4 bottles per lot
Details
Lying in London, E16
Offered duty-paid, but available in bond
Côte-Rôtie, La Mordorée--Vintage 1996
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: Chapoutier
Tasting note: It is certainly an outstanding offering, but it will require 5-7 years of patience. Made from microscopic yields of 15 hectoliters per hectare, it exhibits a saturated purple color, and a reticent but promising nose of toasty new oak, cassis, black olives, and smoked game. In the mouth, the wine is medium to full-bodied and dense, but the high acidity and compressed, tightly-knit style make it difficult to penetrate. The finish is long, but the wine is backward and unyielding. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2025.
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate, Feb 1999)
4 bottles per lot
Offered duty-paid, but available in bond
Côte-Rôtie, La Mordorée--Vintage 1996
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: Chapoutier
Tasting note: It is certainly an outstanding offering, but it will require 5-7 years of patience. Made from microscopic yields of 15 hectoliters per hectare, it exhibits a saturated purple color, and a reticent but promising nose of toasty new oak, cassis, black olives, and smoked game. In the mouth, the wine is medium to full-bodied and dense, but the high acidity and compressed, tightly-knit style make it difficult to penetrate. The finish is long, but the wine is backward and unyielding. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2025.
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate, Feb 1999)
4 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.