SKINNER

632.
Chateau Beychevelle 1982
St. Julien, 4eme Cru Classe
R. Parker, 94 pts. 06/09
12 bottles (owc)
$1,800-2,400
633.
Chateau Beychevelle 1990
St. Julien, 4eme Cru Classe
12 bottles (owc)
$550-750
634.
Chateau Brane Cantenac 1989
Margaux, 2eme Cru Classe
12 bottles
$450-750
635.
Chateau Brane Cantenac 1990
Margaux, 2eme Cru Classe
12 bottles (owc)
$700-1,000
636.
Chateau Calon Segur 1961
St. Estephe, 3eme Cru Classe
u: five top shoulder or better, three high shoulder or better, six labels
unaffixed, two partially unaffixed with some losses, bin soil
8 bottles
$1,200-1,800
637.
Chateau Calon Segur 1995
St. Estephe, 3eme Cru Classe
12 bottles (owc)
$850-1,200
638.
Chateau Haut Brion 1986
Pessac Leognan
u: 3cm
R. Parker, 94 pts. 01/03
1 bottle
$300-400
639.
Chateau Haut Brion 1990
Pessac Leognan, 1er Cru Classe
u: 1cm, 1.5cm
“1990: In terms of the brilliant complexity and nobility of the aromatics,
scorched earth, black currants, plums, charcoal, cedar, and spices,
the 1990 offers an aromatic explosion that is unparalleled. It is always
fascinating to taste this wine next to the 1989, which is a monumental
effort, but much more backward and denser, without the aromatic
complexity of the 1990. The 1990 put on weight after bottling, and is
currently rich, full-bodied, opulent, even flamboyant by Haut Brion’s
standards. It is an incredible expression of a noble terroir in a top
vintage. While it has been fully mature for a number of years, it does not
reveal any bricking at the edge, and I suspect it will stay at this level for
another 10-15 years...but why wait It is irresistible now.” R. Parker, 98
pts. 06/09
2 bottles
$1,000-1,400
640.
Chateau d’Issan 1985
Margaux, 3eme Cru Classe
12 bottles (owc)
$600-900
641.
Chateau La Lagune 1989
Haut Medoc, 3eme Grand Cru Classe
6 bottles
$200-300
La Mission lies just across the road from Haut Brion. The descendents
of American banker Clarence Dillon now run both properties (previously
owning just Haut Brion). Given this fact, there exists an inevitable
fixation to contrast the properties. Still, the arrangement between them
is not really one of sibling rivalry at all. What is striking is how these
wine estates and adjacent vineyards exist so close to the city center of
Bordeaux (4 miles). Mercifully the unusually deep gravel soils so ideal
for viticulture were never paved over! –PhM
642.
Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1966
Pessac Leognan
u: top shoulder or better, light bin soil, glue striping
2 demi bottles
$200-300
643.
Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 2002
Pessac Leognan, Cru Classe
12 bottles (owc)
$2,500-3,500
Rarer and rarer still, Mature Bordeaux from the cellar of a Massachusets
Collector. Stored in ideal conditions.
644.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1947
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u: one top shoulder, five high shoulder, five high-mid shoulder, one mid
shoulder
12 bottles
$8,000-13,000
645.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1964
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u. two very top shoulder, give top shoulder, four top to high shoulder,
some with slight label losses and staining, some capsule corrosion, all
with bin soil
11 bottles (owc no lid)
$1,000-1,500
646.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1966
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u: very top shoulder, slight label nicking and capsule oxidation
1 bottle
$450-650
647.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1970
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe
u: very top shoulder, light bin soil
2 bottles
$800-1,200
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