Tasted Tuesday, November 5, 2019 by sdr with 312 views
A local collector and head of our wine group decided that 1970 Bordeaux would be an interesting theme for this group, which usually tastes much younger wines of the world. I was excited to try them all in a group comparison setting since it has been years or decades since I had tried many of them and only have a couple of them in the cellar. He had purchased almost all of them on release.
It’s clear that 1970 has not lasted well. At this age, I would expect the minor examples to have died but there were numerous prestigious bottles, many mediocre and none exciting. I have had significantly better bottles of Latour, Montrose and Ducru in the last few years, though. Au revoir, mes amis, RIP.
1970 Château Les Ormes de Pez 84 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Drinkable but weak and clearly OTH, not surprising for a Cru Bourgeois St. Estèphe at almost half a century. On the positive side, the color is good and it’s mildly pleasant if you want to be generous. Still, just too tertiary and the acidity is too high.
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