12 bottles per lot
Details
Château Monbousquet--Vintage 1999
Saint-Emilion, grand cru. Château-bottled
Tasting note: The dense ruby/purple-colored 1999 Monbousquet exhibits a port-like bouquet of super-ripe black cherry and black currant fruit intermixed with scents of coffee, tobacco, and vanilla. Tipping the scales at a whopping 14 alcohol (extremely high for Bordeaux), this wine, which spends 18 months in 100 new oak and is bottled unfined and unfiltered, is a blend of 60 Merlot, 30 Cabernet Franc, and 10 Cabernet Sauvignon. It was cropped at an amazingly low 30 hectoliters per hectare. It possesses an amazing texture, a mid-palate that you could get lost in, and a sensational 40-45 second finish. The exotic aromas, incredible texture, and abundant fruit are reminiscent of Pomerol's renowned micro-cuvee, Le Pin. The 1999 is even better from bottle than it was from cask. It is a remarkable effort for the vintage, Anticipated maturity: 2005-2017.
Robert Parker. Wine Advocate Issue 140. April 2002.
See also lots 184 to 185 and 2670.
12 bottles per lot
Saint-Emilion, grand cru. Château-bottled
Tasting note: The dense ruby/purple-colored 1999 Monbousquet exhibits a port-like bouquet of super-ripe black cherry and black currant fruit intermixed with scents of coffee, tobacco, and vanilla. Tipping the scales at a whopping 14 alcohol (extremely high for Bordeaux), this wine, which spends 18 months in 100 new oak and is bottled unfined and unfiltered, is a blend of 60 Merlot, 30 Cabernet Franc, and 10 Cabernet Sauvignon. It was cropped at an amazingly low 30 hectoliters per hectare. It possesses an amazing texture, a mid-palate that you could get lost in, and a sensational 40-45 second finish. The exotic aromas, incredible texture, and abundant fruit are reminiscent of Pomerol's renowned micro-cuvee, Le Pin. The 1999 is even better from bottle than it was from cask. It is a remarkable effort for the vintage, Anticipated maturity: 2005-2017.
Robert Parker. Wine Advocate Issue 140. April 2002.
See also lots 184 to 185 and 2670.
12 bottles per lot
Special notice
ParcelWineOffered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.