pomerol).
Here are the results (six first) of the A Final, which included the first four of the B Final, as well as the eight classified super grands crus.
Our favorites, with an unbeatable value for money for such an “old” vintage:
- Clos de l’Oratoire €€€
- La Couspaude €€
- Beauregard €€
- La Grave à Pomerol €€
- Du Tertre €
- Lafon Rochet €
The wines tested by Appellation:
Saint-Emilion: Ausone, Beau-Séjour Bécot, Cheval Blanc, Canon la Gaffelière, Clos de l’Oratoire, La Couspaude, La Gaffelière, Larcis Ducasse, Grand Corbin D’Espagne, La Magdelaine, Pavie Decesse, Pavie Macquin, Troplong Mondot
Pomerol: Beauregard, Clinet, La Conseillante, L’église, L’évangile, La Grave à Pomerol, Petit Village, Petrus, Tailhas, Vieux Château Certan, La Violette
Graves:Carbonnieux, Domaine de Chevalier, Fieuzal, Haut-Bailly, Haut-Brion, Larrivet Haut-Brion, La Louvière, Pape Clément, Smith Haut-Lafitte
Médoc: Chasse-Spleen, Les Grands Chênes, La Lagune, Potensac, Poujeaux, La Tour Carnet, Villegeorge, Sociando-mallet
Margaux: Brane Cantenac, Desmirail, D’Issan, Durfort Vivens, Du Tertre, Giscours, Margaux, Palmer, Prieuré Lichine, Rauzan-Gassies
Saint-Julien: Beychevelle, Branaire Ducru, Ducru Beaucaillou, Gruaud Larose, Langoa Barton, Léoville Barton, Léoville Poyferré, Léoville Las Cases
Pauillac: Clerc Milon, Duhart Milon, Haut-Bages Libéral, Lafite, Latour, Lynch-Bages, Mouton Rothschild, Pichon Longueville Baron, Pichon Longueville Comtesse, Pontet-Canet
Saint-Estèphe: Calon-Ségur, Cos d’Estournel, Cos Labory, De Pez, Haut-Marbuzet, Lafon-Rochet, Montrose, Ormes de Pez
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