And how about the 70s?
All I know is a few of the 71s and 78s I’ve had have been very, very good.
78
71
72
79
76
70
73
Never had a 74, 75 or 77, so don’t know how to rate them but bad reputation for all three.
78, 72, 71, 76, 79, 70, 73, 75, 74, 77 -
I’ve always had great luck with the '72 vintage, the 71s and 70s seemed a bit delicate to last, and outside of some heavyweights most are probably on their downhill slide. I think the 72s are still going strong.
Am I correct in remembering that for a while 72 had a mediocre reputation, but then as the wines aged they became really good. Have not had that many but have really liked the ones I have had. An example was Faiveley Latricieres Chambertin. But my father had a lot of 71s and so I tasted a lot of great 71s and I really have a warm spot for them. Some favorites were la Romanee, Clos Frantin Richebourg and Grands Echezeaux and Faiveley Latricieres Chambertin.
The majority of my 1970’s experiences have been from the vintages 71, 72, 76, 78 and 79. I have had some very special wines from 1971 and 1978 and would rate these two vintages at the top. I find some similarities in 1972 and 1979. The wines are bright with good acidities and definition and would probably rank these two on a par next. 1976 is quite variable but when you find a good one they are really good and would place this next. I have had very few wines from 1977, 1974 and 1974 but the 1977 Clair Dau ‘Estournelles’ 1974 Dujac CSD and 1974 Clos des Lambrays and 1973 Dujac CSD have all shown really well over the past 2 years and perform well above the supposed reputations of these vintages. 1975 is supposed to be an absolute howler but again I have had some quite delicious wines from this vintage proving that time can heal wounds.
78,71,79,72,70 and 76 followed by the rest. 1976 was fairly mediocre to start with, and only the best have stood the test of time. Anything below that is probably not worth worrying about.
1972 was a brutally tannic vintage, kind of like '75 was for Bordeaux. I remember the press thought they would never come around, but I also remember the British press loved them. I started drinking them when they were 7-8 years old, and must admit that my first wines from the vintage were from Leroy. I have a soft spot in my heart for them because one of the first light bulb wines in my youth was a '72 Cotes de Nuits Villages from Leroy. And I still don’t think I’ve had a bad one over the years from 1972.
1978
1971
1979
1976
1972
1970
1973
1974/75/77 (no idea which is worse, although RC 75 was really good)
1978
1971
1972
1979
1976
1974
1970
1975
1977
1973
1962
1964
1961
1969
1966
1967 - impressively good from what I’ve tasted; not “last” by any means, except that I have drank many more examples of the other vintages so I can’t in all fairness rank it above the others, yet.
68/63/65/60 NEVER TASTED
My ranking of the 60ies Bgs:
1964
1962 (almost on par with 64, but “older”)
1969
1961
1966
1967
1968
1960 (based on one sample)
(1963 and 65 never tasted)
Without a doubt -
1961
1964
1969
1962
1966
1967
'62 LaTache is one of the greatest Burgundies I have ever had, but outside of that - I think that '61 and '64 outshines '62 - and I have had a lot of “tired” '62s - even at 20 years of age - ditto with the '67s. Neither had the staying power that '64 and '61 have. And I’ve yet to have a bad '69 - even from questionable negociants -
63,65,60, 68 are all pretty much in the same boat -
Haven’t had enough to rank, but nearly every Burgundy I’ve had from '62, '64, and '66 have been among the best Burgundies I’ve ever had. I haven’t been as lucky with '69, but I’ve had a few great ones. '61 always seems to disappoint me.
Well, for me there is doubt reg. ´61.
While I agree that the DRC ´62 are simply great (never had LT, but Rb + GE) several others were more tired than most 1964s.
1961s rarely show the sweetness of 62 + 64, but often a rather dry finish, a bit rustic if usually quite long on the palate. The vintage is (by far) not as strong as in Bordeaux.