TOKAY ESSENCE OF A VENERABLE VINTAGE
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Tokay Essence--Vintage 1811
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Tokay Essence--Vintage 1811
Bottled about 1840. Berry Bros. & Rudd labels. Excellent appearance. Levels: lot **, lot**
Michael Broadbent in his "Great Vintage Wine Book" writes: The "Comet" vintage, probably the most perfect ever recorded in Europe. From the cellars of the Princely family of Bretsenheim. The wine was walled up in the Hungarian revolution of 1948, unearthed and imported by Berry Bros. & Rudd in 1925. Amber; amborosial; sweet, concentrated and lingering
1 bottle per lot
Bottled about 1840. Berry Bros. & Rudd labels. Excellent appearance. Levels: lot **, lot**
Michael Broadbent in his "Great Vintage Wine Book" writes: The "Comet" vintage, probably the most perfect ever recorded in Europe. From the cellars of the Princely family of Bretsenheim. The wine was walled up in the Hungarian revolution of 1948, unearthed and imported by Berry Bros. & Rudd in 1925. Amber; amborosial; sweet, concentrated and lingering
1 bottle per lot