Chateau Cheval Blanc 1961 . St. Emilion . 2bn, 2ts, 2vhs, 1hs, 2htms, 2ms, 12bsl, 1nl, 1scl, 2tsl, 5lc...
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Chateau Cheval Blanc 1961St. Emilion
2bn, 2ts, 2vhs, 1hs, 2htms, 2ms, 12bsl, 1nl, 1scl, 2tsl, 5lcc, 3nc, 2tc, 1sdc, 1ssos, 1 exposed cork
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The Kings County Cellar, A Monumental Bordeaux Collection from a Brooklyn Original: All wines have been stored in a temperature-controlled cellar on the collector’s estate, offering pristine provenance and breathtaking formats.
"Ruby-red with a garnet rim. Enticing nose offers minty blackcurrant, rose petal, cedar, and red cherry liqueur aromas. Then rich, suave and dense in the mouth, with voluptuous red cherry, raspberry, mineral and cocoa flavors complicated by tobacco and flinty nuances. The finish is smoothly tannic and extremely long, with a strong mineral nuance and just a hint of phenolic dryness. An extremely refined Cheval Blanc, exhibiting impeccable balance and breed; very cabernet franc-dominated and hence very Cheval Blanc." (98 pts. Ian D'Agata, Vinous, Oct. 2011)
"I have consistently mistaken this wine for a great Graves in tastings where it has appeared. Opaque dark ruby/garnet with a rust-colored edge, this wine has a big, full-blown bouquet of burnt tobacco, and earthy, gravelly scents. On the palate, it is sweet, ripe, full bodied, extremely soft and supple, and clearly at its apogee. I have noticed above-normal bottle variation with the 1961 Cheval Blanc, but the best bottles of this wine are marvelously rich and lush." (93 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998)
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