2006-11-07 @ Peninsula Gaddi's Part 2

Memorable 1953 Bordeaux & Mysterious 1961 Petrus

1953年是Bordeaux在50年代兩個靚年之一，另外一個年份是59。
以下的英文TNs是來自Parker的。

1953 Pichon-Longueville Baron RP89
This is one of the finest old vintages of Pichon-Longueville I have tasted. The wine is robust and fully mature.

作為二級莊的Pichon Baron，新年份的Baron都相當出色。這瓶53酸度高了些，而且開首有點皮革、泥土物味。不算討好。Breathe了二小時以後，皮革味才散了少許。**/*

1953 Beychevelle RP92
For unexplainable reasons, Beychevelle does not frequently appear in my tasting notes of older vintages. A 1953 was terrific, the second-best Beychevelle I have ever tasted. Last tasted 1987

曾經有人說過，舊年份的Beychevelle是很正的，未知53是否屬於Beychevelle正的舊年份？酒的酸度也高，但有充足果味去balance。Full bodied而且乾淨，唔錯。***/*

1953 Petrus RP???
A Medoc-like nose offers subtle, restrained, menthol, blackcurrant, and caramel-scented aromas. Medium-bodied, with politely elegant, sweet flavors, and a rich, well-balanced finish, this is one of the most restrained and subtle Petrus offerings I have tasted. The wine is in excellent condition and should last for another decade.

香味比較收斂，沒有Petrus應有的香氣。酒的顏色很深，像80年代的酒多於50年代。Medium - Full bodied，不算很complex，有truffle，mineral的味道。***/*

1953 Chateau Latour RP???

Parker 並沒有評分，這瓶53酸度頗高，使它感覺較薄。Tannin已全融掉，但酒頗為簡單，但勝在乾淨。***

1953 Mouton-Rothschild RP95
Tasted 7 Times With Inconsistent Notes

I remember a friend of mine decanting a magnum of the 1953 and sticking it under my nose to share with me the incredible bouquet. In addition to the exotic aromas of soy sauce, new saddle leather, cassis, herbs, and spices, the 1953 offers a deep ruby color with some amber at the edge. Sweet and fat, with voluptuously-textured fruit, this low acid wine has no noticeable tannin. While it may be living dangerously, it is a decadent treat if it is drunk immediately after decanting.

雖然沒有45 Mouton咁正，它風格上很相似。Complex而且有layers，微甜但酒仍然balance，是五瓶53酒之冠！****

1961 Petrus RP100
An estate only needs to produce a handful of wines such as the 1961 Petrus to garner an international following. Not surprisingly, the 1961 Petrus was pure perfection. This fully mature wine possesses a port-like richness (reminiscent of the 1947 Petrus and 1947 Cheval Blanc). The color revealed considerable amber and garnet, but the wine is crammed with viscous, thick, over-ripe black-cherry, mocha-tinged fruit flavors. Extremely full-bodied, with huge amounts of glycerin and alcohol, this unctuously-textured, thick wine makes for an awesome mouthful. Imagine a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup laced with layers of coffee and cherry, and encased in a shell of Valrhona chocolate!

The notes for this wine are taken from the description of Series III - Flight D of the 1995 tasting conducted in Munich by Helga and Hardy Rodenstock.

這是一瓶世紀之酒的Magnum版本。可能decant的時間不足關係，酒比較收斂，沒有很多的香氣，少許Port-like character，complex，layered而且長aftertaste。唯一無乜Petrus應有的香氣。但已經很正，比53那瓶高一班。****/*