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PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 93 points
January 29, 2018 - Chinese food and old Bordeaux? Sure! (Q by Peter Chang): Popped and poured. A bit of volatile, at first. But, like an old summer house you have not visited for a year (or several years?), it mostly blows off as one enters a most delicate and elegant palate: a yesteryear wine, with no “Alter Ego” existing, and of higher yields. And of course 1970 was a bumper crop, so yields were high. Distinct notes of mint and basil, some light truffle and forest floor aspects, with a hint of bandaid – just a hint – remaining. Overall refined and smooth on the palate. Expands a bit in glass, with optimal drinking about one hour later in glass. It thens turns quite minty in profile. A fine bottle, and a lovely expression, if not as concentrated as, say, the 1966 I had enjoyed in December 2016. Thanks to Chris Bublitz for this fine bottle.
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