The place for all things wine, focused on serious wine discussions.

WTN: Haut-Batailley 1989

Moderators: Jenise, Robin Garr, David M. Bueker

no avatar
User

Matt Richman

Rank

Wine guru

Posts

623

Joined

Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:16 pm

Location

Brooklyn, NY

WTN: Haut-Batailley 1989

by Matt Richman » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:58 pm

1989 Château Haut-Batailley (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac)
Very nice, fully mature. Warm and soft. Not thrilling, but easy to like and drinking well.
B
no avatar
User

Dale Williams

Rank

Compassionate Connoisseur

Posts

11144

Joined

Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:32 pm

Location

Dobbs Ferry, NY (NYC metro)

Re: WTN: Haut-Batailley 1989

by Dale Williams » Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:32 pm

Sounds nice, more mature than bottle we had at Pauillac thing at Les Sans Culottes.
no avatar
User

Matt Richman

Rank

Wine guru

Posts

623

Joined

Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:16 pm

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Re: WTN: Haut-Batailley 1989

by Matt Richman » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:45 pm

Yes, that was the best bottle of the 4 I've had, although this one was close.
no avatar
User

Jenise

Rank

FLDG Dishwasher

Posts

42637

Joined

Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm

Location

The Pacific Northest Westest

Re: WTN: Haut-Batailley 1989

by Jenise » Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:29 pm

Matt Richman wrote:1989 Château Haut-Batailley (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac)
Very nice, fully mature. Warm and soft. Not thrilling, but easy to like and drinking well.
B


Am I crazy for saying that sometimes this is all I want from a wine? A wine one can curl up with, be casual around, like an old blanket? That, sometimes, a thrilling A+ type wine that I have to really THINK about would actually be unwelcome?
My wine shopping and I have never had a problem. Just a perpetual race between the bankruptcy court and Hell.--Rogov
no avatar
User

Matt Richman

Rank

Wine guru

Posts

623

Joined

Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:16 pm

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Re: WTN: Haut-Batailley 1989

by Matt Richman » Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:17 am

This was actually the perfect wine for the occasion, dinner with my mom, stepdad, sister, and brother in law. Delicious but not demanding of undue attention, not a shame that we didn't stop to think about each sip.

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: AhrefsBot, APNIC Bot, ClaudeBot, SemrushBot and 0 guests

Powered by phpBB ® | phpBB3 Style by KomiDesign