Allen Meadows - Score: 96 (2007 April)

Two bottles were opened for the tasting as the first one had a bit of cork taint. The second wasn't up to the best bottles that I have had of the '64 either and while certainly interesting, left something to be desired. A more representative note from a bottle tasted in 2004 is: Some bricking with a ruby core. A simply brilliant nose with a superb breadth of spice, earth, leather and smoky game nuances leads to still vibrant and youthful, very ripe flavors that possess simply knockout complexity and still plenty of vigor on the incredibly long finish. This is really quite something and while it is as good as it will ever be, the '64 RC is unbelievably good for such young vines and if well stored, it should drink well for another 20 years.