12 half-bottles per lot
Details
Château d'Yquem--Vintage 1967
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé
Lot 492 dusty and lightly bin-soiled label. Berry Bros. slip label. Level just into neck. Lot 493 original tissues and straws. Slightly bin-soiled and damaged labels. Levels base of neck or better. Lot 494 remains of original straws and tissues affixed to bottles. Very badly bin-soiled and damaged labels. Levels base of neck or better. Excellent colour. Lot 495 in original straws and tissues. Levels base of neck or better
Lot 495 in original wooden case
"I had put the chairs out on the lawn, but drizzle started. I got a bottle of Yquem 67 on ice - the first this year. We sat in the red library. The Yquem did its work on an empty stomach and I sparkled"
(extract from The Alan Clark Diaries - Into Politics, 1972-1982)
Tasting note: More recently, the oldest and by far the most concentrated and impressive at an Yquem vertical in Aspen (1994), '5 star' (1995), a fragrant, 'dancing', lime blossom bouquet; perfect weight and finesse at Rodenstock's Yquem marathon and gracing a grand dinner at Ch Haut-Brion (both in 1998); the best wine at a strange tasting in Paris and, most recently, a magnum at Len Evans' 70th birthday 'Single-Bottle Club' dinner in the Hunter Valley, showing a bit of age, caramelly and crusty like our host (actually magnificent). Last noted Sept 2000. ***** M.B. See also lots 161-165
12 half-bottles per lot
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé
Lot 492 dusty and lightly bin-soiled label. Berry Bros. slip label. Level just into neck. Lot 493 original tissues and straws. Slightly bin-soiled and damaged labels. Levels base of neck or better. Lot 494 remains of original straws and tissues affixed to bottles. Very badly bin-soiled and damaged labels. Levels base of neck or better. Excellent colour. Lot 495 in original straws and tissues. Levels base of neck or better
Lot 495 in original wooden case
"I had put the chairs out on the lawn, but drizzle started. I got a bottle of Yquem 67 on ice - the first this year. We sat in the red library. The Yquem did its work on an empty stomach and I sparkled"
(extract from The Alan Clark Diaries - Into Politics, 1972-1982)
Tasting note: More recently, the oldest and by far the most concentrated and impressive at an Yquem vertical in Aspen (1994), '5 star' (1995), a fragrant, 'dancing', lime blossom bouquet; perfect weight and finesse at Rodenstock's Yquem marathon and gracing a grand dinner at Ch Haut-Brion (both in 1998); the best wine at a strange tasting in Paris and, most recently, a magnum at Len Evans' 70th birthday 'Single-Bottle Club' dinner in the Hunter Valley, showing a bit of age, caramelly and crusty like our host (actually magnificent). Last noted Sept 2000. ***** M.B. See also lots 161-165
12 half-bottles per lot
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