12 bottles per lot
Details
Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2000
Pessac (Graves), cru classé
Some damp-affected, stained or slightly stained labels, one damaged label in lots 123, 127 and 128, two damaged in lot 130, three slightly damaged in lot 132. Lot 133 with eleven U.S.A. import slip labels and one slightly stained label, one slightly bin-soiled
Tasting note: One of the wines of the vintage, the 2000 has barely budged in its evolution since it was bottled and released in 2002. After ten years in bottle, it still reveals a dense opaque purple colour along with a potentially sensational bouquet of blueberries, black currants, graphite, asphalt and background oak. Extremely powerful, full-bodied and superbly concentrated with good acidity and high but round tannins, this massive La Mission-Haut-Brion should take its place among this estate’s most hallowed vintages when it hits full maturity in another one to two decades. I was surprised by just how youthful this wine tasted at age 12. If tasted blind, I would have guessed it to be around 4 to 5 years old. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2050. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #202, Wine Advocate #202
Aug 2012
Aug 2012
12 bottles per lot
Pessac (Graves), cru classé
Some damp-affected, stained or slightly stained labels, one damaged label in lots 123, 127 and 128, two damaged in lot 130, three slightly damaged in lot 132. Lot 133 with eleven U.S.A. import slip labels and one slightly stained label, one slightly bin-soiled
Tasting note: One of the wines of the vintage, the 2000 has barely budged in its evolution since it was bottled and released in 2002. After ten years in bottle, it still reveals a dense opaque purple colour along with a potentially sensational bouquet of blueberries, black currants, graphite, asphalt and background oak. Extremely powerful, full-bodied and superbly concentrated with good acidity and high but round tannins, this massive La Mission-Haut-Brion should take its place among this estate’s most hallowed vintages when it hits full maturity in another one to two decades. I was surprised by just how youthful this wine tasted at age 12. If tasted blind, I would have guessed it to be around 4 to 5 years old. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2050. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #202, Wine Advocate #202
Aug 2012
Aug 2012
12 bottles per lot
Special notice
ParcelWine
Brought to you by
Carolyn Holmes