TN: '76 Chateau Cos D'Estournel

[Van The Man]

Bucko -

I was out to dinner at the Capital Grille in downtown Providence with some people we do business with. As I looked at the wine list, in horror over the prices, I noticed that some of the Bordeaux was actually priced somewhat farily in the big picture. While single bottles of the usual big names, Beringer Reserve, Caymus Special Select and others were in the $175 to $250 for a single bottle, this little gem stuck out at $209 for the magnum. I though it was a (relatively) good buy. Turned out to be so. There were also a number of '81 and '83 1st Growth bottles on the list at $200. Not sure I'd pay $200 for an '81, but I'd not hesitate to pay $20 for an '83 Margaux....in a couple of years.

So, the occassion was that it was just a fairly priced bottle of wine on an over-priced wine list. <g>