Executive Wine Seminars: 2009 Bordeaux,By Howard Kaplan
....displayed by our group of 30 tasters during in-depth discussions of each wine. Ratings are also more reflective of the "here and now" than of likely future development.
Wines were poured in three flights from numbered bags (1 through 14) and are listed below in the order in which they were poured. Participants were asked to vote (by number) for their three favorite wines. We award three points for every first-place vote, two for every second-place vote, and one point for every third, allowing for ties. Data is based on 30 voters. Voting tallies: 1st/2nd/3rd
1) Château Pavie (Saint-Emilion) - $380 - 12 points (2/2/2) - 94+ rating
2) Château Cos d'Estournel (Saint-Estephe) - $440 - 5 points (1/0/2) - 92+ rating
3) Château Troplong-Mondot (Saint-Emilion) - $210 - 26 points (4/6/2) - 98+ rating
4) Château Ducru-Beaucaillou (Saint-Julien) - $360 - 18 points (2/3/6) - 95 rating
5) Château Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac) - $1,480 - 2 points (0/1/0) - 93+ rating
6) Château Lynch-Bages (Pauillac) - $220 - 5 points (1/0/2) - 92+ rating
7) Vieux Château Certan (Pomerol) - $350 - 12 points (3/1/1) - 94+ rating
8) Château Bellevue Mondotte (Saint-Emilion) - $380 - 16 points (4/1/2) - 95++ rating
9) Château La Fleur de Boüard (Lalande-de-Pomerol) - $45 - 20 points (4/3/2) - 96+ rating
10) Château Leoville Poyferré (Saint-Julien) - $290 - 20 points (5/2/1) - 96+ rating
11) Château L'Evangile (Pomerol) - $430 - 23 points (0/8/7) - 97+ rating
12) Château Pontet-Canet (Pauillac) - $295 - 4 points (1/0/1) - 92+ rating
13) Château Margaux (Margaux) - $1,290 - 16 points (3/3/1) - 95++ rating
14) Château La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan) - $990 - 4 points (1/0/1) - 92+ rating
