I keep on opening and drinking my stash of 64´s. This evening we drank all of my magnums from The Greatest Vintage Ever.
NV Brut, Louis Roederer
A bottle from the 60´s and I of course assume that the main part is from 1964... The nose is low keyed and earthy with notes of dried apples, red tea and nougat. Old but hanging in there.
The taste is dry and seedy with notes of autumn apples, earth and hay. A medium long dry finish.
84p (tasted 2024/11)
NV Brut, Louis Roederer
I think this is the last version of Roederer Brut before the name changed to Collection. I have had it in the cellar for a couple of years. The nose is young and forward with notes of jasmine, chrushed rocks, fried nuts and spices. Very, very good.
The taste is fresh and racy with lots of ripe yellow fruits, a fine acidity and a long finish. 6+ years.
We toyed around with the two and a mix of 1/4 old and 3/4 new Roederer was even better than the young one.
88p (tasted 2024/11)
1964 Chablis 1er Cru, Leon Rigault
Magnum. A large scaled, mature nose with notes of iodine, dry biscuits, orange peel and hay. Interesting.
The taste is dry and mature with noutes of oil cloth, dried herbs, yellow apples and chocolate wafers. Holding up well and very good with the food.
86p (tasted 2024/11)
1964 Vino Amaro Dolcetto, Bersano
Magnum. Who said that Dolcetto can´t age? The nose is earthy and fresh with notes of red currants, dry violets, iron and hint of band aid.
The taste is tight and herbal with, for its age, perky black fruit, soft tannins and a sparse finish. Held very well to the following day.
89p (tasted 2024/11)
1964 San Marco Grande Reserva, S.V.P Constantino
Magnum. Alive but both the nose and taste is earthy, dry and one dimensional.
68p (tasted 2024/11)
1964 Côtes-du-Rhone Villages, Château de la Gardine
Magnum. A high, smoky nose with notes of cooked blueberries, moist earth, balsamic vinegar and red beets. Very much alive.
The taste is seedy and peppery with a fine structure, lots of dried black fruits and a longm dry finish. As with the Dolcetto, held very well to the following day.
89p (tasted 2024/11)
1964 Clos de l´Oratoire
Magnum. A earthy, deep nose with notes of mullberries, leather, tobacco and forest floor. A very fine dried up sweetness.
The taste is soft and still perky with notes of plums, leather and cold coffee. Very long and fine.
92p (tasted 2024/11)
1964 Château Peygeneston
Magnum. A low keyed, mature nose with notes of undergrowth, old leather, smoke and cheap tobacco.
The taste is long and has a fine warmth but the finish is a touch foursquare.
84p (tasted 2024/11)
1964 Château Cantemerle
Magnum. A fine, velvety nose with notes of hot earth, fresh stables, dried black currants and dark fudge.
The taste is tight and fine with notes of tobacco, earth and herbs. A tad short on the finish though.
89p (tasted 2024/11)
1964 Château Chasse Spleen
I opened two bottles but one was corked. The good one displays a deep, sweet nose with notes of violets, black currants, dark bread and fir wood. Very, very good.
The taste is warm and mature with a fine dried up sweetness, dried black currants and charcoal. Long and fine.
90p (tasted 2024/11)
1964 Château La Mission Haut Brion
Magnum. A deep, sandy nose with notes of forest floor, expensive tobacco, ripe black currants and warm tiles. Lovely.
The taste is rich and concentrated with tight black fruit, still some perky tannins and a long, long finish. Great wine.
95p (tasted 2024/11)
1964 Boal, Justino Henriques
A deep, ethereal nose with notes of toasted almonds, paint, wet asphalt, chocolate wafer and incense. Very fine.
The taste is very intense and layered with notes of raisins, dry chocolate, tea leaves and iodine. A very long finish. Lovely.
93p (tasted 2024/11)
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