3 bottles per lot
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CONTEMPORARY SELECTIONS FROM A PRIVATE LOS ANGELES CELLAR
Our consignor was faced with a dilemma - limited cellar capacity. A familiar challenge that is most often resolved either through rapid entertaining or sale. In this instance new winery allocations and recent purchases are on their way so space needs to be made! Walking into the cellar is a high priority too. Ahh to have such troubles… I have known this collector for most of my auction career. The first encounters were through the local wine dinner scene of the early 2000s, later on I received coveted invites to mega vertical tastings. There are many choice wines to choose from as you turn the pages, so I will focus on but a few on particular interest. First to note is an ultra-rare 500ml of Screaming Eagle’s first vintage, 1992. Up till now only 3 other bottle lots of this format have ever been offered. We hardly ever come across this size. Rare indeed. Another favorite are the iconic red labels from Giacosa, his 1996 Asili di Barbaresco Riserva is one of the world’s most singular wines. 1996 is the year in which Giacosa purchased his portions of the highly rated Asili – you will find a rare lot of 6 to see for yourself. Finally, a personal favorite, 1975 Phelps, Eisele Vineyard, just 3 bottles but even singles are hard to come by. I’ve tasted many of these older Phelps Eiseles and the consistent thread through all of them is the glacial pace at wish they evolve. My personal preference has been for vintages from the 1970s simply because they tend to show the wine at its apogee.
– Scott Torrence, Vice President, Senior Wine Specialist
Château Latour 1982
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Levels: one into neck, one bottom neck, one top shoulder; lightly bin soiled labels
3 bottles per lot
Our consignor was faced with a dilemma - limited cellar capacity. A familiar challenge that is most often resolved either through rapid entertaining or sale. In this instance new winery allocations and recent purchases are on their way so space needs to be made! Walking into the cellar is a high priority too. Ahh to have such troubles… I have known this collector for most of my auction career. The first encounters were through the local wine dinner scene of the early 2000s, later on I received coveted invites to mega vertical tastings. There are many choice wines to choose from as you turn the pages, so I will focus on but a few on particular interest. First to note is an ultra-rare 500ml of Screaming Eagle’s first vintage, 1992. Up till now only 3 other bottle lots of this format have ever been offered. We hardly ever come across this size. Rare indeed. Another favorite are the iconic red labels from Giacosa, his 1996 Asili di Barbaresco Riserva is one of the world’s most singular wines. 1996 is the year in which Giacosa purchased his portions of the highly rated Asili – you will find a rare lot of 6 to see for yourself. Finally, a personal favorite, 1975 Phelps, Eisele Vineyard, just 3 bottles but even singles are hard to come by. I’ve tasted many of these older Phelps Eiseles and the consistent thread through all of them is the glacial pace at wish they evolve. My personal preference has been for vintages from the 1970s simply because they tend to show the wine at its apogee.
– Scott Torrence, Vice President, Senior Wine Specialist
Château Latour 1982
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Levels: one into neck, one bottom neck, one top shoulder; lightly bin soiled labels
3 bottles per lot