On Jan 11, 12:03�am, cwdjrxyz > wrote:
> I have properly stored 3 bottles of Chateau �Palmer since shortly
> after release, and this is the first bottle that I have opened. The
> fill was in the low neck, there were no cork or other issues, and the
> cork came out in one piece.
>
> The color is still quite deep with only little age showing around the
> rim. The wine is very full and still fruity with more of a dark fruit
> character than is usual in Margaux. I am guessing that it will hold
> many more years. The tannins are resolved, but �it is still easy to
> detect considerable medium tannins. There is the right amount of
> acidity and the finish �is long. Palmer may be a 3rd growth, but this
> 1970 tops all of the 1970 first growths with the likely exception of
> Latour, which I have, but have not opened yet. The quality is no
> secret on the wine market now either. Looking at the Decanter January
> 2010 price watch, Palmer 1970 now sells for considerably to much more
> than all of the 1970 first growths with the exception of Latour. Of
> course 1970 Petrus is much more expensive,as usual.

Perhaps the finest "old" wine I've ever drank was a 1923 Palmer that
was extraordinary. Still dark and full of fruit and the wonderful
Margaux perfume.