Some people have all the luck

I was born in 1951. A bad year for wine world wide. On the other hand, David C. was born in 1971. A picture is worth a thousand words, right?
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WOTAfternoon? You can’t beat the interloper, 1947 Cockburn. The 1971 Yquem was not too shabby, but three out of four who I heard express opinions preferred the 1971 Rieussec, myself included. It had more stuffing, while the Yquem had more smooth elegance. The 1971 Barolos (seven of them) were nice but all were past their prime - nothing close to the 1970 Monfortino I had, but that was 10 years ago.

The 1955 Dows was excellent and the 1983s, which I normally would have liked, were infants not ready to drink compared to the 1955 and the 1947. The Mag of Moet White Star, probably 30+ years old, maybe more, was interesting, and not in a bad way. The carbonation was almost gone. There was a bit of oxidation, but not a lot, and a very meaty back bone that I occasionally notice in well-aged white Burgs, especially Meursault. The 1971 Latour showed very little bricking - noticeable only when held up to the light, but it was on the far side of the curve. Not a bad wine but lacking in the power I expect from a Latour.

The 1971 Auslese (1971 being a great year in Germany) was good, but not up to the level of the 3 Sauternes. I did not write down the producer and cannot figure it out from the label. It seemed to have lost a lot of its sugar but it retained the acidity for balance.

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1945 neener flirtysmile

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I had a 1945 Port in Hong Kong in 1981. Not sure but I think it was a Grahams. Outstanding, The first great Port I ever had. It was before the spate of counterfeiting so it was probably real. Besides, our host was rumored to be the station chief of the PRC equivalent of the CIA in Hong Kong and not just the editor of a magazine, so serving us counterfeit might have been punishable by death. I would love to taste a real 1945 Victoire but they say that there are more bottles of it sold in Las Vegas every year than Mouton made in 1945.

Jay - Can you post a pic of the Auslese?

I did not do individual bottle photos, but I am, as they say, “efforting” one and if I can get it I will post it.

Here are some bottle pics taken pre opening
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Some more
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Looks like a 1971 Zeltinger Himmelreich. The producer’s name is probably on the bottom line.

And there it is - cross-posted! Rudi Ehses-Bechtel in Zeltingen.

That’s a nice lineup. My birth year, 1965, you wouldn’t even get two wines with and decent reviews.

Oops. The 1955 Was Martinez, not Dows.

70 Monfortino is still drinking great, we opened earlier this year at my birthday dinner.