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Château La Mission Hant Brion--Vintage 1949
Talence (Graves), cru classé
Level: very top shoulder; corroded capsule, Château vintage branded cork, bin soiled label
"Among all the wines in the Rodenstock tasting, the 1949 La Mission-Haut-Brion proved to be the most controversial. It had been recorked with what appeared to be an authentic cork, and the label was a faithful representation. However, the wine tasted similar to a cheap Chilean Merlot. Darkly-colored, soft and fruity, but one-dimensional and monolithic, despite the authenticity of the bottle and the cork, this could not have been the 1949 La Mission-Haut-Brion. I have had the 1949 La Mission numerous times, consistently rating it between the mid-nineties to 100. This magnum tasted suspicious, to put it diplomatically." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, #103 (Feb 1996)
1 bottle per lot
Talence (Graves), cru classé
Level: very top shoulder; corroded capsule, Château vintage branded cork, bin soiled label
"Among all the wines in the Rodenstock tasting, the 1949 La Mission-Haut-Brion proved to be the most controversial. It had been recorked with what appeared to be an authentic cork, and the label was a faithful representation. However, the wine tasted similar to a cheap Chilean Merlot. Darkly-colored, soft and fruity, but one-dimensional and monolithic, despite the authenticity of the bottle and the cork, this could not have been the 1949 La Mission-Haut-Brion. I have had the 1949 La Mission numerous times, consistently rating it between the mid-nineties to 100. This magnum tasted suspicious, to put it diplomatically." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, #103 (Feb 1996)
1 bottle per lot