4 magnums per lot
Details
MICHAEL BROADBENT'S FIVE STAR BURGUNDY VINTAGE
VINTAGE 1985 *****
One of my favourite burgundy vintages. Certainly some of my most consistently glowing notes.
The weather conditions were interesting: unprecedented low temperatures in January, snow in February delaying budding but minimising the risk of late frosts. Delayed flowering; June and July were fairly normal but, from the first week in August, heat and drought, then hail storms; 25 of the crop in Aloxe-Corton was destroyed, but surviving vines produced excellent wines. From 1 September constant sunshine. A ripe, healthy crop and one of the best vintages in most growers' memories.
They demonstrate [as a collective whole] the superiority and extra depth of the grands crus, the quality of the 1er crus as well as, even in a vintage like this one, the variations between village wines.
MB, Vintage Wine
Property of a Gentleman
Recently removed by Christie's from a temperature and humidity controlled, private, below ground level, home cellar.
Richebourg--Vintage 1985
Côte de Nuits, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
"Glorious; a massive wine with loads of grip. Tannic. Superb but not a heart-on-sleeve wine. It needs time. Say 2006-2020." MB, Vintage Wine
"Curiously, this magnum was not any fresher than the 750 ml though that could have simply been this particular bottle. Otherwise, the wine was virtually identical to the wine from fifth, the review of which is: Stunningly complex nose of aged burg aromas, sous bois, spice notes (especially clove and anise) with rich, medium weight flavors that completely coat the mouth. Drinking perfectly now and it's hard to see this improving at all. A great '85 and one of the best of the DRC line-up in this vintage.
From magnum, this could be drunk now or held for another decade." Burghound.com, March 2005
4 magnums per lot
VINTAGE 1985 *****
One of my favourite burgundy vintages. Certainly some of my most consistently glowing notes.
The weather conditions were interesting: unprecedented low temperatures in January, snow in February delaying budding but minimising the risk of late frosts. Delayed flowering; June and July were fairly normal but, from the first week in August, heat and drought, then hail storms; 25 of the crop in Aloxe-Corton was destroyed, but surviving vines produced excellent wines. From 1 September constant sunshine. A ripe, healthy crop and one of the best vintages in most growers' memories.
They demonstrate [as a collective whole] the superiority and extra depth of the grands crus, the quality of the 1er crus as well as, even in a vintage like this one, the variations between village wines.
MB, Vintage Wine
Property of a Gentleman
Recently removed by Christie's from a temperature and humidity controlled, private, below ground level, home cellar.
Richebourg--Vintage 1985
Côte de Nuits, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
"Glorious; a massive wine with loads of grip. Tannic. Superb but not a heart-on-sleeve wine. It needs time. Say 2006-2020." MB, Vintage Wine
"Curiously, this magnum was not any fresher than the 750 ml though that could have simply been this particular bottle. Otherwise, the wine was virtually identical to the wine from fifth, the review of which is: Stunningly complex nose of aged burg aromas, sous bois, spice notes (especially clove and anise) with rich, medium weight flavors that completely coat the mouth. Drinking perfectly now and it's hard to see this improving at all. A great '85 and one of the best of the DRC line-up in this vintage.
From magnum, this could be drunk now or held for another decade." Burghound.com, March 2005
4 magnums per lot
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner upon initial commercial release