JOHN KAPON

PARCEL LOTS 584-588584 Château Smith Haut Lafitte - Vintage 2009Graves1x12 bottle owc“...exhibits an opaque blue/purple color in addition toa glorious nose of acacia flowers, licorice, charcoal,blueberries, black raspberries, lead pencil shavings andincense.”(100pts)12 bottles per lot US$2600-3500per lot HK$20000-28000585 12 bottles per lot US$2600-35001x12 bottle owcper lot HK$20000-28000586 12 bottles per lot US$2600-35001x12 bottle owcper lot HK$20000-28000587 12 bottles per lot US$2600-35001x12 bottle owcper lot HK$20000-28000588 12 bottles per lot US$2600-35001x12 bottle owcper lot HK$20000-28000PARCEL LOTS 589-590589 Château Talbot - Vintage 2009St. Julien5x12 bottle owc’s“Dark plum and blueberry compote notes lead the way,followed by dark cocoa and tobacco. A fleshy feel runsthroughout, with a stony edge adding length and balanceon the finish.”(91 pts WS)60 bottles per lot US$3500-4500per lot HK$28000-36000590 60 bottles per lot US$3500-45005x12 bottle owc’sper lot HK$28000-36000PARCEL LOTS 591-592591 Bordeaux Collection Groupe Duclot - Vintage 20071x9 bottle custom owc9 bottles per lot US$6000-8000per lot HK$48000-64000592 9 bottles per lot US$6000-80001x9 bottle custom owc per lot HK$48000-64000PARCEL LOTS 593-594593 Bordeaux Collection Groupe Duclot - Vintage 20101 bottle each Petrus, Latour, Margaux, Yquem,Haut-Brion, Lafite, Cheval Blanc,La Mission Haut Brion, Mouton,1x9 bottle custom banded owc9 bottles per lot US$14000-18000per lot HK$112000-144000594 9 bottles per lot US$14000-180001 bottle each Petrus, per lot HK$112000-144000Latour, Margaux, Yquem, Haut-Brion,Lafite, Cheval Blanc, La Mission Haut Brion,Mouton, 1x9 bottle custom owcPARCEL LOTS 595-596595 Château d’Yquem - Vintage 1997Sauternes2x12 half bottle owc’s“A sensational Yquem, 1997 may be this estate’s finesteffort since 1990 (although I would not discountthe 1996 turning out to be nearly as good). The 1997’slight gold color is accompanied a gorgeous perfume ofcaramel, honeysuckle, peach, apricot, and smoky wood.Full-bodied and unctuously-textured, with good underlyingacidity as well as loads of sweetness and glycerin, itlooks to be a great vintage for this renowned Sauternesestate.”(96pts)24 half-bottles per lot US$3200-4200per lot HK$26000-34000596 24 half-bottles per lot US$3200-42002x12 half bottle owc’s per lot HK$26000-34000597 Château Haut Brion Blanc - Vintage 1988Graves3bsl, 1lscl, 1nl, 3bsl, 1nl6 magnums per lot US$6000-8000per lot HK$48000-64000598 Château Haut Brion Blanc - Vintage 1998Graves“The 1998 Haut-Brion-Blanc is a sensationally powerfulwine with the texture of a grand cru Burgundy andthe complexity afforded by the Sauvignon Blanc/Semillonblend.”(96pts)1 double magnum per lot US$3000-4000per lot HK$24000-32000599 Above 2 bottles per lot US$4000-5500and 2 magnumsper lot HK$32000-440002bsl, 2lscl172 Acker Merrall & Condit (Asia) Ltd. 1902B, 19/F, The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St., Central, Hong Kong ∙ Tel. +852.2525.0538 ∙ Fax +852.2525.0598 ∙ Email: info@ackerasia.com