CWD: '61 Beychevelle

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Mark Lipton
Yes, they do occasionally know how to make wine way down there in the SW of France. With the encouragement of the dotster, this summer I acquired some of the title wine for a birthyear wine for Jean on a particularly auspicious birthday. Tonight we actually opened one, with a somewhat spontaneously assembled paella (I had tried militating for a dinner of roast chicken, but she wanted the more elaborate dish). Amazingly primary for a 50-year-old wine, but with plenty of savory goodness in the nose. Smooth as a baby's bottom, but with a depth of fruit and a sense of balance that speaks to a bright future for this wine. Gilman, I note, predicts it to last until 2040, but I don't imagine that ours will see another decade of life.

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by Salil Benegal:
Yeah, but you drink everything with pizza.
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Pizza is one of my main wine pairings at home. But I don't think even I have had Bordeaux with pizza.

Of course in the past 2 or 3 years I can only remember drinking one bottle of Bordeaux at home. But no idea what I drank with it.
 
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