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RARE 19TH CENTURY LAFITE AND YQUEM
Lying in Twickenham, Middlesex (EHD)
Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1899
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
No label, branded cork. Level top shoulder
Tasting Note: The first I tasted, in 1971, had been bottled by Louis Mortier: light, refined, beautiful flavour....More recently, a spectacular, recorked, double magnum: fragrant, gentle, beautifully balanced. Last noted at Walter Eigensatz's tasting, May 1999. At best ***** M.B.
1 bottle per lot
Lying in Twickenham, Middlesex (EHD)
Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1899
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
No label, branded cork. Level top shoulder
Tasting Note: The first I tasted, in 1971, had been bottled by Louis Mortier: light, refined, beautiful flavour....More recently, a spectacular, recorked, double magnum: fragrant, gentle, beautifully balanced. Last noted at Walter Eigensatz's tasting, May 1999. At best ***** M.B.
1 bottle per lot
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