Thread: [TN] '66 Calon-Segur

great to know, thanks!

"Mark Lipton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Tonight was the last night of my mother's stay with us. For a goodbye
> supper I grilled a butterflied leg of lamb, made rice pilaf and opened a
> bottle of:
>
> 1966 Ch. Calon-Segur
> fill: low neck
> color: brick throughout
> nose: cedar, a hint of VA, plummy fruit
> palate: suave mouthfeel, medium body, firm acidity, long finish
>
> Opened in part to see how my mother, who finds most red wine too tannic
> and full-bodied would react to a fully mature claret. The answer is that
> she loved it. The match with the lamb didn't hurt one bit, either as it
> complemented the wine beautifully. Virtually no sediment in this bottle
> (just a trace in the last glass) but a very nice showing for this 45-year
> old wine.
>
> Mark Lipton