Despite the corroded capsule, low shoulder fill and cork that too easily pushed into the bottle, the wine was marvelous. This was one of the RC (Reserve Chateau) bottling and as always its seductive profile was loved by the group. I doubt this will get better with age but still enough acidity to last a decade or more.
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served without decanting. Nice nose with some sweet grass, some cigar smoke, a hint of earth, which was just as it should be. Also leather and grilled meats on the nose. Acidity was a little higher now.
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Chagall label! This was stored in Los Angeles professional storage since 1986 and before that in San Francisco professional storage- not by me, but I know the whole provenance well. Significant bricking on the rim. Translucent in light, but deep garnet in room lighting. Intact cork with Durand and mid shoulder fill. Classy claret! Nice Red currant, sour cherry, tobacco, earth, cedar, dried flowers, leather, flinty mineral, and sous bois. Tannins fully resolved. Good fruit and acid balance. It was a great showing!!!!! I’ve had this wine from various sources including mine over the last few years and this was undeniably the best! Long finish and NO stewed fruit. I would not hold, but if this bottle was 5 years more it would still be impressive. Happy and great with Flannery Beef!
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Purchased on Ebay 30 years ago as I was trying to collect a full vertical of Mouton Rothschild. I ended up with two and with a marginal fill this one was relegated to my regular cellar collection. A wine tasting friend replicated the 'Judgement of Paris' blind tasting 3 French vs 3 California cabs. So, I pulled out my 2nd '70 Mouton since it actually was one of the French wines in the 1976 tasting. Label by Chagall. This bottle had a mid shoulder fill, and good color: medium garnet with moderate browning around the edge. So I was hopeful, but the fruit was 90% gone as were any tannins. Acidity was nicely balanced and my other bottle might live up to prior CT ratings. Fun for all at the tasting.
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Lovely experience with this on NYE. PnP, this was ready to go right away but not tired at all, with primary fruit left driving the mid-palate and soy, leather, cedar, legumes, and stewed fruits making up the lovely nose. A great example of a perfectly mature wine that was not showing any signs of demise.
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Pronounced nose intensity with notes of charr wood, toast, spices, earth, tea, slight cooked black fruits notes left. Medium acidity and medium tannin.
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Extracted the cork in 3 pieces despite using a Durand. Colour was deep garnet with brick at the edge. Served immediately after decanting. The aroma was pronounced. Spice, cinnamon and baking spices to the fore. Then also some volatile acidity, burnt toast, plum, black fruit and rosemary (tending towards both lavender and violet). The mouth was pleasant with echoes of the aromas but not so distinct. Wine was high in acidity and the finish was medium-. Overall a very nice bottle at 89/100, the spice on the nose was memorable but it should have been drunk a while ago.
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second time this year I tasted this wine, and again it didn't disappoint , waaauw the nose has some flavors of mint, (strange you would think blind about Haut brion...), tabbaco , still young , the guests/tasters guest 1982 and some 1989 , in the mouth the best is behind but still very enjoyable ,
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served 40 minutes after opening without decanting. Level was mid-shoulder so not the greatest. Initially the nose was a little dusty but not corked. Smoky, earthy, a little brett. Improved with aeration and the dusty notes faded away.
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we took off for a top tasting with 4 wine freaks ! I had put the wines in the following line up , Mouton 1970, then VCC 1945, then Las cases 1982, to end with Evangile 2009 ! Turned out afterwards that the Las cases would have been better before for the VCC , unbelievable : here are my notes : Mouton 1970, bottle was perfect, I think the wine is already past its peak, but it is still a very classy Pauillac! In the nose it had some smoked meat , the texture of the wine in the mouth is still incredible , what a finesse ! wow , the length is not really present anymore , but that makes it just maybe more delicate ! it is still a really nice bottle , we had this with a young milking lamb and it was perfect ! Vieux certan 1945 : what a monster, color was much deeper than Mouton, and from the glass you could already see that the texture was denser! there was a little bit of cloudiness in it , but nothing disturbing ! what a power in the nose, unbelievable, blind I would almost dare to put this on '61, the nose I had leather and even a lot alcohol! in the mouth it was greasy and complex, bwaaa what a wine, we had this with a pigeon and he went above and beyond ! in my top 5 bottles ever, really unbelievable! Leoville las cases 1982, bit of a sin for this wine, my mistake, I should have seen it afterwards, always have to open it for the VCC, but on paper this seemed impossible! If you would only drink this wine another night, you really would think , this is a great bottle and I would probably score it better… The nose, I immediately had chalk and afterwards pencil and graphite, then came some red fruit , under the name of ripe Berry's! but the best thing about this wine is its balance and finesse something that the mouton also had, but after the VCC this was less appreciated by the other drinkers! Evangile 2009, which was a blockbuster, was impressed me the most , the wine is very powerful , but is not overwhelming, which you usually have with over mature wine or very sunny years, or at no point did the power came at the expense of finesse, the wine was already ready to drink and very accessible! lots of violet in the nose and what a monumental aftertaste , but perfect acidity , this wine will last and will be better in 5/10 years, wow , very interesting evening !
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I drank this regularly up to a decade ago when it was great value on the secondary market, and it was always reliable and never failed to deliver. I do get the feeling now that it is coming to the end of its prime, but that said it is still a fabulous mature old school Bordeaux. It now displays tertiary notes and the fruit has receded, but the tannin is resolved and everything is in balance with great depth and length.
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Very fragrant, toast/char still singing, very balanced and integrated. Very nice bottle. Kudos. First night open. Mid-shoulder fill, cork and capsule fully merged together with alcohol loving black mold thriving on angel share volatiles. Cork fully saturated and disintegrated upon use of cork extractor with side prongs. Little iron lingering on palette. Still could age many more years, fruit still there and everything singing. Nose aged Pauilliac with meaty and thus iron notes. *2nd night still drinking great, notice some green pepper on the palette. Toast blew off, though expected. Mouthfeel and viscosity still holding decently. Tannins coming through more noticeably.
This was in my cellar for forty years. It was opened for an anniversary and turned out to be a big disappointment. It had reduced to shoulder level. Some previous notes indicate success in this condition. No such luck for me - the wine was oxidized and bitter. It did have an interesting nose. Sometimes old wines come around after an hour or two - not this one.
Low expectations from this auction bottle with a high shoulder fill and light signs of seepage. But Sometimes you catch lightning in a bottle. Cork is soaked through and broke in half with the Ah-so but managed to extract fully. From the first whiff you can tell that this is going to be great. Powerful and complex aromas of flowers, library books and cherries. A faint overtone of balsamic adds depth and character. Brilliant ruby-garnet colored, with barely the slightest hint of bricking at the edges. Palate is archetypal Mature Pauillac and utterly seamless (an overused word, but completely appropriate here). Effortless sophistication, medium bodied, with youthful and vibrant and sappy cherry/raspberry fruit, and a broad supporting cast of savory secondary and tertiary leather-sofa-graphite-black-tea-cedar-mulch characters. A caress of the tiniest bit of unresolved tannin is like a brush of raw silk on the cheek.
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served about two hours after opening, without decanting. Just beautiful, really fragrant, smoky, minty, lovely woodsy notes, along with a little green pepper. Showing so, so well.
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Wine Night in Charlotte -- Cork Vault Bottle Share Returns! (Charlotte, NC): Top-shoulder fill. Slo-ox and poured ~30 minutes after opening. Delightful aromas waft out of the glass: dried plum and cigar box. Silky on the mouthfeel this wine was tasty though lacking heft at 50 years of age. Medium body. The wine was balanced and elegant with soft, enjoyable but fading notes of dried cherries, sweet cassis, and earthy bell pepper. Nice, medium finish for a delightful wine still enjoyable if a few years past its prime.
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Beautiful mature claret. Fascinatingly more Pauillac than Mouton. Low shoulder fill but gorgeous dark color with minimal fade. And held for 2+ hrs. Nose of used leather and pencil box and hummus earth. Plenty of fruit! Svelte and smooth. A little allspice, dried red currants and pu-erh. All very light and nothing dominant. Medium finish. All around beautiful.
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Being 50 years or age this is bot a neutral review! Opend up 3 hours before drinking. Decanted. Smell and taste amazing. A classic in its true sence. Fantastic taste. Res berries and all of what you would expect, just much better than expectef!
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The fill was top shoulder; stood upright for a week before service, quick decant for sediment. Healthy deep garnet with some bricking. Classic mature Pauillac bouquet, with notes of dried plum, cigar box, sous bois, black truffle. Medium bodied, elegant, fully mature, silky texture, excellent delineation, impressive depth and balance. Long and savory finish. What a treat!
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Definition of aging elegance, fully mature just past its 50th birthday but still young at its heart. Some tannins still present but soft, ripe cherry flavors showing through. Complex. Great with roast prime rib.
Drank with 99 mouton with lutz, Lena, juju (no taste because of Covid and she did not drink) for my birthday. Thin, delicate, still masculine ... a little disappointing. But great to drink it with lutz as wine was for his 50th birthday. Cork broke when removed from bottle.
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Still showing - a tad light (some call it grace). Had after a 34 Montrose, which stole the show, but this was still quite fantastic. Drink them now if you still have them.
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During an evening of fine Bordeaux wines at Glasshouse in Kew - shame about the appalling sommelier service... so beware entrusting them with any special bottles...
This wine split the table. Some found distracting almond notes and found it possibly not 100% clean. Others (including myself) liked it a lot, there was a superb sweetness in its 20 minute drinking window as it got splash decanted that was beautiful. Then the wine faded away. To me an admirable performance for a 50 year old beauty.
After storage of 13 years, opened up this bottle for a 50th anniversary celebration. Stunned by the freshness after 50 years! Glad to have enjoyed this bottle with 3 close people who also can appreciate a fine bottle of wine.
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Wonderful! Really savory bouquet: smoked brisket, brown sauce, violet liqueur. Soft and pillowy texture, cassis coulee, burnt rib tips, pencil tip, and cracked pepper. What a window into this wine.
Other wines were had but this was all anyone wanted to talk about.
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PNP. A fine, elegant, fully mature Mouton. This is one to drink now but I really enjoyed it for the elegant, mature, complex wine that it was on this evening. Very nice, and my favorite of a few '70 Bordeaux's we had over dinner. A-
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Farnsburg best bottle: A wine I never really liked, it has medicinal notes of cherry drops, some vegetable stock and some green notes. Not a good mouton and not a good wine in my opinion
My disappointment of the night. I have had several bottles of this wine but it has been quite a few years since I last tried it. All my previous experiences have been positive. Opened this wine and double decanted it before leaving for the restaurant. It smelled foul. The color was turbid and I discarded about 1/4 of the bottle and did not even bother to put it back in the bottle. I decided to take it along any way to see what would happen. After about 4 hours the skunky odor resolved and the wine became drinkable. It was lean with flavors of wet earth and leaves. No vibrant flavors but drinkable. I don't know if this was just a bad bottle or what this wine is at this stage in its life. I tend to think this was just a flawed bottle.
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Mid shoulder bottle in visually excellent condition, 60’s and 70’s saw a lot of inconsistency due to the relaxed bottling schedule. This botttle was very good, garnet tawny colour. It’s definately at its peak now for my enjoyment. Classic mouton nose, beautiful palate with sweet fruit notes, espresso, cassis, smoke and licorice. Drink up
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A single bottle of this legendary wine had been sitting in the family cellar for more than 40 years. We finally decided that it was time to open it, and were delighted to discover that it had aged beautifully. Tannins were still present, but had mellowed considerably. It opened up to its full potential after roughly an hour and a half - two hours of breathing, but was enjoyable almost immediately after opening. I could detect faint signs of acidity in the background, indicating that it was beginning to lose something of its character - but this hardly dampened the experience.
If you have a bottle, open it right away. We paired it with an improved plate of tournedo rossini with excellent results.
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Had low expectations here as only mid shoulder fill. Pnp at home. Still a fairly dark garnet with only slight browning, however not clear / somewhat muddy color. Slightly oxidative on the nose but drinkable. Still good weight on the savory palate, again a bit oxidative, some medicinal notes, resolved tannins. Short finish. NR
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Easily outperformed my expectations, so we must have been fortunate to have had this bottle. A muscular, commanding wine, admittedly past peak but with so much to offer. Notes of dark fruit, forest floor and cedar, seamless and with a lengthy finish.
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Acker 200; 2/7/2020-2/8/2020 (The Pool & Cipriani): From a very large bottle. There was something not 100% right with this one. It came across as a bit of brett and slightly funky. Possibly might have blown off although I suspect this bottle had been open for awhile by the time we tried it so maybe not.
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This was the second MR1970 I have had and last time it was absolutely stunning. This time I had some problems to start with as the cork had a thick layer of mold at the top and much of it had started to crumble. But the wine was in good condition and I decided to decant right before serving only to get rid of sediment. The 1970 has had some mixed reviews suggesting big differences between individual bottles. But I must be lucky as this wine has delivered wonderful things every time I have had it. It had a light ruby colour without any hints of oxidation. Once opened the nose delivered cherries, tobacco and leather but continued to develop and also offered lead pencil and graphite notes. The palate was elegant and structured. Medium bodied with some fine tannins still present at the tip of the tongue with mature red fruit and a well balanced acidity. I do think this is a great wine based on the two bottles I have had. The label designed by Chagall is also one of my absolute favourites.
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Quite cloudy appearance. Nose of Caramel, dark fruit, underwood, and old leather. Quite high acidity with some fruit and a hint of green flavors. Medium finish. Nice, very good, mature Bordeaux, although not a great wine.
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A fabulously resolved bottle in the perfect place. Pure and elegant. A delight. Effortless grace. The 1970 vintage is notoriously unreliable especially at Mouton, but this bottle was a dream, and reminded me of a perfect bottle of the 1975 a few years ago (also highly variable). My top rated wine of the night.
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Obituary: 1970 Bordeaux: Nineteen-seventy Mouton is reliably terrible and this bottle is more evidence coming in last place in this ‘70 Bordeaux horizontal. Mean, astringent and very unbalanced. Not spoiled but even dedicated necrophiliacs will not find much to like.
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As usual with this vintage of Mouton, the gorgeous Marc Chagall label is the best part. Now well beyond its best, it is too thin and acidic. The maroon color verging on brown was less promising than the two older vintages we shared. Yet this particular bottle was better than most because there was a hint of old wine sweetness in the top note at first which unfortunately did not survive the evening. Sad that this vintage released right about the time Mouton was elevated to First Growth was devoid of Premier Cru Classé character.
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brick red with orange rim - lean nose of old cabernet flavors and dried herbs (nutmeg) - faded mouth but still a good balance of acid, tannin and mature fruit - short (5 sec) finish - undoubtedly was much better many years ago, but still continues to be enjoyable - paired well with ripe French triple-creme cheeses
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Acker Auction - May 2019 (Zuma in NYC): Hard to know exactly what was going on with this wine. My impression was prob over the hill, but it could also just have been in an 'off' period. It starts off really quite ok up until the finish and then the first sip had this weird bitter note to it that dominated and left a less positive impression. With a bit of air that sharpness in the finished seemed to mute down and so it ends up being more of the savory bordeaux character. Perhaps not as exciting and vibrant as some wines, but enjoyable and drinkable.
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Tooch Going Away Dinner (TDS): Appealing nose of mature plum fruit, band aid and green pepper. Mature fruit still has good energy and richness. Nice complexity of earth, funk, cigar and bell pepper. Nice, but this is a little subdued relative to 1st Growth expectations.
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A farewell to Tooch (Chicago, IL): Initially a little stinky, but that blew off right away. This is a pretty old school bottle of claret, with its graphite and leather. I think overall I liked this more than many others at the table, and I liked it more than I thought I would too. It's a pretty brawny wine, and while the fruit isn't on full display anymore, there's still some pretty nice elements overall.
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slightly less dark than latour drunk with. textbook cedary mouton nose of lead pencil and slightly spicy cassis, lush and flowery: a true bouquet, a bit minerally and slightly greenish-cabernet at first, is even more beautiful over time. delicious, succulent, high-toned, perfect balance of a melange of flavours of soft, ripe, hair sweetish fruits,; bit loose textured compared to latour, lafite, h-b. lightish body; soft, caressing texture; delicate finish fades very slowly and harmoniously. probably at peak now
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Ruby colour still with a brick edge. When first poured the nose suggested forest floor, damp leaves and vegetal notes but blackberry and raspberry fruit, violets, earthy, dusty, dried leaves. The palate is super smooth on entry but then there’s a lovely fresh black fruit with spice, tannins and acidity and a minute long finish. Brilliant
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During the year end Gala Dinner of the Commanderie de Bordeaux Hong Kong with Domaines Rothschild CEO Jean-Guillaume Prats present as guest host. From Double Magnum. Wonderful tertiary aromas in the nose here with forest floor, cedar, dark fruit. Soft palate, goo mid mouth presence. Very grand.
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like so many other tasting notes, high shoulder fill and crumbling cork on extraction - brick red with orange rim - lean nose of old cabernet flavors and dried herbs (nutmeg to me) - faded mouth but still a good balance of acid, tannin and mature fruit - short (5 sec) finish - undoubtedly was much better many years ago, but still reasonably enjoyable
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Opened and poured in the glass immediately just in case in case its age had rendered it fragile. It hadn't. The colour was good, a dark crimson, not at all bricky at the edge. The tannins were soft and the palate was typically claret with cedar, tobacco and dark fruits, with detectable acidity. certainly not dried out. There was also a long finish It remained unchanged, neither fading nor developing, in the glass for over an hour.
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Clearly past peak, but this bottle took 2.5 hours to reach its full potential. Nose was lovely all along, but palate was slow to develop some richness. Once it did, it was very tertiary and slightly drying, but there was enough cassis to make it enjoyable. Tobacco, cedar, and leather definitely dominate at this point.
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High Shoulder Fill. Cork crumbled on opening. Decanted an hour and enjoyed over the next two. Very complete wine. Great balance of mature fruit, earth, and a nice vanish. Better than the '75 and should hold for a bit longer. There are probably better bottles of this wine than this one, but certainly was a pleasure to drink. A-/A?
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a bit faded, but still enough oomph to show its stuff. a real treat to try and an unexpected pour at a BBQ. Need to go to these more often. Mostly tertiary, but alive, correct and delicious.
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Denna har nog varit riktigt trevlig, nu 47 år gammal börjar kraften avta, trevlig i näsan med typiska Bordeaux toner frukten finns kvar med med nedtonad kraft lite som en mjuk kompott av mörka bär, tobak, blyerts och cederträ jag ger den 3-3,5 idag men har absolut levererat på toppnivå tidigare.
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End of the night, cheese course. Not a ton of notes. Some funk. Sweet blood. Cherry flavors. Was good for sure. Just fighting my fatigued palate and the stiff competition.
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Mouton Rothschild Vertical Dinner (Vaucluse): Acrylics and pastels on the nose. More complex and intriguing than the '75. More Mouton opulence, relatively, with the classic lead pencil and damp forest floor. Pleasurable.
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Capsule was fused to the bottle and the cork was pure sponge, so my expectations weren't high. But this turned out to be a winner. My first glass started out strong but faded after 15 minutes in the glass - which was worrisome - but the wine continued to open up and gain weight over the course of the next 2 hours. It was thoroughly enjoyed by our group of 10. What a treat to drink one of the Judgement of Paris wines - even if it was one of the lower ranked my wines at that tasting. The magnum format likely helped, but this wine was in glorious shape. Yes it was clearly an aged Bordeaux, but it was still vibrant and lively. The 1994 Mouton we drank alongside it paled in comparison.
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Acker BYO Holiday Dinner (Tribeca Grille): Starting to go over the hill I think (or at least this bottle was). Small taste. Still that compelling first growth mixture of cigar and leather and old school library which I ascribe to a lot of bordeaux. In this case though just a bit better structured than the average wine although not quite up to the standards of some of the other first growths drunk that night.
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Bordeaux 1959 – 2014 (blind)”, flight 5, wine 3. The wine was medium ruby in colour, turning garnet towards the edges, and offered subtle aromas of mint, cedar, tobacco and ethereal notes. On the palate the medium- to light-bodied, very balanced wine showed red fruit, red cherry, cedar, mint and ethereal notes, held together and carried by the wine’s great acidity, with fully resolved tannin and incredible length. Drink now.
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Pale amber, brown-orange hues; dusty musty nose at first opening, a bit of prunes, cherry skins indicative of the fairly low fill to mid-shoulder on this one; on the palate it was a bit acetic, with a high acid, tangy juicy aspect throwing it off balance a bit and showing just a bit too much old dried prunes even for this age. Tannins were dissipating and barely present, medium body with a moderate finish. Clearly not the best of the bunch. Had this a couple years ago and it was sailing, so must believe it was the low fill condition of the bottle. Notes state "nice, older Bordeaux character but". Interesting, but did not live up to its potential. 91-92 Ultra Rare Bordeaux Tasting-Class at Monopole.
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Nice dark fruit. Plums, blackberries, blackcurrants. All the secondary and tertiary notes that one would expect from something from 1970 are present. Tobacco, dried herbs. leather, cedar. Medium + body, good acidity and a wonderful long finish. Holding up well at 46 years old; but drink it now.
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Auction bottle with unknown provenance and high shoulder fill, so we opened this bottle with trepidation. Soft slightly loose cork removed in three pieces. Allowed to breathe in bottle 30 minutes, then decanted and served. Clear deep oxblood-garnet color with reflections of mahogany. Magnificent bouquet of cigar box, truffles, red currants, boysenberries, cedar, and stony soil. With time, the bouquet freshened and offered more fruit. On the palate this was sophisticated, regal, balanced, with medium-full body and silk-satin mouthfeel. Continued to improve over an hour, eventually showing hints of roasted cashew. The last sip was the best -- so often the case with a great wine. A properly stored bottle of this wine likely has many more years of life.
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Garnet-brown color. Fully mature, with nose of pencil lead and sous-bois. Medium+ body, good acidity and long finish. Nice to try 40 years after the judgment of Paris. The second bottle we opened had more funk than the first one.Drink now.
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A visit from Chris with David and Brian in attendance. (My house): Despite an upper shoulder fill and a completely disintegrated cork (even with the durand in hand), the Mouton showed completed correct. All of the typical tertiary elements were there but balanced by light red fruits and dried herbs on the nose along with plums, a slight sweetness that some thought reminiscent of coconut but seemed to me to be more like a candied red fruit. The finish was epic on this one and it paired quite well with the lamb stew. A memorable experience.
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Dinner at Seasons (Seasons By Olivier E., 3/F, Two Lee Gardens, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong): A pair of small glasses 'gifted' at the end of a great dinner where many of the key figures in the Hong Kong wine world were relaxing after a long day at the Exhibition Centre. Colour was clouded and 'separated'. Nose held some faded glory.....but very faded. Sadly, the palate had lost any tannin and fruit leaving just acidity. C'est passe.
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Upper shoulder fill. Fantastic, traditional, full bodied mature Bdx on the nose. Bt, alas, the palate was getting tired. Lots of cigar-ash, cedar and prunes. Surpringly this wine got more into the groove, while sitting in the fridge for a night. In the mouth it was more round, supple, slightly sweeter than the day before. So, up a notch.
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Expected this 45-year old bottle to be over it's prime window, but surprisingly the aromas first wowed us with richness, complexity and attractiveness, and then carried through to a perfectly matured Bordeaux, showing incredible freshness of fruit, not a hint of bricking or off flavor, and a memorably-long finish. Paired perfectly with dinner at a Swiss-French restaurant with a variety of entrees, and reminded all of us what a Bordeaux First-Growth is all about. Amazing experience. If cellared perfectly, this could have gone another decade at least.
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Very charming and very perfumed. Very open right out the gate. Dried dark berries, dried currant leaf, dried cedar, asian spices, floral. Not as powerful as the '70 Latour next to it, more resolved and ready to drink.
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Second time I have tasted this wine last time in 2007. Still going along very well. Medium red brick colour and a little opaque. Medium body with a bouquet after decanting of dried red fruits plum and cedar. A floral note and a residual sweetness to the tannin that was surprising for 45 years young. Finish isn't as powerful as last time but still a timeless beauty from Bordeaux. Well recommended. Enjoy.
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NFA Dinner 2014 (Gattopardo Restaurant, Tras Street, Singapore): It was a relief to return to old, old school stuff after two alcohol-rich, turbo-charged modern Riojas, and I enjoyed this wine very much even though it was not the strongest of Moutons. It was very alive though, and very typical - I actually called it a Mouton from a less than great vintage, but guessed mid-1980s or early 1990s. It had a mature nose, with funky notes of damp earth, old tobacco and some meaty inflections showing some age. This were met by a core of sweet cassis and blackberry fruit met with some floral notes, a bit of menthol and that typical whiff of cedar wood. A nicely pleasant bouquet, very classic Pauillac. The palate was clearly a bit on the thin side for a first growth and lacked some complexity for something of this age, but it was still pretty satisfying. The tannins had softened into a velvety robe, and fresh juicy acidity enlivened very friendly notes of black cherries and cassis, with a flush of warm spice and tobacco showing in a surprisingly long finish. This was quite yummy in a gentle, charming way. One of the more enjoyable wines of the night I thought, probably because it was one of the rare few that was perched towards the end of its drinking window rather than being far too young. Lovely art by Marc Chagall on the label by the way.
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had a magnum again bottom neck with several friends here in ireland at farthers estate , lovely burg colour much similar to my last tasting everyone agreed the wine was fully mature but had many years they thought its not a great great wine then that would be a 100 pt wine but a very very good wine special ! in tip top condition in mag format i loved it and think it is delightful in its own way yummy always choose high level and pref mags and above many of the 750 ml are over the hill due to bad cork probs this must be noted but when its right its up there with the very best of 1970 bordeaux sb
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Got 6 bottles many years ago from private cellar (cheap) where they were probably poorly stored - have noticed tremendous BV, with at least 2 that were good/great and (now) two that were certainly not - probably way past it's prime, but I' praying (for my 2 remaining) that it was another example of BV
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Tough, hard, dry, tannic and austere in style, the nose is much better, with its mature, secondary aromatics than the palate, which is where the wine falls apart. Drink up. This is never going to get better.
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SAG (Blind) Tasting (Chez Weber - Chicago IL): Tasted double blind in what turned out to be a "1970" flight. Charming aromatic start with mocha, espresso, cedar and spice. Less interesting flavors with a slightly bitter finish. 92 point nose, 85 point flavors.
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Nose of leather, wild, red fruit, hint of licorice... red berries, loads of refined tannins, more concentrated than the Gloria 2009!! was at it's top after 10 min opening and dead after 15 minutes
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In direct comparison with 1970 Latour slightly more evolved in terms of colour. Super fragrant and complex on the nose: minty, herbal with forest notes, savoury spices. Amazing depth. Velvety on the palate, sweet fruit, superb structure and balance. Exceptionally long. A wonderful bottle. 95-97
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Give it 2 hours of decanting. Will transform from a limp, disjointed mess into a cohesive package that echoes traits of former greatness. Fruit is virtually gone. Old, drink up.
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cork completely drenched in wine and it breaks while opening. Bad sign. Brick-red color showing its age. I was a child when this MR was made. "Let it be" was playing in the court-yard. Long time has gone by and a bad cellaring accounts for this madeirized taste which hides almost all the rest. After 2hr in the decanter the maderized taste slowly diminishes but unfortunately not enough to express the original dna of this wine
BYO Dinner at Home: This wine definitely is under rated and while I enjoyed this bottle very much it did not have quite the freshness of the bottle I had a few months ago. Fully mature, red fruit, herbal notes, earth and mushroom. Nice sweetness on the midpalate.
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vastly underrated !! MAGNUM BT = classy wine but buy good level bottles and well cellared mags ever better do that and you are in for a serious surprise ! do not buy a bottle unless in upper shoulder or better , there were cork problems only in the 750 ml bottles the bottles above upper shoulder in any bottle size has still 20-50 years esp mags and d-mags to go dont listen to the scare mongers this is the dogs bollocks when you get it right greater than nearly every other 1970 Bordeaux its unique its not treacle like a 61 it is a ferrari its the earth truffles the woods leather mineral and layered it has amazing elegance and subtle presence ! its old school yes its just about mature but its solid and holding in the bottle conditions i mentioned storage is everything here - yes there is fruit going through the wine but its not a sweet wine more in the nicely off dry style , o and the chegal label so sexy , i think sexy describes this at its best it is sexy i had it with guinie fowl and it was perfect
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Let it breathe for a few hours, it will improve strongly. We decanted it for 3 hours which was a little short - try 4 hours. Drink up within the next 4 years.
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Bordeaux 1985 as main theme (@ Bottles; Sas van Gent, Netherlands): Fun! My other TN in CT from 1988 scored the wine 95. With this new note I (blind) scored the wine 95 again. Beautifully mature and rustic bouquet, with earth, some good bell pepper and smoke. On the palate a mature wine, but there are still red and dark forest fruits and melted tannin. Perfect acidity and a lot of finesse and very refined. A great beauty and although the wine will not improve anymore, it will last a few more years.
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French Wine Tasting Dinner at Renée's: Renée's: Great solid dark ruby color with a little garnet fading; aromatic with spices, black and red cherry, sweet cigar spices, red and black licorice, soft leather, forest floor and a bit of sauteed mushroom or truffle; silky medium body with soft, fine, but still ample tannins; powerful but perfectly balanced. This is in great shape and still very strong. Great with the prime rib. 95-96
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Decanted for two hours. An extremely elegant faded lady of a wine. Nose of plum, truffle. Colour tending to a brickish red at edges but still deep at core of glass. Flavour opened up in glass with a subtle mature plum and a dash of charred oak; vegetal hints with a gentle balancing acidity. In a perfect harmony that other wines can only dream of - but delicate. Highly enjoyable and still excellent now, it must have been sensational ten years ago. A singleton so long in my cellar I have forgotten where I obtained it from. Drink up
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From a bottle kindly provided by K.J., this wine was tasted in double-blind fashion. Opaque amber, it showed characteristics consistent with heat damage.
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Started out great, good color and very little hint of browning. Deep and lasting flavor on the palate. Fruit still evident and initially the preferred Mouton over the brooding '82. Awesome to have both and to drink both side by side.
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11.5% ABV. Have to mention the label with this wine, although I usually wouldn't with a tasting note. It's an absolute beauty though, and I've always been drawn to this wine as a result.
Great cork- good fill level. First impressions when poured are of a relatively lightly colored wine- a marked contrast to the dense Latour of the same year.
Very little fruit left on the nose- mostly a rather wonderful forest floor scent which has a delicious freshness to it. A touch of caramel apples here and there, perhaps a little chocolate. The odd metallic edge too. The Pauillac standards of tobacco and graphite (the latter dominating at first but receding with air).
Michael Broadbent seems to think this wine is too acidic, but I don't personally see it in this bottle; though having said that I perhaps value a bit of an acidic kick more than most. The balance is just about right. The tannins are beautifully sweet and integrated. Finish is long and delicious, if perhaps a fraction sour.
Overall seems a little professorial though, and perhaps a touch straightforward. It's biggest problem though is that incredible Latour.....
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My first mature fine Bordeaux. BN fill, cork soaked. Drank it over seven hours, although only a small glass poured for the first three hours. Really needed time to come together, but filled out very nicely. Brick on the rim, but still fairly dark red core.
The wine was a great experience. It went from thin and tart when opened to a medium body with good complexity. The Pauillac notes were present: Cedar, cigar box, pencil shavings. Some dried herbs. But also still some fruit, primarily blackcurrant. Later also notes of coffee and dark chocolate. Lovely perfumed nose and impressive complexity. Not big and bold, but very elegant.
Conclusion is that this bottle was in great shape and lived up to high expectations.
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Alliance dinner. From magnum. Drank over 3 hours. Really excellent nose of dark fruit, flowers, cedar, leather and graphite. Wonderful depth and balance in the glass. The gained an excellent sweetness of fruit over time and just great silkiness. Long lingering finish. This might be better than the Latour.
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The best example I have ever tasted of this frustratingly variable wine, triumphant over the other two '70s we had, Latour and Palmer although all were wonderful. Gorgeous bouquet of flowers and dark berries. Full on the palate but no heaviness, relatively delicate for this wine. Sourced from Acker auctions a few years ago.
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A bit tired, may have seen some rough treatment over it's life. Slight oxidization on the nose. However, palate was balanced, polished and quite enjoyable. A pristine bottle of this would likely be amazing. Certainly showed typical Mouton character too.
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From a 375. Mid shoulder fill. The was cork soaked completely through and some wine had clearly gotten stuck between the foil and cork. Regardless, the cork came out in a single piece. However, a horrid odor of rotting vegetables permeated the air while I removed the cork. Crestfallen, I decided to decant it in hopes that this smell would blow off. To my surprise, it did. The result was a fully mature wine. On the nose I detected worn leather, graphite, and a hint of raisins. The taste was true to the nose, adding in a bit of prune or perhaps fig as well as crystal clear acidity that caused my mouth to water. Yet the finish was short and the mid palate was a bit hollow. Ultimately, I expect this bottle was on the decline but still quite enjoyable.
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This speaks loud and clear of class from the nose on; full bodied, soft and easy on the palate, nice complexity and beautifully structured; great Mouton.
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This is much better, than the last time, rounder, more integrated acidity and well balanced. Classic mouton notes, pencil shavings with some mature wine notes, autumn leaves, cinammon, long finish
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Grapes for Great Causes (Goosefoot Restaurant, Chicago): Out of Magnum - DOA While drinkable, this showed a brown leafy dried out quality with a slight burnt rubber aroma. Tnis was not served as Mon felt it may have been heat damged. Lacked fruit and little tannins, the flavors came accross simple and one dimentional at best.
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A great Bordeaux that has seen it's time. Thoroughly enjoyed over an eight hour period from a decanter. A brick red is the only way to describe the color. The aroma was a gorgeous marriage of red fruits and earth, while the flavor profile displayed plums, raisins, figs, and undertones of cherries. The tannins were still very present, but the focus of the wine was starting to fade. Although this wine had a muted entry, the mid-palate was very balanced and the finish lasted longer than expected with a time of 30-40+ secs. Delicate and supple, this wine is still very alive, but asking to be drank now. Enjoy!
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Drank with Anthony and Felicity for dinner, which was a Smoked Salmon, Avocado and Sushi Ginger starter with roasted sesame seeds, followed by a prime rib of Dry Aged US Beef. Also drank a Pouilly Fuisse with the starter
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First impressions are of a rather tired, faded wine but it really transforms with some air as the fruit freshens up and a lovely fragrance of cedar, leather, sandalwood and other exotic spicy elements develops. There's a sense of polish and elegance here, bright acidity beneath and it's very enjoyable - though seems to be declining and didn't hit the heights of a bottle I enjoyed a few years ago.
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A little Stewed and a bit over its prime but still fruit there and it still held up even though that stored perfectly. Still probably better about 10 years ago
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This was a gift. Has held up very well over time. Not too powerful but that could be due to prior storage or the fact that it's a half bottle so has aged faster due to the format.
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Signs of seepage around the cork, which came out of the bottle in crumbles. Ullage level was just below the shoulder, and the person who shared the bottle said it had been stored in a non-refrigerated environment. The color was dark and fairly brown--almost the color of an aged port but without the viscosity. On the nose there was a clear smell of raisin and licorice. Seemed quite oxidized. Long palate that reminded me of tawny port or oloroso sherry, with a nutty profile along with licorice and prunes. Fairly complex with a nice transition across the palate. Acid and tannins were gone. We didn't finish the bottle. 11.5% alcohol.
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Mature Bordeaux with the SWO wineclub (Christian's House): This is lacking fruit and has a very sharp acidity, quite austere lots of earthy, tobacco notes, pencil shavings and cedar wood. This is not fun but it does have the classic Mouton notes.
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If you’re a fan of old wines, lacking fruit, bristling with his acidity, austere style and lots of earthy, tobacco notes, this is for you. Else, I’d pass on this wine. It continues to decline.
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Decant for sediment, aerate one hour. Surprisingly youthful at the core, with subtle but noticeable bricking to the rim. Elegant, evolved aromas of toffee, cocoa powder, cassis and tobacco leaf. Medium bodied but with fantastic intensity. In the context that its over 40 years already, it overwhelms the palate, lasts nearly 30 seconds, something the brain probably wasn't expecting. This had obviously been well preserved, I feel pretty lucky.
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Opened along side of 93 Laffite, 79 Petrvs, 78 Las Cases. This was my last favorite of the night. The cork was in good condition. Bricking rim with dark brown core. Decanted 30 mins and the nose remained rather closed comparing to others. Hints of leather and cedar on the nose. Hidden berries and hint of licorice on the palate. Smooth tannins but the finish was short-medium with bitter edge. A wine has gone down from its prime.
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Sadly, largely gone, auction bottle, unknown provenance. Probably not kept in ideal conditions along the years. Debated whether to pop and pour or decant and breath. Decanted and at first taste was rough. Got a bit smoother over an hour but never reached desired level and was disappearing. An 81 Lafite the same night was surprisingly similar in taste character but with more fruit and balance left.
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Drank alongside a 1970 Chateau Latour, this vintage has character. The cork was impossible to get out and we had to filter the wine into the decanter. The wine was left to breathe for slightly less than an hour. My initial concerns were that we would have lost the aroma out of the bouquet, but was wrong. The colour was a wonnderful claret colour full of life as opposed to a dark brooding maroon. The initial bouquet was pleasant with hints of leather and cedar mixed with blackberries. The first taste was surprisingly closed and led me toinitially prefer the Latour. As time progressed, this wine continued to evolve and open leading to some wonderful long drawn tastes which remained on the pallet for a while. As good as the Latour. One questions, if this bottle were kept in pristine condition like the Latour, would this have out performed?
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Rather dark in color no real hint of blue. A rather fresh aroma of dark berries a somewhat spicy note and I also get some eucalyptus, very aromatic and a treat to smell at.
The taste is not that focused but it still has powerful tannins and a powerful body.
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From a bottle whose fill was a good 3-4 inches below the shoulder due to evaporation (didn't have tons of seepage/leakage). Still an outstanding wine and showed well.
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One of the best showings yet of this very inconsistent wine, sourced from Acker retail a couple of years ago and in superb condition with the ullage just below the neck. As usual, the impression was linear with just two notes, cedar and cassis. Not as stern as usual, more expressive and softer in texture. Good acidity, yet thankfully not sour. Modest length. Still seems young despite the slight browning at the edge.
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i think this bottle was a tad off. just a tad though. still very good though. however, it was simply blown away and out classed by the 92 hudelot richebourg.
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Old Bordeaux: Second bottle of this in the last few months. The first was unfortunately flawed, but this was firing on all cylinders. Chris, our personal Michael Broadbent, mentioned that this was perhaps the finest 70 Mouton he has had, as the wine is known to have quite a good amount of bottle variation. It opens up a bit clenched and almost punchy, not really showing its terroir. Many gravitated towards the Latour as a result, but with time, the Mouton unfolded and really showed classic Mouton notes of cedar, regal aged cassis and leather. It reminded me of a less full version of the 1966 Mouton Rothschild we drank in February. True transparency and great claret.
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Older Bordeaux (Chez Glowa - Bethesda, MD): I thought the aromatics on this wine were absolutely intoxicating. Cedar tones, graphite and sous bois combined with beautiful cranberry and a darker cassis note. Palate was well resolved and silky. Haunting tones of smoked provencal herbs, aged leather, cranberry and cedar were tied together wonderfully. Finish was the perfect length and there was still a nice tannin structure. So happy that this showed well after my encounter with this wine offered up a tired example.
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From memory from tasting held at Chateau Loreto for RV's birthday in late 2010. We poured this wine on a night that proved to be an embarrassment of riches with an outrageously delicious line up that included 1990 Dominus, 1995 La Fleur de Gay, 1996 Mouton, 1996 Pontet Canet, 1996 Lynch Bages and 2003 Riussec as the closer. Decanted from a well-stored double magnum, I was blown away by the fact that this wine had not faded one bit - the color was still an intense ruby red with no bricking. Aromatically, it was beautiful, text-book Mouton (coffee, milk chocolate, leather and mint). What really stunned me was that after 40 years, the fruit seemed as fresh as the day it was picked. Aside from the astounding youth of this wine, it was a delicious, beautiful claret with nice warm, red berry flavors and a fine, smooth finish with perfectly integrated tannin. Really enjoyable as a nostalgic intellectual and drinking experience but, ultimately, not a profound wine. I also agree with other posters who do not recommend decanting this wine for very long. After about an hour, this wine started to lose its aromatics and the finish turned sour and acidic by the one hour thirty mark. 96 Mouton was WOTN, followed very, very closely by the Pontet Canet.
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My 40th dinner celebrations (Crown Wine Cellars (Hong Kong)): The 'star' of the night but little memory of it. Dried fruit, leather still with structure. Had stood up to the test of time well but had lost anything special it might have had.
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'70's night at Morton's (Bordeaux) (Morton's NYC): Round and sweet with warm fruit. Soft and friendly. A bit of coffee. Some acidic structure that is well integrated, not overwhelming. Herb, mint. Very nice. Drinking well, not fading. I've had this wine four or five times and have never had a good bottle before, in fact several times the wine has been undrinkable/flawed. This bottle was wonderful. I have one left and have hopes that it will be as good as this one. My #2 of the night. A-
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dégusté à l'occasion d'une horizontale bordeaux 1970: deuxième meilleur de la soirée après Lafite. Couleur soutenue, nez typique pauillac, animal, cuir très doux, réglisse. On retrouve ces arômes en bouche, belle longueur, tannins fondus mais toujours présents. En déclin malgré tout, le vin perd rapidement sa complexité et ses arômes après 30 minutes : à boire.
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Decanted and consumed within an hour. I am not surprised that the scores were low for those who decant 1970 wine for more than an hour - it simply looses larger part of its bouqet over that time (or perhaps after all these years not all bottles are created equal!). For me it was a fantastic experience. Very pronounced nose of cedar plank and liquorice, really strong. Dense red color - not at all pale aged red, almost deep in fact. Tannins are soft, slight pleasant acidity and massive forever going aftertaste. Massive success.
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Opened 4 hours before (and poured out one glass), next to Lynch Bages 1975. Brownish colour. Soft, velvety attractive taste with secundary fruit (confit) and 'madeira' tones. Pretty powerful for a 40 year old wine. Minerals and iron (cabernet) in the nose, with leather and truffle. Classic Pauillac! Significant better than the bottle we had in NYC last October 2009.
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Color: Brick red at the core with a tinge of rust leading to the edge of the glass.
Smell: Earth, pipe tobacco, cigar box, graphite, saddle leather, a hint of menthol, and dark fruit
Taste: mushrooms, black cherries leading into flavors of black currant, black berries, a bit of oak, and hint of earth
Overall: Still has firm tannins, vibrant fruit, and good acidity. This bottle was stored well, and my guess is that with good storage one could expect this wine to continue to last for another 5-10+ years.
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The oldest red wine I've had. Totally cool experience to get to drink this. Dark bricking on the edges with the faintest color red in the middle. Nose of cedar, tobacco, mint. Not much fruit on the palate except bits of cassis and cherries. Loved every sip for the experience. 91pts
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The cork of this wine came out in 3 pieces, but amazingly, no bits went into the bottle. This wine was bricking at the edges. The nose had red fruit aromas with notes of eucalyptus, cedar, brett and a little cough syrup/medicinal nuance. The palate had currant, tobacco and earth flavors with a medium length finish. A graphite note came out at the end of the finish. This was a fun bottle to get to taste.
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Decanted and poured. Garnet with amber rim. Nice cigar box, slightly earthy nose. Nice complexity, however, it seems to be dwindling on the mid-palate since it is losing some fruit. It did seem to improve after 2-3 hours in the glass...a good sign. It did not show as well as the 70 Montrose in the same flight.
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Gorgeous and unforgettable wine, the 1970 Mouton. I had never tried a vintage this old, with such a distinctive bouquet and orange color around the rim. Every sip was a moment to savor, and it went fast, too. At this stage, the 1970 Mouton's fruit seems to have faded considerably. With that said, its secondary characteristics are the real star of the show. Bottle condition: Though the cork cracked on its way up, I managed to salvage the wine, which was in perfect condition. I am amazed that the broken cork came out shedding nothing but one speck that stuck to the side of my glass. All in all, it was an amazing experience.
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(Hugh's bottle, purchased many years ago) While very good in an old-fashioned way and full of life, the '70 Mouton is stubbornly linear and tastes like a liqueur of cassis. Not a bad thing, of course, but I yearn for more complexity in a 40+ year old Bordeaux. On the bright side, there's still tannin and acidity in good balance, so it seems like this wine will live forever. Very enjoyable if you keep your expectations in check.
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First Growths (slightly disappointing) and an amazing Port (John V.'s): All right, I like older wines. Luckily Vic was there too last night or I would have been out on a limb. The group pretty much all panned this one, but Vic and I had it as our #2 wine. Yes, it is old. And yes, it is not a first growth. But it had such elegance with great texture. Wonderful complexities. The fruit is only a shadow of what it was, but there is still some left. If you like older Bordeaux, this is really still nice.
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Drank during a wine dinner with friends in the fantastic restaurant The Modern in the MOMA in New York. Unfair competition on the table for this MR70: MoutonRotschild 82, Pichon Lalande 1982 and the amazing Latour 1970. Very good level (base of neck); opened 12 hrs in advance, poured out half a glass and put on cork again. Color rather light (compared to the other wines), showing 15-20 years of age on the rim. Good, but not overwhelming classical Bordeaux nose with black fruits and some sweetness, leather, vanilla and rather present tannines. Not very balanced. Also some green unripe notes in the nose. Taste consistent with nose; cassis, not very fullbodied, but pleasant. No further evolution during the four hourse on the table.
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First Growths, etc @ Howard's (Old Greenwich, CT): Fully mature, maybe on its decline, but it is absolutely drinking well. Loads of secondary and tertiary flavors, leather, earth, cedar and truffles. Still holding a beam of cassis. Slightly milky mouthfeel. The silky tannins are completely resolved.
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Savory and mature but wonderfully complex with highly-evolved and meaty aromatic notes of dried red cherry, cedar, smoked bacon, mushroom, spice, and chocolate. Medium bodied, with a modest, and certainly resolved tannic structure; this is well balanced, though on the tarter side, offering deep flavors of herbs, leather and dried tobacco that seem to last and last on the finish.
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Older Bordeaux at Troquet (Boston, MA): Stunning; surprisingly dark red in colour for a 39 year old wine with an awesome aromatic profile of leather, cigar smoke, red fruits, earth and truffles. Phenomenal in the mouth - there's a sense of restrained power here with deep savoury leathery, earthy and truffle flavours that take your attention away from the gentler red fruited notes, and with time this unveils more chocolate and smoky dimensions. Fully mature with resolved tannins, bright acidity underneath and a silky, polished texture in the mouth. Started to fade a little after an hour+ of air, but until then was really amazing to drink.
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Consistent with numerous previous tastings of this seemingly timeless Mouton, this pristine bottle (sourced from AMC retail store) was very deep in color. A few hours in the decanter at home and a couple more in the glass did nothing to soften it but on the positive side, it refused to fade. Like cassis liqueur. Intense, but one dimentional. Still, the strongly flavored mid palate is impressive.
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Popped and poured, this has a pronounced light sweetness to it. Not in a Madeira kind of way and not overwhelming, however. Nice deep purple with a tinge of brown. Delicate structure with light to medium tannins that are still hanging in there. This should continue to drink well through 2014.
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Cork broke into 2 pieces and was soaked. Level was high shoulder. Didn't disappoint. Nose was still quite intense and enticing with some sage/menthol notes along with leather, cassis and a lot of tobacco. Med body, still holding a good color, very nice fruit on the plate with cassis again and earthy notes. Finish is long. Overall was great with a simple steak frites. One thing to notice is that he wasn't holding up in the glass. After 10mn, wine was becoming flat and less focused.
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Mouton Madness: SDR's BWE Thursday Night Dinner (Equinox Restaurant, Washington DC): Medium-dark red, lightening at rim. Really nice complex nose of cassis, cedar, soy, and tobacco. Medium-full body, complexity follows through on the palate with good balance, medium-long finish, sweet classic aged-Bordeaux notes. My favorite of this flight, it seems at peak and should hold.
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Shockingly youthful. A skeptic would probably say this was counterfeit, since it was just too young and ripe and vibrant to be older than I am. Incredibly solid wine that didn't fade. Not mind-blowing, but clearly a very well made wine to have held up for so many decades.
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This bottle was of excellent appearance, purchased from Acker at retail, although the ullage was slightly low at high shoulder. The color was typical for age when I first decanted it, but by the time it saw some air in the glass at the restaurant, it seemed darker. Is that possible or just an illusion? On the palate, it started out as a typical '70 Mouton, deep of cedar, cassis and blackcurrent, intense but narrow in spectrum. But over the next couple of hours, it became more mellow, less tannic, more complex and displayed a wider spectrum of flavors, from blackberry (rather than blackcurrent), hint of vanilla and cinnamon. Less severe, more supple. The battle between the '66 we had alongside this bottle was amazing to watch, smell and taste, since with time, this '70 was more pleasing and arguably (almost) overtook the chameleon-like evolution of the '66.
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Cork almost came out clean, last part broke, but was easily removed. Wine was clearly past its prime. It was thin with not much of any taste. Not unlike a modest table wine at this point.
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Fill was base neck; the cork was well saturated but sound, and came out easily enough. A very lovely ruby-garnet, with some amber at the rim. A heavenly bouquet, offering up complex scents of ripe red fruits, fennel, lavender, forrest floor, and black truffle. Medium-bodied on the palate, with an elegant texture, generous character, and a long, complex finish. A sublime (and fully mature) claret.
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ERI Pre Auction tasting (Union League Club, Chicago IL): nose: good power behind this with melded tones of black cherries, perfumes, rose petals, loads of dark red fruits and some bright red fruits. Not as expressive as the last bottle that I had tried, but this was a very interesting nose that belied the age of the wine
taste: tart feel with medium/low acidity and resolved tannins with a good helping of dark red fruits, perfumes, rose petals, and bits of tobacco leaf working its way underneath
overall: not as good as the last bottle that I had, but still very good. Well evolved and in as good of a place as it can be. Good classic Mouton power and qualities with the red fruits, but this bottle had a different floral streak that I don't normally associate with mouton. Excellent medium feel that makes this a well put together wine
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Edward Roberts International Pre-Auction Tasting (Union League Club of Chicago): Edward Roberts International Pre-Auction Wine Tasting. Remarkable Mouton with impeccable focus and length. Lots of ripe dark red fruit. Currant jam covered in chocolate and rich maple syrup. Strong finish with finesse and structure. Excellent maturity. Beautiful to drink now. Cheers.
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since i have never had a mouton before, i have nothing to compare it to, so i have to say that this wine was AMAZING, and possibly one of the best aged wines i've tasted! incredibly deep color for being this old nose was amazingly aromatic with lead pencil shavings, oak spice, plum and black cherry, mouth showed such fine balance of fine astringent tannins and acidity, with surprisingly abundant fruit and an shockingly long finish. paired with lamb loin chops was simply amazing.
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This is probably '70 Mouton at its best. Good color with some amber/rust at the edge. Very black fruity. Intense fruit core at the center which refuses to fade even after a 10 hour decant and a couple hours at table. Not much tannin and the tangy 1970 vintage acidity is there but just short of excess. Really a very fine if uncomplicated wine and it seems it will last indefinitely.
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Sight: Orange red in color Nose: Dark wood notes, Rad red aged fruits, some muted aspect that I found difficult to describe (but not bad) Taste: Impressive structure and balance. Medium bodied. Still has some acid to it. Overall: a fine wine. 91- points.
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taste: really nice and evolved with graphite, tobbacco, cedar box, dark cherry, black currants, and some anise
overall: a really wonderful wine right now. Excellent resolution of the tannins with a full attack and finish along with great feel and weight in the mouth
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Friends invited us to join them when they opened a bottle of this over dinner last night. Very nice bottle. The nose was very complex and nice. Licorice and earth are just 2 aromas that we could identify. The smooth and lingering taste was fantastic. This was truly a special bottle.
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Consistent with the previous bottle, and from the same source, the '70 Mouton is an old-fashioned Bordeaux with a very intense cedar character dominating the nose and palate alike. High acidity holds it together effortlessly and even after 9 hours in the decanter and 3 hours in the bottle, there was no relaxing of this firm and sturdy wine. I don't think it's flawed exactly and I wish for more nuance, but I still find it a satisfying, not great, drink.
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A garnet fade proceeding to a brick rim. Beautiful nose of sweet cherry, cedar, raspeberries, spice. Hugely complex. Quite sweet on the palate too. Still with good fruit though drying out. Good to go now. Nice finish revealing lots of forest fruits and herbaceous spice. The finish is very impressive with definite minerality present. Astonishing considering its age.
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I bought this bottle a couple of weeks ago from AMC retail to fill up a box of my auction purchases. The relatively modest price for a first growth from a very good vintage is because of its (in)famous bottle variation. This bottle was mid- to high shoulder but otherwise looked sound. The cork was very moist and crumbled as I extracted it yet it held firmly to the glass. There was just a tiny bit of sediment, as noted by other tasters. At first there was no smell at all and the palate was extremely dull. I was tempted to toss it down the drain but I poured it in the decanter and hoped time would miraculously bring it back to life. And it did improve markedly after 6 hours of air although I would stop well short of calling it a miracle. As it warmed up, there was an attractive bouquet of blackcurrent and black licorice, not very complex yet definitely pleasant. On the palate, it was full but not rich. There was quite a bit of the telltale 1970 vintage acidity, just slightly too much for the fruit to balance. Yet fruit was vigorous and the tannin still present in the background. The more I think about it the next day, the more I like it, always a good sign. I don't know if this example was average, above or below so I'd like to try it again.
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M&D: Beaut. black-orange-ruby color, much faded; soury and seemed over at 1st, then came back w/nice plum, cherry, soft leather, very elegant, but fragile mth; mellow, fine, fully int. soft, little t’s, grt char in end, ample fin, not super complex, but classy; med. concentration, just a bit of “over-peaked” sour note, and just a bit tired, nonethless, wanted more! 91?
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Drank another bottle during our 9th anniversary weekend celebration at the Four Seasons Philadelphia, December 2007. We had this the first evening of our stay; Nathan and Braden were fast asleep in the bedroom of our suite, so we ordered room service from the Fountain Restaurant! A very fine bottle, and a bit further along the evolutionary curve than the bottle we had almost 5 years prior. I hope to source a few more bottles of this wine!
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A wonderful Claret, aged to perfection, integrated tannins, tons of fruit, subtle but dense. Evolved as we enjoyed it. Dinner with Bino and Trina in Cristal Cove.
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Wow...My first 30+ First Growth! What an experience. This was a brick red with a light ruby core and a tangerine rim in the glass. Scents of earth, granite, dried red fruits, and leather were almost intoxicating. In the mouth this was smooth with no noticeable tannin presence.
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Skinner Fine Wine Auction Reception (Boston, MA): Skinner auction reception. Light garnet with bricking at the rim. Nose of stewed dark fruits, leather, mushrooms. Palate of same. Essentially no tannins. Tired at this point but still has some hints of elegance. I still enjoy the thought of it.
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A wonderful bottle of wine. Upon opening the wine was immediately poured into glasses. The wine had little or no sediment (slightly surprising for a wine of this age) and a beautiful, yet transparent red coloring with noticable bricking at the edges. For the first 20 minutes the wine was extremely closed in the nose. The palate was showing wonderful old bdx notes. Often times I feel that old red wine becomes just that, old red wine, but in this case the wine definitely represented a sense of place, that being Pauillac. With some coaxing the nose began to emerge with older red fruits, cedar box and black olives. There was a leanness on the palate but it wasn't out of place. I only had a couple ounces of this wine, so it wasn't something that I was able to watch develop over the evening, but I would happily drink this wine again.
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Fully mature, the cassis and coffee scented wine offers a nice, but simple, brawny, old school mouth of Cabernet. There is no reason to hold this wine as it will not improve.
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Fête JFL avec le 1982 Nez hallucinant, sous-bois et fruit rouge, cèdre, d'une finesse incroyable. En bouche: très fin, trop froid au début, très belle fraicheur avec une acidité présente, une vigueur étonnante. Très beau, moins génial en bouche face au 1982, légère faiblesse en finale. 92-94
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The 1970 Claret Vintage (John G's): Nice nose, with very very nice red fruit. Compared to the Palmer, this is fairly simple (only comparatively). Relatively roundish, red wine with good earth and not alot of acid.
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Unnumbered bottle bearing the "RC" (reserve du chateau) tag -- I wonder how it made its way to me? Here's a pure cigar box of a claret, full of tobacco in the bouquet, which also sports a funk of woody cologne and aged meat, as well as the palate, which segues from rich, smoky orchard fruit on the front end to an autumnal leafiness on the back. And it's no delicate flower. The fruit is still weighty, with plenty of tannin left to cradle it. The only thing in this bottle that was running out of time was the cork.
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Good fill, Nice looking wine, still with good color, starting to brown at the rim. Mature Bordeaux nose, actually getting better and mouthfeel filling in after an hour in decanter.
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Two bottles without number and 2 with printed number. Cracked the one with the printed number because level is at base of neck. After 1/2 hr breathing, aromatic with the hallmark cedary overtones of cassis fruit and very long. A fine wine at its peak but will holds for the next 10+ years.
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This was an awesome display of concentration and power. Very youthful colour, very youthful, tight nose, with fleshy fruit and depth belying its years. It had a long finish and if I had a criticism, it was that it didn't quite round off. However, a distinguished wine.
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Wine tasting. Earthy aromas with some spice and lingering fruit. Palate slightly brighter, with good fruit and spice, lots of energy and texture. Elegant and long textured finish.
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Drank this gem at our 5-year anniversary. Brick red in color, turning to amber at the edges. Beautiful aromas of ripe cherry, plum, currant, and lilly. On the palate, quite structured and crisp, with flavors of dark fruits and aged tobacco. The finish lasted forever! I quite frankly was amazed (as was Nicole) at the amount of FRUIT character this wine possessed, particularly given that it had been in the bottle since before either of us were born! A grand vin beyond a shadow of a doubt; Nicole noted that it was her favourite Bordeaux to date. I still prefer the '71 Latour.
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NobleRottersSydney - Bordeaux night (Darling Mills, Glebe): Bricklike colour, heading towards orange, with a suggestion of cloudiness? A nose of meaty beefiness, with liquorice and leather overtones. A soft, leathery old-wine palate, and an enchanting blend of still present acid, some soft tannins and mature old small-berry fruits, barely detectable. It seems unfair to try to pick out the components, as they blend to a beautifully smooth finish. The wine seems to somehow grow sweeter, just sitting in the glass, smelling different each time I go back to it. And although I’m no expert, surely it has nowhere further to go. Equally, it’s not just clinging on either, it’ll hold for a few years yet, I expect.
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Tasted at vertical Mouton tasting at the Belgian Lion. Light somewhat dim, making color assessment difficult. However, it appears to be a deep ruby and shows a brick rim. The bouquet is moderately intense, with complex aromas of leather, earth, plum, tobacco and chocolate. The palate follows with similar flavors and a moderately tannic but attractive, long finish. The wine seems to get better in the glass over 1-2 hours, despite decanting at least 45 minutes prior to the tasting.
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Great Wine Seminar. A good one, so they do exist. Excellent color. Very sweet cherry/berry bouquet. Violets and roses. Rich thick texture. Long finish. A real mouthful. Sweet and tannic finish somehow. Michael Broadbent, leading the tasting, says “attractive color, very fragrant, smell of tea, touch of cedar, acidity and tannin on the finish.”
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Interesting aroma. Still hard and unyielding but the fruit is in there underneath. Tannic finish. Hard to predict where this is going. Try again in 5 years.
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Exceptionally dark youthful color. Forward, sweet and very light. Delicious attack but too bitter on the finish. Too hard. Unbalanced. Might improve though so I’m not giving up just yet.
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Already very refined and beautiful bouquet. Full bodied, powerful and very complex. A little less powerful than Latour of the same vintage, but more complex. Although Latour will probably win on the long term, this wine scores a little higher now for the better complexity it offers at the moment.
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A notch behind the Ducru '70; tobacco, vanilla, red fruit, a bit high acidity in the midtaste, also minerals, tea, meaty, a masculine style. This wine has a future of at least 10 years. The fault? The wine seemed a bit dusty.
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12/1/2023 - G SQUARED Likes this wine: 93 Points
Despite the corroded capsule, low shoulder fill and cork that too easily pushed into the bottle, the wine was marvelous. This was one of the RC (Reserve Chateau) bottling and as always its seductive profile was loved by the group. I doubt this will get better with age but still enough acidity to last a decade or more.
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7/3/2023 - Burgnick wrote: 89 Points
In magnum. Consistent with previous note.
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6/22/2023 - Peech Likes this wine: 92 Points
served without decanting. Nice nose with some sweet grass, some cigar smoke, a hint of earth, which was just as it should be. Also leather and grilled meats on the nose. Acidity was a little higher now.
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4/21/2023 - Venice Al Likes this wine: 95 Points
Chagall label! This was stored in Los Angeles professional storage since 1986 and before that in San Francisco professional storage- not by me, but I know the whole provenance well. Significant bricking on the rim. Translucent in light, but deep garnet in room lighting. Intact cork with Durand and mid shoulder fill. Classy claret! Nice Red currant, sour cherry, tobacco, earth, cedar, dried flowers, leather, flinty mineral, and sous bois. Tannins fully resolved. Good fruit and acid balance. It was a great showing!!!!! I’ve had this wine from various sources including mine over the last few years and this was undeniably the best! Long finish and NO stewed fruit. I would not hold, but if this bottle was 5 years more it would still be impressive.
Happy and great with Flannery Beef!
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4/17/2023 - WinoRick wrote:
Purchased on Ebay 30 years ago as I was trying to collect a full vertical of Mouton Rothschild. I ended up with two and with a marginal fill this one was relegated to my regular cellar collection. A wine tasting friend replicated the 'Judgement of Paris' blind tasting 3 French vs 3 California cabs.
So, I pulled out my 2nd '70 Mouton since it actually was one of the French wines in the 1976 tasting. Label by Chagall. This bottle had a mid shoulder fill, and good color: medium garnet with moderate browning around the edge. So I was hopeful, but the fruit was 90% gone as were any tannins. Acidity was nicely balanced and my other bottle might live up to prior CT ratings. Fun for all at the tasting.
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12/31/2022 - D'Yquembe Mutumbo wrote: 95 Points
Lovely experience with this on NYE. PnP, this was ready to go right away but not tired at all, with primary fruit left driving the mid-palate and soy, leather, cedar, legumes, and stewed fruits making up the lovely nose. A great example of a perfectly mature wine that was not showing any signs of demise.
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11/25/2022 - Sean Tay wrote: 94 Points
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of charr wood, toast, spices, earth, tea, slight cooked black fruits notes left. Medium acidity and medium tannin.
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10/17/2022 - Bruce L wrote: 90 Points
Was surprisingly light for a Mouton. Lovely cedar, pencil shavings but I think I was drinking it 5-10 years pas its prime.
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9/25/2022 - Elliot Vale Likes this wine: 89 Points
Extracted the cork in 3 pieces despite using a Durand. Colour was deep garnet with brick at the edge. Served immediately after decanting.
The aroma was pronounced. Spice, cinnamon and baking spices to the fore. Then also some volatile acidity, burnt toast, plum, black fruit and rosemary (tending towards both lavender and violet).
The mouth was pleasant with echoes of the aromas but not so distinct. Wine was high in acidity and the finish was medium-.
Overall a very nice bottle at 89/100, the spice on the nose was memorable but it should have been drunk a while ago.
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9/12/2022 - Beeck10 wrote: 94 Points
second time this year I tasted this wine,
and again it didn't disappoint , waaauw the nose has some flavors of mint, (strange you would think blind about Haut brion...), tabbaco , still young , the guests/tasters guest 1982 and some 1989 , in the mouth the best is behind but still very enjoyable ,
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6/22/2022 - Peech wrote: 87 Points
served 40 minutes after opening without decanting. Level was mid-shoulder so not the greatest. Initially the nose was a little dusty but not corked. Smoky, earthy, a little brett. Improved with aeration and the dusty notes faded away.
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4/23/2022 - Beeck10 wrote: 94 Points
we took off for a top tasting with 4 wine freaks !
I had put the wines in the following line up , Mouton 1970, then VCC 1945, then Las cases 1982, to end with Evangile 2009 !
Turned out afterwards that the Las cases would have been better before for the VCC , unbelievable : here are my notes :
Mouton 1970, bottle was perfect, I think the wine is already past its peak, but it is still a very classy Pauillac! In the nose it had some smoked meat
, the texture of the wine in the mouth is still incredible , what a finesse ! wow , the length is not really present anymore , but that makes it just maybe more delicate !
it is still a really nice bottle , we had this with a young milking lamb and it was perfect !
Vieux certan 1945 : what a monster, color was much deeper than Mouton, and from the glass you could already see that the texture was denser! there was a little bit of cloudiness in it , but nothing disturbing !
what a power in the nose, unbelievable, blind I would almost dare to put this on '61, the nose I had leather and even a lot alcohol! in the mouth it was greasy and complex, bwaaa what a wine,
we had this with a pigeon and he went above and beyond ! in my top 5 bottles ever, really unbelievable!
Leoville las cases 1982, bit of a sin for this wine, my mistake, I should have seen it afterwards, always have to open it for the VCC, but on paper this seemed impossible! If you would only drink this wine another night, you really would think
, this is a great bottle and I would probably score it better… The nose, I immediately had chalk and afterwards pencil and graphite, then came some red fruit , under the name of ripe Berry's! but the best thing about this wine is its balance and finesse
something that the mouton also had, but after the VCC this was less appreciated by the other drinkers!
Evangile 2009, which was a blockbuster, was impressed me the most , the wine is very powerful , but is not overwhelming, which you usually have with over mature wine or very sunny years, or at no point did the power came at the expense of finesse, the wine was already ready to drink and
very accessible! lots of violet in the nose and what a monumental aftertaste , but perfect acidity , this wine will last and will be better in 5/10 years, wow , very interesting evening !
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1/8/2022 - djhammond Likes this wine: 93 Points
I drank this regularly up to a decade ago when it was great value on the secondary market, and it was always reliable and never failed to deliver. I do get the feeling now that it is coming to the end of its prime, but that said it is still a fabulous mature old school Bordeaux. It now displays tertiary notes and the fruit has receded, but the tannin is resolved and everything is in balance with great depth and length.
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12/17/2021 - Hanibal Likes this wine: 93 Points
Crazy how a wine this old is still giving so much pleasure. Tertiary for sure but complex and very long. Drink without food.
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10/19/2021 - 559Cheers Likes this wine: 96 Points
Very fragrant, toast/char still singing, very balanced and integrated. Very nice bottle. Kudos. First night open. Mid-shoulder fill, cork and capsule fully merged together with alcohol loving black mold thriving on angel share volatiles. Cork fully saturated and disintegrated upon use of cork extractor with side prongs. Little iron lingering on palette. Still could age many more years, fruit still there and everything singing. Nose aged Pauilliac with meaty and thus iron notes.
*2nd night still drinking great, notice some green pepper on the palette. Toast blew off, though expected. Mouthfeel and viscosity still holding decently. Tannins coming through more noticeably.
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8/23/2021 - colima wrote: flawed
This was in my cellar for forty years. It was opened for an anniversary and turned out to be a big disappointment. It had reduced to shoulder level. Some previous notes indicate success in this condition. No such luck for me - the wine was oxidized and bitter. It did have an interesting nose. Sometimes old wines come around after an hour or two - not this one.
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7/4/2021 - ohne_musik wrote: 98 Points
Low expectations from this auction bottle with a high shoulder fill and light signs of seepage. But Sometimes you catch lightning in a bottle. Cork is soaked through and broke in half with the Ah-so but managed to extract fully. From the first whiff you can tell that this is going to be great. Powerful and complex aromas of flowers, library books and cherries. A faint overtone of balsamic adds depth and character. Brilliant ruby-garnet colored, with barely the slightest hint of bricking at the edges. Palate is archetypal Mature Pauillac and utterly seamless (an overused word, but completely appropriate here). Effortless sophistication, medium bodied, with youthful and vibrant and sappy cherry/raspberry fruit, and a broad supporting cast of savory secondary and tertiary leather-sofa-graphite-black-tea-cedar-mulch characters. A caress of the tiniest bit of unresolved tannin is like a brush of raw silk on the cheek.
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7/2/2021 - Burgnick wrote: 89 Points
In magnum. Feminine and elegant palate but clearly off the peak even in magnum. The fruit is thinning out.
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6/24/2021 - Peech Likes this wine: 94 Points
served about two hours after opening, without decanting. Just beautiful, really fragrant, smoky, minty, lovely woodsy notes, along with a little green pepper. Showing so, so well.
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6/10/2021 - kevinpatrick Likes this wine:
Wine Night in Charlotte -- Cork Vault Bottle Share Returns! (Charlotte, NC): Top-shoulder fill. Slo-ox and poured ~30 minutes after opening. Delightful aromas waft out of the glass: dried plum and cigar box. Silky on the mouthfeel this wine was tasty though lacking heft at 50 years of age. Medium body. The wine was balanced and elegant with soft, enjoyable but fading notes of dried cherries, sweet cassis, and earthy bell pepper. Nice, medium finish for a delightful wine still enjoyable if a few years past its prime.
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5/30/2021 - Duvnäs Wine wrote: 88 Points
Past its prime. Still drinkable and rather enjoyable but not if expecting a great wine.
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4/6/2021 - lesz Likes this wine: 92 Points
A little more subdued than I would have expected. Nice but not great
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4/2/2021 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
Beautiful mature claret. Fascinatingly more Pauillac than Mouton. Low shoulder fill but gorgeous dark color with minimal fade. And held for 2+ hrs. Nose of used leather and pencil box and hummus earth. Plenty of fruit! Svelte and smooth. A little allspice, dried red currants and pu-erh. All very light and nothing dominant. Medium finish. All around beautiful.
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3/1/2021 - eschaefer wrote:
Drank on my bday. For my birth year. Unlike the last bottle, this unfortunately was gone. Sad but true.
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1/10/2021 - europat55 wrote: 92 Points
Nose: A-/A Palate: B++
My #2, Group's #3 (54 pts). Tasted blind.
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12/31/2020 - ryttergaard Likes this wine: 93 Points
Being 50 years or age this is bot a neutral review! Opend up 3 hours before drinking. Decanted. Smell and taste amazing. A classic in its true sence. Fantastic taste. Res berries and all of what you would expect, just much better than expectef!
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12/19/2020 - tbabes wrote: 97 Points
The fill was top shoulder; stood upright for a week before service, quick decant for sediment. Healthy deep garnet with some bricking. Classic mature Pauillac bouquet, with notes of dried plum, cigar box, sous bois, black truffle. Medium bodied, elegant, fully mature, silky texture, excellent delineation, impressive depth and balance. Long and savory finish. What a treat!
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12/18/2020 - easyB Likes this wine: 95 Points
Definition of aging elegance, fully mature just past its 50th birthday but still young at its heart. Some tannins still present but soft, ripe cherry flavors showing through. Complex. Great with roast prime rib.
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11/28/2020 - ackerstube wrote: 89 Points
Drank with 99 mouton with lutz, Lena, juju (no taste because of Covid and she did not drink) for my birthday. Thin, delicate, still masculine ... a little disappointing. But great to drink it with lutz as wine was for his 50th birthday. Cork broke when removed from bottle.
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11/1/2020 - Peech Likes this wine: 90 Points
double-decanted 45 minutes before serving. Smoky nose, not as sweet in terms of fruit. Some acidity on the palate, with a hint of savory notes.
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10/31/2020 - ljl Likes this wine: 95 Points
Red with no hint of age. Sweet aroma with hints of dried berries. Black cherry and pepper on the palate.
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9/26/2020 - TWMDoesWine Likes this wine: 88 Points
Still showing - a tad light (some call it grace). Had after a 34 Montrose, which stole the show, but this was still quite fantastic. Drink them now if you still have them.
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9/25/2020 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 93 Points
During an evening of fine Bordeaux wines at Glasshouse in Kew - shame about the appalling sommelier service... so beware entrusting them with any special bottles...
This wine split the table. Some found distracting almond notes and found it possibly not 100% clean. Others (including myself) liked it a lot, there was a superb sweetness in its 20 minute drinking window as it got splash decanted that was beautiful. Then the wine faded away. To me an admirable performance for a 50 year old beauty.
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8/23/2020 - Whitelion Likes this wine: 89 Points
After storage of 13 years, opened up this bottle for a 50th anniversary celebration. Stunned by the freshness after 50 years! Glad to have enjoyed this bottle with 3 close people who also can appreciate a fine bottle of wine.
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7/22/2020 - WhatsSamSipping Likes this wine:
Wonderful! Really savory bouquet: smoked brisket, brown sauce, violet liqueur. Soft and pillowy texture, cassis coulee, burnt rib tips, pencil tip, and cracked pepper. What a window into this wine.
Other wines were had but this was all anyone wanted to talk about.
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7/12/2020 - MC wrote:
PNP. A fine, elegant, fully mature Mouton. This is one to drink now but I really enjoyed it for the elegant, mature, complex wine that it was on this evening. Very nice, and my favorite of a few '70 Bordeaux's we had over dinner. A-
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6/26/2020 - G_H wrote: 83 Points
Farnsburg best bottle: A wine I never really liked, it has medicinal notes of cherry drops, some vegetable stock and some green notes. Not a good mouton and not a good wine in my opinion
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6/21/2020 - Boone's Farm wrote: 87 Points
My disappointment of the night. I have had several bottles of this wine but it has been quite a few years since I last tried it. All my previous experiences have been positive. Opened this wine and double decanted it before leaving for the restaurant. It smelled foul. The color was turbid and I discarded about 1/4 of the bottle and did not even bother to put it back in the bottle. I decided to take it along any way to see what would happen.
After about 4 hours the skunky odor resolved and the wine became drinkable. It was lean with flavors of wet earth and leaves. No vibrant flavors but drinkable. I don't know if this was just a bad bottle or what this wine is at this stage in its life. I tend to think this was just a flawed bottle.
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6/6/2020 - Nicolas Grand Cru Likes this wine: 94 Points
Mid shoulder bottle in visually excellent condition, 60’s and 70’s saw a lot of inconsistency due to the relaxed bottling schedule. This botttle was very good, garnet tawny colour. It’s definately at its peak now for my enjoyment. Classic mouton nose, beautiful palate with sweet fruit notes, espresso, cassis, smoke and licorice. Drink up
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4/29/2020 - Maximilian Eyle Likes this wine: 99 Points
A single bottle of this legendary wine had been sitting in the family cellar for more than 40 years. We finally decided that it was time to open it, and were delighted to discover that it had aged beautifully. Tannins were still present, but had mellowed considerably. It opened up to its full potential after roughly an hour and a half - two hours of breathing, but was enjoyable almost immediately after opening. I could detect faint signs of acidity in the background, indicating that it was beginning to lose something of its character - but this hardly dampened the experience.
If you have a bottle, open it right away. We paired it with an improved plate of tournedo rossini with excellent results.
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4/18/2020 - jpjvino Likes this wine: 96 Points
Parents 50th Anniversary (1970) - Absolutely exquisite as always. Not much life lost over other bottles we have had over the last six years.
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4/12/2020 - pavel_p wrote: flawed
Had low expectations here as only mid shoulder fill. Pnp at home. Still a fairly dark garnet with only slight browning, however not clear / somewhat muddy color. Slightly oxidative on the nose but drinkable. Still good weight on the savory palate, again a bit oxidative, some medicinal notes, resolved tannins. Short finish. NR
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3/9/2020 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 95 Points
Easily outperformed my expectations, so we must have been fortunate to have had this bottle. A muscular, commanding wine, admittedly past peak but with so much to offer. Notes of dark fruit, forest floor and cedar, seamless and with a lengthy finish.
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2/8/2020 - MC2 Wines wrote: flawed
Acker 200; 2/7/2020-2/8/2020 (The Pool & Cipriani): From a very large bottle. There was something not 100% right with this one. It came across as a bit of brett and slightly funky. Possibly might have blown off although I suspect this bottle had been open for awhile by the time we tried it so maybe not.
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1/26/2020 - Euoinos wrote: 96 Points
This was the second MR1970 I have had and last time it was absolutely stunning. This time I had some problems to start with as the cork had a thick layer of mold at the top and much of it had started to crumble. But the wine was in good condition and I decided to decant right before serving only to get rid of sediment. The 1970 has had some mixed reviews suggesting big differences between individual bottles. But I must be lucky as this wine has delivered wonderful things every time I have had it. It had a light ruby colour without any hints of oxidation. Once opened the nose delivered cherries, tobacco and leather but continued to develop and also offered lead pencil and graphite notes. The palate was elegant and structured. Medium bodied with some fine tannins still present at the tip of the tongue with mature red fruit and a well balanced acidity. I do think this is a great wine based on the two bottles I have had. The label designed by Chagall is also one of my absolute favourites.
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12/28/2019 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 92 Points
Quite cloudy appearance. Nose of Caramel, dark fruit, underwood, and old leather. Quite high acidity with some fruit and a hint of green flavors. Medium finish. Nice, very good, mature Bordeaux, although not a great wine.
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11/21/2019 - Comte Flaneur wrote: 97 Points
A fabulously resolved bottle in the perfect place. Pure and elegant. A delight. Effortless grace. The 1970 vintage is notoriously unreliable especially at Mouton, but this bottle was a dream, and reminded me of a perfect bottle of the 1975 a few years ago (also highly variable). My top rated wine of the night.
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11/5/2019 - sdr Does not like this wine: 78 Points
Obituary: 1970 Bordeaux: Nineteen-seventy Mouton is reliably terrible and this bottle is more evidence coming in last place in this ‘70 Bordeaux horizontal. Mean, astringent and very unbalanced. Not spoiled but even dedicated necrophiliacs will not find much to like.
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9/28/2019 - sdr wrote: 87 Points
As usual with this vintage of Mouton, the gorgeous Marc Chagall label is the best part. Now well beyond its best, it is too thin and acidic. The maroon color verging on brown was less promising than the two older vintages we shared. Yet this particular bottle was better than most because there was a hint of old wine sweetness in the top note at first which unfortunately did not survive the evening. Sad that this vintage released right about the time Mouton was elevated to First Growth was devoid of Premier Cru Classé character.
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7/21/2019 - Verb Likes this wine: 92 Points
brick red with orange rim - lean nose of old cabernet flavors and dried herbs (nutmeg) - faded mouth but still a good balance of acid, tannin and mature fruit - short (5 sec) finish - undoubtedly was much better many years ago, but still continues to be enjoyable - paired well with ripe French triple-creme cheeses
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6/15/2019 - Peech Likes this wine: 92 Points
minty, smoky, earthy, fragrant cedar notes. Classic Pauillac.
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5/15/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Acker Auction - May 2019 (Zuma in NYC): Hard to know exactly what was going on with this wine. My impression was prob over the hill, but it could also just have been in an 'off' period. It starts off really quite ok up until the finish and then the first sip had this weird bitter note to it that dominated and left a less positive impression. With a bit of air that sharpness in the finished seemed to mute down and so it ends up being more of the savory bordeaux character. Perhaps not as exciting and vibrant as some wines, but enjoyable and drinkable.
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5/15/2019 - hprphf wrote: 91 Points
Acker 2019/05 (Zuma): Classic nose, yet feels past peak for me. 91-
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3/1/2019 - Nanda wrote: 91 Points
Tooch Going Away Dinner (TDS): Appealing nose of mature plum fruit, band aid and green pepper. Mature fruit still has good energy and richness. Nice complexity of earth, funk, cigar and bell pepper. Nice, but this is a little subdued relative to 1st Growth expectations.
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3/1/2019 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
A farewell to Tooch (Chicago, IL): Initially a little stinky, but that blew off right away. This is a pretty old school bottle of claret, with its graphite and leather. I think overall I liked this more than many others at the table, and I liked it more than I thought I would too. It's a pretty brawny wine, and while the fruit isn't on full display anymore, there's still some pretty nice elements overall.
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2/28/2019 - logos Likes this wine: 91 Points
slightly less dark than latour drunk with. textbook cedary mouton nose of lead pencil and slightly spicy cassis, lush and flowery: a true bouquet, a bit minerally and slightly greenish-cabernet at first, is even more beautiful over time. delicious, succulent, high-toned, perfect balance of a melange of flavours of soft, ripe, hair sweetish fruits,; bit loose textured compared to latour, lafite, h-b. lightish body; soft, caressing texture; delicate finish fades very slowly and harmoniously. probably at peak now
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2/7/2019 - bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 95 Points
Ruby colour still with a brick edge. When first poured the nose suggested forest floor, damp leaves and vegetal notes but blackberry and raspberry fruit, violets, earthy, dusty, dried leaves. The palate is super smooth on entry but then there’s a lovely fresh black fruit with spice, tannins and acidity and a minute long finish. Brilliant
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12/15/2018 - Collector1855 wrote: 97 Points
During the year end Gala Dinner of the Commanderie de Bordeaux Hong Kong with Domaines Rothschild CEO Jean-Guillaume Prats present as guest host. From Double Magnum. Wonderful tertiary aromas in the nose here with forest floor, cedar, dark fruit. Soft palate, goo mid mouth presence. Very grand.
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12/10/2018 - BradE wrote:
The bottle was in good shape, but the wine didn't do a lot for me. Fine, just not enticing.
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11/10/2018 - Verb wrote: 90 Points
like so many other tasting notes, high shoulder fill and crumbling cork on extraction - brick red with orange rim - lean nose of old cabernet flavors and dried herbs (nutmeg to me) - faded mouth but still a good balance of acid, tannin and mature fruit - short (5 sec) finish - undoubtedly was much better many years ago, but still reasonably enjoyable
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10/19/2018 - RJ&JJ Does not like this wine: 85 Points
WAYYYYYY past its prime. Let it open up 7 hours before dinner. Maybe it will be better today.
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9/21/2018 - Fred_Bo wrote: 92 Points
Still going strong but with more finesse
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9/15/2018 - steinersing wrote: 92 Points
lovely wine. good depth. past its peak but still nice scents.
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8/11/2018 - dalondra Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened and poured in the glass immediately just in case in case its age had rendered it fragile. It hadn't. The colour was good, a dark crimson, not at all bricky at the edge. The tannins were soft and the palate was typically claret with cedar, tobacco and dark fruits, with detectable acidity. certainly not dried out. There was also a long finish It remained unchanged, neither fading nor developing, in the glass for over an hour.
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8/10/2018 - MaxSiegel Likes this wine: 93 Points
Clearly past peak, but this bottle took 2.5 hours to reach its full potential. Nose was lovely all along, but palate was slow to develop some richness. Once it did, it was very tertiary and slightly drying, but there was enough cassis to make it enjoyable. Tobacco, cedar, and leather definitely dominate at this point.
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7/1/2018 - MC wrote:
High Shoulder Fill. Cork crumbled on opening. Decanted an hour and enjoyed over the next two. Very complete wine. Great balance of mature fruit, earth, and a nice vanish. Better than the '75 and should hold for a bit longer. There are probably better bottles of this wine than this one, but certainly was a pleasure to drink. A-/A?
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8/12/2017 - lolo66 wrote:
a bit faded, but still enough oomph to show its stuff. a real treat to try and an unexpected pour at a BBQ. Need to go to these more often. Mostly tertiary, but alive, correct and delicious.
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5/23/2017 - Glifberg Likes this wine: 92 Points
Denna har nog varit riktigt trevlig, nu 47 år gammal börjar kraften avta, trevlig i näsan med typiska Bordeaux toner frukten finns kvar med med nedtonad kraft lite som en mjuk kompott av mörka bär, tobak, blyerts och cederträ jag ger den 3-3,5 idag men har absolut levererat på toppnivå tidigare.
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5/17/2017 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 91 Points
End of the night, cheese course. Not a ton of notes. Some funk. Sweet blood. Cherry flavors. Was good for sure. Just fighting my fatigued palate and the stiff competition.
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5/16/2017 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 92 Points
Mouton Rothschild Vertical Dinner (Vaucluse): Acrylics and pastels on the nose. More complex and intriguing than the '75. More Mouton opulence, relatively, with the classic lead pencil and damp forest floor. Pleasurable.
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5/13/2017 - sunnylea57 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Capsule was fused to the bottle and the cork was pure sponge, so my expectations weren't high. But this turned out to be a winner. My first glass started out strong but faded after 15 minutes in the glass - which was worrisome - but the wine continued to open up and gain weight over the course of the next 2 hours. It was thoroughly enjoyed by our group of 10. What a treat to drink one of the Judgement of Paris wines - even if it was one of the lower ranked my wines at that tasting. The magnum format likely helped, but this wine was in glorious shape. Yes it was clearly an aged Bordeaux, but it was still vibrant and lively. The 1994 Mouton we drank alongside it paled in comparison.
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4/11/2017 - Fred_Bo Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious matured Pauillac.
First off it was very dusty and mushroom-y.
But after some air, it developed beautiful grilled green bellpepper, meat, tobacco and musty cellar notes.
The tannins are still there to keep it structured.
This wine is great now and will not be better. Drink within the next 5 years.
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1/7/2017 - englishman's claret wrote: flawed
Another dead 1970 Mouton - my 3rd. Oxidized. Will I ever find a good one? Caveat emptor.
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1/7/2017 - RockinCabs wrote: flawed
Had questionable roasted/maderized characteristics, and after 10 mins in the glass this proved to be completely DOA.
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12/13/2016 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Acker BYO Holiday Dinner (Tribeca Grille): Starting to go over the hill I think (or at least this bottle was). Small taste. Still that compelling first growth mixture of cigar and leather and old school library which I ascribe to a lot of bordeaux. In this case though just a bit better structured than the average wine although not quite up to the standards of some of the other first growths drunk that night.
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11/21/2016 - PSPatrick wrote: 94 Points
Bordeaux 1959 – 2014 (blind)”, flight 5, wine 3. The wine was medium ruby in colour, turning garnet towards the edges, and offered subtle aromas of mint, cedar, tobacco and ethereal notes. On the palate the medium- to light-bodied, very balanced wine showed red fruit, red cherry, cedar, mint and ethereal notes, held together and carried by the wine’s great acidity, with fully resolved tannin and incredible length. Drink now.
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11/19/2016 - peternelson wrote: 91 Points
Pale amber, brown-orange hues; dusty musty nose at first opening, a bit of prunes, cherry skins indicative of the fairly low fill to mid-shoulder on this one; on the palate it was a bit acetic, with a high acid, tangy juicy aspect throwing it off balance a bit and showing just a bit too much old dried prunes even for this age. Tannins were dissipating and barely present, medium body with a moderate finish. Clearly not the best of the bunch. Had this a couple years ago and it was sailing, so must believe it was the low fill condition of the bottle. Notes state "nice, older Bordeaux character but". Interesting, but did not live up to its potential. 91-92
Ultra Rare Bordeaux Tasting-Class at Monopole.
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9/18/2016 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 94 Points
Nice dark fruit. Plums, blackberries, blackcurrants. All the secondary and tertiary notes that one would expect from something from 1970 are present. Tobacco, dried herbs. leather, cedar. Medium + body, good acidity and a wonderful long finish. Holding up well at 46 years old; but drink it now.
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9/18/2016 - Javachip wrote: 95 Points
Auction bottle with unknown provenance and high shoulder fill, so we opened this bottle with trepidation. Soft slightly loose cork removed in three pieces. Allowed to breathe in bottle 30 minutes, then decanted and served. Clear deep oxblood-garnet color with reflections of mahogany. Magnificent bouquet of cigar box, truffles, red currants, boysenberries, cedar, and stony soil. With time, the bouquet freshened and offered more fruit. On the palate this was sophisticated, regal, balanced, with medium-full body and silk-satin mouthfeel. Continued to improve over an hour, eventually showing hints of roasted cashew. The last sip was the best -- so often the case with a great wine. A properly stored bottle of this wine likely has many more years of life.
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8/5/2016 - jfpwine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Garnet-brown color. Fully mature, with nose of pencil lead and sous-bois. Medium+ body, good acidity and long finish. Nice to try 40 years after the judgment of Paris. The second bottle we opened had more funk than the first one.Drink now.
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6/9/2016 - prof b wrote: 93 Points
A visit from Chris with David and Brian in attendance. (My house): Despite an upper shoulder fill and a completely disintegrated cork (even with the durand in hand), the Mouton showed completed correct. All of the typical tertiary elements were there but balanced by light red fruits and dried herbs on the nose along with plums, a slight sweetness that some thought reminiscent of coconut but seemed to me to be more like a candied red fruit. The finish was epic on this one and it paired quite well with the lamb stew. A memorable experience.
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5/26/2016 - Goldstone wrote: flawed
Dinner at Seasons (Seasons By Olivier E., 3/F, Two Lee Gardens, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong): A pair of small glasses 'gifted' at the end of a great dinner where many of the key figures in the Hong Kong wine world were relaxing after a long day at the Exhibition Centre. Colour was clouded and 'separated'. Nose held some faded glory.....but very faded. Sadly, the palate had lost any tannin and fruit leaving just acidity. C'est passe.
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5/20/2016 - jkoenen wrote: 90 Points
Upper shoulder fill.
Fantastic, traditional, full bodied mature Bdx on the nose. Bt, alas, the palate was getting tired. Lots of cigar-ash, cedar and prunes.
Surpringly this wine got more into the groove, while sitting in the fridge for a night. In the mouth it was more round, supple, slightly sweeter than the day before.
So, up a notch.
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5/16/2016 - ricknat1 wrote: 90 Points
very nice but on the thin side
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1/31/2016 - Snoman Likes this wine: 94 Points
Expected this 45-year old bottle to be over it's prime window, but surprisingly the aromas first wowed us with richness, complexity and attractiveness, and then carried through to a perfectly matured Bordeaux, showing incredible freshness of fruit, not a hint of bricking or off flavor, and a memorably-long finish. Paired perfectly with dinner at a Swiss-French restaurant with a variety of entrees, and reminded all of us what a Bordeaux First-Growth is all about. Amazing experience. If cellared perfectly, this could have gone another decade at least.
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4/27/2015 - mattyboy_ Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very charming and very perfumed. Very open right out the gate. Dried dark berries, dried currant leaf, dried cedar, asian spices, floral. Not as powerful as the '70 Latour next to it, more resolved and ready to drink.
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3/30/2015 - eschaefer Likes this wine: 91 Points
Second time I have tasted this wine last time in 2007. Still going along very well. Medium red brick colour and a little opaque. Medium body with a bouquet after decanting of dried red fruits plum and cedar. A floral note and a residual sweetness to the tannin that was surprising for 45 years young. Finish isn't as powerful as last time but still a timeless beauty from Bordeaux. Well recommended. Enjoy.
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3/7/2015 - mwanasheria Likes this wine: 91 Points
Mouton-Rothschild Tasting (Kronenschlösschen, Eltville): Nose with a whiff of oxidation, port. On the palate sweet, truffles, nice acidity. Quite nice.
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12/20/2014 - Loeswick Likes this wine: 81 Points
Opened after 20 minutes. No sediment.
Great color, classic paullic.
Earthy rich nose.
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12/13/2014 - jctra wrote: 93 Points
Still young and wonderful.
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12/11/2014 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
NFA Dinner 2014 (Gattopardo Restaurant, Tras Street, Singapore): It was a relief to return to old, old school stuff after two alcohol-rich, turbo-charged modern Riojas, and I enjoyed this wine very much even though it was not the strongest of Moutons. It was very alive though, and very typical - I actually called it a Mouton from a less than great vintage, but guessed mid-1980s or early 1990s. It had a mature nose, with funky notes of damp earth, old tobacco and some meaty inflections showing some age. This were met by a core of sweet cassis and blackberry fruit met with some floral notes, a bit of menthol and that typical whiff of cedar wood. A nicely pleasant bouquet, very classic Pauillac. The palate was clearly a bit on the thin side for a first growth and lacked some complexity for something of this age, but it was still pretty satisfying. The tannins had softened into a velvety robe, and fresh juicy acidity enlivened very friendly notes of black cherries and cassis, with a flush of warm spice and tobacco showing in a surprisingly long finish. This was quite yummy in a gentle, charming way. One of the more enjoyable wines of the night I thought, probably because it was one of the rare few that was perched towards the end of its drinking window rather than being far too young. Lovely art by Marc Chagall on the label by the way.
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11/17/2014 - theb Likes this wine: 95 Points
had a magnum again bottom neck with several friends here in ireland at farthers estate , lovely burg colour much similar to my last tasting everyone agreed the wine was fully mature but had many years they thought its not a great great wine then that would be a 100 pt wine but a very very good wine special ! in tip top condition in mag format i loved it and think it is delightful in its own way yummy always choose high level and pref mags and above many of the 750 ml are over the hill due to bad cork probs this must be noted but when its right its up there with the very best of 1970 bordeaux sb
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11/13/2014 - ehodin Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Got 6 bottles many years ago from private cellar (cheap) where they were probably poorly stored - have noticed tremendous BV, with at least 2 that were good/great and (now) two that were certainly not - probably way past it's prime, but I' praying (for my 2 remaining) that it was another example of BV
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10/31/2014 - Jeff Leve wrote: 84 Points
Tough, hard, dry, tannic and austere in style, the nose is much better, with its mature, secondary aromatics than the palate, which is where the wine falls apart. Drink up. This is never going to get better.
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10/24/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
SAG (Blind) Tasting (Chez Weber - Chicago IL): Tasted double blind in what turned out to be a "1970" flight. Charming aromatic start with mocha, espresso, cedar and spice. Less interesting flavors with a slightly bitter finish. 92 point nose, 85 point flavors.
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10/5/2014 - Lord Rayas wrote: 90 Points
David's MNSC (Seventh Son): notes of graphite, lead pencil and mild tobacco. a little short and lean on the finish.
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9/16/2014 - Philippe_C wrote: 90 Points
Nose of leather, wild, red fruit, hint of licorice... red berries, loads of refined tannins, more concentrated than the Gloria 2009!! was at it's top after 10 min opening and dead after 15 minutes
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9/5/2014 - rossi.wine wrote: 96 Points
In direct comparison with 1970 Latour slightly more evolved in terms of colour. Super fragrant and complex on the nose: minty, herbal with forest notes, savoury spices. Amazing depth. Velvety on the palate, sweet fruit, superb structure and balance. Exceptionally long. A wonderful bottle. 95-97
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9/1/2014 - Mithras wrote: 90 Points
Give it 2 hours of decanting. Will transform from a limp, disjointed mess into a cohesive package that echoes traits of former greatness. Fruit is virtually gone. Old, drink up.
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8/14/2014 - olracx62 wrote: flawed
cork completely drenched in wine and it breaks while opening. Bad sign. Brick-red color showing its age. I was a child when this MR was made. "Let it be" was playing in the court-yard. Long time has gone by and a bad cellaring accounts for this madeirized taste which hides almost all the rest. After 2hr in the decanter the maderized taste slowly diminishes but unfortunately not enough to express the original dna of this wine
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7/27/2014 - johnh1001 wrote: 93 Points
BYO Dinner at Home: This wine definitely is under rated and while I enjoyed this bottle very much it did not have quite the freshness of the bottle I had a few months ago. Fully mature, red fruit, herbal notes, earth and mushroom. Nice sweetness on the midpalate.
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7/25/2014 - theb Likes this wine: 97 Points
vastly underrated !! MAGNUM BT = classy wine but buy good level bottles and well cellared mags ever better do that and you are in for a serious surprise ! do not buy a bottle unless in upper shoulder or better , there were cork problems only in the 750 ml bottles the bottles above upper shoulder in any bottle size has still 20-50 years esp mags and d-mags to go dont listen to the scare mongers this is the dogs bollocks when you get it right greater than nearly every other 1970 Bordeaux its unique its not treacle like a 61 it is a ferrari its the earth truffles the woods leather mineral and layered it has amazing elegance and subtle presence ! its old school yes its just about mature but its solid and holding in the bottle conditions i mentioned storage is everything here - yes there is fruit going through the wine but its not a sweet wine more in the nicely off dry style , o and the chegal label so sexy , i think sexy describes this at its best it is sexy i had it with guinie fowl and it was perfect
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7/18/2014 - DrZett wrote: 91 Points
Let it breathe for a few hours, it will improve strongly. We decanted it for 3 hours which was a little short - try 4 hours. Drink up within the next 4 years.
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6/8/2014 - Philippe_C wrote: 90 Points
Nose of mokka, lactic, hint of sandalwood, chocolat... high acidity, lacking abit of concentration, red berries
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5/30/2014 - Zweder wrote: 95 Points
Bordeaux 1985 as main theme (@ Bottles; Sas van Gent, Netherlands): Fun! My other TN in CT from 1988 scored the wine 95. With this new note I (blind) scored the wine 95 again. Beautifully mature and rustic bouquet, with earth, some good bell pepper and smoke. On the palate a mature wine, but there are still red and dark forest fruits and melted tannin. Perfect acidity and a lot of finesse and very refined. A great beauty and although the wine will not improve anymore, it will last a few more years.
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4/18/2014 - peternelson wrote: 95 Points
French Wine Tasting Dinner at Renée's: Renée's: Great solid dark ruby color with a little garnet fading; aromatic with spices, black and red cherry, sweet cigar spices, red and black licorice, soft leather, forest floor and a bit of sauteed mushroom or truffle; silky medium body with soft, fine, but still ample tannins; powerful but perfectly balanced. This is in great shape and still very strong. Great with the prime rib. 95-96
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4/6/2014 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted for two hours.
An extremely elegant faded lady of a wine. Nose of plum, truffle. Colour tending to a brickish red at edges but still deep at core of glass.
Flavour opened up in glass with a subtle mature plum and a dash of charred oak; vegetal hints with a gentle balancing acidity. In a perfect harmony that other wines can only dream of - but delicate.
Highly enjoyable and still excellent now, it must have been sensational ten years ago.
A singleton so long in my cellar I have forgotten where I obtained it from. Drink up
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12/20/2013 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: flawed
From a bottle kindly provided by K.J., this wine was tasted in double-blind fashion. Opaque amber, it showed characteristics consistent with heat damage.
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11/16/2013 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 95 Points
Started out great, good color and very little hint of browning. Deep and lasting flavor on the palate. Fruit still evident and initially the preferred Mouton over the brooding '82. Awesome to have both and to drink both side by side.
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11/9/2013 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 92 Points
bottle #222358
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10/1/2013 - NewFrenchClaret Likes this wine: 92 Points
11.5% ABV. Have to mention the label with this wine, although I usually wouldn't with a tasting note. It's an absolute beauty though, and I've always been drawn to this wine as a result.
Great cork- good fill level. First impressions when poured are of a relatively lightly colored wine- a marked contrast to the dense Latour of the same year.
Very little fruit left on the nose- mostly a rather wonderful forest floor scent which has a delicious freshness to it. A touch of caramel apples here and there, perhaps a little chocolate. The odd metallic edge too. The Pauillac standards of tobacco and graphite (the latter dominating at first but receding with air).
Michael Broadbent seems to think this wine is too acidic, but I don't personally see it in this bottle; though having said that I perhaps value a bit of an acidic kick more than most. The balance is just about right. The tannins are beautifully sweet and integrated. Finish is long and delicious, if perhaps a fraction sour.
Overall seems a little professorial though, and perhaps a touch straightforward. It's biggest problem though is that incredible Latour.....
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8/17/2013 - EirikM Likes this wine: 94 Points
My first mature fine Bordeaux. BN fill, cork soaked. Drank it over seven hours, although only a small glass poured for the first three hours. Really needed time to come together, but filled out very nicely. Brick on the rim, but still fairly dark red core.
The wine was a great experience. It went from thin and tart when opened to a medium body with good complexity. The Pauillac notes were present: Cedar, cigar box, pencil shavings. Some dried herbs. But also still some fruit, primarily blackcurrant. Later also notes of coffee and dark chocolate. Lovely perfumed nose and impressive complexity. Not big and bold, but very elegant.
Conclusion is that this bottle was in great shape and lived up to high expectations.
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6/17/2013 - johnh1001 wrote: 95 Points
Alliance dinner. From magnum. Drank over 3 hours. Really excellent nose of dark fruit, flowers, cedar, leather and graphite. Wonderful depth and balance in the glass. The gained an excellent sweetness of fruit over time and just great silkiness. Long lingering finish. This might be better than the Latour.
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5/1/2013 - sdr Likes this wine: 96 Points
The best example I have ever tasted of this frustratingly variable wine, triumphant over the other two '70s we had, Latour and Palmer although all were wonderful. Gorgeous bouquet of flowers and dark berries. Full on the palate but no heaviness, relatively delicate for this wine. Sourced from Acker auctions a few years ago.
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2/15/2013 - BradE wrote:
A bottle in perfect shape. Decadent, and like many older Mouton (for me at least) a bit mushy. Like many 1970 bdx, I like it but its not a rock star.
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1/21/2013 - KingSlacker999 wrote:
A bit tired, may have seen some rough treatment over it's life. Slight oxidization on the nose. However, palate was balanced, polished and quite enjoyable. A pristine bottle of this would likely be amazing. Certainly showed typical Mouton character too.
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12/12/2012 - prof b Likes this wine: 90 Points
From a 375. Mid shoulder fill. The was cork soaked completely through and some wine had clearly gotten stuck between the foil and cork. Regardless, the cork came out in a single piece. However, a horrid odor of rotting vegetables permeated the air while I removed the cork. Crestfallen, I decided to decant it in hopes that this smell would blow off. To my surprise, it did. The result was a fully mature wine. On the nose I detected worn leather, graphite, and a hint of raisins. The taste was true to the nose, adding in a bit of prune or perhaps fig as well as crystal clear acidity that caused my mouth to water. Yet the finish was short and the mid palate was a bit hollow. Ultimately, I expect this bottle was on the decline but still quite enjoyable.
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12/1/2012 - Blake Brown Likes this wine: 95 Points
This speaks loud and clear of class from the nose on; full bodied, soft and easy on the palate, nice complexity and beautifully structured; great Mouton.
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11/29/2012 - G_H Likes this wine: 89 Points
This is much better, than the last time, rounder, more integrated acidity and well balanced. Classic mouton notes, pencil shavings with some mature wine notes, autumn leaves, cinammon, long finish
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11/23/2012 - psmith wrote: 91 Points
Friday after Thanksgiving II (Palm Beach Gardens, FL): A bit overdone and mature. Good red and black fruits. Autumnal notes. Enjoyable.
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10/30/2012 - KenK wrote: flawed
Grapes for Great Causes (Goosefoot Restaurant, Chicago): Out of Magnum - DOA
While drinkable, this showed a brown leafy dried out quality with a slight burnt rubber aroma. Tnis was not served as Mon felt it may have been heat damged. Lacked fruit and little tannins, the flavors came accross simple and one dimentional at best.
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10/13/2012 - Cubatobaco Likes this wine: 90 Points
A great Bordeaux that has seen it's time. Thoroughly enjoyed over an eight hour period from a decanter. A brick red is the only way to describe the color. The aroma was a gorgeous marriage of red fruits and earth, while the flavor profile displayed plums, raisins, figs, and undertones of cherries. The tannins were still very present, but the focus of the wine was starting to fade. Although this wine had a muted entry, the mid-palate was very balanced and the finish lasted longer than expected with a time of 30-40+ secs. Delicate and supple, this wine is still very alive, but asking to be drank now. Enjoy!
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8/13/2012 - JHCP wrote: 92 Points
Drank with Anthony and Felicity for dinner, which was a Smoked Salmon, Avocado and Sushi Ginger starter with roasted sesame seeds, followed by a prime rib of Dry Aged US Beef. Also drank a Pouilly Fuisse with the starter
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7/25/2012 - jlgnml wrote: 93 Points
Mouton Vertical Tasting & Dinner (JW Marriott Chicago Il): Bordeaux nose, old and sweet, very mature, nice.
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6/28/2012 - salil wrote: 91 Points
First impressions are of a rather tired, faded wine but it really transforms with some air as the fruit freshens up and a lovely fragrance of cedar, leather, sandalwood and other exotic spicy elements develops. There's a sense of polish and elegance here, bright acidity beneath and it's very enjoyable - though seems to be declining and didn't hit the heights of a bottle I enjoyed a few years ago.
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6/24/2012 - Chrispx wrote: 82 Points
A little Stewed and a bit over its prime but still fruit there and it still held up even though that stored perfectly. Still probably better about 10 years ago
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6/21/2012 - Mark H. LeQuire wrote: flawed
Sadly, corked
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5/27/2012 - rcmcb wrote:
This was a gift. Has held up very well over time. Not too powerful but that could be due to prior storage or the fact that it's a half bottle so has aged faster due to the format.
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5/24/2012 - djdaqm wrote: flawed
Signs of seepage around the cork, which came out of the bottle in crumbles. Ullage level was just below the shoulder, and the person who shared the bottle said it had been stored in a non-refrigerated environment. The color was dark and fairly brown--almost the color of an aged port but without the viscosity. On the nose there was a clear smell of raisin and licorice. Seemed quite oxidized. Long palate that reminded me of tawny port or oloroso sherry, with a nutty profile along with licorice and prunes. Fairly complex with a nice transition across the palate. Acid and tannins were gone. We didn't finish the bottle. 11.5% alcohol.
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5/5/2012 - G_H wrote: 84 Points
Mature Bordeaux with the SWO wineclub (Christian's House): This is lacking fruit and has a very sharp acidity, quite austere lots of earthy, tobacco notes, pencil shavings and cedar wood. This is not fun but it does have the classic Mouton notes.
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5/3/2012 - Jeff Leve wrote: 82 Points
If you’re a fan of old wines, lacking fruit, bristling with his acidity, austere style and lots of earthy, tobacco notes, this is for you. Else, I’d pass on this wine. It continues to decline.
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4/28/2012 - Tim Heaton wrote:
Decant for sediment, aerate one hour. Surprisingly youthful at the core, with subtle but noticeable bricking to the rim. Elegant, evolved aromas of toffee, cocoa powder, cassis and tobacco leaf. Medium bodied but with fantastic intensity. In the context that its over 40 years already, it overwhelms the palate, lasts nearly 30 seconds, something the brain probably wasn't expecting. This had obviously been well preserved, I feel pretty lucky.
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3/13/2012 - R. Hung wrote: 88 Points
Opened along side of 93 Laffite, 79 Petrvs, 78 Las Cases. This was my last favorite of the night. The cork was in good condition. Bricking rim with dark brown core. Decanted 30 mins and the nose remained rather closed comparing to others. Hints of leather and cedar on the nose. Hidden berries and hint of licorice on the palate. Smooth tannins but the finish was short-medium with bitter edge. A wine has gone down from its prime.
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2/27/2012 - toontune wrote: 88 Points
Sadly, largely gone, auction bottle, unknown provenance. Probably not kept in ideal conditions along the years. Debated whether to pop and pour or decant and breath. Decanted and at first taste was rough. Got a bit smoother over an hour but never reached desired level and was disappearing. An 81 Lafite the same night was surprisingly similar in taste character but with more fruit and balance left.
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2/26/2012 - dicehk wrote: 92 Points
Drank alongside a 1970 Chateau Latour, this vintage has character. The cork was impossible to get out and we had to filter the wine into the decanter. The wine was left to breathe for slightly less than an hour. My initial concerns were that we would have lost the aroma out of the bouquet, but was wrong. The colour was a wonnderful claret colour full of life as opposed to a dark brooding maroon. The initial bouquet was pleasant with hints of leather and cedar mixed with blackberries. The first taste was surprisingly closed and led me toinitially prefer the Latour. As time progressed, this wine continued to evolve and open leading to some wonderful long drawn tastes which remained on the pallet for a while. As good as the Latour. One questions, if this bottle were kept in pristine condition like the Latour, would this have out performed?
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1/27/2012 - hubas wrote: 91 Points
Rather dark in color no real hint of blue.
A rather fresh aroma of dark berries a somewhat spicy note and I also get some eucalyptus, very aromatic and a treat to smell at.
The taste is not that focused but it still has powerful tannins and a powerful body.
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12/11/2011 - spotaha wrote: 91 Points
From a bottle whose fill was a good 3-4 inches below the shoulder due to evaporation (didn't have tons of seepage/leakage). Still an outstanding wine and showed well.
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10/20/2011 - sdr Likes this wine: 92 Points
One of the best showings yet of this very inconsistent wine, sourced from Acker retail a couple of years ago and in superb condition with the ullage just below the neck. As usual, the impression was linear with just two notes, cedar and cassis. Not as stern as usual, more expressive and softer in texture. Good acidity, yet thankfully not sour. Modest length. Still seems young despite the slight browning at the edge.
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5/23/2011 - mattjohnson_78 wrote: 89 Points
i think this bottle was a tad off. just a tad though. still very good though. however, it was simply blown away and out classed by the 92 hudelot richebourg.
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4/23/2011 - Faryan wrote: 93 Points
Old Bordeaux: Second bottle of this in the last few months. The first was unfortunately flawed, but this was firing on all cylinders. Chris, our personal Michael Broadbent, mentioned that this was perhaps the finest 70 Mouton he has had, as the wine is known to have quite a good amount of bottle variation. It opens up a bit clenched and almost punchy, not really showing its terroir. Many gravitated towards the Latour as a result, but with time, the Mouton unfolded and really showed classic Mouton notes of cedar, regal aged cassis and leather. It reminded me of a less full version of the 1966 Mouton Rothschild we drank in February. True transparency and great claret.
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4/23/2011 - tooch wrote: 94 Points
Older Bordeaux (Chez Glowa - Bethesda, MD): I thought the aromatics on this wine were absolutely intoxicating. Cedar tones, graphite and sous bois combined with beautiful cranberry and a darker cassis note. Palate was well resolved and silky. Haunting tones of smoked provencal herbs, aged leather, cranberry and cedar were tied together wonderfully. Finish was the perfect length and there was still a nice tannin structure. So happy that this showed well after my encounter with this wine offered up a tired example.
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4/3/2011 - Cinsault86 wrote: flawed
Dead and gone. Probally because of bad storage. Will do nicely on my bookshelf.
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2/26/2011 - sdr wrote: flawed
Spoiled by excess volatile acidity. Otherwise, the bottle appeared to be in perfect condition.
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2/24/2011 - Jdog wrote: 93 Points
From memory from tasting held at Chateau Loreto for RV's birthday in late 2010. We poured this wine on a night that proved to be an embarrassment of riches with an outrageously delicious line up that included 1990 Dominus, 1995 La Fleur de Gay, 1996 Mouton, 1996 Pontet Canet, 1996 Lynch Bages and 2003 Riussec as the closer. Decanted from a well-stored double magnum, I was blown away by the fact that this wine had not faded one bit - the color was still an intense ruby red with no bricking. Aromatically, it was beautiful, text-book Mouton (coffee, milk chocolate, leather and mint). What really stunned me was that after 40 years, the fruit seemed as fresh as the day it was picked. Aside from the astounding youth of this wine, it was a delicious, beautiful claret with nice warm, red berry flavors and a fine, smooth finish with perfectly integrated tannin. Really enjoyable as a nostalgic intellectual and drinking experience but, ultimately, not a profound wine. I also agree with other posters who do not recommend decanting this wine for very long. After about an hour, this wine started to lose its aromatics and the finish turned sour and acidic by the one hour thirty mark. 96 Mouton was WOTN, followed very, very closely by the Pontet Canet.
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2/15/2011 - tooch wrote: flawed
First Growth Dinner (plus some La Mission) (Ruths Chris - Washington, DC): General consensus was that this bottle was oxidized. The palate wasn't totally awful, but no question that this was a flawed bottle. Shame.
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11/19/2010 - Wrighty wrote: 91 Points
My 40th dinner celebrations (Crown Wine Cellars (Hong Kong)): The 'star' of the night but little memory of it. Dried fruit, leather still with structure. Had stood up to the test of time well but had lost anything special it might have had.
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11/18/2010 - MRichman wrote:
'70's night at Morton's (Bordeaux) (Morton's NYC): Round and sweet with warm fruit. Soft and friendly. A bit of coffee. Some acidic structure that is well integrated, not overwhelming. Herb, mint. Very nice. Drinking well, not fading. I've had this wine four or five times and have never had a good bottle before, in fact several times the wine has been undrinkable/flawed. This bottle was wonderful. I have one left and have hopes that it will be as good as this one. My #2 of the night.
A-
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11/13/2010 - psmith wrote:
Surprisingly nice. Soft red fruits and tobacco. Medium bodied. Sous-bois. Well resolved tannins that aren't as obtrusive as some '70s. Solid.
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11/4/2010 - StewartWent wrote: 88 Points
Geoff Lindsay's 50th: Subtle and cautious. Dry fruits with some acid. Good structure but nothing special.
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9/26/2010 - vinojuve wrote: 90 Points
dégusté à l'occasion d'une horizontale bordeaux 1970: deuxième meilleur de la soirée après Lafite. Couleur soutenue, nez typique pauillac, animal, cuir très doux, réglisse. On retrouve ces arômes en bouche, belle longueur, tannins fondus mais toujours présents. En déclin malgré tout, le vin perd rapidement sa complexité et ses arômes après 30 minutes : à boire.
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8/12/2010 - dmitri wrote: 96 Points
Decanted and consumed within an hour. I am not surprised that the scores were low for those who decant 1970 wine for more than an hour - it simply looses larger part of its bouqet over that time (or perhaps after all these years not all bottles are created equal!). For me it was a fantastic experience. Very pronounced nose of cedar plank and liquorice, really strong. Dense red color - not at all pale aged red, almost deep in fact. Tannins are soft, slight pleasant acidity and massive forever going aftertaste. Massive success.
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7/12/2010 - v2cruise wrote:
On my wife's 40th birthday.
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5/2/2010 - Ary Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened 4 hours before (and poured out one glass), next to Lynch Bages 1975. Brownish colour. Soft, velvety attractive taste with secundary fruit (confit) and 'madeira' tones. Pretty powerful for a 40 year old wine. Minerals and iron (cabernet) in the nose, with leather and truffle. Classic Pauillac! Significant better than the bottle we had in NYC last October 2009.
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5/1/2010 - Lord Rayas wrote: 90 Points
Dr Roland Leung's dinner with K1 parents (Amuse Bouche): bit of a cloudy bottle. thick and dense. nose of earth, lead pencil and graphite. a touch of cigar.
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3/10/2010 - Kirk Grant wrote: 91 Points
Derrick's 40th Birthday (Southwest Harbor, Maine): SERVED BLIND
Color: Brick red at the core with a tinge of rust leading to the edge of the glass.
Smell: Earth, pipe tobacco, cigar box, graphite, saddle leather, a hint of menthol, and dark fruit
Taste: mushrooms, black cherries leading into flavors of black currant, black berries, a bit of oak, and hint of earth
Overall: Still has firm tannins, vibrant fruit, and good acidity. This bottle was stored well, and my guess is that with good storage one could expect this wine to continue to last for another 5-10+ years.
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1/25/2010 - Jared wrote: 91 Points
The oldest red wine I've had. Totally cool experience to get to drink this. Dark bricking on the edges with the faintest color red in the middle. Nose of cedar, tobacco, mint. Not much fruit on the palate except bits of cassis and cherries. Loved every sip for the experience. 91pts
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1/20/2010 - last chance wrote: 92 Points
The cork of this wine came out in 3 pieces, but amazingly, no bits went into the bottle. This wine was bricking at the edges. The nose had red fruit aromas with notes of eucalyptus, cedar, brett and a little cough syrup/medicinal nuance. The palate had currant, tobacco and earth flavors with a medium length finish. A graphite note came out at the end of the finish. This was a fun bottle to get to taste.
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1/6/2010 - rnellans wrote: 91 Points
Decanted and poured. Garnet with amber rim. Nice cigar box, slightly earthy nose. Nice complexity, however, it seems to be dwindling on the mid-palate since it is losing some fruit. It did seem to improve after 2-3 hours in the glass...a good sign. It did not show as well as the 70 Montrose in the same flight.
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12/11/2009 - Simoncino wrote: 93 Points
Gorgeous and unforgettable wine, the 1970 Mouton. I had never tried a vintage this old, with such a distinctive bouquet and orange color around the rim. Every sip was a moment to savor, and it went fast, too. At this stage, the 1970 Mouton's fruit seems to have faded considerably. With that said, its secondary characteristics are the real star of the show. Bottle condition: Though the cork cracked on its way up, I managed to salvage the wine, which was in perfect condition. I am amazed that the broken cork came out shedding nothing but one speck that stuck to the side of my glass. All in all, it was an amazing experience.
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11/28/2009 - sdr wrote: 89 Points
(Hugh's bottle, purchased many years ago) While very good in an old-fashioned way and full of life, the '70 Mouton is stubbornly linear and tastes like a liqueur of cassis. Not a bad thing, of course, but I yearn for more complexity in a 40+ year old Bordeaux. On the bright side, there's still tannin and acidity in good balance, so it seems like this wine will live forever. Very enjoyable if you keep your expectations in check.
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11/6/2009 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 92 Points
First Growths (slightly disappointing) and an amazing Port (John V.'s): All right, I like older wines. Luckily Vic was there too last night or I would have been out on a limb. The group pretty much all panned this one, but Vic and I had it as our #2 wine. Yes, it is old. And yes, it is not a first growth. But it had such elegance with great texture. Wonderful complexities. The fruit is only a shadow of what it was, but there is still some left. If you like older Bordeaux, this is really still nice.
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10/27/2009 - svdheijden wrote: 90 Points
Drank during a wine dinner with friends in the fantastic restaurant The Modern in the MOMA in New York. Unfair competition on the table for this MR70: MoutonRotschild 82, Pichon Lalande 1982 and the amazing Latour 1970. Very good level (base of neck); opened 12 hrs in advance, poured out half a glass and put on cork again. Color rather light (compared to the other wines), showing 15-20 years of age on the rim. Good, but not overwhelming classical Bordeaux nose with black fruits and some sweetness, leather, vanilla and rather present tannines. Not very balanced. Also some green unripe notes in the nose. Taste consistent with nose; cassis, not very fullbodied, but pleasant. No further evolution during the four hourse on the table.
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10/24/2009 - mdefreitas wrote: 95 Points
First Growths, etc @ Howard's (Old Greenwich, CT): Fully mature, maybe on its decline, but it is absolutely drinking well. Loads of secondary and tertiary flavors, leather, earth, cedar and truffles. Still holding a beam of cassis. Slightly milky mouthfeel. The silky tannins are completely resolved.
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9/25/2009 - wino_tim wrote: 97 Points
Savory and mature but wonderfully complex with highly-evolved and meaty aromatic notes of dried red cherry, cedar, smoked bacon, mushroom, spice, and chocolate. Medium bodied, with a modest, and certainly resolved tannic structure; this is well balanced, though on the tarter side, offering deep flavors of herbs, leather and dried tobacco that seem to last and last on the finish.
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9/24/2009 - salil wrote: 95 Points
Older Bordeaux at Troquet (Boston, MA): Stunning; surprisingly dark red in colour for a 39 year old wine with an awesome aromatic profile of leather, cigar smoke, red fruits, earth and truffles. Phenomenal in the mouth - there's a sense of restrained power here with deep savoury leathery, earthy and truffle flavours that take your attention away from the gentler red fruited notes, and with time this unveils more chocolate and smoky dimensions. Fully mature with resolved tannins, bright acidity underneath and a silky, polished texture in the mouth. Started to fade a little after an hour+ of air, but until then was really amazing to drink.
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8/8/2009 - sdr wrote: 90 Points
Consistent with numerous previous tastings of this seemingly timeless Mouton, this pristine bottle (sourced from AMC retail store) was very deep in color. A few hours in the decanter at home and a couple more in the glass did nothing to soften it but on the positive side, it refused to fade. Like cassis liqueur. Intense, but one dimentional. Still, the strongly flavored mid palate is impressive.
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7/4/2009 - plitton wrote: 94 Points
Popped and poured, this has a pronounced light sweetness to it. Not in a Madeira kind of way and not overwhelming, however. Nice deep purple with a tinge of brown. Delicate structure with light to medium tannins that are still hanging in there. This should continue to drink well through 2014.
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6/4/2009 - kenv wrote: flawed
WCC First Growth Bordeaux Tasting @ Provence (Provence Restaurant, Albany, NY): [Double-decanted at 3pm.] Dirty nose. Spoiled.
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5/8/2009 - french16 wrote: 92 Points
Cork broke into 2 pieces and was soaked. Level was high shoulder.
Didn't disappoint. Nose was still quite intense and enticing with some sage/menthol notes along with leather, cassis and a lot of tobacco.
Med body, still holding a good color, very nice fruit on the plate with cassis again and earthy notes. Finish is long.
Overall was great with a simple steak frites.
One thing to notice is that he wasn't holding up in the glass. After 10mn, wine was becoming flat and less focused.
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4/2/2009 - dbg wrote: 94 Points
Mouton Madness: SDR's BWE Thursday Night Dinner (Equinox Restaurant, Washington DC): Medium-dark red, lightening at rim. Really nice complex nose of cassis, cedar, soy, and tobacco. Medium-full body, complexity follows through on the palate with good balance, medium-long finish, sweet classic aged-Bordeaux notes. My favorite of this flight, it seems at peak and should hold.
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1/28/2009 - domaineLA wrote: 90 Points
Shockingly youthful. A skeptic would probably say this was counterfeit, since it was just too young and ripe and vibrant to be older than I am. Incredibly solid wine that didn't fade. Not mind-blowing, but clearly a very well made wine to have held up for so many decades.
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1/15/2009 - momoisan wrote: 92 Points
rounded, velvety, still some fruit but not many years left
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1/2/2009 - sdr wrote: 91 Points
This bottle was of excellent appearance, purchased from Acker at retail, although the ullage was slightly low at high shoulder. The color was typical for age when I first decanted it, but by the time it saw some air in the glass at the restaurant, it seemed darker. Is that possible or just an illusion? On the palate, it started out as a typical '70 Mouton, deep of cedar, cassis and blackcurrent, intense but narrow in spectrum. But over the next couple of hours, it became more mellow, less tannic, more complex and displayed a wider spectrum of flavors, from blackberry (rather than blackcurrent), hint of vanilla and cinnamon. Less severe, more supple. The battle between the '66 we had alongside this bottle was amazing to watch, smell and taste, since with time, this '70 was more pleasing and arguably (almost) overtook the chameleon-like evolution of the '66.
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12/31/2008 - nealrob wrote: 79 Points
Cork almost came out clean, last part broke, but was easily removed. Wine was clearly past its prime. It was thin with not much of any taste. Not unlike a modest table wine at this point.
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12/24/2008 - tbabes wrote: 96 Points
Fill was base neck; the cork was well saturated but sound, and came out easily enough. A very lovely ruby-garnet, with some amber at the rim. A heavenly bouquet, offering up complex scents of ripe red fruits, fennel, lavender, forrest floor, and black truffle. Medium-bodied on the palate, with an elegant texture, generous character, and a long, complex finish. A sublime (and fully mature) claret.
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12/7/2008 - KeithAkers wrote: 90 Points
ERI Pre Auction tasting (Union League Club, Chicago IL): nose: good power behind this with melded tones of black cherries, perfumes, rose petals, loads of dark red fruits and some bright red fruits. Not as expressive as the last bottle that I had tried, but this was a very interesting nose that belied the age of the wine
taste: tart feel with medium/low acidity and resolved tannins with a good helping of dark red fruits, perfumes, rose petals, and bits of tobacco leaf working its way underneath
overall: not as good as the last bottle that I had, but still very good. Well evolved and in as good of a place as it can be. Good classic Mouton power and qualities with the red fruits, but this bottle had a different floral streak that I don't normally associate with mouton. Excellent medium feel that makes this a well put together wine
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12/7/2008 - beezer6 wrote: 95 Points
Edward Roberts International Pre-Auction Tasting (Union League Club of Chicago): Edward Roberts International Pre-Auction Wine Tasting.
Remarkable Mouton with impeccable focus and length.
Lots of ripe dark red fruit. Currant jam covered in chocolate and rich maple syrup.
Strong finish with finesse and structure. Excellent maturity. Beautiful to drink now. Cheers.
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11/14/2008 - happynothing wrote: 100 Points
since i have never had a mouton before, i have nothing to compare it to, so i have to say that this wine was AMAZING, and possibly one of the best aged wines i've tasted! incredibly deep color for being this old nose was amazingly aromatic with lead pencil shavings, oak spice, plum and black cherry, mouth showed such fine balance of fine astringent tannins and acidity, with surprisingly abundant fruit and an shockingly long finish. paired with lamb loin chops was simply amazing.
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5/31/2008 - sdr wrote: 92 Points
This is probably '70 Mouton at its best. Good color with some amber/rust at the edge. Very black fruity. Intense fruit core at the center which refuses to fade even after a 10 hour decant and a couple hours at table. Not much tannin and the tangy 1970 vintage acidity is there but just short of excess. Really a very fine if uncomplicated wine and it seems it will last indefinitely.
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5/18/2008 - Claudio161 wrote: 91 Points
Sight: Orange red in color
Nose: Dark wood notes, Rad red aged fruits, some muted aspect that I found difficult to describe (but not bad)
Taste: Impressive structure and balance. Medium bodied. Still has some acid to it.
Overall: a fine wine. 91- points.
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5/18/2008 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
ERI Pre Auction tasting (union league club, chicago IL): nose: this still has some power behind the nose with globs of tobbacco, black currants, pencil lead, dark cherry, anise, and slight cedar box notes
taste: really nice and evolved with graphite, tobbacco, cedar box, dark cherry, black currants, and some anise
overall: a really wonderful wine right now. Excellent resolution of the tannins with a full attack and finish along with great feel and weight in the mouth
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3/30/2008 - hiker_guy wrote: 95 Points
Friends invited us to join them when they opened a bottle of this over dinner last night. Very nice bottle. The nose was very complex and nice. Licorice and earth are just 2 aromas that we could identify. The smooth and lingering taste was fantastic. This was truly a special bottle.
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3/29/2008 - sdr wrote: 89 Points
Consistent with the previous bottle, and from the same source, the '70 Mouton is an old-fashioned Bordeaux with a very intense cedar character dominating the nose and palate alike. High acidity holds it together effortlessly and even after 9 hours in the decanter and 3 hours in the bottle, there was no relaxing of this firm and sturdy wine. I don't think it's flawed exactly and I wish for more nuance, but I still find it a satisfying, not great, drink.
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3/28/2008 - NomadicEntrepreneur wrote: 93 Points
The wine was evaporated to the shoulder. Took a long time to open up. After an hour or so, it was quite complex and extremely tasty.
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2/22/2008 - vespasian wrote: 93 Points
A garnet fade proceeding to a brick rim. Beautiful nose of sweet cherry, cedar, raspeberries, spice. Hugely complex. Quite sweet on the palate too. Still with good fruit though drying out. Good to go now. Nice finish revealing lots of forest fruits and herbaceous spice. The finish is very impressive with definite minerality present. Astonishing considering its age.
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1/29/2008 - sdr wrote: 88 Points
I bought this bottle a couple of weeks ago from AMC retail to fill up a box of my auction purchases. The relatively modest price for a first growth from a very good vintage is because of its (in)famous bottle variation. This bottle was mid- to high shoulder but otherwise looked sound. The cork was very moist and crumbled as I extracted it yet it held firmly to the glass. There was just a tiny bit of sediment, as noted by other tasters. At first there was no smell at all and the palate was extremely dull. I was tempted to toss it down the drain but I poured it in the decanter and hoped time would miraculously bring it back to life. And it did improve markedly after 6 hours of air although I would stop well short of calling it a miracle. As it warmed up, there was an attractive bouquet of blackcurrent and black licorice, not very complex yet definitely pleasant. On the palate, it was full but not rich. There was quite a bit of the telltale 1970 vintage acidity, just slightly too much for the fruit to balance. Yet fruit was vigorous and the tannin still present in the background. The more I think about it the next day, the more I like it, always a good sign. I don't know if this example was average, above or below so I'd like to try it again.
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1/3/2008 - mattiasjansson wrote: flawed
Backstreet - No theme (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix): CORKED
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1/1/2008 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
M&D: Beaut. black-orange-ruby color, much faded; soury and seemed over at 1st, then came back w/nice plum, cherry, soft leather, very elegant, but fragile mth; mellow, fine, fully int. soft, little t’s, grt char in end, ample fin, not super complex, but classy; med. concentration, just a bit of “over-peaked” sour note, and just a bit tired, nonethless, wanted more! 91?
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12/28/2007 - DJenkins wrote: flawed
Cork fell right into the bottle on removing capsule. Still hints of something very good, but rather oxidised
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12/23/2007 - joraesque wrote: 95 Points
A complex wine with layers after layers of flavor. I can't see this improving any more, so drink up!
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12/18/2007 - tbabes wrote: 97 Points
Drank another bottle during our 9th anniversary weekend celebration at the Four Seasons Philadelphia, December 2007. We had this the first evening of our stay; Nathan and Braden were fast asleep in the bedroom of our suite, so we ordered room service from the Fountain Restaurant! A very fine bottle, and a bit further along the evolutionary curve than the bottle we had almost 5 years prior. I hope to source a few more bottles of this wine!
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11/3/2007 - SBA Guru wrote: 94 Points
A wonderful Claret, aged to perfection, integrated tannins, tons of fruit, subtle but dense. Evolved as we enjoyed it. Dinner with Bino and Trina in Cristal Cove.
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10/8/2007 - Kirk Grant wrote: 91 Points
Wow...My first 30+ First Growth! What an experience. This was a brick red with a light ruby core and a tangerine rim in the glass. Scents of earth, granite, dried red fruits, and leather were almost intoxicating. In the mouth this was smooth with no noticeable tannin presence.
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9/12/2007 - cgrimes wrote: 90 Points
Skinner Fine Wine Auction Reception (Boston, MA): Skinner auction reception. Light garnet with bricking at the rim. Nose of stewed dark fruits, leather, mushrooms. Palate of same. Essentially no tannins. Tired at this point but still has some hints of elegance. I still enjoy the thought of it.
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7/31/2007 - RossM wrote: 89 Points
A wonderful bottle of wine. Upon opening the wine was immediately poured into glasses. The wine had little or no sediment (slightly surprising for a wine of this age) and a beautiful, yet transparent red coloring with noticable bricking at the edges. For the first 20 minutes the wine was extremely closed in the nose. The palate was showing wonderful old bdx notes. Often times I feel that old red wine becomes just that, old red wine, but in this case the wine definitely represented a sense of place, that being Pauillac. With some coaxing the nose began to emerge with older red fruits, cedar box and black olives. There was a leanness on the palate but it wasn't out of place. I only had a couple ounces of this wine, so it wasn't something that I was able to watch develop over the evening, but I would happily drink this wine again.
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6/27/2007 - Jeff Leve wrote: 89 Points
Fully mature, the cassis and coffee scented wine offers a nice, but simple, brawny, old school mouth of Cabernet. There is no reason to hold this wine as it will not improve.
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1/26/2007 - d'Artagnan wrote: 93 Points
Fête JFL avec le 1982
Nez hallucinant, sous-bois et fruit rouge, cèdre, d'une finesse incroyable.
En bouche: très fin, trop froid au début, très belle fraicheur avec une acidité présente, une vigueur étonnante. Très beau, moins génial en bouche face au 1982, légère faiblesse en finale. 92-94
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7/27/2006 - trankin wrote: 91 Points
The 1970 Claret Vintage (John G's): Nice nose, with very very nice red fruit. Compared to the Palmer, this is fairly simple (only comparatively). Relatively roundish, red wine with good earth and not alot of acid.
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6/20/2006 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
Older Bordeaux - First Growth and Others (onesixty blue - Chicago IL): Lots of aromas of well reduced mushroom. Completely evolved and mature with some good spice, even if it finished somewhat short and simple.
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6/20/2006 - winefool wrote: 91 Points
Wineflock - Pre-1990 First Growth Bordeaux Tasting (onesixtyblue): Pale red color. Forward aroma of red fruit with clear acidity. Tight red fruit with an odd fishy note - a bit off-putting. 91? pts.
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6/13/2006 - noppakit s. wrote: 90 Points
1st bottle in August 2005, it's not clean, earthy style, good label from Chagall, nice aftertaste.
2nd bottle in May 2006 compares with a beautiful label from Picasso 1973, same feeling... I prefer Picasso.
3rd bottle today along with 1964, 1973 and 1975 also the same feeling, earth, wood, mud, medium to full-bodied, earthy finished.
This set of Mouton is too much...we can not finish them...being boring...
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4/5/2006 - MRichman wrote:
RFG Dinner (David Wainwright event) (Triomphe, NYC): Broad and warm, a little barnyard, but not much. Perhaps somewhat off (typical of 1970 Mouton?) not as bad as the bottle last month.
C+
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2/9/2006 - MRichman wrote: flawed
Mouton Vertical at Hearth in NYC (Hearth Restaurant): DOA. I've had at least one or two bottles of this that have been similarly dead.
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1/24/2006 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 93 Points
Unnumbered bottle bearing the "RC" (reserve du chateau) tag -- I wonder how it made its way to me? Here's a pure cigar box of a claret, full of tobacco in the bouquet, which also sports a funk of woody cologne and aged meat, as well as the palate, which segues from rich, smoky orchard fruit on the front end to an autumnal leafiness on the back. And it's no delicate flower. The fruit is still weighty, with plenty of tannin left to cradle it. The only thing in this bottle that was running out of time was the cork.
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1/3/2006 - phenricsson wrote: 90 Points
Good fill, Nice looking wine, still with good color, starting to brown at the rim. Mature Bordeaux nose, actually getting better and mouthfeel filling in after an hour in decanter.
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11/4/2005 - smallbird wrote: 92 Points
Two bottles without number and 2 with printed number. Cracked the one with the printed number because level is at base of neck. After 1/2 hr breathing, aromatic with the hallmark cedary overtones of cassis fruit and very long. A fine wine at its peak but will holds for the next 10+ years.
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8/21/2005 - mrm27 wrote: 92 Points
This was an awesome display of concentration and power. Very youthful colour, very youthful, tight nose, with fleshy fruit and depth belying its years. It had a long finish and if I had a criticism, it was that it didn't quite round off. However, a distinguished wine.
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6/7/2005 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 86 Points
Christie's Pre-Sale Tasting (Amsterdam): Too old by now and not very pleasant either. Mouton 1970 is not a good wine.
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3/24/2005 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Wine tasting. Earthy aromas with some spice and lingering fruit. Palate slightly brighter, with good fruit and spice, lots of energy and texture. Elegant and long textured finish.
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3/1/2005 - winefool wrote: 92 Points
Most red of the older bordeaux. Nice aroma, not bad. Nice fruit and complexity. 3/05
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2/14/2003 - tbabes wrote: 98 Points
Drank this gem at our 5-year anniversary. Brick red in color, turning to amber at the edges. Beautiful aromas of ripe cherry, plum, currant, and lilly. On the palate, quite structured and crisp, with flavors of dark fruits and aged tobacco. The finish lasted forever! I quite frankly was amazed (as was Nicole) at the amount of FRUIT character this wine possessed, particularly given that it had been in the bottle since before either of us were born! A grand vin beyond a shadow of a doubt; Nicole noted that it was her favourite Bordeaux to date. I still prefer the '71 Latour.
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2/14/2001 - buckeye76 wrote: 92 Points
EARTHINESS IN THE NOSE WITH MINT, CIGAR BOX, AND BERRY FRUITS. BLACKBERRIES AND A TOUCH OF CARAMEL IN THE FLAVOR. MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH.
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11/6/2000 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - Bordeaux night (Darling Mills, Glebe): Bricklike colour, heading towards orange, with a suggestion of cloudiness? A nose of meaty beefiness, with liquorice and leather overtones. A soft, leathery old-wine palate, and an enchanting blend of still present acid, some soft tannins and mature old small-berry fruits, barely detectable. It seems unfair to try to pick out the components, as they blend to a beautifully smooth finish. The wine seems to somehow grow sweeter, just sitting in the glass, smelling different each time I go back to it. And although I’m no expert, surely it has nowhere further to go. Equally, it’s not just clinging on either, it’ll hold for a few years yet, I expect.
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2/11/2000 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 90 Points
Tasted at vertical Mouton tasting at the Belgian Lion. Light somewhat dim, making color assessment difficult. However, it appears to be a deep ruby and shows a brick rim. The bouquet is moderately intense, with complex aromas of leather, earth, plum, tobacco and chocolate. The palate follows with similar flavors and a moderately tannic but attractive, long finish. The wine seems to get better in the glass over 1-2 hours, despite decanting at least 45 minutes prior to the tasting.
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3/1/1998 - sdr Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great Wine Seminar. A good one, so they do exist. Excellent color. Very sweet cherry/berry bouquet. Violets and roses. Rich thick texture. Long finish. A real mouthful. Sweet and tannic finish somehow. Michael Broadbent, leading the tasting, says “attractive color, very fragrant, smell of tea, touch of cedar, acidity and tannin on the finish.”
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1/4/1998 - df1962 wrote:
Smoky cherry nose. Cassis cherry fruit, very smooth tannins will balanced. Very tasty but not worth the money or the hype.
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1/1/1997 - sdr wrote:
Absolutely terrible at the Mouton vertical. Dark color, looks great. But bitter and fruit-challenged. Very dry. Might be defective, so no score.
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9/1/1994 - sdr Likes this wine: 90 Points
Interesting aroma. Still hard and unyielding but the fruit is in there underneath. Tannic finish. Hard to predict where this is going. Try again in 5 years.
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2/13/1993 - tomandlu wrote: 93 Points
Dransk with Easley Blackwood and Alex Matro.
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1/1/1991 - sdr Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Exceptionally dark youthful color. Forward, sweet and very light. Delicious attack but too bitter on the finish. Too hard. Unbalanced. Might improve though so I’m not giving up just yet.
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4/12/1988 - Zweder wrote: 95 Points
Already very refined and beautiful bouquet. Full bodied, powerful and very complex. A little less powerful than Latour of the same vintage, but more complex. Although Latour will probably win on the long term, this wine scores a little higher now for the better complexity it offers at the moment.
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4/1/1985 - FransS wrote: 96 Points
A notch behind the Ducru '70; tobacco, vanilla, red fruit, a bit high acidity in the midtaste, also minerals, tea, meaty, a masculine style. This wine has a future of at least 10 years. The fault? The wine seemed a bit dusty.
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