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383 products found.
Chateau Talbot, 1973
St Julien 4th Growth Classification
A surprisingly good wine for the vintage, The 1973 Talbot is now in decline as the fruit recedes, and the dusty tannins and oak become more dominant, this medium ruby-coloured wine still has good body and enough interest in the bouquet to hold many people's attention.
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Price: $193.37 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Clos Labere, 1972
Sauternes
Sweet Wine
This is a classic Sauternes with a great deal of sweetness, plenty of ripeness, and obvious aromas of toasty, smoky new oak. The wine exhibits finesse and complexity, a style of Sauternes that will have its admirers, particularly among those who like to drink these wines as an aperitif.
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Price: $154.44 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Chateau Boyd-Cantenac, 1971
Cantenac Margaux 3rd Growth Classification
Since the early 1930s, Boyd Cantenac has been owned by the Guillemet family who also run the nearby Chateau Pouget. The proprietor actually resides at Chateau Pouget since there is no official chateau at Boyd Cantenac, and the wines are vinified and cellared in a warehouse adjoining Pouget. Despite this arrangement, the wines of Boyd Cantenac are always produced with an overriding sense of attention to detail. This wine has a crisp sage and onion spiciness and silky leathery tannins. Crisp, intense, soft and fragrant, very dry
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Price: $116.74 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau Brane Cantenac, 1971
Cantenac Margaux 2nd Growth Classification
On the decline yet still life. Fewer fruit notes and more tertiary notes. Forrest floor, truffles, meat, umami, chocolate. Very interesting and was fun to try to a 50th birthday celebration. Color was still there with garnet hues. Really exemplifies how Bordeaux can age. Cellar Tracker Review posted 2021
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Price: $167.42 USD
Stock: 9 in Stock
Chateau Haut Brion, 1971
Pessac Leognan 1er Grand Cru Classe (High Shoulder - Small nick to the label)
The 1971 Haut Brion is one of the stand-out wines from the mediocre 1971 vintage - This well-stored bottle should be no exception. Reviewers have consistently noted that the wine is still in the plateau of its maturity having structure and complexity with a good core of fruit.
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Price: $772.19 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau Liot, 1971
Sauternes (Berry Bros & Rudd Label)
Sweet White Wine
Château LIOT extends its vineyard in the Haut Barsac, a privileged place for the production of great sweet wines.
The particularity of the Barsac terroir is the red clay soil which rests on a bed of broken limestone, favoring the penetration of the roots in the soil and ensuring the drainage.
The proximity of the Ciron river and the sunny afternoons are very favorable to the development of Botrytis Cinérea, which is essential for the elaboration of great sweet wines.After a traditional fermentation and vinification, the wine is aged in barrels for 9 to 12 months.
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Price: $167.42 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 1971
Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classe
high mid shoulder, glue-striped label
*** 87 Points - Wine Journal ***
Reviews:
"It is ten years since I last encountered this ’71. It unexpectedly has a deeper colour than the ’70, the nose certainly more mature than before, forsaking that mint aroma for meatier, dried blood/ferrous notes. The palate is medium-bodied without the weight and depth of the ’70, but still quite fresh and well-defined at first, though a little “frayed” towards the leafy finish. Fine. " Neil Martin, Wine Journal 2008
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Price: $551.57 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 1971
Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classe
*** 87 Points - Wine Journal ***
Reviews:
"It is ten years since I last encountered this ’71. It unexpectedly has a deeper colour than the ’70, the nose certainly more mature than before, forsaking that mint aroma for meatier, dried blood/ferrous notes. The palate is medium-bodied without the weight and depth of the ’70, but still quite fresh and well-defined at first, though a little “frayed” towards the leafy finish. Fine. " Neil Martin, Wine Journal 2008
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Price: $577.52 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau Unidor, 1971
Bergerac
Nose of leather, raspberry and hint of cherry. On the palate flavors of cherry, leather and mushroom dominate with a medium finish.
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Price: $90.78 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau Brane Cantenac, 1970
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Cantenac Margaux 3rd Growth Classification
Clearance offer | Upper Shoulder Level | Was £149 | Now £95
Scoring an excellent 85 parker points, the 1970 Brane Cantenac is deep ruby in color, with a spicy, herbaceous, earthy scent and medium bodied, with a soft, relatively concentrated finish.
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Price: $123.29 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock
Chateau Brane Cantenac, 1970
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Cantenac Margaux 3rd Growth Classification
Clearance offer | Mid Shoulder Level | Was £149 | Now £50
Scoring an excellent 85 parker points, the 1970 Brane Cantenac is deep ruby in color, with a spicy, herbaceous, earthy scent and medium bodied, with a soft, relatively concentrated finish.
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Price: $64.89 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Chateau Croizet Bages, 1970
Pauillac 5th Growth Classification
Dark ruby, with significant browning at the edges, the wine has an open-knit, fully mature, spicy, oaky, plummy, toffee-scented bouquet, moderately rich, soft, fruity flavours, and a supple, velvety finish.
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Price: $128.48 USD
Stock: 10 in Stock
Chateau Hauchat, 1970
Fronsac
Wine Society Label
This 1970 wine from the Bordeaux region in France should display a garnet colour and offer blackcurrant and ripe cherry aromas alongside oak and vanilla notes.
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Price: $103.76 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock
Chateau Haut Brion, 1970
Pessac Leognan 1er Grand Cru Classe
Damaged labels
*** 90-92 points - Wine Journal ***
Reviews: "Brown rim. Brown sugar, olives and leather nose. Quite rich for 1970. Balanced and very smooth palate. Coffee & sweet red fruits. Fully mature, a highly enjoyable wine (and far cheaper than Latour.) Somewhat under-rated by others. Then again chez Alex Hunt in November 2005. Although a little musty at first, this wine grows and grows on you. A cool, blackberry leaf, cranberry nose with lots of cedar and pine is followed by a tannic, almost rustic, broad-shouldered palate with cedary, tobacco-infused fruit. Very classic in style but suited the venison perfectly. …
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Price: $616.46 USD
Stock: 8 in Stock
Chateau Haut Brion, 1970
Pessac Leognan 1er Grand Cru Classe MAGNUM
This 1970 Haut Brion from the excellent 1970 vintage has received excellent reviews from wine critics.
*** 90-92 points - Wine Journal ***
Reviews: "Brown rim. Brown sugar, olives and leather nose. Quite rich for 1970. Balanced and very smooth palate. Coffee & sweet red fruits. Fully mature, a highly enjoyable wine (and far cheaper than Latour.) Somewhat under-rated by others. Then again chez Alex Hunt in November 2005. Although a little musty at first, this wine grows and grows on you. A cool, blackberry leaf, cranberry nose with lots of cedar and pine is followed by a tannic, almost rustic, broad-shouldered palate with cedary, tobacco-infused fruit. …
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Price: $1,680.65 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Chateau La Lagune, 1970
Medoc Grand Cru Classe
THE 1970 La Lagune is from exceptional provenance having been professionally stored since original purchase.
Quite a deep garnet core. A surprisingly sweet, fragrant almost floral nose with notes of backed cherries and tar. The palate has sharp acidity, very fresh, well-knit with simple black fruits. Not a complex wine, but a testament to how well balanced, rather than powerful wines can age. Raisins on the finish. Impressive for a 1970. Neil Martin, Wine Journal
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Price: $154.44 USD
Stock: 23 in Stock
Chateau La Louviere Rouge, 1970
Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux
This wine has tasted fully mature since bottling, yet it has lost none of its sweet, creamy, curranty fruit or tobacco, herb-scented aromatics. Always a soft, low acid wine, it continues to provide delicious drinking in a supple style.
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Price: $76.57 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey, 1970
Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Sauternes
Sweet White Wine
Lafaurie-Peyraguey has produced some of Sauternes' most powerful wines for many decades now. The massively rich, yet fresh, lively 1970 offers a compelling, flowery, honeyed bouquet of vanilla custard, buttery orange/apricot scents, and smoky ceme brulee. The wine's zesty acidity brings everything into extraordinary clarity. With plenty of botrytis evident, this is a full-bodied, super-concentrated, fascinating, powerful yet elegant Sauternes that will age beautifully
Château Lafaurie Peyraguey is a prestigious Bordeaux wine estate located in the Sauternes appellation, within the Bordeaux region of France. …
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Price: $206.35 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau Langoa Barton, 1970
St Julien 3rd Growth Classification - BBR labels
"A wonderfully successful wine, the 1970 Langoa smells and tastes comparable to a top Pauillac. A big, yet restrained bouquet of cedar and black currants is first rate. On the palate, the wine is ripe, weighty, rich, tannic, full bodied, and several years away from its zenith. This is Langoa at its best." Parker Bordeaux 3rd Ed.
Rating 87/100 (excellent)
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Price: $128.48 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau Lynch-Bages, 1970
Pauillac, 5th Growth Classification
92 Points Wine Spectator
Top shoulder / Bin soiled labels
*** 92 Points Wine Spectator ***
I drank a lot of this in Paris when I lived there in the mid-1980s. And I had a bottle this summer as well. Always outstanding. Shows intense aromas of prune and licorice. Full, velvety and long. This is a beautiful Bordeaux. (JS, Web Only-2007)
**** 91 Points Robert Parker ****
The 1970 is an old style Lynch Bages with plenty of dry tannin in the finish. Compellingly aromatic, it offers aromas of cedar wood, spice box, tobacco, earth, black currants, and new saddle leather. Spicy, concentrated, and burly, with mouth-searing tannin, this big, thick wine is a terrific example of Lynch Bages made in an older style. …
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Price: $253.07 USD
Stock: 8 in Stock
Chateau Montrose, 1970
St Estephe 2eme Cru Classe
*** 92 Points Robert Parker ***
Reviews: "This is one 1970 that appears to possess the necessary components to develop into something special. It remains youthfully hard and astringent, but there is no doubting the high levels of concentration and intensity. Moreover, the wine exhibits a classy, complex bouquet, offering up scents of cedar, black fruits, minerals, and leather. Full-bodied, powerful, and rich, with outstanding concentration, this wine requires another 7-10 years of cellaring - can you believe that? It is unquestionably a 40-50-year wine" PArker Wine Advocate 1996
"A knockout bottle when first tasted in March 2001, when it had a complex, black dusty nose and an ultra-dense, backward, masculine palate. …
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Price: $245.28 USD
Stock: 8 in Stock
Chateau Potensac, 1970
Medoc Cru Bourgeois (Wine Society Label)
Garnet in colour and fading at the edges, it has aromatics that echo sweet blackcurrant, pencil lead and wood spice. The palate is finely balanced and elegant, with pencil shavings, hints of blackcurrant and shadows of melted tannins.
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Price: $128.48 USD
Stock: 15 in Stock
Chateau Potensac, 1970
Medoc Cru Bourgeois (Wine Society Label)
Garnet in colour and fading at the edges, it has aromatics that echo sweet blackcurrant, pencil lead and wood spice. The palate is finely balanced and elegant, with pencil shavings, hints of blackcurrant and shadows of melted tannins.
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Price: $128.48 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau Potensac, 1970
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Medoc Cru Bourgeois (Wine Society Label) Mid Shoulder ***Clearance | Was £99 | Now £45***
Garnet in colour and fading at the edges, it has aromatics that echo sweet blackcurrant, pencil lead and wood spice. The palate is finely balanced and elegant, with pencil shavings, hints of blackcurrant and shadows of melted tannins.
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Price: $58.40 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Chateau Rauzan Gassies, 1970
Margaux 2nd Growth Classification
A wonderful 1970 vintage Bordeaux wine from Chateau Rauzan Gassies. A corpulent, straightforward, plausible wine, with good dark ruby color, a ripe black cherry, oaky bouquet of moderate intensity, and soft, round, somewhat jammy flavors.
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Price: $167.42 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock