1942 Chateau d’Yquem. The color was quite dark – like maple syrup – but fill was to the base of the neck which seemed extremely promising regarding the storage.
The wine was simply beautiful. Expansive on the palate, mouth-coating viscosity, but with a still-ripping acid spine holding everything together. Aromatically you could fill a page with descriptors, but what came to mind were ripe figs, candied ginger, saffron, carrot cake, dark caramel, dried apricot, candied orange peel…
Endless finish and the wine was intensely and opulently aromatic. Just smelling an empty glass from a foot away brought you back into its orbit.
Hard not to think about how different a world this wine was born into and how it made it to today with still so much to offer. It clearly could continue to develop for many more decades. Truly special experience to share amongst equally appreciative friends.
by more_acid
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Wow. What a wine that must have been!
Jealous
Nice, must have been well stored!
Hmmm. Wonder if that was an ex-château release that was topped up by the winery before coming to market many years later. The fill level is suspicious for a wine even stored under perfect conditions.
how the fuck much did that bottle cost?