SKINNER

518.
Chateau Calon-Segur 2000 (1 bt)
Chateau Pape Clement 2002 (1 bt)
Chateau Cantemerle 2006 (1 bt)
Chateau Beychevelle 2000 (1 bt)
Reserve de la Comtesse 2000 (1 bt)
Chateau Ducru 2000 (1 bt)
Chateau Maucamps 2000 (1 bt)
Chateau Montrose 2004 (1 bt)
Fonseca 1997 (1 bt)
9 bottles
$450-650
519.
Chateau Brane Cantenac 1981 (1 bt)
Chateau Haut Batailley 1996 (1 bt)
Chateau Meyney 1990 (2 bts)
Chateau Talbot
1970 (1 bt)
1984 (1 bt)
1989 (1 bt)
Chanson Chambertin 1962 (1 bt)
Quinta do Vesuvio 1989 (1 bt)
9 bottles
$400-600
520.
Chateau Margaux 1978 (1 bt)
Chateau Montrose
1966 (1 bt)
1996 (1 bt)
Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 1985 (3 bts)
Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 1983 (1 bt)
Prunotto Barolo Riserva 1978 (1 bt)
Caymus Special Selection 1980 (1 bt)
9 bottles
$500-700
521.
Chateau Branaire 1994 (1 bt)
Chateau Beychevelle
1966 (1 bt)
1967 (1 bt)
1991 (1 bt)
Chateau Haut Langlade 1988 (2 bts)
Barbi B di M 1990 (2 bts)
A Rodet Gevrey Chambertin Cave Privee 1996 (2 bts)
Frescobaldi Castello di Nipozzano Chianti Rufina Riserva 1989 (2
bts)
Chateau d’Yquem 1979 (1 bt)
one with possible seepage
13 bottles
$550-850
Port
522.
Croft 1977 (1 bt)
Fonseca 1983 (2 bts)
Romariz Colheita 1963 (1 bt)
Warre 1985 (1 bt)
and one unidentifiable bottle of Port
5 bottles
$400-600
From the cellar of a Massachusetts Collector, stored in ideal conditions,
offerings from Bordeaux, California, and beyond.
523.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1989
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u: all into neck
3 bottles
$2,000-2,500
524.
Chateau La Tour Haut Brion 1982
Pessac Leognan
u: into neck
“Today, the fruit from this vineyard has been incorporated into the
second wine of La Mission-Haut-Brion, so I hope readers do not forget
how great many vintages of La Tour-Haut-Brion were. The superb 1982
ranks alongside their great 1949, 1955, 1959, 1961, and 1975. No wine
since this 1982 ever achieved this level of quality. Its inky/purple hue is
followed by classic aromas of scorched earth, plums, cassis, charcoal,
and truffles, powerful, full-bodied flavors, superb concentration, and a
boatload of tannin. The wine is so complex aromatically, and the attack
is so impressive that I can’t resist drinking it. However, it should be
even better in 5-8 years, and should last for another three decades.” R.
Parker, 96 pts. 06/09
2 bottles
$700-1,100
525.
Chateau Margaux 1983
Margaux, 1er Cru Classe
u: one bottom neck, one top shoulder
R. Parker, 96 pts. 01/03
2 bottles
$900-1,300
526.
Chateau Margaux 1986
Margaux, 1er Cru Classe
u: bottom neck
1 bottle
$350-550
527.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1961
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u: high shoulder
R. Parker, 98 pts. 10/94
1 bottle
$800-1,200
528.
Chateau Petrus 2000
Pomerol, Cru Exceptionnel
u: into neck
“A prodigious Petrus, this wine has that extra level of intensity and
complexity that is monumental. The magic is clearly Petrus, and the
2000 will always be an interesting vintage to compare to another legend
in the making, the 1998, or more recently, of course, the 2005, 2008,
and 2009. Extremely full-bodied, with great fruit purity, an unmistakable
note of underbrush, black truffle, intense black cherries, licorice, and
mulberry, the wine seems to show no evidence of oak whatsoever. It
has a sumptuous, unctuous texture, plenty of tannin, but also vibrancy
and brightness. This is a remarkable wine that seems slightly more
structured and massive than the 1998, which comes across as slightly
more seamless, as if it were haute couture.” R. Parker, 100 pts. 06/10
1 bottle
$3,500-4,500
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