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Château Mouton-Rothschild--Vintage 1945
Pauillac, 1er cru classé.
Top-shoulder level; deep color and excellent label
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"The greatest ever Mouton. Astonishing still; still a 'Churchill
of a wine'. Tasted well over two dozen times since 1954: 'loaded
with all good things'; 'full of vigor'. It has lost scarcely any
of its brilliant concentration of colour, opaque-centred, intense,
as if it were trying to exert pressure on the sides of the glass.
Now showing maturity at the rim. Incredible bouquet: immediately
forthcoming, with a vigorous fragrance, a sort of essence of Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy, cinnamon, eucalyptus..full-bodied, very rich, very concentrated, mouthfilling, spicy, still borne aloft by its alcohol, acidity and tannins, though the latter are softening--a little. What a wine. I have often given it 21 out of 20, and six stars!" JMB
1 bottleper lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé.
Top-shoulder level; deep color and excellent label
SEE PLATE
"The greatest ever Mouton. Astonishing still; still a 'Churchill
of a wine'. Tasted well over two dozen times since 1954: 'loaded
with all good things'; 'full of vigor'. It has lost scarcely any
of its brilliant concentration of colour, opaque-centred, intense,
as if it were trying to exert pressure on the sides of the glass.
Now showing maturity at the rim. Incredible bouquet: immediately
forthcoming, with a vigorous fragrance, a sort of essence of Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy, cinnamon, eucalyptus..full-bodied, very rich, very concentrated, mouthfilling, spicy, still borne aloft by its alcohol, acidity and tannins, though the latter are softening--a little. What a wine. I have often given it 21 out of 20, and six stars!" JMB
1 bottleper lot