Community Tasting Note

• sirpat00 wrote: 97 points

  September 20, 2021 - Grand 1961 vs 1955 vintage tasting (Fribourg): Big 1961 vs 1955 tastings including 10 direct match-ups and 11 individual wines from 1961. The tasting was conducted in flights of 4, single-blind and with no previous decant with all bottles opened 1h prior to start. The line-up was dominated by Bordeaux reds, but also included 5 Sauternes, 1 Champagne, 3 Burgundy reds and 1 Ribera del Duero. The following observations are worth mentioning: i) 1961 generally came across as a better vintage today than 1955, ii) the performance correlated with the 1855 classification, iii) The most outstanding wines were outside of the Bordeaux reds with Veuve Clicquot Rosé '61, Vega Sicilia Unico '61 (both 97) and La Tour Blanche '61 (96) worth mentioning, iv) Top-performing Bordeaux was Margaux (95) in 1961 and Mouton in 1955. List of wines included in the tasting story.
  
  Tasting note:
  What a uniquely massive bouquet! Liquorice candy, cassis liqueur, black coffee, strawberry bubble gum and plum. There was also a faint element of burnt rubber This was so intense that at first you'll miss the aging notes consisting of mushrooms and earthy notes. This showed a versatile evolution in the glass, constantly changing., however. Amazing power with densely packed falvours of liquorice on the palate, plenty of tannin and acidity. A veritable explosion reminding me more of an Aussie Shiraz than a 60 year old Bordeaux. This is strong stuff - but you definitely need the stomach, and taste, for it. Felt like there was another 100 years of aging potential left. An extreme wine that didn’t fit into the Bordeaux dominated setting where it felt like an encounter of the third kind.

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• Harley1199 commented:

  9/22/21, 9:55 AM - Nice tasting note. Great event. Outstanding wines converge if well-aged ... no matter where are they coming from.
  Cheers,

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