RARE TOKAY
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Tokay Essence--Vintage 1811
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Tokay Essence--Vintage 1811
Bottled about 1840. Excellent appearance. Berry Bros & Rudd label
Michael Broadbent, in his "Great Vintage Wine Book", writes:
"The "Comet" vintage, probabaly the most perfect ever recorded in Europe. From the cellars of the Princely family of Bretzenheim. The wine was walled up in the Hungarian revolution of 1849, unearthed and imported by Berry Bros & Rudd in 1925. Amber; ambrosial; sweet, concentrated and lingering
1 bottle per lot
Bottled about 1840. Excellent appearance. Berry Bros & Rudd label
Michael Broadbent, in his "Great Vintage Wine Book", writes:
"The "Comet" vintage, probabaly the most perfect ever recorded in Europe. From the cellars of the Princely family of Bretzenheim. The wine was walled up in the Hungarian revolution of 1849, unearthed and imported by Berry Bros & Rudd in 1925. Amber; ambrosial; sweet, concentrated and lingering
1 bottle per lot
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