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CHEVAL-BLANC OF THE GREAT 1947 VINTAGE
Lying London, S.E.1
Offered duty-paid, but available in bond
Château Cheval-Blanc--Vintage 1947
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A). Château-bottled
Embossed metal capsules, some slightly damaged. Very bin-soiled labels, slightly torn and faded. Lots 287 to 289 with loose labels. Lot 290 one with remains of label only. Lots 283 to 286 levels top-shoulder. Lots 287 to 289 levels upper/top-shoulder. Lot 290 levels: one upper/top and one upper-shoulder. Lot 291 levels upper-shoulder and lot 292 levels: one upper and two mid/upper-shoulder
Parcel: lots 283 to 286 and lot 287 to 289
Tasting note: one of the three giants of the century, all so monumental as to be magesterially untypical of their genre, the others being Noval '31 and Mouton '45. Many notes, last in 1993, deep, rich, silky, fabulous. M.B.
1 bottle per lot
Lying London, S.E.1
Offered duty-paid, but available in bond
Château Cheval-Blanc--Vintage 1947
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A). Château-bottled
Embossed metal capsules, some slightly damaged. Very bin-soiled labels, slightly torn and faded. Lots 287 to 289 with loose labels. Lot 290 one with remains of label only. Lots 283 to 286 levels top-shoulder. Lots 287 to 289 levels upper/top-shoulder. Lot 290 levels: one upper/top and one upper-shoulder. Lot 291 levels upper-shoulder and lot 292 levels: one upper and two mid/upper-shoulder
Parcel: lots 283 to 286 and lot 287 to 289
Tasting note: one of the three giants of the century, all so monumental as to be magesterially untypical of their genre, the others being Noval '31 and Mouton '45. Many notes, last in 1993, deep, rich, silky, fabulous. M.B.
1 bottle per lot
Special notice
ParcelWineOffered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.