The second flight included Lenz cabernet sauvignons and wines from Château Latour, one of the super-star classified growths from Pauillac.
RANK
POINTS
WINE
VINTAGE
PRICE
RATINGS
1
91.3
Lenz Old Vines Cabernet
2001
$30
Not Rated
2
91.2
Château Latour
2002
$225
Robert Parker-96; Wine Spectator - 96
3
89.6
Château Latour
2000
$700
Robert Parker-98; Wine Spectator - 100
4
88.6
Lenz Old Vines Cabernet
2002
$30
Not Rated
5
87.6
Château Latour
2001
$200
Robert Parker-95; Wine Spectator - 95
6
86.6
Lenz Old Vines Cabernet
2000
$30
Not Rated
Comments:
The Lenz 2001 Old Vines cabernet ‘won’, albeit narrowly.
Château Latour acquitted itself well, with 2nd, 3rd and 5th-place finishes.
The average retail price of the 3 Latour wines is $375, and the average of the 3 Lenz cabernets is $30: so you could buy a whole case of Lenz cab for the price of a single bottle of Château Latour. And still have $15 change.
The average score for this flight was 89.2, and the ‘point spread’ for this flight was 4.7.
