$32 dollar then, with 11.5% alcohol and scoring 17 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, the 42-year-old Bordeaux still had time to go.
The 1979 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild was red brick with a brownish-yellow edge, had a lot of sediment, showed spice, leather, cavendish tobacco and vanillas from the French oak. Quite easy to drink and it held for nearly an hour after decanting.
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It was hard not to compare it to a recently savored 1978 example, which was outstanding. However, the 1979 showed its breeding well. I’m looking toward South America for similar wines to age for my children now, wines I can afford. Since Pro-sports figures have found out about wine and make a million dollars a minute, the rest of us will be left out; Screaming Eagle is an example of “a wine label-drinkers’ wine.” Producers will always charge as much as they think they can get even if it’s worth less than a third of the price. In Vino Veritas.
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