2 bottles per lot
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Borges Terrantez 1877
Believed to have been transferred from cask to demijohn around 1900. Stencilled bottles, Christie's slip labels, bin-soiled in lot 101; "Henriques Menezes Borges, who founded the company H.M. Borges in 1877, stored the wine Terrantez in the same year in 70ltr. Demijohns. This wine was bottled in May 2013. This rare vintage Madeira was especially selected for sale at Christie's"
Tasting note: Nice tangy nose with leather, beeswax and floral aroma's. After a while more open and expressive with fine aniseed and fennel tones. Intense rich start leading to a more tight finish. Tasted January 2013 E.V.
2 bottles per lot
Believed to have been transferred from cask to demijohn around 1900. Stencilled bottles, Christie's slip labels, bin-soiled in lot 101; "Henriques Menezes Borges, who founded the company H.M. Borges in 1877, stored the wine Terrantez in the same year in 70ltr. Demijohns. This wine was bottled in May 2013. This rare vintage Madeira was especially selected for sale at Christie's"
Tasting note: Nice tangy nose with leather, beeswax and floral aroma's. After a while more open and expressive with fine aniseed and fennel tones. Intense rich start leading to a more tight finish. Tasted January 2013 E.V.
2 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.
If you choose to take these lots duty paid, excise duty at the current rate and clearance VAT on the hammer price will be added to your invoice.
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