6 magnums per lot
Details
Château Haut-Brion--Vintage 1966
Pessac (Graves), 1er cru classé
Levels: one 3.5cm, one 4cm, one 4.5cm, two 5cm, one 3.5cm, corroded capsules
In original wooden case
"More recently, an excellent bottle I served at my Bordeaux Club dinner at Christie's in 1994: level into the neck, perfect cork pulled at 5:45pm, decanted an hour later and served at 8:15pm. Still deep and richly coloured; typical Haut-Brion scent of tobacco and iron, opening up deliciously, tea-like, very sweet, fullish body, lovely flavour, earthy tannic finish. Then a remarkably good double magnum at the Christie's 30th anniversary dinner: the grapes were being picked and the wine fermented at the time of the department's first auction. For the sake of historical accuracy I report an overmature, somewhat oxidized bottle in New York. Last tasted Oct 2001. At its best **** MB, Vintage Wine
6 magnums per lot
Pessac (Graves), 1er cru classé
Levels: one 3.5cm, one 4cm, one 4.5cm, two 5cm, one 3.5cm, corroded capsules
In original wooden case
"More recently, an excellent bottle I served at my Bordeaux Club dinner at Christie's in 1994: level into the neck, perfect cork pulled at 5:45pm, decanted an hour later and served at 8:15pm. Still deep and richly coloured; typical Haut-Brion scent of tobacco and iron, opening up deliciously, tea-like, very sweet, fullish body, lovely flavour, earthy tannic finish. Then a remarkably good double magnum at the Christie's 30th anniversary dinner: the grapes were being picked and the wine fermented at the time of the department's first auction. For the sake of historical accuracy I report an overmature, somewhat oxidized bottle in New York. Last tasted Oct 2001. At its best **** MB, Vintage Wine
6 magnums per lot