Tonight was the last night of my mother's stay with us. For a goodbye supper I grilled a butterflied leg of lamb, made rice pilaf and opened a bottle of:
1966 Ch. Calon-Segur fill: low neck color: brick throughout nose: cedar, a hint of VA, plummy fruit palate: suave mouthfeel, medium body, firm acidity, long finishOpened in part to see how my mother, who finds most red wine too tannic and full-bodied would react to a fully mature claret. The answer is that she loved it. The match with the lamb didn't hurt one bit, either as it complemented the wine beautifully. Virtually no sediment in this bottle (just a trace in the last glass) but a very nice showing for this
45-year old wine.Mark Lipton