Cru Crew Wine dinner hosted by Brad England (Mara restaurant at the Four Seasons hotel in Minneapolis, MN.): Served alongside '61 Latour, Lafite, Latour and Petrus in a tasting/dinner preceeded by 19 vintages of Ramonet Montrachet. Needless to say, my palate may not be 100% up to par. This wine seems different from previous bottles of this I have tasted. Very interesting nose and palate. I think that there may be a slight flaw in the wine, but certainly didn't detract from the enjoyment, but rather may have increased it. Dark fruit, tobacco, smoke with a 'sweet/sour' component to both the nose and palate. Long finish. Second in flight to the Latour imo.
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Tobacco, smoke, citrus, hot stones, tar, leather, herbs, red berries, and hint of citrus crowd into the nose. On the palate, the wine is even better with its power, intensity, vibrancy, and depth, finishing with bright, red fruits, truffle, tar, smoke, and cedar. Drink from 2024-2045.
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Historically a lovely vintage for LMHB and tonight's bottle was very good if not as profound as it can be. I ranked it 2nd in our quartet of 61's (Haut Brion, La Mission HB, Palmer, and Trotanoy).
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Blind tasting. This bottle came from the infamous Rudy's private cellar. We tasted together. We opened at 7pm and drank at 9:30pm. Did not decant. Lots of sediments. Excellent condition.
Orange rim, brick red color. Fully matured yet still powerful and energetic. Tertiary aromas on the nose and palate. Nectar, prune, dried apricot, cigar, cedar and spices. A liquid kaleidoscope. Very long finish.
Given proper cellaring, I believe this bottle would age for at least another two decades. The sweetness and concentration from 1961 vintage was definitely showing.
Was this bottle authentic or counterfeit? We blind tasted against a 1966 Chateau Latour, and some guests preferred this La Mission over the Latour. If this were indeed a fake, it would have proven the genius of owner. It was certainly one of the best clarets I have ever tasted.
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4/29/2024 - rnellans wrote: 96 Points
Cru Crew Wine dinner hosted by Brad England (Mara restaurant at the Four Seasons hotel in Minneapolis, MN.): Served alongside '61 Latour, Lafite, Latour and Petrus in a tasting/dinner preceeded by 19 vintages of Ramonet Montrachet. Needless to say, my palate may not be 100% up to par. This wine seems different from previous bottles of this I have tasted. Very interesting nose and palate. I think that there may be a slight flaw in the wine, but certainly didn't detract from the enjoyment, but rather may have increased it. Dark fruit, tobacco, smoke with a 'sweet/sour' component to both the nose and palate. Long finish. Second in flight to the Latour imo.
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4/2/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote: 100 Points
Tobacco, smoke, citrus, hot stones, tar, leather, herbs, red berries, and hint of citrus crowd into the nose. On the palate, the wine is even better with its power, intensity, vibrancy, and depth, finishing with bright, red fruits, truffle, tar, smoke, and cedar. Drink from 2024-2045.
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10/19/2023 - englishman's claret wrote:
Alas, corked - we could have paid this more attention because it will still articulate on the palate.
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7/22/2023 - BradE wrote:
Historically a lovely vintage for LMHB and tonight's bottle was very good if not as profound as it can be. I ranked it 2nd in our quartet of 61's (Haut Brion, La Mission HB, Palmer, and Trotanoy).
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7/21/2023 - GuanYu Likes this wine: 99 Points
Blind tasting. This bottle came from the infamous Rudy's private cellar. We tasted together. We opened at 7pm and drank at 9:30pm. Did not decant. Lots of sediments. Excellent condition.
Orange rim, brick red color. Fully matured yet still powerful and energetic. Tertiary aromas on the nose and palate. Nectar, prune, dried apricot, cigar, cedar and spices. A liquid kaleidoscope. Very long finish.
Given proper cellaring, I believe this bottle would age for at least another two decades. The sweetness and concentration from 1961 vintage was definitely showing.
Was this bottle authentic or counterfeit? We blind tasted against a 1966 Chateau Latour, and some guests preferred this La Mission over the Latour. If this were indeed a fake, it would have proven the genius of owner. It was certainly one of the best clarets I have ever tasted.
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