12 bottles per lot
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Château Mouton-Rothschild--Vintage 1975
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Note: These wines have been stored in a deep, damp underground cellar, and consequently suffered severe damage to the labels. Following a cellar inspection by a Mouton-Rothschild representative, and all stock being given a clean bill of health, the château agreed to supply fresh labels, which have been affixed in 2005, prior to despatch directly to our warehouse. These are splendid bottles with which to celebrate a 30th birthday, for anyone born in 1975. AH
Like the bottles, these double-magnums and magnums have been stored in the same deep, damp underground cellar, and consequently suffered severe damage to the labels. The consignor only decided at the last moment to send them for auction, so re-labelling could not take place. AH.
Lot 769: corroded capsules, one with no label and two with remains of bin-soiled labels, levels into neck. Lots 770 to 775: corroded capsules, illegible remains of labels and two without labels in lot 775, levels into neck. Lots 776 to 780: corroded capsules, new Château labels, levels base of neck or better
Tasting note: This wine has finally begun to reveal some potential. It has been closed and frightfully tannic for the last decade. The wine exhibits a good dark ruby/garnet color, a sweet nose of cedar, chocolate, cassis, and spices, good ripe fruit and extraction, and a weighty, large-scaled, tannic finish. Although still unevolved, it is beginning to throw off its cloak of tannin and exhibit more complexity and balance. I remain concerned about how well the fruit will hold, but this wine will undoubtedly hit its plateau around the turn of the century. Putting it in the context of what is a largely disappointing range of Mouton-Rothchilds in the decade of the seventies, great bottles of the 1970 are superior to the 1975, but this is clearly the second-best Mouton of the decade. Last tasted 12/95. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd edition (1998)
12 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Note: These wines have been stored in a deep, damp underground cellar, and consequently suffered severe damage to the labels. Following a cellar inspection by a Mouton-Rothschild representative, and all stock being given a clean bill of health, the château agreed to supply fresh labels, which have been affixed in 2005, prior to despatch directly to our warehouse. These are splendid bottles with which to celebrate a 30th birthday, for anyone born in 1975. AH
Like the bottles, these double-magnums and magnums have been stored in the same deep, damp underground cellar, and consequently suffered severe damage to the labels. The consignor only decided at the last moment to send them for auction, so re-labelling could not take place. AH.
Lot 769: corroded capsules, one with no label and two with remains of bin-soiled labels, levels into neck. Lots 770 to 775: corroded capsules, illegible remains of labels and two without labels in lot 775, levels into neck. Lots 776 to 780: corroded capsules, new Château labels, levels base of neck or better
Tasting note: This wine has finally begun to reveal some potential. It has been closed and frightfully tannic for the last decade. The wine exhibits a good dark ruby/garnet color, a sweet nose of cedar, chocolate, cassis, and spices, good ripe fruit and extraction, and a weighty, large-scaled, tannic finish. Although still unevolved, it is beginning to throw off its cloak of tannin and exhibit more complexity and balance. I remain concerned about how well the fruit will hold, but this wine will undoubtedly hit its plateau around the turn of the century. Putting it in the context of what is a largely disappointing range of Mouton-Rothchilds in the decade of the seventies, great bottles of the 1970 are superior to the 1975, but this is clearly the second-best Mouton of the decade. Last tasted 12/95. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd edition (1998)
12 bottles per lot
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