I am hosting a wine dinner with all five first growths. Start with 100 point champagene, followed with some leflaive then on to the main event. My question is what order should I pour them? Should I give them more than one wine at a time? Would you want all five in a glass before you, or just one at a time?
by fisher5195
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youre probably gonna wanna share an actual wine list for proper advice.
Wouldn’it be more formative to have them side by side and see how they evolve each in the glass?
**vintages please**
This is an impossible question without knowing the vintage of each bottle.
And yes, drinking them side-by-side is the way to go.
i would go in increasing order of cab, decreasing order of merlot. cab first wil ruin the taste of the merlot.
I wouldn’t drink anything from these houses less than 10-15 years old. They will likely still be tight and you’ll miss out on what makes them worth it
Posting the vintages for those asking:
Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle 26
Domaine Leflavie Puligny-Montrachet 2020
Mouton 2010
Lafite 2019
Margeaux 2020
Haut Brion 2018
Latour 2009
Can I come?
Would agree with the recommendation of pouring side by side. People are terrible at remembering what things taste like, and tastes/wine change over the evening.
But the glasses left to right should be on ascending age, generally speaking.
You should do five dinners over five nights, and each dinner should serve only two people. Enjoy one bottle per night to experience how they evolve and change their expressions as they open up.
Cramming them all into one night and giving each guest only a small sip is akin to listening to the Hamilton soundtrack on Spotify while claiming that you watched it live on Broadway.
Margaux 20
Lafite 19
Haut Brion 18
Latour 09
Mouton 10
Multiple glasses, all served together
Mix them all in a giant decanter the night before and call it the Battle of Bordeaux
I would go oldest to youngest otherwise the younger wines will overwhelm the palate.
Hmmm great question- I might start with the Margeaux because that’s the biggest juiciest wine out of them all. Then do the Haut Briom and Lafite together and you might remind the group to. Not finish their glass to be able to go back and compare them I would do another side. By side of the 2010 and the 2009. And give some good notes on each wine before they indulge
And such a great wine list that’s enviable by anyone that’s into wine.
That and none of the wines is Merlot driven, that’s right bank to Which these are all left bank. Wines!!
I’d prefer a side by side if I was drinking these wonderful wines.