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Thursday, February 1, there’s a comparative tasting of 1989 and 1990 vintages of Bordeaux at the Casino club; included in the twenty Chateaux they are pouring are all five of the Bordeaux First Growths. Then on Friday, February 2, there’ll be a $1,250-a-plate, five-course dinner at Tru, featuring a vertical tasting of all vintages (ranging from 1990-2002) of legendary California Harlan Estate wines. Many 100-pointers both nights.
Find more kvelling about the sale in this Bloomberg article which describes the growing importance of the Chicago wine scene, and in this Decanter piece about HDH’s role in it. There’s also an interesting article here from the San Mateo County Times quoting HDH’s Paul Hart, regarding a wine robbery this month in the SF area that reflects vintage wine’s increasing value.
