On Sep 20, 4:08�am, cwdjrxyz > wrote:
> Schloss Johannisberger Rosalack Auslese 1976, A.P. Nr. 2602600477.
> Rauenthaler Baiken Auslese 1976, Schloss Eltz, �A.P. Nr. 3301000977.
> Chateau Latour 1967. All bottles had been stored properly, and there
> were no cork or other issues.
>
> The Schloss Johannisberger auslese, like many from 1976, was very rich
> and could pass for a BA in many years on the basis of taste. It was
> bright golden and very rich. The fruit was a complex and intense mix
> of temperate fruit such as candied apricots and peaches. The finish
> was long. There was only a little of the aged Riesling petrol
> character. There was much honey. There was just enough acid to balance
> the great richness.
>
> The Rauenthaler Baiken is a good example of what this wine can do in a
> very ripe year. It is golden and extremely rich. It had some temperate
> fruit character such as apricot. However it had very intense tropical
> fruit character such as mango and papaya. There was enough acid to
> balance. If served blind, I would likely think it to be a BA unless I
> knew it was a 1976. There was only little petrol character. Also there
> is a bit of mineral character and I am not sure what to call it, but
> it is not like the Mosel slate character. There is much honey
> character. The finish is very long.
>
> For me, there is no doubt that the Rauenthaler Baiken is the better
> wine. It is richer and more complex than the Schloss Johannisberger.
>
> The year 1967 produced mostly red wines that were rather light, and
> most are now well past their best. I was not expecting much from the
> 1967 Ch. Latour, but it was a quite drinkable wine with very typical
> Bordeaux cassis. The color was still fairly deep, showing only
> moderate age around the rim. There was still some dry tannin, but it
> was not harsh. It just did not have the great intensity and complexity
> that Latour often has in the best years, provided it is allowed enough
> time to mature.

'76s are amazing,
I've only had a few '67s, but the Latour was probably my favorite.
Served blind last year I thought it a bit younger, maybe a '78 St
Julien:
Not huge, but with structure, nice blackcurrant fruit, a big tobacco
note.
Thanks for notes