1970 Lafite 3L
Many years ago at the complettion of a real estate deal I was gifted a
3L bottle of 1970 Chateau Lafite from a man who really didn't know or like wine but he had a number of cases stacked up in the corner of his office. At the conclusion of the real estate closing he pulled up a large format bottle and handed it to me and told me that it probably wasn't any good as it had sat around his office for years. He had 6 of these 3L bottles of 1970 Lafite. I had a large crowd at Thanksgiving and decided to open my bottle. While it still had a good neck fill, the cork slid out with ease. The nose was fairly effusive with cassis when I decanted it. The wine was slightly brickish in the glass but still a medium red in color. Within minutes the nose had opened up showing classic cedar, lead pencil, cassis and floral notes. The wine evolved over the next hour but never disappointed. I was pleased. "A-" |
1970 Lafite 3L
On 11/28/11 10:28 AM, Bi!! wrote:
> Many years ago at the complettion of a real estate deal I was gifted a > 3L bottle of 1970 Chateau Lafite from a man who really didn't know or > like wine but he had a number of cases stacked up in the corner of his > office. At the conclusion of the real estate closing he pulled up a > large format bottle and handed it to me and told me that it probably > wasn't any good as it had sat around his office for years. He had 6 > of these 3L bottles of 1970 Lafite. I had a large crowd at > Thanksgiving and decided to open my bottle. While it still had a good > neck fill, the cork slid out with ease. The nose was fairly effusive > with cassis when I decanted it. The wine was slightly brickish in the > glass but still a medium red in color. Within minutes the nose had > opened up showing classic cedar, lead pencil, cassis and floral > notes. The wine evolved over the next hour but never disappointed. > I was pleased. "A-" If any wine were designed to withstand ill treatment, this is probably it: tannic red wine in large format bottle. I'm glad to hear that your bottle was in sound shape, and it sounds like a very appealing wine. Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net |
1970 Lafite 3L
On Nov 28, 8:28*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> Many years ago at the complettion of a real estate deal I was gifted a > 3L bottle of 1970 Chateau Lafite from a man who really didn't know or > like wine but he had a number of cases stacked up in the corner of his > office. *At the conclusion of the real estate closing he pulled up a > large format bottle and handed it to me and told me that it probably > wasn't any good as it had sat around his office for years. *He had 6 > of these 3L bottles of 1970 Lafite. *I had a large crowd at > Thanksgiving and decided to open my bottle. *While it still had a good > neck fill, the cork slid out with ease. *The nose was fairly effusive > with cassis when I decanted it. The wine was slightly brickish in the > glass but still a medium red in color. *Within minutes the nose had > opened up showing classic cedar, lead pencil, cassis and floral > notes. *The wine evolved over the next hour but never disappointed. > I was pleased. "A-" Wow sounds great. Would have loved to be at that opening. |
1970 Lafite 3L
very nice! As Mark says, big format and big wine helps, but still know you were happy when it showed well.
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1970 Lafite 3L
On Nov 28, 9:28*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> Many years ago at the complettion of a real estate deal I was gifted a > 3L bottle of 1970 Chateau Lafite from a man who really didn't know or > like wine but he had a number of cases stacked up in the corner of his > office. *At the conclusion of the real estate closing he pulled up a > large format bottle and handed it to me and told me that it probably > wasn't any good as it had sat around his office for years. *He had 6 > of these 3L bottles of 1970 Lafite. *I had a large crowd at > Thanksgiving and decided to open my bottle. *While it still had a good > neck fill, the cork slid out with ease. *The nose was fairly effusive > with cassis when I decanted it. The wine was slightly brickish in the > glass but still a medium red in color. *Within minutes the nose had > opened up showing classic cedar, lead pencil, cassis and floral > notes. *The wine evolved over the next hour but never disappointed. > I was pleased. "A-" I still have 5 magnums of 1970 and several single bottles, all of which have been properly stored since release. I reported tasting a magnum here a year or so ago. It has turned out better than many expected early on and likely will hold well several more years. I think I paid about $24 per single bottle for a case, and a bit more than twice that for magnums. It has always been a bit heavy for a Lafite. However age has made it much better balanced. if you bought it today, it is going at auction for about 4534 UK Pounds per case of 12 single bottles. However the 1982 sells for about 31813 Pounds per case of single bottles. These are prices quoted by the Dec. 2011 decanter. The 1982 is very popular in the Orient, which likely explains some of the very high price. |
1970 Lafite 3L
"cwdjrxyz" wrote .............
> > The 1982 is very popular in the Orient, which likely explains > some of the very high prices. You ain't kidding. I was in Beijing last month and came across an outlet (deep inside an international trading centre) with an amazing selection of wines. Including several bottles of 1982 Ch. Latour - priced at 71,888RMB which is around $US11K !!!! I was offered 15% discount, but passed AB |
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