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Info Bottled by negociant Barrière
Label Slightly damaged
Vintage | Wine 1961 |
Classification | St Emilion - Grand Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Emilion |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château l'Arrosée |
Country | France |
Loupiac
Sainte Croix du Mont
Champagne
Sauternes
Margaux
Saint Estèphe
I hope more recent vintages, such as 1982, 1985, and 1986, will ultimately rival this great wine. It challenges the finest St.-Emilions in this legendary vintage. Medium rubygarnet, with a huge, spicy, jammy, fruitcake sort of bouquet crammed with intensity, the lush, expansive, generously endowed flavors are smooth as silk. The wine has an opulent texture and a long, smoky, alcoholic finish
A great vintage often compared to the 1945