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JANUARY 13, 2013 - HONG KONGPhoto courtesy of Domaine Clarence DillonCLARET from a Private Cellar16 EUChâteau Haut-Brion vintage 1945Graves, 1er Cru ClasséFour bottles high shoulder level and eight bottles intolow Level. Original capsules cut to reveal brandedoriginal cork with one very shortly cut. One corrodedcapsule, three slightly ripped labels, two slightly stainedand eight damped patch, all original château labels.100/100 points Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #95, October 1994Lying in a private cellar duty free in Bordeaux, France12 bottles in original condition in wooden caseTasting Note: “The 1945 Haut-Brion is profound. Itdemonstrates the essence of Haut-Brion’s style. The colourremains a healthy, opaque garnet with only slight amberat the edge. A huge, penetrating bouquet of sweet blackfruits, smoked nuts, tobacco, and tar soars from the glass.The wine possesses extraordinary density and extraction offruit, massive, full-bodied, unctuously-textured flavoursthat reveal little tannin, and copious quantities ofglycerin and alcohol. It is a fabulously rich, monumentalexample of a fully mature Haut-Brion that exhibits nosigns of decline. Awesome.”HK$480,000-550,00017