Bordeaux Festival - ALL the Grand Cru Classés matured for a decade - Milwaukee Only

Mark my words - there has never been a tasting like this, anywhere in the entire world. And I am serious, not even in Bordeaux do they put on a tasting like this. This is unique and special, and anyone who has an inkling about wine needs to attend. 

Now that being said, let’s discuss the tasting itself. 

On Saturday, September 30, from 2 - 4 pm, Waterford Wine & Spirits will be putting on a very special Bordeaux tasting - all of the Grand Cru Classés wines, all over a decade old, and all from the same year. It's worth repeating - nowhere in the world has this tasting ever been done before. 

We chose the 2012 vintage because we wanted a chance to show these wines right in the prime of their lives - the very start of middle age, when their fruit expression should be at its height, and the savory notes of age are just starting to emerge. 2012 was a “classic” year in Bordeaux, a relief from the heat and drought of ’09, ’10 and ’11; and without the devastating rains of 2013. It’s a  year where Bordeaux wines taste like Bordeaux, not Napa nor the Tuscan coast. 

All the wines listed will be for sale at the event, and all sales will be ordered directly from the chateaux in Bordeaux. This is set to be a spectacular event - space is limited, so don’t miss it! 

Wines to be tasted:

Château Brane-Cantenac, Cantenac, AOC Margaux $109.99
Château Cos-d’Estournel, Saint-Estèphe, AOC Saint-Estèphe $279.99
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, AOC Saint-Julien $319.99
Château Durfort-Vivens, Margaux, AOC Margaux $129.99
Château Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, AOC Saint-Julien $159.99
Château Lascombes, Margaux, AOC Margaux $159.99
Château Léoville-Barton, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, AOC Saint-Julien $139.99
Château Léoville-Las-Cases, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, AOC Saint-Julien $329.99
Château Léoville-Poyferré, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, AOC Saint-Julien $149.99
Château Montrose, Saint-Estèphe, AOC Saint-Estèphe $229.99
Château Pichon-Longueville-Baron-de-Pichon, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $249.99
Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $269.99
Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux, AOC Margaux $159.99
Château Rauzan-Gassies, Margaux, AOC Margaux $119.99

Château Boyd-Cantenac, Cantenac, AOC Margaux $99.99
Château Calon-Ségur, Saint-Estèphe, AOC Saint-Estèphe $249.99
Château Cantenac-Brown, Cantenac, AOC Margaux $104.99
Château Desmirail, Margaux, AOC Margaux $79.99
Château Ferrière, Margaux, AOC Margaux $69.99
Château Giscours, Labarde, AOC Margaux $99.99
Château d’Issan, Cantenac, AOC Margaux $139.99
Château Kirwan, Cantenac, AOC Margaux $89.99
Château Lagrange, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, AOC Saint-Julien $84.99
Château La Lagune, Ludon, AOC Haut-Médoc $119.99
Château Langoa-Barton, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, AOC Saint-Julien $89.99
Château Malescot-Saint-Exupéry, Margaux, AOC Margaux $99.99
Château Marquis-d’Alesme, Margaux, AOC Margaux $109.99
Château Palmer, Cantenac, AOC Margaux $499.99

Château Beychevelle, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, AOC Saint-Julien $249.99
Château Branaire-Ducru, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, AOC Saint-Julien $89.99
Château Duhart-Milon, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $159.99
Château Lafon-Rochet, Saint-Estèphe, AOC Saint-Estèphe $89.99
Château Marquis-de-Terme, Margaux, AOC Margaux $89.99
Château Pouget, Cantenac, AOC Margaux $79.99
Château Prieuré-Lichine, Cantenac, AOC Margaux $99.99
Château Saint-Pierre, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, AOC Saint-Julien $99.99
Château Talbot, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, AOC Saint-Julien $124.99
Château La Tour-Carnet, Saint-Laurent-de-Médoc, AOC Haut-Médoc $64.99

Château d’Armailhac, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $124.99
Château Batailley, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $119.99
Château Belgrave, Saint-Laurent-de-Médoc, AOC Haut-Médoc $49.99
Château Camensac, Saint-Laurent-de-Médoc, AOC Haut-Médoc $49.99
Château Cantemerle, Macau, AOC Haut-Médoc $54.99
Château Clerc-Milon, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $189.99
Château Cos-Labory, Saint-Estèphe, AOC Saint-Estèphe $59.99
Château Croizet-Bages, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $59.99
Château Dauzac, Labarde, AOC Margaux $59.99
Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $74.99
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $109.99
Château Haut-Bages-Libéral, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $89.99
Château Haut-Batailley, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $94.99
Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $219.99
Château Lynch-Moussas, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $64.99
Château Pédesclaux, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $84.99
Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, AOC Pauillac $159.99
Château du Tertre, Arsac, AOC Margaux $74.99

P.S. - Yes, for those of you "in the know" you'll realize that there are five wines missing. Reason being, if we included those five, the price would skyrocket to an almost absurd tasting fee price. But we're guessing this is still enough for everyone to taste!