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REMNANTS OF A GREAT CELLAR
This collection was part of a dream list cellar of superstars. Climatic conditions were found to be ideal in the cellar and close examination of the color of specific wines showed them to be vibrant and deep. It was a pleasure to pull such gems from a carefully acquired and lovingly maintained cellar.
Property of a long-time collecting family from the Midwest.
Removed from a temperature-controlled cellar by Christie's specialists.
Justin Christoph
Château Cheval-Blanc--Vintage 1921
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A)
Level: mid shoulder; badly bin soiled label, very good color, Van de Meulen Bottling
"At this tasting, the wine was unreal. It offered an opaque color with considerable amber at the edge, followed by remarkably fresh, sweet, jammy aromas of black fruits, Asian spices, coffee, herbs, and chocolate. Thick, unctuously-textured, with oodles of fruit, this huge, massive, full-bodied wine must have possessed 14 alcohol. It could easily have been mistaken for the 1947 or 1949. One of the unmistakable impressions left by the entire Rodenstock tasting (every series was served blind) was how frequently the less-renowned Pomerols and, to a lesser extent, St.-Emilions triumphed over their more renowned and aristocratic brethren from the Medoc and Graves. In the flight of 1921s, the right bank wines were examples of profoundly concentrated, extraordinary Bordeaux." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #103 (Feb 1996)
1 bottle per lot
This collection was part of a dream list cellar of superstars. Climatic conditions were found to be ideal in the cellar and close examination of the color of specific wines showed them to be vibrant and deep. It was a pleasure to pull such gems from a carefully acquired and lovingly maintained cellar.
Property of a long-time collecting family from the Midwest.
Removed from a temperature-controlled cellar by Christie's specialists.
Justin Christoph
Château Cheval-Blanc--Vintage 1921
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A)
Level: mid shoulder; badly bin soiled label, very good color, Van de Meulen Bottling
"At this tasting, the wine was unreal. It offered an opaque color with considerable amber at the edge, followed by remarkably fresh, sweet, jammy aromas of black fruits, Asian spices, coffee, herbs, and chocolate. Thick, unctuously-textured, with oodles of fruit, this huge, massive, full-bodied wine must have possessed 14 alcohol. It could easily have been mistaken for the 1947 or 1949. One of the unmistakable impressions left by the entire Rodenstock tasting (every series was served blind) was how frequently the less-renowned Pomerols and, to a lesser extent, St.-Emilions triumphed over their more renowned and aristocratic brethren from the Medoc and Graves. In the flight of 1921s, the right bank wines were examples of profoundly concentrated, extraordinary Bordeaux." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #103 (Feb 1996)
1 bottle per lot