NobleRottersSydney - 2010 & prior (Fix, St James, Sydney): {cork} [Gordon] The final remaining table wine from Ted’s cellar. Level only fractionally under the neck. Opened at table & poured instantly (blind). Few thought it 50s, given the option against 60s & 70s. Faint hint of brett, earth, carpet, camphor. These all blew off and it cleaned up, if remaining well aged. Mirror smooth palate, tannins resolved. Cigar box flavours mingled with ancient ripe fruit; gentle, subtle. Medium weight, long finish. Unique sort of experience to taste – well, probably typical for great aged Bordeaux, so perhaps ‘rare’ would be more fitting than ‘unique’. Startlingly good for seventy years old – no question about that!
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Big surprise of the evening. Beautiful wine with an astounding intensity. Umami galore like a beautiful steak and tomato concentrate. A little sulfuric touch like a just lit match. Gorgeous bottle
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Very pretty indeed with its raspberry and redcurrant nose with leather and cedar accents. Just a touch of rose. This has a very fine silhouette now. As pretty as it is, I would have loved to have got at it 20 or 30 years ago. From a Nicolas bottling with a neck fill.
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8/2/2023 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - 2010 & prior (Fix, St James, Sydney): {cork} [Gordon] The final remaining table wine from Ted’s cellar. Level only fractionally under the neck. Opened at table & poured instantly (blind). Few thought it 50s, given the option against 60s & 70s. Faint hint of brett, earth, carpet, camphor. These all blew off and it cleaned up, if remaining well aged. Mirror smooth palate, tannins resolved. Cigar box flavours mingled with ancient ripe fruit; gentle, subtle. Medium weight, long finish. Unique sort of experience to taste – well, probably typical for great aged Bordeaux, so perhaps ‘rare’ would be more fitting than ‘unique’. Startlingly good for seventy years old – no question about that!
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5/31/2019 - hartmarco wrote:
Big surprise of the evening. Beautiful wine with an astounding intensity. Umami galore like a beautiful steak and tomato concentrate. A little sulfuric touch like a just lit match. Gorgeous bottle
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5/31/2019 - G_H wrote: 97 Points
1950s Bordeaux from Elke (Bad Neuenahr): Candied sugar, honey, incredibly warm and creamy wine, tons of umami, long rich and awesome
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4/14/2018 - G_H wrote: 89 Points
Annual Richter Extravaganza (All bottles out of magnums) (Farnsburg): Tiny bit of oxidation, but still very enjoyable, mokka, chocolate. Good acidty and length
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10/8/2017 - englishman's claret wrote: 92 Points
Very pretty indeed with its raspberry and redcurrant nose with leather and cedar accents. Just a touch of rose. This has a very fine silhouette now. As pretty as it is, I would have loved to have got at it 20 or 30 years ago. From a Nicolas bottling with a neck fill.
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