1 dozen bottles per lot
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1970 VINTAGE
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A highly important vintage in many ways; its fine quality (initally overrated) and its timing provided a jump start to the wine boom which was already hotting up during the dreary 1967, 1968 and 1969 vintages.
There was every reason to believe that it was going to be a highly satisfactory vintage, and as important in its way as the 'millennium' vintage three decades later; the weather conditiosn, despite ups and downs, were conductive to greatness; successful flowering, great heat and drought in July followed by an August in which coolness and hote sunny intervals were tempered by rain; then a long, hot ripening period leading to a large and successful harvest which began in early October. Unusally, all the major grape varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot (usually the first) and Petit Verdot (usually the last) ripened fully around the same time. In theory splendid, but with such a big grop it was tricky to get all the grapes fermented concurrently and 'housed'. All vats were full." MB, Vintage Wine
Château Léoville Poyferré--Vintage 1970
Saint-Julien, 2ème cru classé
Levels: bottom neck; signs of old seepage, five nicked capsules, five lightly tissue stained labels, tissue wrapped prior to Christie's inspection
1 dozen bottles per lot
****
A highly important vintage in many ways; its fine quality (initally overrated) and its timing provided a jump start to the wine boom which was already hotting up during the dreary 1967, 1968 and 1969 vintages.
There was every reason to believe that it was going to be a highly satisfactory vintage, and as important in its way as the 'millennium' vintage three decades later; the weather conditiosn, despite ups and downs, were conductive to greatness; successful flowering, great heat and drought in July followed by an August in which coolness and hote sunny intervals were tempered by rain; then a long, hot ripening period leading to a large and successful harvest which began in early October. Unusally, all the major grape varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot (usually the first) and Petit Verdot (usually the last) ripened fully around the same time. In theory splendid, but with such a big grop it was tricky to get all the grapes fermented concurrently and 'housed'. All vats were full." MB, Vintage Wine
Château Léoville Poyferré--Vintage 1970
Saint-Julien, 2ème cru classé
Levels: bottom neck; signs of old seepage, five nicked capsules, five lightly tissue stained labels, tissue wrapped prior to Christie's inspection
1 dozen bottles per lot