11 bottles per lot
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Château Ausone--Vintage 1979
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A)
Levels: two into neck and nine bottom neck; one stained label, one signs of seepage
"From the cask, I preferred the 1979 to the highly heralded 1978, but now the wine has closed up, and seems unyielding and dumb. Light to medium ruby, with a spicy, tight bouquet with hints of oak, ripe black cherries, spices, and charred earth, this medium-bodied wine continues to taste surprisingly backward and austere. Will the marvelous fruit it exhibited when young reappear and outlive the tannins? Anticipated maturity: 2000-2015. Last tasted, 2/91." Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition (1998)
11 bottles per lot
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A)
Levels: two into neck and nine bottom neck; one stained label, one signs of seepage
"From the cask, I preferred the 1979 to the highly heralded 1978, but now the wine has closed up, and seems unyielding and dumb. Light to medium ruby, with a spicy, tight bouquet with hints of oak, ripe black cherries, spices, and charred earth, this medium-bodied wine continues to taste surprisingly backward and austere. Will the marvelous fruit it exhibited when young reappear and outlive the tannins? Anticipated maturity: 2000-2015. Last tasted, 2/91." Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition (1998)
11 bottles per lot