Details
Château d'Yquem--Vintage 1959
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé.
Levels: Lot AAA two bottom neck or better, one upper shoulder. Lot BBB, CCC, DDD bottom neck or better. Lightly soiled labels and slightly torn capsules.
Parcel: lots AAA-CCC.
"Superb! Very high sugar content and extract. Sweet and immensely rich from first tasting in 1964 to the most recent... Fairly deep amber gold, very bright; beautiful bouquet variously described as heavenly crème brulée, vanilla duck-egg custard! Creamy, honeyed, whiff of Cox's orange pippins and charred oak, with enormous depth and more to yield..." GVWB
3 bottles per lot
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé.
Levels: Lot AAA two bottom neck or better, one upper shoulder. Lot BBB, CCC, DDD bottom neck or better. Lightly soiled labels and slightly torn capsules.
Parcel: lots AAA-CCC.
"Superb! Very high sugar content and extract. Sweet and immensely rich from first tasting in 1964 to the most recent... Fairly deep amber gold, very bright; beautiful bouquet variously described as heavenly crème brulée, vanilla duck-egg custard! Creamy, honeyed, whiff of Cox's orange pippins and charred oak, with enormous depth and more to yield..." GVWB
3 bottles per lot