1976 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
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jviz wrote:
95 Points
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 - A remarkable surprise! The capsule was a mess, welded down by what looked like a mold on the top of the cork. Removed with a monopol but still broke in two. I unfortunately pushed the lower 1/3 into the bottle and left it there to slow ox rather than decant for about 4 hours. Cork itself looked otherwise great and a quick whiff/taste let me know this was going to surpass expectations.
Tertiary notes of antique store and sandalwood. The real plot twist was a rather generous amount of cherry fruit here. Again beating expectations with a lack of metallic notes that I’ve had on other PB from the 70s. This Winebid bottle was a total win.
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Comment posted by Jake Barnes:
2/5/2022 12:11:00 PM - I had a 1970 Giscours with a capsule condition like this. The wine was unbelievably young and the bottle was at peak maturity when tasted in late 2020. My theory is that the thick layer of mold created an almost perfect seal and basically stopped the aging at some point. Glad this bottle was so enjoyable!