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TN: 1970s Bordeaux at Morton's
cwdjrxyz > wrote in news:71cccfe8-0f49-4846-a347-
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> On Nov 19, 7:53*am, DaleW > wrote:
>> Matt got together a group with the loose theme of "70s Bordeaux" last
>> night. Some food glitches, but an enjoyable night with good company.
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>> 1970 Mouton-Rothschild
>> I've had this a couple of times before, and this is best bottle (Matt
>> said same thing). Big exotic nose of mocha, herbs, and mushrooms. Lush
>> on palate, quite nice. B+/A-
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> I bought 18 bottles of 1970 Mouton shortly after release for somewhere
> around US$ 20 per bottle. It has been stored properly. As is often the
> case for Mouton, it was not very user friendly early on - rather hard.
> It seemed likely to last a long time, but would the wine improve
> enough to justify the long wait. Your tasting notes seem to indicate
> that we both are tasting much the same thing. If this wine has been
> well stored over the years, I think it likely will hold up well for
> many more years. The 1970 Mouton is selling for about 1690 Pounds per
> case at UK auction according to Decanter December 2010. Lafite 1970 is
> selling for 2698 Pounds - the Asia market effect, I suspect. Early on
> I would have considered Lafite better than Mouton for drinking then.
> However, now I consider the 1970 Mouton much better than the 1970
> Lafite.
>
I bought a half case of 1970 Lafite a few years ago and I have to say I was
disappointed. It wasn't spoiled, just not excellent. I expected more for
$160 per bottle.
Fred.
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