Bordeaux questions

[wondersofwine]

If you look back on the Bordeaux thread to a posting by Winoweenie on 08/27/01, there is a list of 2000 Bordeaux futures with good quality to price ratio. These wines won't even be released for some months but retailers take reservations and payments now to guarantee them to customers at a certain price. I put in for a half-dozen bottles of the La Tour Figeac. Some 4th and 5th classification 1995 Bordeaux are drinking nicely now (if you can find them). (Some 4th and 5th classification wines should probably be rated higher but since the classification was done in mid-19th century it isn't a perfect reflection of present-day quality. It does serve as general guide to top estates.)