1962 Bordeaux horizontal

A departure for Linden's tastings in that there were both whites and reds. The Laville an old style white that was lovely after a bit of time in the glass. The reds showed a marked vintage character - a good spine of acid, lightness, spice and grip, and the wines showed their characters well - the Ausone showing metal and iodine, the Lafite ethereal, the Latour broad and butch. I enjoyed them all immensely and was more enthusiastic than most present. But all agreed that the flight of sweeties at the end were uniformly fantastic - luscious, fresh and long.

• 1962 Château Laville Haut-Brion Blanc 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  Earthy, musty nose, fat and ripe on palate, citrus, wax, lanolin, very long and once the mustiness blew off, this was glorious

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• 1962 Château Canon 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

  Fresh, lifted, medicinal, pencil lead and cedar, precise, fine and satisfying

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• 1962 Château Ausone 91 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

  Very similar to the Canon, light, fresh, medicinal, graphite, earth, iodine, lots of bite and grippy finish - bracing

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• 1962 Château La Lagune 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

  Another one that is strikingly fresh, reasonably ripe, not distinctive, but very attractive mid-weight mature claret - developed a sweet smoky fragrance

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• 1962 Château Haut-Marbuzet Flawed

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe

  Corked

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• 1962 Château Cheval Blanc 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

  Swedish bottling: Gently cedary and spicy, good spine, some leafiness - vital, very attractive

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• 1962 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 93 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

  Pronounced meaty nose, fresh and full on the palate, layered, lovely balance

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• 1962 Château Léoville Las Cases 91 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

  Less on the nose than the Ducru, dusty entry, cedary, substantial, fresh and grippy.

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• 1962 Château Margaux 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  Gentle, malty nose, nice textured, sharp tomato fragrance, not pretty, but decent

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• 1962 Château Lafite Rothschild 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Pale, elusively fragrant, silky, though there was a grip on the finish, classic ethereal Lafite

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• 1962 Château Latour Grand Vin 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Amazingly dark, a bit oxidised on the nose, dense, liquorice palate, grippy finish - big, but lacking the focus I remember

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• 1962 Château Coutet Barsac 93 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

  Fresh, youthful, mouthwatering nose, coconut and apricots on the palate, brown sugar finish. Glorious

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• 1962 Château Climens 94 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

  Quite nose, but broader and richer on the palate than the Coutet, lots of coconut, fantastic

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• 1962 Château Rieussec 93 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  Smooth, fresh apricot style sauternes, elegant for a Rieussec, sweet caramel finish, long and lovely

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• 1962 Château Suduiraut 94 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  More weight than the Rieussec, fresh, spicy, explosive on the palate, and showing lovely balance

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• 1962 Château d'Yquem 95 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  Deeper and more dimension than the preceding wines, smooth, unctuous, cream and coconut, all seamless and integrated, palate caressing, perfect

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