12 bottles per lot
Details
BORDEAUX 2009
Lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Bélair Monange--Vintage 2009
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé
In original wooden six-bottle cases
Tasting note: This extraordinary terroir, now exploited by Edouard Moueix, the son of Christian, seems to be coming to life in a dramatic fashion. Never a hedonistic wine, but very intellectual, the 2009 suggests a liqueur of crushed rocks intermixed with black currants and black cherries. Still somewhat closed, medium to full-bodied, and impressive rather than seductive, this is a structured wine that needs to be forgotten for at least a decade, and then drunk over the following 30+ years. If readers are looking for the quintessential example of a terroir-dominated wine, this is Lesson 101 in terroir. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 199, February 2012
12 bottles per lot
Lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Bélair Monange--Vintage 2009
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé
In original wooden six-bottle cases
Tasting note: This extraordinary terroir, now exploited by Edouard Moueix, the son of Christian, seems to be coming to life in a dramatic fashion. Never a hedonistic wine, but very intellectual, the 2009 suggests a liqueur of crushed rocks intermixed with black currants and black cherries. Still somewhat closed, medium to full-bodied, and impressive rather than seductive, this is a structured wine that needs to be forgotten for at least a decade, and then drunk over the following 30+ years. If readers are looking for the quintessential example of a terroir-dominated wine, this is Lesson 101 in terroir. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 199, February 2012
12 bottles per lot
Special notice
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