November 13, 2021 - Top shoulder fill, excellent ruby color with no signs of bricking. I coravin'ed a glass earlier in the week, and had about an hour to contemplate it. We finished the last of the bottle yesterday evening at a gathering with friends, when it followed a very fine '88 Montrose (thanks Mike!) and '05 Allemand Reynard, so between palate fatigue and slight inebriation, I trust my impressions from early in the week more. It had a lovely woodsy aroma, with cedar, forest floor and a bit of star anise and Asian spices. A bit shrill in the midpalate, this is no doubt in decline, but it still gives much pleasure to lovers of aged, classic claret.
April 18, 2020 - Did not label as flawed, but wine may have had some TCA. Seemed to improve with time and was still drinkable on initial opening. Fruit was subdued and earthy undertones led the nose. medium tannins still carry the palette. Re tasted a day later and wine seemed to have improved slightly. Still not sure if the bottle was flawed - will need to try anther to be sure
November 12, 2018 - Declined even further than previous taster suggested. Hardly giving anything.
January 21, 2017 - it is a little disappointment within the group after tasting the 1976 Cos with the others: the wine is declining quickly and does not give too much pleasure at the moment. Considering the "power" of Cos this is hard to believe, but it is true: drink your 1976 Cos now, because it can only go down further along the road. As a tip: it is benchmarked with 1976 Ausone which is still such a pleasant wine at the tasting.
October 9, 2016 - Not as good as the last one. Cork fell apart into the wine, so I filtered it. Musty and a bit dull, but came around with some air. Just OK, but still fun.
September 29, 2016 - garnet color , nose of asian spices , delicate. On the palate still performing , round and balanced , medium long finish. 40 years but you can't believe, only Bordeaux can live so long
June 22, 2016 - I made an unholy mess of the cork, which was damp and crumbly. Still, I avoided it falling into the wine.
The first small taste showed only old wine, and too warm.
Five minutes in a cold collar and then a decant helped. Light, but deep bricking. Old wine and floral scents on the nose, with a touch of old leather and pencil.
On the palate a hint of fruit, but mostly plum and a bit of raisin. Still some acid to help.
On the downward curve, but it got better after an hour, and was a delicious dinner companion.
March 22, 2016 - Varied and eclectic wines at Salil's (Vernon, CT): A nice aged Bordeaux with all the classic notes you would expect: dried currants, cedar, cigar box and earth. Soft and velvety on the palate but a bit more flesh would have bumped this into another level.
March 22, 2016 - Wines that didn't suck (Vernon, CT): Great fill, good cork, and very nice ruby color. The fruit is in the background, ceding to woody, tobacco notes. Bit of old-wine sourness portends the downswing. Initially - good. Perhaps 88 points.
After two hours of air - builds some richness that really improves the wine.
March 22, 2016 - A few good men, many great wines (My place, CT): One of the better showings I've had from a '76 lately. Quite a few have been tired, but this bottle was still very fresh with lots of dark berries and blackcurrant flavours, cedar, graphite, some old wood and dried tobacco leaf notes, fully mature but not in any way tired.