Anyone opened anything from 1964 that was still showing well? Need to find something for my MIL birthday dinner

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I found a 1964 Barolo on winebid that I’ll probably grab, but I know some of you (as always) can guide me to something with a higher success ratio seeing as how old the bottles will be. TIA

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1964 Unico is legendary and was still insanely great about 5 years ago (and not fully mature!)

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I have not had it in 25 years, but Faustino Gran Reserva was excellent.

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1964 is my favorite vintage from the 60s. Even random wines can show alive and well. Remember to let sediment settle over 2+ weeks and then give multiple hours of air to let the wines open.

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If anyone has one of these they would like to part ways with, please DM me!

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Soooooo, any suggestions on place and producer?

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A lot of 1964 Pomerol and 64 St. Emilion are beautiful today. In the left bank, Latour is quite strong.

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Apparently, your MIL and I were born in the same year. In the past year, I have had the following 1964 Barolo:

Pio Cesare - Good
G. Borgogno - Very good
Oddero - Very good
Marcarini - Excellent
Sobrero - Outstanding!

5 for 5.

I still have a Prunotto on order.

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Been a while, but ‘64 Montrose was really good.

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I’d call Chambers in NYC and ask them if they have tasting notes on any of these (also check CellarTracker)
1964 - Chambers Street Wines

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1964 Figeac is superb.

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That’s a great suggestion. bet they will.

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We had the 64 Antoniolo last weekend and it was pretty tasty, plenty of vigor remaining. I thought about buying some more when they posted this sale during the week, but I can’t buy everything.

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64 was great in Piedmont and Rioja. Fontanafredda. Barolo was very good last year and does not break the bank compared to some of the big names. I tried the Faustino Gran Reserva two years back and my bottle, while drinkable, was at deaths door.

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+1 on the Pio, Borgogno, and Oddero, all solid choices that won’t break the bank

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IMHO '64 Piedmont is the vintage of the 60s that is showing best of late. Structured long lived wines still with fruit if well cared for. Provenance is key. At the stage you might get lucky with a Fiorina or other long lived lesser producer, but the best wines are from the best producers and the “no great old wines” adage applies.

G. Conterno and Cappellano are really good and likely under $400 , Cavallotto Riserva less expensive and can be excellent, Marcarini Brunate and Oddero are likely under $200.

If you hit the lottery, the Drouhin Amoureuses is one of the best wine I’ve ever had.

Happy Hunting!

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Bordeaux.

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Barolo, Barbaresco, Burgundy, Rioja, Champagne and Bordeaux…so many wines still drinking well today.

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What about Krug 164? Write in “^9” with a sharpie.

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I second Rioja but couldn’t find any.

And Barolo.