6 bottles per lot
Details
Château Palmer--Vintage 1962
Cantenac (Margaux), 3me cru classé
Levels: three very top and three top shoulder; slightly dusty labels
"This wine, like some of the finest 1962s, seems to have been underrated by everybody, including the author. My last tasting, from a magnum with a top shoulder fill, proved this can be a brilliant wine. The color was a dark garnet, with some lightening at the edge. The explosive perfume of red and black fruits, smoke, earth, and spring flowers lingered in the glass, revealing further nuances of incense and roasted meats. Sweet, round, and velvety-textured, this medium-bodied, silky-smooth wine possesses a gorgeous inner-core of ripe fruit, as well as an opulent, round, generous finish. As is often the case with a well-balanced Bordeaux, its life-line seems almost immortal. Anticipated maturity: Now (but I have been saying that for years). Last tasted 12/96." Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition (1998)
6 bottles per lot
Cantenac (Margaux), 3me cru classé
Levels: three very top and three top shoulder; slightly dusty labels
"This wine, like some of the finest 1962s, seems to have been underrated by everybody, including the author. My last tasting, from a magnum with a top shoulder fill, proved this can be a brilliant wine. The color was a dark garnet, with some lightening at the edge. The explosive perfume of red and black fruits, smoke, earth, and spring flowers lingered in the glass, revealing further nuances of incense and roasted meats. Sweet, round, and velvety-textured, this medium-bodied, silky-smooth wine possesses a gorgeous inner-core of ripe fruit, as well as an opulent, round, generous finish. As is often the case with a well-balanced Bordeaux, its life-line seems almost immortal. Anticipated maturity: Now (but I have been saying that for years). Last tasted 12/96." Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition (1998)
6 bottles per lot