5 bottles per lot
Details
Chteau d'Yquem--Vintage 1949
Sauternes, 1er grand cru class. Chteau-bottled
Lot 1074: Cruse neck labels. Slightly corroded capsules. Bin-soiled and faded labels. Levels: two very top, one top, one mid/upper and one mid-shoulder. Lots 1075 and 1076: Cruse neck labels. Corroded capsules some with signs of seepage. Bin-soiled and faded labels, some stained. Levels top-soulder or better. Lot 1077: Cruse neck labels. Corroded capsules some with signs of seepage. Bin-soiled and faded labels some badly stained. Levels nine top-shoulder or better and three upper-shoulder
Tasting note: All showing consistent quality and correct development. Most recent: lovely amber colour, faint orange tinge and lime rim; perfect bouquet, fragrant, blossomed in glass: apricot, orange, honey; Medium sweet, lacking the fat of the 47 and concentration of the 45 but supple, lively, slightly singed character, dry finish. M.B.(GVWBII)
See also lot 440
5 bottles per lot
Sauternes, 1er grand cru class. Chteau-bottled
Lot 1074: Cruse neck labels. Slightly corroded capsules. Bin-soiled and faded labels. Levels: two very top, one top, one mid/upper and one mid-shoulder. Lots 1075 and 1076: Cruse neck labels. Corroded capsules some with signs of seepage. Bin-soiled and faded labels, some stained. Levels top-soulder or better. Lot 1077: Cruse neck labels. Corroded capsules some with signs of seepage. Bin-soiled and faded labels some badly stained. Levels nine top-shoulder or better and three upper-shoulder
Tasting note: All showing consistent quality and correct development. Most recent: lovely amber colour, faint orange tinge and lime rim; perfect bouquet, fragrant, blossomed in glass: apricot, orange, honey; Medium sweet, lacking the fat of the 47 and concentration of the 45 but supple, lively, slightly singed character, dry finish. M.B.(GVWBII)
See also lot 440
5 bottles per lot