I was born in 1951. A bad year for wine world wide. On the other hand, David C. was born in 1971. A picture is worth a thousand words, right?
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WOTAfternoon? You can’t beat the interloper, 1947 Cockburn. The 1971 Yquem was not too shabby, but three out of four who I heard express opinions preferred the 1971 Rieussec, myself included. It had more stuffing, while the Yquem had more smooth elegance. The 1971 Barolos (seven of them) were nice but all were past their prime - nothing close to the 1970 Monfortino I had, but that was 10 years ago.
The 1955 Dows was excellent and the 1983s, which I normally would have liked, were infants not ready to drink compared to the 1955 and the 1947. The Mag of Moet White Star, probably 30+ years old, maybe more, was interesting, and not in a bad way. The carbonation was almost gone. There was a bit of oxidation, but not a lot, and a very meaty back bone that I occasionally notice in well-aged white Burgs, especially Meursault. The 1971 Latour showed very little bricking - noticeable only when held up to the light, but it was on the far side of the curve. Not a bad wine but lacking in the power I expect from a Latour.
The 1971 Auslese (1971 being a great year in Germany) was good, but not up to the level of the 3 Sauternes. I did not write down the producer and cannot figure it out from the label. It seemed to have lost a lot of its sugar but it retained the acidity for balance.