1970 Lafite 3L

Many years ago at the complettion of a real estate deal I was gifted a

3L bottle of 1970 Chateau Lafite from a man who really didn't know or like wine but he had a number of cases stacked up in the corner of his office. At the conclusion of the real estate closing he pulled up a large format bottle and handed it to me and told me that it probably wasn't any good as it had sat around his office for years. He had 6 of these 3L bottles of 1970 Lafite. I had a large crowd at Thanksgiving and decided to open my bottle. While it still had a good neck fill, the cork slid out with ease. The nose was fairly effusive with cassis when I decanted it. The wine was slightly brickish in the glass but still a medium red in color. Within minutes the nose had opened up showing classic cedar, lead pencil, cassis and floral notes. The wine evolved over the next hour but never disappointed. I was pleased. "A-"