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A pair of good looking bottles which may possibly be for 4Oth birthdays this year....
Levels: One is at High Shoulder, the other at Very Top Shoulder - commensurate with age. Both labels are in good order, one with very minor bin scrapes to the lhs. Both the embossed capsules are in good order.
Some Cellartracker reviews :
7/25/2013 - hambrook1 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Cork disintegrated during removal.
Very bright and surprisingly even colour for age, no doubt reflecting the relatively low pH of '79 Bordeaux.
Straightforward, well-made, and balanced Medoc with nice underlying fruit. Gently astringent and clean finish. A good '79 which should (corks permitting) continue to hold its 'form' for years.
3/9/2013 - SimonK Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ripe red cherries and red bell peppers in the nose. Peppery on the palate with red currants, tobacco, mid-length finish. Still some structure but well rounded.
Much better than expected.
3/10/2011 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
Five Decades of Chateau Batailley with Richard Brazier (Handford Wines, London): Singing and so alive. Did not expect that from a 79! Still good tannin. The colour looks its age and the wine is a bit dusty but overall a great wine. So much life in it. Very nice
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