1949 Clos des Lambrays

The bottle of Clos des Lambrays 1949 opened at La Trompette came from Ronald Avery's personal collection and is likely to have never been moved since its original purchase. It was an otherworldly wine blessed with an astonishing bouquet: Vervane tea, jasmine, autumn leaves, damp moss and elderflower all with brilliant clarity after 65 years. The palate rests on super-fine tannin. It is a weightless Clos des Lambrays, feminine and floral, so elegant that you almost miss its length. It has gone way beyond fruit descriptors, more a tactile sensation of harmony and serenity. That's what it tastes like...serenity!