What do you say when a friend you met through an online wine chat room invites you to dinner at his home to help taste through a plethora of Bordeaux wines from 1970? Well, if you’re looking to gain a little insight into the ageability of these legendary châteaux wines from a better-than-average vintage, and you’re looking for something new to write about, the answer, of course, is, “What time would you like me to be there?”

Well, that is exactly what happened to us recently. So we took the opportunity to saddle up our wine glasses and take a few notes.