Wines with Age

Wines with Age
If you spend even a single day talking to an experienced wine enthusiast, the topic of vintages will come up. Every producer will create a slightly different mixture each year because the conditions change. Completely unpredictable weather scenarios can affect the yearly grape harvest and alter the taste and texture of the wine. As a result, every brand comes with recommended years or best vintages. In a way, it takes a miracle to create the best possible wine because many factors have to align. Sampling a vintage gives you an insight into the weather patterns and other natural conditions of that given year – it’s like receiving visions of the past, and can hold great sentimental value if the year is otherwise important to you.Not every wine is made to last a century, which means you have to search very carefully. A truly great wine stands out instantly, as it’s complex and subtle enough to rival the most intricate paintings and classical compositions. The flavors develop and evolve over time, creating a colorful collage of scents that perfume your mouth and spirit, leaving an emotional, rich aftertaste. It becomes incredibly hard to stop at one glass, believe us.
Being able to pick out wines is a skill that requires years to fully develop, much like the wines themselves. Acidic wines, ones with residual sugar, and precisely tuned alcohol levels tend to mature much better than their ordinary counterparts. Good things come to those who wait, and there is no better example than finely-aged wine. Let us guide you through some choice picks, wines that will give your collection more longevity, so that you may one day tell stories to your children about life-defining moments that sprouted from these fertile elixirs.
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1946 Toro Albala Don PX Convento Seleccion100RPThe 1946 Don PX Convento Seleccion produced with Pedro Ximenez grapes dehydrated under the sun at the time of the Second World War, was only bottled in September 2011. This is an e..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $350.00
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1949 Calon Segur94AGSweet dried cherry, tobacco, mint, dried flowers and licorice all grace the 1949 Calon-Ségur. Sublime, gracious and nicely mellowed by the passage of time, the 1949 is just ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $980.00
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1961 Calon Segur96JG(Château Calon-Ségur) After having been snake-bitten with bad luck on a couple of occasions (cooked examples) with the 1961 Calon-Ségur, I was delighted to be s..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $849.00
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1961 Ducru Beaucaillou98JGIt has now been more than a decade since I last crossed paths with a bottle of the 1961 vintage at Ducru, which remains the greatest vintage from this estate that I have ever taste..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $5,355.00
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1961 Latour100JSAs stunning and immortal as ever. Complex aromas of mint, plum, currants and dried dark fruits that turn to raisins and chocolate. Full and juicy with a finish that lasts for minut..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $12,300.00
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1961 Montrose95RPA stunning wine from a superb vintage, the 1961 Montrose is still in need of another 10 years of cellaring. The deep, opaque dark ruby color, the huge bouquet of ripe cassis fruit ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,240.00
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1961 TalbotThe nose is closed at first and needed some coaxing from the glass. When it did appear, it had more depth and complexity than Calon-Segur with earthy notes mixed with a faint notes..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $670.00
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1962 Mouton Rothschild93WSSurprisingly youthful despite the light garnet and brown edges, with young raspberry notes, tobacco box aromas and cassis notes. Developed beautiful coffee, mint and chocolate tone..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $890.00
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1963 Quinta Do Noval Nacional100JG(Quinta do Noval Nacional) I had never tasted the legendary 1963 Nacional previously, and this stunningly pure and still almost youthful wine was every bit as profound as its reput..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $7,035.00
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1964 Paul Aine Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle97VMFirst, a magnum of 1964 Hermitage La Chapelle from Paul Jaboulet Aîné. Lucid in hue, it sports modest bricking on the rim. Its initial tightness on the nose soon disap..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $2,245.00
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1967 d'Yquem100WSFrom one of the 20th century's celebrated vintages for Yquem, this bottle stands up to all the hype--unforgettable for its purity, elegance, harmony, its 'total' everything. Powerf..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,935.00
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1970 Latour98RPOne of the top two or three wines of the vintage (Petrus and Trotanoy are noteworthy rivals), this young, magnificent Latour is still 5-10 years away from full maturity. The opaque..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,155.00
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1970 Mouton Rothschild96WSDeep garnet; fragrant tar and black truffle nose; extremely concentrated; big and mouth-filling, with very dense cassis flavor; enormous, generous fruit; a voluptuous claret.Wine S..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $670.00
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1971 Petrus97VMThis bottle of 1971 Petrus is perhaps the best that I have encountered, completely overawing the 1970 served alongside. It boasts a gorgeous bouquet with delineated red berry fruit..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $5,860.00
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1975 Latour94JG(Château Latour) The 1975 Latour is a very good example of the vintage, which was nowhere near as successful in the Médoc as it was in the Right Bank and Graves. But, ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $750.00
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1975 Les Forts De Latour90DECThe wines at Latour were being made by Jean-Paul Gardère and Henri Martin in 1975. This is hugely impressive for a second wine (the label made its first appearance in the 19..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $290.00
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1975 Mouton Rothschild95JSI absolutely love the nose of licorice, minerals, black currants, and berries. Full and slightly hard and acidic, but I could smell it all night. It softens and turns velvety and d..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $785.00
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1975 Trotanoy97RP-NMThe 1975 Trotanoy can be an extraordinary wine on the right day. This was the right day. Served blind from a magnum, unaware of its age, I was struck by the depth of its color. The..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $630.00
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1976 d'Yquem96RPThe 1976 Yquem continues to go from strength to strength. Who can ignore the awesome bouquet of spices, honeyed fruit, pineapples, bananas, coconuts, and overripe melons? This full..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $925.00
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1976 Lafite Rothschild96JSThis is the wine of the vintage. I love the rosewater, currants and citrus character to this now. It's still full body yet so ethereal. It goes on and on in the finish turning cre..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $905.00
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1978 Margaux94RP-NMTasted at the Amuse Bouche offline in Hong Kong. Thank you to Gautam for proffering this splendid magnum, the larger format showing how it can age in more superior fashion to a bot..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $630.00