Just a great treat for friend and I. Surprising still has life to it. Cork was in excellent shape. Some forest floor notes and light cigar box still apparent. Really enjoyable .
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An upper shoulder bottle bought several months ago in auction along with a '70. I was going to keep it until 2017 but despite a good label the corroded capsule and slightly pushed out cork made me decide the sooner the better. I needn't have worried as the cork came out in one with the butlers friend and the perfume filled the room. I knew immediately that I was in for a treat. 1967 was a light and beautifully balanced flavorful vintage and I drank quite a number of them in the 80's and 90's; including Petrus and Latour. Latour was the best of the left bank and I'd love to find a bottle at a sensible price - I used to pay £50! Dream on. Colour is light brick orange, perfume that puts many a Ch Margaux to shame, body light but impeccably balanced with fully resolved tannins that still provide just the right amount of backbone. Long and moreish finish. A remarkable survivor and well kept bottles will live another decade without recorking. Chapeau to Anthony Barton for the quality of cork used in an under rated vintage. From a technical perspective the score would be 90 but emotionally, for the memory and most importantly sheer enjoyment I'd give 95 plus. You can't put a number on a wine like this. P.s. opened to celebrate the agreement to buy a beautiful AMV8.
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BBQ late Jul 2020: medium-high shoulder fill; cork could be pulled as one piece; dark raspberry juice like color; in the nose red cherries and berries mingled with a TCA-like flavor; in the mouth TCA-like notes, while the wine showed a nice juicyness and crisp acidity on the palate; light body.
Sadly this LB 1967 bottle was at the end of his lifespan. However, flawed bottles always offer interesting wine teaching experiences.
TCA = 2,4,6-trichloro anisole
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Medium dark purple color, not much nose. Light tannins, thin fruit, obviously well past prime but still drinking fine. Still some life left, barely but still there.
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Aaaaahhhh. The '67 experience. More of a bad acid trip than a smooth reefer high. Funky nose of mushrooms and moss. Sour cherry and flint mouth. The finish is decent but very tart. This is way over the hill; however, is drinkable. Cool experience for $30.
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I was happy with this given that it was a total experiment. I picked it up on wine bid for $20 with the expectation that it was probably over the hill - but, if it was drinkable, great. Well, it was certainly drinkable - even enjoyable. The nose was sweet and small. The palate was thin but focused with prune, leather and a bit of earth....no funk....even in the beginning. It was fun to google 1967 and chat with my wife about what was happening in the world that year while drinking the bottle. Well worth it!
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This wine was in good condition, perhaps past its very best, but still highly drinkable. Like some of the other reviews, it was lighter than some contemporary Bordeaux, with Burgundy affinities. However, it was extremely pleasant on the palate. The nose was surprisingly subdued, but the taste still had tannins, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Being British, I think the Parker point scale is a bit silly; I would give it about four stars.
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Light in color, bright, fresh, with lots of spicy red fruit and acid. Some folks thought this was more like Burgundy than Bdx, and I can see that. None of the leather, dried fruit, tobacco so often in older bdx. I don't think this is at the end of its life, and I would love to have another bottle. A lot of fun.
Opened before the 1982 Bdx at dinner at house.
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Dinner at Chez DrVP Dietz: I was really enjoying this although it is fragile. Smelled like Bordeaux while looking, tasting and feeling like an old simple Burgundy. This is a wine to enjoy with food.
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Classic Bordeaux and California Cabs (Casa Dietz - Santa Ana, CA): This wine was clearly past its prime, but that is not to say it had completely lost its merits. Fading notes of mushrooms, white cherries, tobacco, and slate. A short, tart, and gasping finish.
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Old Bordeaux and Cali Cabs at Dietz's (Chez Dietz): Very light in color for a Bordeaux even of this age. Terrific dusty nose with notes of cedar, forest and red apples. Soft, lean, tart palate also surprisingly shows apples. More Burgundy like on the palate than Bordeaux. Past peak but still enjoyable especially for the nose. Would make a great dinner companion for some pork.
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11/18/2023 - napasoutherner Likes this wine: 94 Points
Just a great treat for friend and I. Surprising still has life to it. Cork was in excellent shape. Some forest floor notes and light cigar box still apparent. Really enjoyable .
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6/30/2021 - wineforth Likes this wine: 95 Points
An upper shoulder bottle bought several months ago in auction along with a '70. I was going to keep it until 2017 but despite a good label the corroded capsule and slightly pushed out cork made me decide the sooner the better. I needn't have worried as the cork came out in one with the butlers friend and the perfume filled the room. I knew immediately that I was in for a treat. 1967 was a light and beautifully balanced flavorful vintage and I drank quite a number of them in the 80's and 90's; including Petrus and Latour. Latour was the best of the left bank and I'd love to find a bottle at a sensible price - I used to pay £50! Dream on. Colour is light brick orange, perfume that puts many a Ch Margaux to shame, body light but impeccably balanced with fully resolved tannins that still provide just the right amount of backbone. Long and moreish finish. A remarkable survivor and well kept bottles will live another decade without recorking. Chapeau to Anthony Barton for the quality of cork used in an under rated vintage. From a technical perspective the score would be 90 but emotionally, for the memory and most importantly sheer enjoyment I'd give 95 plus. You can't put a number on a wine like this. P.s. opened to celebrate the agreement to buy a beautiful AMV8.
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7/29/2020 - Fatty Cat wrote: flawed
BBQ late Jul 2020: medium-high shoulder fill; cork could be pulled as one piece; dark raspberry juice like color; in the nose red cherries and berries mingled with a TCA-like flavor; in the mouth TCA-like notes, while the wine showed a nice juicyness and crisp acidity on the palate; light body.
Sadly this LB 1967 bottle was at the end of his lifespan. However, flawed bottles always offer interesting wine teaching experiences.
TCA = 2,4,6-trichloro anisole
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10/1/2017 - RayOB wrote: 87 Points
Drank at 67
A beautiful faded treasure.
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5/13/2016 - Stevey wrote: 85 Points
Medium dark purple color, not much nose. Light tannins, thin fruit, obviously well past prime but still drinking fine. Still some life left, barely but still there.
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2/2/2013 - jonradus wrote: 78 Points
Aaaaahhhh. The '67 experience. More of a bad acid trip than a smooth reefer high. Funky nose of mushrooms and moss. Sour cherry and flint mouth. The finish is decent but very tart. This is way over the hill; however, is drinkable. Cool experience for $30.
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1/28/2012 - PASimon wrote: 88 Points
I was happy with this given that it was a total experiment. I picked it up on wine bid for $20 with the expectation that it was probably over the hill - but, if it was drinkable, great. Well, it was certainly drinkable - even enjoyable. The nose was sweet and small. The palate was thin but focused with prune, leather and a bit of earth....no funk....even in the beginning. It was fun to google 1967 and chat with my wife about what was happening in the world that year while drinking the bottle. Well worth it!
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1/27/2012 - nstrudwick wrote:
This wine was in good condition, perhaps past its very best, but still highly drinkable. Like some of the other reviews, it was lighter than some contemporary Bordeaux, with Burgundy affinities. However, it was extremely pleasant on the palate. The nose was surprisingly subdued, but the taste still had tannins, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Being British, I think the Parker point scale is a bit silly; I would give it about four stars.
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4/17/2009 - Colima74 wrote: 92 Points
Light in color, bright, fresh, with lots of spicy red fruit and acid. Some folks thought this was more like Burgundy than Bdx, and I can see that. None of the leather, dried fruit, tobacco so often in older bdx. I don't think this is at the end of its life, and I would love to have another bottle. A lot of fun.
Opened before the 1982 Bdx at dinner at house.
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4/11/2009 - jasonh wrote: 90 Points
Dinner at Chez DrVP Dietz: I was really enjoying this although it is fragile. Smelled like Bordeaux while looking, tasting and feeling like an old simple Burgundy. This is a wine to enjoy with food.
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4/11/2009 - Paul Lin wrote: 85 Points
Classic Bordeaux and California Cabs (Casa Dietz - Santa Ana, CA): This wine was clearly past its prime, but that is not to say it had completely lost its merits. Fading notes of mushrooms, white cherries, tobacco, and slate. A short, tart, and gasping finish.
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4/11/2009 - WetRock wrote:
Old Bordeaux and Cali Cabs at Dietz's (Chez Dietz): Very light in color for a Bordeaux even of this age. Terrific dusty nose with notes of cedar, forest and red apples. Soft, lean, tart palate also surprisingly shows apples. More Burgundy like on the palate than Bordeaux. Past peak but still enjoyable especially for the nose. Would make a great dinner companion for some pork.
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1/1/1980 - bacchus wrote: 90 Points
great bottle.
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