From a small collection of less-than-ideally stored wines, so I had low expectations. Fill was not terrible. Cork fought me but came out ok in pieces. Nice color, no bad odors, but wine was clearly well past its peak with very little fruit left. Started out with something of a very dry / smokey / ashtray kind of note which faded about 30 mins in. Still very drinkable and enjoyable but makes one wonder what it once was.
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Strawberry, raspberry, anise, pyrazine - nicer in the glass than it sounds on paper. A very fine silhouette. Not bad for a 64, but not great for a GPL. Nothing you can do about rain at harvest.
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Still very much alive, perfectly mature. Total provenience and perfect storage conditions for 50 or so years and a cork still in good shape. The label was in ruins. Old brick red color as it should be. Hints of mold and leather on the nose, opened up after 30 mins. Multitude of flavours, coffee, herbs and a hint of ripe plum. A great experience.
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Tasted blind: Still an intensive color one would never expect a 50year old wine. Unfortunately the wine was so badly corked that it did not give any inidcation about potential flavors/tastes.
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This definitely had the smell of a 44 year old wine and before trying it I was pretty much thinking that it would be long since dead. While it did have one foot in the grave, the other foot was firmly rooted in the earth (literally from both taste and smell) but a little fruit was still peaking around the corner. After about 30 minutes or so this started to decline but it was great to try it out and from what I understand, the bottle only cost $40.
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I opened the wine just before I poured it. My experience with the older Bordeaux's of off vintages is that they have a short glass life and it is better to let in sit at the table for a few minutes than serving a faded wine. The wine was dark cranberry color with no signs of bricking out at the edge. Probably stored correctly. Very smooth with the fruit shining through. A little tanic finish which gave the wine some balance and grip. As it sat in the glass with dinner it was changing. You could sence that it life in the glass was limited and after about 45 minutes it started to loose it. We did not wait for the end to come but instead finished the wine. One of our guests had just tried a 62 Cos earlier in the week and thought this was a superior bottle. Maybe the storage factor. For a 42 year old wine it held it head upfine.
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9/25/2021 - vinopunk Likes this wine: 86 Points
From a small collection of less-than-ideally stored wines, so I had low expectations. Fill was not terrible. Cork fought me but came out ok in pieces. Nice color, no bad odors, but wine was clearly well past its peak with very little fruit left. Started out with something of a very dry / smokey / ashtray kind of note which faded about 30 mins in. Still very drinkable and enjoyable but makes one wonder what it once was.
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1/21/2020 - mattiasjansson wrote: 88 Points
1961 vs 1982 Bordeaux (Boston): Beyond peak, but alive
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6/20/2019 - englishman's claret wrote: 88 Points
Strawberry, raspberry, anise, pyrazine - nicer in the glass than it sounds on paper. A very fine silhouette. Not bad for a 64, but not great for a GPL. Nothing you can do about rain at harvest.
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10/7/2016 - Jerker Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still very much alive, perfectly mature. Total provenience and perfect storage conditions for 50 or so years and a cork still in good shape. The label was in ruins. Old brick red color as it should be. Hints of mold and leather on the nose, opened up after 30 mins. Multitude of flavours, coffee, herbs and a hint of ripe plum. A great experience.
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2/14/2014 - Wine_lvr wrote: flawed
Tasted blind: Still an intensive color one would never expect a 50year old wine. Unfortunately the wine was so badly corked that it did not give any inidcation about potential flavors/tastes.
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8/23/2008 - Rob MacKay wrote:
This definitely had the smell of a 44 year old wine and before trying it I was pretty much thinking that it would be long since dead. While it did have one foot in the grave, the other foot was firmly rooted in the earth (literally from both taste and smell) but a little fruit was still peaking around the corner. After about 30 minutes or so this started to decline but it was great to try it out and from what I understand, the bottle only cost $40.
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3/4/2006 - repoper wrote: 90 Points
I opened the wine just before I poured it. My experience with the older Bordeaux's of off vintages is that they have a short glass life and it is better to let in sit at the table for a few minutes than serving a faded wine. The wine was dark cranberry color with no signs of bricking out at the edge. Probably stored correctly. Very smooth with the fruit shining through. A little tanic finish which gave the wine some balance and grip. As it sat in the glass with dinner it was changing. You could sence that it life in the glass was limited and after about 45 minutes it started to loose it. We did not wait for the end to come but instead finished the wine. One of our guests had just tried a 62 Cos earlier in the week and thought this was a superior bottle. Maybe the storage factor. For a 42 year old wine it held it head upfine.
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