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Château d'Yquem--Vintage 1949
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé. Château-bottled
Badly bin-soiled and slightly damaged labels. Levels top-shoulder
Tasting note: Over a dozen notes, lovely, soft, complete in the 1960s. Four lovely bottles in the 1970s and at peak of perfection in 1984. Rich bottle age and botrytis honey and apricots at Carré des Feuillants, Paris, in 1995. Most recently: original cork, with 'Kobrand Corp'New York, via Delor'on the label. By now paler but lovely; exquisitely floral, orange blossom bouquet; still sweet and fleshy, dry finish. A wine of style and charm. One of my top marks at Rodenstock's last tasting in Munich, 1998. Most recently: 'gorgeous' (the wine not our host). ***** M.B. (Sept 2000)
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Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé. Château-bottled
Badly bin-soiled and slightly damaged labels. Levels top-shoulder
Tasting note: Over a dozen notes, lovely, soft, complete in the 1960s. Four lovely bottles in the 1970s and at peak of perfection in 1984. Rich bottle age and botrytis honey and apricots at Carré des Feuillants, Paris, in 1995. Most recently: original cork, with 'Kobrand Corp'New York, via Delor'on the label. By now paler but lovely; exquisitely floral, orange blossom bouquet; still sweet and fleshy, dry finish. A wine of style and charm. One of my top marks at Rodenstock's last tasting in Munich, 1998. Most recently: 'gorgeous' (the wine not our host). ***** M.B. (Sept 2000)
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