Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend

The ullage was mid-shoulder but cork was intact and color looked decent (dark) in the bottle. Underneath the capsule, the top of the cork was all kinds of nasty (mold). I used a Durand to extract the cork which was completely saturated. The wine was decanted for sediment and presented after about an hour of air. In the glass, the 1966 poured a Burnt Sienna color with a translucent core; medium viscosity with no obvious staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of a bag of Jack Link’s Teriyaki flavor jerky, leather, forest floor, tobacco, dried Japanese plums, dates, tamarind, dried cherries (think Luden’s), and some spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins (integrated) and medium acid. The acid is just barely keeping this thing together right now. The palate is even more tertiary than the nose and low on energy; mostly earth and pu’er tea like flavors. While this wine is very much alive, its life is fading. Fun to enjoy now if you have any in your cellar but I would urge anyone to drink whatever you have sooner than later.