JOHN KAPON

679 Château Lafite Rothschild - Vintage 1985Pauillac2bn, 1x12 bottle owc“Seems like a baby...smells like the 1996 (which waslast in the flight, and obviously the 1996) - there is thatyoung, sweet integrated oak and a purple, dank sweetfruit quality as well...biggest finish - bigger than the 1982surprisingly (or perhaps the ‘82 finish was dormant and/or buried in the wine)...palate not living up to nose rightnow...I guessed 1988, and was surprised to see it was the1985.”(93+pts JK)12 bottles per lot US$6500-8500per lot HK$52000-68000680 Château Latour - Vintage 1985Pauillac12bn, 1x12 bottle owc“Rich and ripe wine. Dark red color with an amberedge. Loads of meat, berry and tobacco character onthe nose. Very rich. Full-bodied, with soft, velvety tanninsand a long, ultraripe fruit finish. Still very fresh andyoung.”(93pts WS)12 bottles per lot US$4000-6000per lot HK$32000-48000681 Château Margaux - Vintage 1983Margaux7bn, 4ts, 1lwisl, 1spc, 1sdc, 1nc, 1sos, 1x12 bottle owc“Wine of the vintage. Massive, with exuberant aromasof cassis, lead pencil and fruit which follow through onthe palate. Full-bodied and incredibly velvety. Long, longfinish.”(98pts WS)同 年 佳 釀 之 冠 ! 交 織 著 澎 湃 而 豐 富 的 加 侖 子 、 鉛 筆和 水 果 芳 香 , 源 源 不 絕 縈 繞 在 口 中 。 酒 身 飽 滿 豐厚 , 如 天 鵝 絨 般 的 超 滑 溜 質 感 , 帶 來 悠 長 持 久 的 餘韻 。(98 分 WS)12 bottles per lot US$5000-7000per lot HK$40000-56000682 Château Margaux - Vintage 1985Margaux3bn, 3sdc, 1x12 bottle owc“...charming and the color is a healthy dark ruby/purpleoffers copious quantities of lavishly ripe black berry andcassis fruit intermixed with toasty oak and floral scents. Ithas always been a remarkably approachable and enjoyablewine, but it appears to be taking on more characterand quality than I ever imagined.”(94pts)12 bottles per lot US$4000-6000per lot HK$32000-48000683 Château Mouton Rothschild - Vintage 1983Pauillac6bn, 12vlscl, 1x12 bottle owc“Big-time cedar and cassis in its outstanding nose...Asian spice, caramel, and a perfect balance of oak aswell...a ripe palate - not a lot of tannin but still a lot ofalcohol.”(93+pts JK)12 bottles per lot US$4000-6000per lot HK$32000-48000684 Château Mouton Rothschild - Vintage 1985Pauillac4bn, 2ts, 2sdc, 1x12 bottle owc“The rich, complex, well-developed bouquet of orientalspices, toasty oak, herbs, and ripe fruit is wonderful.On the palate, the wine is also rich, forward, long, andsexy.”(90pts)12 bottles per lot US$3500-4800per lot HK$28000-38000685 Château Pétrus - Vintage 1979Pomerol1bn, 2ts, 1vhs, 1hs, 6stl, 1wrl, 12cc, 1ssos,1x12 bottle owc“...with a firm backbone of silky tannins and sweet blackolive, vanilla and berry aromas and flavors.”(90pts WS)12 bottles per lot US$10000-14000per lot HK$80000-112000686 Château d’Yquem - Vintage 1975Sauternes12bn, 11htsl, 1nl, 2spc, 2scc, 1x12 bottle owc“The nose has it all - a Marilyn of a wine the nose is sothick it exudes richness so many things going on, adjectiveswould do it a disservice honey, baked something,Crème brulee, grilled almonds, orange peel/flowersloads of caramel and full of structure fabulous spice andalcohol on the finish honey flavors and hints of apricotsoutstanding, huge, lingering.”(99pts JK)只 消 放 到 鼻 尖 , 便 可 盡 悉 其 中 底 細 。 如 此 絕 代 風 華的 佳 釀 , 入 鼻 即 滲 出 濃 郁 複 雜 的 芳 香 。 烘 培 香 、 焦糖 布 丁 、 烤 杏 仁 、 橘 子 皮 、 鮮 花 、 焦 糖 , 還 有 結 構嚴 密 的 香 料 , 收 結 時 , 縷 縷 的 蜜 甜 桃 香 隱 約 透 出 酒氣 , 餘 韻 悠 長 。(99 分 JK)12 bottles per lot US$7500-10000per lot HK$60000-80000_____________________________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.com183