1959?

Oh the vintage is superlative - easily the equal of the more highly touted 1961. It's just that some are still alive, and some, like the Pichon, ain't.

http://www.wineloverspage.com/user_submitted/wine_notes/tn_7274.html

Apolgizes but it turns out we have the Baron not the Comtesse.

Lucky you - a much better wine than the Comtesse in that vintage!

Oh the vintage is superlative - easily the equal of the more highly touted 1961. It's just that some are still alive, and some, like the Pichon, ain't.

http://www.wineloverspage.com/user_submitted/wine_notes/tn_7274.html

Apolgizes but it turns out we have the Baron not the Comtesse.

Lucky you - a much better wine than the Comtesse in that vintage!

Yes. When I saw your note, I thought my friend who organised the purchase normally does his homework so I better check. We also have a 59 Marc Bredif Vouray for dinner. All else fails, we will just have to crack open a bottle of Jacobs Creek

My bet is that you'll not need to attack the Jacob's Creek.
Do post your notes on those wines!

All else fails, we will just have to crack open a bottle of Jacobs Creek

Hm, I did not know they made Jacob's Creek already in 1959!
/A

Just a quick nostalgic note. I went to college in 1962 and soon became interested in good wine. By the time I was old enough to start buying, 1959 was being touted as the "vintage of the century" -- one of many that I have seen come and go. I think I could have bought the 1959 Lafite-Rothschild for $25, if I had had $25 to spend. Remember at that time you could get a $20 gold piece for less than $40, a house for less than $10,000, and a new car for about $1000...

A few choices, including a Rioja, which might be expected to be a long-lived sort, are listed on Winebid.com http://www.winebid.com/buy_wine/browse_by_vintage.aspx?VintageYear=1959

My bet is that you'll not need to attack the Jacob's Creek.
Do post your notes on those wines!

Bill

You were correct. Certainly didn't need the Jacob's Creek.

Mark

My bet is that you'll not need to attack the Jacob's Creek.
Do post your notes on those wines!

Bill

You were correct. Certainly didn't need the Jacob's Creek.

Mark

Glad to hear it. Post notes!!