"Michael Pronay" > skrev i meddelandet
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> "Nils Gustaf Lindgren" > wrote:
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>> One of our youngsters was born 1975, so turns a ripe and mellow
>> 30 this summer. I have started to find wines from that year -
>> port is a natural as it was declared vintage by many of the good
>> producers, and our own hawker stocks some in their treasure
>> chest. However, apart from first growth Haut Medocs and Petrus,
>> which wines are still alive and drinkable today?
>
> Léoville-L.C., Pichon-Lalande (the only vintage vinified by Michel
> Delon of LLC, btw), Ducru, Latour.
>
>> I would hazard some Bourg reds,
>
> Hands off! Totally rotten vintage. Even DRCs undrinkable.
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>> perhaps some Mosel Rieslings,
>
> Yes!
Good. Now, where do I find some old Rieslings? For Bordeaux, I try to hang
out on the iDealWine.com (usually losing the bids to somebody present in the
auction hall, which, I might add, has saved me considerable sums so far),
but where are the old Germans? Anything similar on a .de web site?
Cheers
Nils Gustaf
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