Hi all,
A friend of mine has given us a bottle of the above (as well as a 1978 Pichon Lalande and a 1982 Chateau Gloria).
Just wondering if anybody has had any experience with the 1965. Looks like it was well stored, color is good and it has a medium shoulder fill.
When we open it I told him we'd have a backup of something else and if it's still sound I imagine it would have to be drunk quickly.
Thanks.
Joe
The old Signet Book of Wine by Father Henriques gave the wine 4* in 1975 saying it was not ready yet. It should be now---Pre 1970 cabs from Martini are gems. Before everyone & their mother with ca$h or lines of credit started buying up North Coast land, Martini besides their own vineyards had a long list of vineyards they could use. Also the cash flow winemaking mentality was not a consideration and the Martini family was not afraid of tannins or age.
All of those wines need drinking up - what time shall I get there?
Mature wines with a very decent chance of being quite good if well cellared (I have cellared both the other two - still have one of the Gloria.
I'm jealous. when my grandfather passed away in '83, we ended up with a case of '68 & '69 Martini Cabs. We drank them over time in the mid to late '90's. A couple were ruined because of poor corks - a phenomenon that, I am told, was not uncommon. The others were wonderful.
Enjoy!
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