'47 Cheval Blanc
On Sep 12, 2:24*pm, cshubs > wrote:
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> *Mark Lipton > wrote:
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> > Last night, to accompany a dinner of larks' tongues in aspic, I decided
> > to open a bottle recently acquired from Bernie Madoff:
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> > 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
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> > 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.
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> > After this memorable meal, we settled on a digestif of 2009 Mogen David
> > "MD 20/20" as the only appropriate accompaniment.
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> > Namaste, Joe Beppe!
> > Mark Lipton
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> You're referencing durian fruit as a positive flavor?? :-)
note the date
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