3 bottles per lot
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CHATEAU HAUT BRION AND LA MISSION HAUT BRION
Haut Brion, meaning "high mound of grave," enjoys the oldest reputation in print of any wine in Bordeaux. Its most prominent early owner, Jean de Pontac (1488-1589), who built the château, became the richest man in Bordeaux, and lived an extraordinary 101 years. The name of the Pontac family was often attached to the wine, and in 1666 Jean's great-great grandson, Francoise-Auguste, opened a tavern in London called "The Sign of Pontac's Head," where "Pontac" was sold for three times the price of any other wine.
The La Mission prefix derives from its ownership by Lazarist friars during the 17th and 18th centuries, who produced the wine. In 1919 the Woltner Family, successful wine merchants in Bordeaux and Paris, purchased the property for the handsome sum of 250,000FF. Soon after the Woltners took over the operating lease of its small neighbor, La Tour Haut Brion, whose owner bequeathed it, along with her dogs, to the Woltners in 1934. The purchase of La Mission Haut Brion in 1983 by the Dillons united all three properties under one ownership.
Haut Brion, the wine, has an illustrious reputation for its richness and suaveté and is generally comprised of 55 Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 Merlot and 20 Cabernet Franc. Haut Brion is not just geographically distant from its First Growth peers, for it is widely recognized as singular in style and grace.
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Château Haut-Brion--Vintage 1959
Pessac (Graves), 1er cru classé
Levels: two 4cm, one 4.5cm; all lightly bin soiled labels
"Most recently, by a short head the best wine at La Réserve's Haut-Brion/La Mission tasting: a wonderful gradation of colour; showing age but sweet and mellow, with a lovely edge-of-honeycomb scent after an hour in the glass. A positive, sweet entry and soft. All the component parts working in harmony. Last tasted June 2000 *****" MB, Vintage Wine
3 bottles per lot
Haut Brion, meaning "high mound of grave," enjoys the oldest reputation in print of any wine in Bordeaux. Its most prominent early owner, Jean de Pontac (1488-1589), who built the château, became the richest man in Bordeaux, and lived an extraordinary 101 years. The name of the Pontac family was often attached to the wine, and in 1666 Jean's great-great grandson, Francoise-Auguste, opened a tavern in London called "The Sign of Pontac's Head," where "Pontac" was sold for three times the price of any other wine.
The La Mission prefix derives from its ownership by Lazarist friars during the 17th and 18th centuries, who produced the wine. In 1919 the Woltner Family, successful wine merchants in Bordeaux and Paris, purchased the property for the handsome sum of 250,000FF. Soon after the Woltners took over the operating lease of its small neighbor, La Tour Haut Brion, whose owner bequeathed it, along with her dogs, to the Woltners in 1934. The purchase of La Mission Haut Brion in 1983 by the Dillons united all three properties under one ownership.
Haut Brion, the wine, has an illustrious reputation for its richness and suaveté and is generally comprised of 55 Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 Merlot and 20 Cabernet Franc. Haut Brion is not just geographically distant from its First Growth peers, for it is widely recognized as singular in style and grace.
ST
Château Haut-Brion--Vintage 1959
Pessac (Graves), 1er cru classé
Levels: two 4cm, one 4.5cm; all lightly bin soiled labels
"Most recently, by a short head the best wine at La Réserve's Haut-Brion/La Mission tasting: a wonderful gradation of colour; showing age but sweet and mellow, with a lovely edge-of-honeycomb scent after an hour in the glass. A positive, sweet entry and soft. All the component parts working in harmony. Last tasted June 2000 *****" MB, Vintage Wine
3 bottles per lot