1 dozen and 3 bottles per lot
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DOMAINE LEJEUNE
This is a family Domaine, which has passed down the female line from aunt to niece through 5 generations. It has been carefully run since 1977 by Francois Julien de Pommerol (sic), one-time Professor of Oenology at the Beaune viticultural Lycée. Wine-making is original : whole bunches are progressively foot-squashed in wooden vats, to liberate their sugars slowly, building powerfully structured wines which age magnificently.
Of the three vintages consigned, the 1978s and 1979s are both completely ready for drinking, with well-developed aromas of gameyness and undergrowth. The quality of 1979 has caught up that of the classic 1978, with cellaring. The 1982's were particularly successful here, and have taken on weight with bottle-age. They retain a touch of firmness, particularly the Pommard Rugiens. AH
Lying at Christie's warehouse, Barking
Offered duty-paid, but available in bond
Offered in 3-bottle original cartons except for lot 360
Pommard 1er Cru, Rugiens--Vintage 1978
Côte de Beaune. Domaine-bottled: Lejeune
Lot 354 levels: 3 2.5cms and three 3cms below base of corks
1 dozen and 3 bottles per lot
This is a family Domaine, which has passed down the female line from aunt to niece through 5 generations. It has been carefully run since 1977 by Francois Julien de Pommerol (sic), one-time Professor of Oenology at the Beaune viticultural Lycée. Wine-making is original : whole bunches are progressively foot-squashed in wooden vats, to liberate their sugars slowly, building powerfully structured wines which age magnificently.
Of the three vintages consigned, the 1978s and 1979s are both completely ready for drinking, with well-developed aromas of gameyness and undergrowth. The quality of 1979 has caught up that of the classic 1978, with cellaring. The 1982's were particularly successful here, and have taken on weight with bottle-age. They retain a touch of firmness, particularly the Pommard Rugiens. AH
Lying at Christie's warehouse, Barking
Offered duty-paid, but available in bond
Offered in 3-bottle original cartons except for lot 360
Pommard 1er Cru, Rugiens--Vintage 1978
Côte de Beaune. Domaine-bottled: Lejeune
Lot 354 levels: 3 2.5cms and three 3cms below base of corks
1 dozen and 3 bottles per lot
Special notice
Offered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.