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Chteau Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1811
Pauillac, 1er cru class. Chteau-bottled
Old hand blown bottle. Re-corked at the chteau in the last fifteen years. Modern chteau capsule. Very bin-soiled label. Level just into neck
1811 was probably the most renowned vintage of the 19th century, indeed arguably of all time. It was highly successful in every European wine district, from Tokay, across Austria and the Rhine and throughout France. There were perfect growing conditions and the picking began in Bordeaux on September 14th. The vintage was reported to be magnificent and abundant. "It sometimes happens that a good vintage is glorified by the appearance of a comet. One such year was 1630, but 1811 was more famous... is the vintage usually referred to as the comet year" (Alexis Lichine's Encyclopaedia of Wines & Spirits. Cassell)
1 bottle per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru class. Chteau-bottled
Old hand blown bottle. Re-corked at the chteau in the last fifteen years. Modern chteau capsule. Very bin-soiled label. Level just into neck
1811 was probably the most renowned vintage of the 19th century, indeed arguably of all time. It was highly successful in every European wine district, from Tokay, across Austria and the Rhine and throughout France. There were perfect growing conditions and the picking began in Bordeaux on September 14th. The vintage was reported to be magnificent and abundant. "It sometimes happens that a good vintage is glorified by the appearance of a comet. One such year was 1630, but 1811 was more famous... is the vintage usually referred to as the comet year" (Alexis Lichine's Encyclopaedia of Wines & Spirits. Cassell)
1 bottle per lot