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-"