On May 28, 8:11�pm, cwdjrxyz > wrote:
> On May 28, 2:27�pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
>
> > In article
> > >,
> > I am surprised with the brutal tannins in the Chateau La Tour Haut
> > Brion. All of the '82 Bordeaux I have had recently had very resolved
> > tannins and I would think if it is still this tannic after 27 years will
> > never resolve. Nice notes. The Pinchon Longueville '82 is one of my
> > favorites from that year along with the Leoville Las Cases.
>
> In very rare situations, Bordeaux can take a very long time to
> resolve. The classic example is 1870. From early reports, many of the
> top wines were so harsh and tannic as to be undrinkable in the
> lifetime of their buyers, their children, and even grandchildren. If
> very well stored, such as was the case for some in the very cold
> castle cellar cellar of the late Queen Mother, these wines sometimes
> developed into very great wines, and some likely still are drinking
> well if you can find and afford them. But there likely were many 1870
> that never came around before they faded away..

Similar to 1985 Dunn Howell Mountain Cabernet which may never evolve
or change.....