5 magnums per lot
Details
Château Cheval-Blanc--Vintage 1961
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A)
Levels: three top shoulder, two upper shoulder; one lightly corroded capsule, one nicked capsule, two tissue stained labels, one loose label, lightly bin soiled labels
"Wow! A monumental '61 from Cheval was uncorked at a recent dinner with a client. This is an absolutely stupendous wine, with lots of brown sugar, fig, plum, blackcurrant jam and prune fruit character overlaid with mineral, cedar, and black truffle, the wine showed a perfect evolution. With time, deeper soy/miso/beef bouillon notes appeared, but never dominated the wine. On the palate it was fat and long - wonderfully balanced, still very forceful and long. It sounds crazy, but this will live for decades more." CC, Dinner with a client, February 2010
5 magnums per lot
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A)
Levels: three top shoulder, two upper shoulder; one lightly corroded capsule, one nicked capsule, two tissue stained labels, one loose label, lightly bin soiled labels
"Wow! A monumental '61 from Cheval was uncorked at a recent dinner with a client. This is an absolutely stupendous wine, with lots of brown sugar, fig, plum, blackcurrant jam and prune fruit character overlaid with mineral, cedar, and black truffle, the wine showed a perfect evolution. With time, deeper soy/miso/beef bouillon notes appeared, but never dominated the wine. On the palate it was fat and long - wonderfully balanced, still very forceful and long. It sounds crazy, but this will live for decades more." CC, Dinner with a client, February 2010
5 magnums per lot