1 dozen bottles per lot
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Château Haut-Brion--Vintage 1967
Pessac (Graves), 1er cru classé
Lot 54 levels: 3.5cm or better; bin soiled labels, four with slight signs of old seepage. Lot 55 levels: eight 4cm or better, three 4.5cm and one 6cm; one with slight signs of old seepage, two damp stained labels
Both lots in original wooden case, Lot 55 banded prior to inspection
My first taste of any Premier Cru was the '67 Haut Brion, served at the end of what is known in LA trade as a "Mozy Train". Mozy, to this day is still an importer of fine wine based in Los Angeles. His trade only tastings were often sit-down dinner events with upwards of 40 stems placed in front of you. Barely enough room left to take notes! At the end of the "train" came a bon bouche, this night he pulled from his cellar the '67 Haut Brion. Fully mature, feminine, sweet tobacco and cedar flavors. Silky and long. Truly a mind opener. Years later, most recently, it was served blindly at dinner after a Christie's tasting. Purchased off the restaurant's list, our generous benefactor thought he had something on a Christie's Specialists. I nailed it much to his chagrin. This this wine is unforgetable, for me at least, it maintains all that a mature Haut Brion is reputed to be, tobacco/cedar scented, graceful texture, gentle power, a wine of certain breeding. ST
1 dozen bottles per lot
Pessac (Graves), 1er cru classé
Lot 54 levels: 3.5cm or better; bin soiled labels, four with slight signs of old seepage. Lot 55 levels: eight 4cm or better, three 4.5cm and one 6cm; one with slight signs of old seepage, two damp stained labels
Both lots in original wooden case, Lot 55 banded prior to inspection
My first taste of any Premier Cru was the '67 Haut Brion, served at the end of what is known in LA trade as a "Mozy Train". Mozy, to this day is still an importer of fine wine based in Los Angeles. His trade only tastings were often sit-down dinner events with upwards of 40 stems placed in front of you. Barely enough room left to take notes! At the end of the "train" came a bon bouche, this night he pulled from his cellar the '67 Haut Brion. Fully mature, feminine, sweet tobacco and cedar flavors. Silky and long. Truly a mind opener. Years later, most recently, it was served blindly at dinner after a Christie's tasting. Purchased off the restaurant's list, our generous benefactor thought he had something on a Christie's Specialists. I nailed it much to his chagrin. This this wine is unforgetable, for me at least, it maintains all that a mature Haut Brion is reputed to be, tobacco/cedar scented, graceful texture, gentle power, a wine of certain breeding. ST
1 dozen bottles per lot