3 bottles per lot
Details
Romanée-Conti Grand Cru--Vintage 1990
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Bottle no's 06613, 06614, 06617. Very slightly bin-soiled labels, one slightly water-marked
Tasting note: Interestingly, bottled barrel by barrel. Two similar notes, alongside. Fairly deep and, after 13 years, still nowhere near full maturity; nose rich, fairly tangy and deep, quickly opens up; rich, creamy 'chocolate cream', harmonious and complete after an hour; on the palate distinctly sweet, powerful, opening up magnificently, after two hours lovely, mouthfilling, still tannic. Nov 2003 ***(**) 2010 - 2030. M.B.
3 bottles per lot
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Bottle no's 06613, 06614, 06617. Very slightly bin-soiled labels, one slightly water-marked
Tasting note: Interestingly, bottled barrel by barrel. Two similar notes, alongside. Fairly deep and, after 13 years, still nowhere near full maturity; nose rich, fairly tangy and deep, quickly opens up; rich, creamy 'chocolate cream', harmonious and complete after an hour; on the palate distinctly sweet, powerful, opening up magnificently, after two hours lovely, mouthfilling, still tannic. Nov 2003 ***(**) 2010 - 2030. M.B.
3 bottles per lot
Special notice
Change to invoicing/bidding procedure for wines offered in bond (‡ symbol) for London sales from the 1st September 2012:
Wines offered in bond may be taken in bond or duty paid.
If you choose to take these lots in bond the hammer price will be payable in full. We will no longer deduct excise duty from the hammer price.
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