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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - Legendary Château D'Yquem Tasting * 1893 - 1983 * (Old Swiss House, Lucerne, Switzerland): There is something magical about drinking such old wines. One can just imagine what it took some 120 years ago to produce such a wine with the simple tools the vinters had at hand.
Also it always raises the question of how the world has looked at in 1893 and where such a bottle has been traveling in the last century. Such bottles are a very special witness of time. Imagine this bottle has survived two World Wars, the Great Depression, and many more memorable events in the 20th centruy, and then over 110 years later it is one of the "Stars of the show" in this memorable d'Yquems tasting.

Here to the actual notes. Color was a clear dark amber (Coke). Nose of Malt and California raisins. There was still some sweetness left, hints of malt. Not a monumental D'Yquem but just very elegant and very much at 120 years of age. Drink with no hurry.

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