1929 Château La Conseillante

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  10/7/2009 - BradKNYC wrote:

  TN: Twelve from 1959, six from 1952-1962 and a 1929 La Conseillante, in secret.: There was quite a lot of excitement when the host opened this up. Part of the intrigue was in the veracity of the bottle as it had been relabeled. On one side of the bottle was a faded and largely missing old label, with a newer label dated 1929 on the other side of the bottle. It was believed to have been relabeled at the Chateau and once tasted, the unanimous opinion was that the wine was in fact original. The wine was a light garnet in color and had complex aromas of wet hay, red fruit, smoke/peat and beef and was lifted a little by a small dose of VA. On the palate it was not fully intact, but in pretty good shape. Joe described it as a Jaguar e-type with a few dings. Though dessicated, there's a lovely sweetness to the old red fruit. It's earthy with hay and barnyard flavors. With air a strong raspberry note emerged as did cedar and a nutty character. Resolved and gentle on the palate, but still showing persistence. A marvelous treat. A-.

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