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"How fast can you get here" Tasting

Boston, MA

Tasted June 23, 2016 by RockinCabs with 299 views

Introduction

Every once in a while you get that text message from a tasting friend. "I'm waiting to open a 55 Montrose. Do you want to haul ass over here?". As I read the message and got to the next line my phone rang "Should I order it? Can you meet me? There is also a 66 Mouton". Wheels turning, wondering what the cost of this hall pass could be on a Thursday night I pounced on the opportunity "Of course! As soon as I get off of this call".

As I am driving in another message pops up "The Monty is dead" ... Unfortunately, this bottle proved to be completely maderized but our 1966 Mouton Rothschild backup was deemed to be excellent. "Whew!" I thought "At least one is in good shape".

This is the kind of opportunity that is presented each summer during the cellar clean out event at one of our favorite restaurants. Sometimes you get a dud, but on occasion you will get magic from bottles dredged from the far corners of the cellar. On this evening we got very lucky with a near perfect bottle of the Mouton.

Flight 1 (3 notes)

Red

1966 Château Mouton Rothschild France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

96 points

Nose: Blackberry, Black Cherry, Baking Spice, Mint, Eucalyptus and some Leather, Cigar and Chocolate notes. Evolved all night with different components shining at various times. Palate: Middle to lighter weight claret, smooth as silk across the palate. As the fruit emerged a very complex palate of Red Cherry, Currant, Apricot and Leather/Spice components evolved. Coffee, Spearmint and other nuances popped as the night wore on. Finish: Lengthy and elegant with silky layers of spice, fruit and cigar ash.

The cork that came out of this bottle was in immaculate condition. Saturated, but no signs of seepage or damage. Shy at first, decanting really opened it up allowing all of the class and detailed complexity to come out of this gorgeous Mouton.

Comment

Red

1970 Château Cos d'Estournel France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

88 points

Nose: Swirl hard and sniff deeply you will still find the plummy, muddy, curry spice cos notes that one might look for. However at first glance it would be hard to say if this is Bordeaux or burgundy with all of the bright tart cherry poking out. Palate: Much the same as the nose. Showing a bit tired, but had its moments of St. Estephe character.

Similar experience to VinCrush below ... Judging by this bottle (top shoulder fill, good cork) the 70 cos is past its best days and is in a fairly steep decline. Drink up.

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Red

1992 Joseph Phelps Insignia USA, California, Napa Valley

92 points

Nose: Blackberry, Cherry Preserves, Pie Crust, Leather and a floral note as well. Palate: Velvety smooth with lush sun kissed fruit. Shows its ripeness, but the tannins are fully integrated at this point. Finish: Long finish with velvety blue and black fruit notes.

This needed a good 45-mins to an hour to let some alcohol blow off and have the fruit get better integrated and show its velvety side. Once it got there however this was a really nice wine.

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"How fast can you get here" Tasting

Boston, MA

Introduction

Flight 1 (3 notes)

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