Dear Sir:
I recently purchased a house and included in the sale of the house were a couple of cases of wine. In the past few months, I have recently begun to delve into the fascinating aromas and flavors of different wines, and am a true novice.
I am interested in learning more about the wines that were included in the sale of the house. I have been able to find very little on these wines over the internet, and was hoping that your expertised would be able to help me. The two wines are:
--1993 Pauillac, Bordeaux, Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), Reserve Speciale
--1990 Tinelum, Vielles Vignes, Pouilly-Fume

Are these wines past their peak maturation years?
As the holidays approach, what would be an ideal pairing for these wines?
What is there monetary value?

Any information that you can provide for me would be very much appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help. Have a great holiday season!

Sincerely,
Matthew Kuhn, M.D

1993 Pauillac, Bordeaux, Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), Reserve Speciale - 93 was a good vintage and the wines are drinking well now.
For claret drinkers looking for decent, well-made drinking claret, this is an ideal vintage. They are all drinking well and are consistently delicious and reliable
As for this particular one, it is a lesser label from the Great Rothschild house.

1990 Tinelum, Vielles Vignes, Pouilly-Fume - Awesome vintage indeed, possibly one of the greatest of the last century!!
The dry whites of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé were powerful but slightly atypical, with their low acidity levels making them suitable for early drinking
Now this wine is made from grapes grown on very old vines (Vielles Vignes) averaging 30+ years. The yield from these vines is low, but the resultant fruit is massively concentrated. Unfortunately I don't know this producer, so I can't give a definitive recommendation, but it should be drinking extremely well.

Now assuming that these wines have been well kept at a low (10-12C) temperature and haven't been repeatedly moved they both should be excellent for the up coming holiday.

They will both partner the classic Turkey and trimmings.

As to value, in all honesty, not all that great as the bordeaux is, as mentioned, a lesser label and the Pouilly-Fume, while at it's peak, doesn't really fetch a great deal.

if you had serious documented providence to accompany them, like a celebrity connection or similar then the price maybe more, but with the global financial meltdown wine prices have taken a nose dive.

If these where mine, I would invite some good friends over and enjoy them.

Hope this proves some enlightenment for you.
if you have any other questions feel free to ask, I did 10 years in the UK Wine Trade and love the subject.

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Originally Posted by Curlyben

1993 Pauillac, Bordeaux, Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), Reserve Speciale - 93 was a good vintage and the wines are drinking well now.
For claret drinkers looking for decent, well-made drinking claret, this is an ideal vintage. They are all drinking well and are consistently delicious and reliable
As for this particular one, it is a lesser label from the Great Rothschild house.

1990 Tinelum, Vielles Vignes, Pouilly-Fume - Awesome vintage indeed, possibly one of the greatest of the last century !!!
The dry whites of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé were powerful but slightly atypical, with their low acidity levels making them suitable for early drinking
Now this wine is made from grapes grown on very old vines (Vielles Vignes) averaging 30+ years. The yield from these vines is low, but the resultant fruit is massively concentrated. Unfortunately I don't know this producer, so I can't give a definitive recommendation, but it should be drinking extremely well.

Now assuming that these wines have been well kept at a low (10-12C) temperature and haven't been repeatedly moved they both should be excellent for the up coming holiday.

They will both partner the classic Turkey and trimmings.

As to value, in all honesty, not all that great as the bordeaux is, as mentioned, a lesser label and the Pouilly-Fume, while at it's peak, doesn't really fetch a great deal.

if you had serious documented providence to accompany them, like a celebrity connection or similar then the price maybe more, but with the global financial meltdown wine prices have taken a nose dive.

If these where mine, I would invite some good friends over and enjoy them.

Hope this proves some enlightenment for you.
if you have any other questions feel free to ask, I did 10 years in the UK Wine Trade and love the subject.

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Thank you so much for your help. It was very much appreciated. We will open some bottles for the holidays, and I will tell all my friends and family about what you had to say! Thanks again.

Matthew Kuhn

Not a problem there, Matthew.

Would you be so kind as to let us know what they where like ?