Farr Vintners retastes 2009 Bordeaux 10 years on.

[Howard_Cooper]

I hear you Howard. The 2009s are on the low acid side. Could be an issue for aging, but they shouldn’t be crapping out at only 10 years.

As I said, the ones where the only issue is low acid are rich wines that to me taste flabby but others like you enjoy. My guess is the ones crapping out at only 10 years were the ones made from overripe grapes. My guess is that some producers looking for maximum ripeness guessed wrong on picking dates and waited too long.

Howard,
I think our palates are not dissimilar, and I have no problem with the Haut Bailly 2009

I have not tasted the 2009 Haut Bailly and so cannot comment (David commented on the Haut Bailly, not me). But, of the 2009s I have tasted, I think the only one I have liked was the Pichon Lalande. TN: Pichon Lalande dinner with Nicolas Glumineau - WINE TALK - WineBerserkers Even at estates whose wine I really like (e.g., Montrose), I found the 2009 to be flappy (but not overripe).