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Rare first growth highlights from an extensive Massachusetts cellar.
Maintained in ideal climate-controlled storage.
197.
Chateau Cos d’Estournel 1953
St. Estephe, 2eme Cru Classe
u: three high shoulder, two high mid shoulder, one mid shoulder, damp
staining, evidence possible seepage to all, slight tissue adherence, one
cork slightly protruding
6 bottles
$1,200-1,900
198.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1949
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u: one into neck, one very top shoulder, one with tear to capsule
2 bottles
$1,200-1,800
199.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u: all bottom neck or better, slight label staining and tissue adherence,
light capsule corrosion and bin soil
R. Parker, 97+ pts. 06/09
12 bottles
$35,000-50,000
200.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u: ten bottom neck or better, two very top shoulder, label staining and
some tissue adherence, some capsule corrosion, light bin soil
“This is a denser version of the 1990 that stylistically reminds me of
what the young 1959 probably tasted like. Still backward with a deep
ruby/plum color revealing only a touch of lightening at the edge, the
wine offers up an extraordinary nose of caramelized herbs, smoke,
cedar, pen ink, black currants, and earth. The gorgeous aromatics are
followed by a full-bodied, plump, rich, fleshy wine with low acidity. With
6-8 hours decanting in a closed decanter, it will offer beautiful drinking,
but it needs another 5-8 years to reach full maturity. It is capable of
lasting 50-60 years. This classic Lafite is not as fat and concentrated as
the 1982 Latour, nor as complex or concentrated as the 1982 Mouton
Rothschild, but it is a winner all the same.” R. Parker, 97+ pts. 06/09
12 bottles
$35,000-50,000
201.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u: all very top shoulder, some label staining and tissue adherence, light
capsule corrosion and bin soil, one capsule with losses to top
R. Parker, 97+ pts. 06/09
4 bottles
$8,000-12,000
202.
Chateau Margaux 1961
Margaux, 1er Cru Classe
u: one very top shoulder, two high shoulder, one label partially unaffixed,
another label migrated to the bottom of bottle and mostly unaffixed,
label wrinkling
3 bottles
$1,500-2,500
203.
Chateau Margaux 1966
Margaux, 1er Cru Classe
u: one very top shoulder, one high shoulder, light bin soil
2 bottles
$150-250
204.
Chateau Margaux 1971
Margaux, 1er Cru Classe
u: three very top shoulder, three top shoulder, some capsule corrosion,
slight glue striping
6 bottles
$350-500
205.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1945
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u: two high shoulder, two mid shoulder, one label mostly missing,
all labels deteriorating and parts missing, heavy bin soil, some tissue
adherence
“A consistent 100-point wine (only because my point scale stops at that
number), the 1945 Mouton-Rothschild is truly one of the immortal wines
of the century. This wine is easily identifiable because of its remarkably
exotic, over-ripe, sweet nose of black fruits, coffee, tobacco, mocha,
and Asian spices. It is an extraordinarily dense, opulent, and rich wine,
with layers of creamy fruit, behaving more like a 1947 Pomerol than
a structured, powerful, and tannic 1945. The wine finishes with a 60+
second display of ripe fruit, extract, and sweet tannin. This remarkably
youthful wine (only light amber at the edge) is mindboggling! Will it last
another 50 years” R. Parker, 100 pts. 01/98
4 bottles
$16,000-24,000
206.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1949
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u: bottom neck, heavy bin soil
1 bottle
$1,200-1,800
207.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1961
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u: eight very top shoulder, two top shoulder, two high shoulder, capsule
corrosion
R. Parker, 98 pts. 10/94
12 bottles
$14,000-19,000
208.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1970
Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 1973 (u: bottom neck)
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1966 (u: into neck, light bin soil, glue
striping)
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1964 (2 bts) (u: one high, one mid
shoulder, label staining and capsule corrosion)
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1970 (u: low shoulder, capsule
corrosion, label staining and wrinkling)
6 bottles
$450-650
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