Your review has a nose suspiciously like a barnyard.
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I attended a gathering on Friday night of a few close friends for
dinner and wine. Dinner was a quite simple affair of grilled filets
with roasted root veggies and steamed long beans. Just some quickie
notes of outstanding wines.

1966 Latour-Still quite dark with a clear rim and a slight brickish
color. Very tight nose of graphite. Very firm black fruit with lots
of cedar and leather and still massive black fruit and plum notes.

1961 Cheval Blanc- More brick than purple with a huge nose of barnyard,
blackberry and wet stones. Vibrant, sweet fruit with layers of vanilla
and cassis.

1921 Palmer-Very pale garnet with a patina of brown. Light and
ethereal on the palate almost like old Burgundy. Mushroom and cedar at
first with plenty of sweet cherry and an elegant mouthfeel like liquid
velvet.

1982 Cos D' Estournel-A massive blockbuster of a wine. LOt's of cassis
and black cherry with an abundance of lead pencil and firm yet supple
tannins and a finish that went on for minutes. This wine still has
years of life ahead. Concensus WOTN.

1985 Lynch Bages- Quite brickish with a nose of wet horse blanket
(Brett)and lead pencil. Plenty of black fruit but too much leathery
bretty flavors.

1980 D'Yquem (served with a winter pear Tartain) Wonderful nose of
dried orange peel and Asian spices. Crisp acidity and flawless
sweetness with flavors of honey and apples with loads of citrus and a
refreshing finish.