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Default TN: Ch. Latour 1970 and Schloss Eltz Rauenthaler Baiken TBA 1976

On Nov 27, 5:23*am, cwdjrxyz > wrote:
> I bought 6 bottles of 1970 Ch. Petrus shortly after release, and it
> has been stored properly. This is the first bottle I have opened,
> because the fill is now in the very high shoulder in contrast to the
> other bottles with fills in the low neck.
> The wine is still very deep in color with little evidence of age
> around the rim. It is quite full and perfectly balanced. The finish is
> very long. It is a text book example of what top red Bordeaux is
> about. It likely is the wine of the year for red Bordeaux. It might
> improve for many more years if the corks hold. It perhaps does not
> equal the best Latour of 1961 and 1945, but only in having a bit less
> body and complexity than these two.
>
> 1976er Schloss Eltz, Trockenbeeren=Auslese; Rauenthaler Baiken
> Riesling; Rheingau. This is as the label reads, which is a bit
> different from some label text order. A.P. Nr. 33010-007-77. White
> capsule with gold top with red bands near the top and near the bottom
> of the capsule. This was part of a mixed case of 1976 TBA that a
> friendly importer ordered for me from Germany shortly after release.
> It was shipped in cool weather in the late fall and was delivered to
> me without delay. It has had proper storage ever since. The wine is
> exceedingly rich and is old gold in color.The bouquet and taste are
> very intense. The balance is perfect. It is mouth coating. It is not
> as tropical as some 1976 TBAs. Instead of mangos, custard apples, and
> such, it reminds me more of very ripe apricots and yellow peaches with
> candied oranges. There is a very intense honey taste and bouquet with
> some wild flower character. There also are hints of spices. This is
> the sweetest tasting German wine I can remember. A perfect balance of
> smooth acidity and intense fruit keeps the wine from being too sweet.
> You likely are going to have to taste a top, mature, Tokaji Eszencia
> to find *wine that is much sweeter and more intense than this one.


The red Bordeaux is Ch. Latour 1970. and not Petrus. Sorry.