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Château Cheval-Blanc--Vintage 1947
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A)
Lot 30 level: top shoulder. Lot 31 level: upper shoulder. Lot 32 levels: one upper-mid, one mid and one lower-mid shoulder; all soiled labels, one partially missing; two slightly coroded capsules
Parcel: lots 30-31
"...What can I say about this mammoth wine that is more like port than dry red table wine? The 1947 Cheval Blanc exhibits such a thick texture it could double as motor oil. The huge nose of fruitcake, chocolate, leather, coffee, and Asian spices is mind-boggling. The unctuous texture and richness of sweet fruit are amazing. Consider the fact that this wine is, technically, appallingly deficient in acidity and excessively high in alcohol. Moreover, its volatile acidity levels would be considered intolerable by modern day oenologists. Yet how can they explain that after 47 years the wine is still remarkably fresh, phenomenally concentrated, and profoundly complex?..."
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Issue 95, 10/31/94
1 magnum per lot
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A)
Lot 30 level: top shoulder. Lot 31 level: upper shoulder. Lot 32 levels: one upper-mid, one mid and one lower-mid shoulder; all soiled labels, one partially missing; two slightly coroded capsules
Parcel: lots 30-31
"...What can I say about this mammoth wine that is more like port than dry red table wine? The 1947 Cheval Blanc exhibits such a thick texture it could double as motor oil. The huge nose of fruitcake, chocolate, leather, coffee, and Asian spices is mind-boggling. The unctuous texture and richness of sweet fruit are amazing. Consider the fact that this wine is, technically, appallingly deficient in acidity and excessively high in alcohol. Moreover, its volatile acidity levels would be considered intolerable by modern day oenologists. Yet how can they explain that after 47 years the wine is still remarkably fresh, phenomenally concentrated, and profoundly complex?..."
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Issue 95, 10/31/94
1 magnum per lot