| Name: | 1971 Cheval Blanc |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | St Emilion, Bordeaux |
| Winery: | Chateau Cheval Blanc |
| Type: | Red wine |
| Grape: | Bordeaux blend |
| Vintage: | 1971 |
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| Added by: | plouffie |
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This wine is amazing and good to relax the mind. I experienced it in my first drink.
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Tags: relaxed plum leather smoke tea
Food pairing: broiled ahi steak, grilled asparagus spears
This wine is very relaxed. Its enveloping aromas begin with saddle leather, berries and plums, and keep changing as it sits in the decanter and the glass. Flavors of smoke, red fruit, leather, and tea, with a long, smooth, velvety and open finish. (12% alcohol, $175 at auction, note from May 2008)