JM Cellars Ciel du Cheval Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

[elfs]

JM Ciel du Cheval 2001

I've had one bottle of JM Cellars Ciel du Cheval Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 hiding away in a dark cabinet for years, waiting for a day when it would be appropriate for opening. Today was that day.

It's a nice wine, for being ten years old. Very floral, with a gorgeous, cleansing basil scent, but dry. The body is a bit thin and dry, but not unpleasantly so, with hints of blackberry and tobacco. The aftertaste is a bit dusty.

You probably can't buy Ciel du Cheval 2001 anymore, and you probably wouldn't want to go through what I went through. It is just a nice wine, but unremarkable. Still, easily worth the few thousand dollars and years of effort I put into acquiring it.

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So, what was the occasion?

And ... there have got to be more interesting bits to the story of this acquisition...