12 bottles per lot
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A SUPERB COLLECTION OF TOP-QUALITY WINES FROM A PERFECT CONTINENTAL CELLAR
Recently removed from a temperature and humidity-controlled cellar on the Continent and now lying in Twickenham, Middlesex (EHD)
Warre--Vintage 1963
Lot 246 embossed wax capsules, two slightly damaged. Levels base of neck. Good appearance. Lot 247 embossed wax capsules, all showing signs of seepage. One slightly damaged label. Levels base of neck or better In original wooden cases
Tasting Note: Despite a shaky start (in 1965) and a dozen slightly variable notes through the 1970s, for me this is now one of the best and most elegant of all the '63s. I have made a total of sixteen notes since the early 1980s when it emerged, fully fledged and totally delicious.
Only half a dozen noted in the 1990s, the most useful at the two Symington tastings in 1994 and 1996, each time alongside the Graham and Dow. Warre looked the most mature of the three and had lost quite a bit of colour, particularly in magnum; very fragrant, harmonious, touch of spice, cloves, tangerine; stylish, beautifully balanced, gentle acidity. Last tasted, showing well at Hal Lewis's superb 'Mr Gourmet' dinner in Memphis, Tennessee, Sept 1999 **** Now - 2015. M.B.
12 bottles per lot
Recently removed from a temperature and humidity-controlled cellar on the Continent and now lying in Twickenham, Middlesex (EHD)
Warre--Vintage 1963
Lot 246 embossed wax capsules, two slightly damaged. Levels base of neck. Good appearance. Lot 247 embossed wax capsules, all showing signs of seepage. One slightly damaged label. Levels base of neck or better In original wooden cases
Tasting Note: Despite a shaky start (in 1965) and a dozen slightly variable notes through the 1970s, for me this is now one of the best and most elegant of all the '63s. I have made a total of sixteen notes since the early 1980s when it emerged, fully fledged and totally delicious.
Only half a dozen noted in the 1990s, the most useful at the two Symington tastings in 1994 and 1996, each time alongside the Graham and Dow. Warre looked the most mature of the three and had lost quite a bit of colour, particularly in magnum; very fragrant, harmonious, touch of spice, cloves, tangerine; stylish, beautifully balanced, gentle acidity. Last tasted, showing well at Hal Lewis's superb 'Mr Gourmet' dinner in Memphis, Tennessee, Sept 1999 **** Now - 2015. M.B.
12 bottles per lot
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