12 bottles per lot
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DOMAINE CLAIR-DAU
In the 1960s and 1970s, few Burgundy Domaines were holding back wines each great vintage, for estate-bottling. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, of course, Armand Rousseau, Henri Gouges, Marquis d'Angerville, Ramonet and Leflaive spring to mind, all highly regarded - and also Clair-Daü. This large estated, rather improbably in Marsannay, near Dijon, where I remember visiting it, at that time
Tasters found a treasure-trove of the greatest vineyards and appellations in Burgundy. Today, the estate is half the size it was then, as there have been family divisions and sales. The style of wine has somewhat changed, too, now being deliciously silky and relatively early-drinking. Back in 1969, however, when the wines listed below were made, the Domaine was making richly structured, densely concentrated wines, with splendid tannins, which required long ageing. 1969 was a superb red Burgundy vintage of low yields, and marked fruit concentration. I imagine that these wines will be magnificent, old-fashioned Burgundies of great complexity, now fully mature. They are iconic examples from Burgundy's history, and from one of its greatest estates
Anthony Hanson MW, Senior Consultant, Christie's Wine Department
Recently removed from excellent cellarage
Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru--Vintage 1969
Côte de Nuits. Domaine-bottled: Clair-Daü
Bin-soiled and some damaged labels. Levels: two cms or better below the base of the corks
12 bottles per lot
In the 1960s and 1970s, few Burgundy Domaines were holding back wines each great vintage, for estate-bottling. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, of course, Armand Rousseau, Henri Gouges, Marquis d'Angerville, Ramonet and Leflaive spring to mind, all highly regarded - and also Clair-Daü. This large estated, rather improbably in Marsannay, near Dijon, where I remember visiting it, at that time
Tasters found a treasure-trove of the greatest vineyards and appellations in Burgundy. Today, the estate is half the size it was then, as there have been family divisions and sales. The style of wine has somewhat changed, too, now being deliciously silky and relatively early-drinking. Back in 1969, however, when the wines listed below were made, the Domaine was making richly structured, densely concentrated wines, with splendid tannins, which required long ageing. 1969 was a superb red Burgundy vintage of low yields, and marked fruit concentration. I imagine that these wines will be magnificent, old-fashioned Burgundies of great complexity, now fully mature. They are iconic examples from Burgundy's history, and from one of its greatest estates
Anthony Hanson MW, Senior Consultant, Christie's Wine Department
Recently removed from excellent cellarage
Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru--Vintage 1969
Côte de Nuits. Domaine-bottled: Clair-Daü
Bin-soiled and some damaged labels. Levels: two cms or better below the base of the corks
12 bottles per lot
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