[TN] '47 Cheval Blanc
In article >,
Mark Lipton > wrote:
> Last night, to accompany a dinner of larks' tongues in aspic, I decided
> to open a bottle recently acquired from Bernie Madoff:
>
> 1947 Ch. Cheval Blanc St. Emilion
> nose: Chanel No. 5, durian fruit, frankincense, myrrh, Panama Red
> palate: an iron fist in a velvet glove, hedonistic liquid Viagra with a
> 6 hour finish
>
> A phenomenal wine that gave no indication of its advanced age, the
> screwcap was removed easily with Port tongs and a saber. The wine
> itself was a startling pink-chartreuse in color with an ullage of 6 m.
> It was decanted into our special purpose Riedel Premier Grand Cru Classé
> St. Emilion decanter and provided an exquisite 35 seconds of pleasure.
> Without question, this was the finest showing for this wine in my
> experience.
>
> After this memorable meal, we settled on a digestif of 2009 Mogen David
> "MD 20/20" as the only appropriate accompaniment.
>
> Namaste, Joe Beppe!
> Mark Lipton
Hah!
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