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The WinesIt’s been a long time since we did a horizontal. This is a fairly comprehensive tasting of Bordeaux from an interesting year, when some lesser growths produced better wines than the first growths.All of our scores were better than Parker’s. My lowest scored wine was an 84. However our scores tended to track Parker’s. Favorite wines were Palmer, La Mission Haut Brion and Latour. It’s interesting that these three wines included the two half bottles. There’s still plenty of life left in those, and I would definitely consider them good buys.
| Year |
Chateau |
Region |
Parker |
Notes |
Price |
| 1970 |
Leoville Las Cases |
St.-Julien |
77 |
2nd growth, next to Latour |
85 |
| 1970 |
Talbot |
St.-Julien |
78 |
4th growth |
80 |
| 1970 |
Gruaud Larose |
St.-Julien |
87 |
2nd growth |
85 |
| 1970 |
Margaux |
Margaux |
76 |
1st growth |
Steve |
| 1970 |
Palmer (tenth) |
Margaux |
95 |
3rd growth |
135 |
| 1970 |
Figeac |
St.-Emilion |
90 |
2nd growth |
145 |
| 1970 |
Cheval Blanc |
St.-Emilion |
85 |
1st growth |
205 |
| 1970 |
La Mission Haut Brion |
Pessac-Leognan (Graves) |
94 |
Arguably a 1st growth |
155 |
| 1970 |
Haut Brion |
Pessac-Leognan (Graves) |
84 |
1st growth |
225 |
| 1970 |
Lafite Rothschild |
Pauillac |
79 |
1st growth |
175 |
| 1970 |
Mouton Rothschild |
Pauillac |
92 |
1st growth |
285 |
| 1970 |
Les Forts de Latour |
Pauillac |
84 |
Second wine of Ch. Latour, regarded as a 4th growth |
109 |
| 1970 |
Latour (tenth) |
Pauillac |
99 |
1st growth |
205 |
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Acquisitions
Purchased from Bonhams & Butterfields 11/21/09:
1949 Corton-Bressandes C. Vienot $550
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