MIXED BORDEAUX AND BURGUNDY
From The Cool Cellar of a Doctor
Château Pétrus--Vintage 1961
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Château Pétrus--Vintage 1961
Pomerol, cru exceptionnel.
Top-shoulder level in the first lot; high-shoulder level in the second lot; both bottles with deep color and exellent labels
"Leaving aside the fact that this is one of the most excessively
priced stars of the international saleroom, a pretty good
mouthful of wine. 'Rich' in well over a dozen notes since 1967;
'black as Egypt's night', even after 18 years in bottle:
magnificently opulent on nose and palate. From then on: appearance
consistently deep and velvety though now showing signs of maturity;
a bouquet that defies description, 'rich ripe mulberry Merlot' noted
regularly also, after time in the glass, scented, spicy, vegetal,
wholemeal, and then a sort of tarry cinnamon. Very sweet, immensely
full-bodied, firm yet fleshy, velvety, with high extract masking
tannin, lovely texture, slightly chocolaty, crammed with fruit.
Worth every penny...Last noted at the 'Stockholm' Group tasting,
April 1990. Five stars. Magnificent now, and no end in sight." JMB
1 bottle per lot
Pomerol, cru exceptionnel.
Top-shoulder level in the first lot; high-shoulder level in the second lot; both bottles with deep color and exellent labels
"Leaving aside the fact that this is one of the most excessively
priced stars of the international saleroom, a pretty good
mouthful of wine. 'Rich' in well over a dozen notes since 1967;
'black as Egypt's night', even after 18 years in bottle:
magnificently opulent on nose and palate. From then on: appearance
consistently deep and velvety though now showing signs of maturity;
a bouquet that defies description, 'rich ripe mulberry Merlot' noted
regularly also, after time in the glass, scented, spicy, vegetal,
wholemeal, and then a sort of tarry cinnamon. Very sweet, immensely
full-bodied, firm yet fleshy, velvety, with high extract masking
tannin, lovely texture, slightly chocolaty, crammed with fruit.
Worth every penny...Last noted at the 'Stockholm' Group tasting,
April 1990. Five stars. Magnificent now, and no end in sight." JMB
1 bottle per lot