Mark Lipton wrote:
> Jean had purchased a lovely leg of lamb recently, so tonight I roasted
> it with slivers of garlic inserted into cuts and olive oil rubbed on the
> outside. With the meat, rice, sauteed green beans and salad, I opened:
>
> 1970 Leoville Las Cases St. Julien
> color: garnet at the center going orange at the rim
> nose: aromatic, pencil lead, flowers, tar, dark fruit
> palate: medium body, rich fruit, high acidity
>
> This very youthful wine was a pleasure to drink and accompanied the lamb
> grandly. This was part of a fairly recent auction purchase shared with
> Dale, and it lived up to all its expectations and more. The cork was
> sound, but saturated, and crumbled as it was extracted. 12% ABV and
> imported by Dietz Liquor of Wauwatosa, WI. All in all, a very
> satisfying Bordeaux.
>

Sounds great. I remember this but haven't had since early 90s. It
was terrific then, too. I'll bet its even better now!

Hope Andrew got to taste! (Assuming he's learned to spit )

-E