Last evening we were able to take a closer look at the topic of Baron Gaston Legrand in a nice comparison of vintages from 1940, 1962, 1990 and in between the most current GotA from 1986.
Overall, the profile doesn’t blow me away. It’s all very elegant and noncommittal. I prefer the bold, fruity profiles of other domains. The old vintages were impressive nonetheless, but drinking old stuff always has a somewhat venerable feeling. In particular, the 1940 had a nice maltiness that was lost in the subsequent vintages.
The 1981 shown above by Martin, which I shared recently, I would see very similarly to the tested 1990. With both, the nose struck me as the strongest part. On the palate in particular, they were then almost disappointingly weak.
The next vertical tasting is being planned for the coming weeks. This time with a domaine Chateau du Millet that I haven’t encountered before. I’m very curious to see what awaits me/us there. If it turns out to be worthwhile, we might also reorder larger bottles.
I thought that was absolutely excellent! I was also considering picking up another one. Did you get it at the »original price« or did you get some kind of discount?
If you’re into woody aromas, you’ll find something here. For me, it’s too dry/astringent. It’s heading toward tobacco notes. Unsweetened Dominican rums go in this direction, so there are definitely fans out there. But at 43%, it stays within bounds and drinks pretty well with the dry wood notes. Ten years earlier and it would have been significantly better though.
79/100
I wish I had more than one bottle
