Warre--Vintage 1970 Bottled by Percy Fox In original cartons. Metal capsules, some corroded. Slightly bin-soiled labels, some bin-soiled, two damaged in lot 67, two stained in lot 68. Levels: lots 64-66 into neck, lots 67 base of neck or better, lot 68; ninteen top-shoulder or better, one upper, two mid/upper, two mid-shoulder Tasting note: Well over two dozen, all complimentary. By 1990, pristine purple easing a little and starting to mature; lovely fruit, fragrance and vinosity. One bottle in 1994 packing a punch, lacking Warre elegance, another, later, 'elegance' reinstated. Later still the same year, at a big Symington tasting, firm flavour noted. Next year in Hong Kong, complete. And so forth. My notes range from medium-sweet to very sweet but, as so often, one's perception depends on the context in which the wine is tasted and drunk. Let's settle for sweet, full-bodied, rich, almost too rich, yet not overpowering, with the perfect weight and balance I expect from Warre at its best. Last tasted Dec 1996 ***** Now - 2020 M.B.
12 bottles per lot
Warre--Vintage 1970 Bottled by Percy Fox In original cartons. Metal capsules, some corroded. Slightly bin-soiled labels, some bin-soiled, two damaged in lot 67, two stained in lot 68. Levels: lots 64-66 into neck, lots 67 base of neck or better, lot 68; ninteen top-shoulder or better, one upper, two mid/upper, two mid-shoulder Tasting note: Well over two dozen, all complimentary. By 1990, pristine purple easing a little and starting to mature; lovely fruit, fragrance and vinosity. One bottle in 1994 packing a punch, lacking Warre elegance, another, later, 'elegance' reinstated. Later still the same year, at a big Symington tasting, firm flavour noted. Next year in Hong Kong, complete. And so forth. My notes range from medium-sweet to very sweet but, as so often, one's perception depends on the context in which the wine is tasted and drunk. Let's settle for sweet, full-bodied, rich, almost too rich, yet not overpowering, with the perfect weight and balance I expect from Warre at its best. Last tasted Dec 1996 ***** Now - 2020 M.B. 12 bottles per lot
Warre--Vintage 1970 Bottled by Percy Fox In original cartons. Metal capsules, some corroded. Slightly bin-soiled labels, some bin-soiled, two damaged in lot 67, two stained in lot 68. Levels: lots 64-66 into neck, lots 67 base of neck or better, lot 68; ninteen top-shoulder or better, one upper, two mid/upper, two mid-shoulder Tasting note: Well over two dozen, all complimentary. By 1990, pristine purple easing a little and starting to mature; lovely fruit, fragrance and vinosity. One bottle in 1994 packing a punch, lacking Warre elegance, another, later, 'elegance' reinstated. Later still the same year, at a big Symington tasting, firm flavour noted. Next year in Hong Kong, complete. And so forth. My notes range from medium-sweet to very sweet but, as so often, one's perception depends on the context in which the wine is tasted and drunk. Let's settle for sweet, full-bodied, rich, almost too rich, yet not overpowering, with the perfect weight and balance I expect from Warre at its best. Last tasted Dec 1996 ***** Now - 2020 M.B.
12 bottles per lot
Warre--Vintage 1970 Bottled by Percy Fox In original cartons. Metal capsules, some corroded. Slightly bin-soiled labels, some bin-soiled, two damaged in lot 67, two stained in lot 68. Levels: lots 64-66 into neck, lots 67 base of neck or better, lot 68; ninteen top-shoulder or better, one upper, two mid/upper, two mid-shoulder Tasting note: Well over two dozen, all complimentary. By 1990, pristine purple easing a little and starting to mature; lovely fruit, fragrance and vinosity. One bottle in 1994 packing a punch, lacking Warre elegance, another, later, 'elegance' reinstated. Later still the same year, at a big Symington tasting, firm flavour noted. Next year in Hong Kong, complete. And so forth. My notes range from medium-sweet to very sweet but, as so often, one's perception depends on the context in which the wine is tasted and drunk. Let's settle for sweet, full-bodied, rich, almost too rich, yet not overpowering, with the perfect weight and balance I expect from Warre at its best. Last tasted Dec 1996 ***** Now - 2020 M.B. 12 bottles per lot
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