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Above 3 magnums per lot
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HAUT BRION
It has been seven decades since the American banker Clarence Dillon purchased Château Haut Brion. Jean Delmas, the recently retired Technical Director, had intimate knowledge of all of the vintages being offered below. He started out working beside his father and was well positioned to take over the reigns in his first year as regisseur (General Manager) in 1961. Haut Brion, meaning "high mound of grave," enjoys the oldest reputation in print of any wine in Bordeaux. Its most prominent early owner was Jean de Pontac (1488-1589), who built the Château, became the richest man in Bordeaux, and lived an extradordinary 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 fashionable tavern lasted for over a century. The wine of Haut Brion was first sold at Christie's under the name of "Pontac" on April 6, 1778, consigned from the cellars of the Marquis de Noailles. Nine years later the American Ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferson, travelled to Bordeaux and as history has recorded was unsuccessful in his attempt to purchase a barrique of the 1784 vintage. He had to settle for two cases of fifty bottles each and was known to enjoy and promote the wines of Haut Brion to his friends and colleagues back in a nascent America. Although fine wines were made in the 1920s the estate's renaissance is widely recognized to begin with the 1945 vintage, crafted by the senior Dillon-Delmas team. Clarence Dillon's granddaughter Joan began representing the property on behalf of the family when she moved to France in 1955. She became President of Domaine Clarence Dillon in 1974. After the death of her first husband, Prince Charles of Luxembourg, Princesse Joan married Philippe de Noailles, Duc de Muchy, and in 1978 asked him to become an active Director of the company. Since then, the Duc and Duchesse de Mouchy have shared the most important decisions regarding the management of the Domaine.
Removed from professional storage
Château Haut-Brion
Pessac (Graves), 1er cru classé
--Vintage 1926
Level: top/upper shoulder; ex-caves Maxims, Parismagnum (1)
"In my opinion, the best Haut-Brion until we reach the 1945. Noted in different contexts and sizes, bottle, magnum and jeroboam. The most notable, indeed the ones that first impressed me, were sold from the Dillon family celler at Dunwalke in New Jersey, sold at Christie's in 1979. Among their other great wines were 9 dozen magnums and 13 dozen bottles of the 1926 Haut-Brion, all in perfect condition. But Haut-Brion is first and foremost a Graves and its nose and taste are very distinctive, totally unlike its peers, the 1er cru Médocs, save for its finesse. The bouquet is usually more earthy, sometimes gingery, tobacco-like, 'singed fern' I noted. Most recently still almost opaque; harmonious, rich nose; fairly sweet, full flavoured, powerful, verging on the '28 in style. Last tasted at Len Evans' 'Single-bottle Club' dinner in the Hunter Valley, Australia, Sept 2000*****" MB, Vintage Wine.
--Vintage 1937
Level: top/upper shoulder; very damp stained labelmagnum (1)
--Vintage 1959
Level: 2cm; nicked labelmagnum (1)
"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
Above 3 magnums per lot
It has been seven decades since the American banker Clarence Dillon purchased Château Haut Brion. Jean Delmas, the recently retired Technical Director, had intimate knowledge of all of the vintages being offered below. He started out working beside his father and was well positioned to take over the reigns in his first year as regisseur (General Manager) in 1961. Haut Brion, meaning "high mound of grave," enjoys the oldest reputation in print of any wine in Bordeaux. Its most prominent early owner was Jean de Pontac (1488-1589), who built the Château, became the richest man in Bordeaux, and lived an extradordinary 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 fashionable tavern lasted for over a century. The wine of Haut Brion was first sold at Christie's under the name of "Pontac" on April 6, 1778, consigned from the cellars of the Marquis de Noailles. Nine years later the American Ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferson, travelled to Bordeaux and as history has recorded was unsuccessful in his attempt to purchase a barrique of the 1784 vintage. He had to settle for two cases of fifty bottles each and was known to enjoy and promote the wines of Haut Brion to his friends and colleagues back in a nascent America. Although fine wines were made in the 1920s the estate's renaissance is widely recognized to begin with the 1945 vintage, crafted by the senior Dillon-Delmas team. Clarence Dillon's granddaughter Joan began representing the property on behalf of the family when she moved to France in 1955. She became President of Domaine Clarence Dillon in 1974. After the death of her first husband, Prince Charles of Luxembourg, Princesse Joan married Philippe de Noailles, Duc de Muchy, and in 1978 asked him to become an active Director of the company. Since then, the Duc and Duchesse de Mouchy have shared the most important decisions regarding the management of the Domaine.
Removed from professional storage
Château Haut-Brion
Pessac (Graves), 1er cru classé
--Vintage 1926
Level: top/upper shoulder; ex-caves Maxims, Parismagnum (1)
"In my opinion, the best Haut-Brion until we reach the 1945. Noted in different contexts and sizes, bottle, magnum and jeroboam. The most notable, indeed the ones that first impressed me, were sold from the Dillon family celler at Dunwalke in New Jersey, sold at Christie's in 1979. Among their other great wines were 9 dozen magnums and 13 dozen bottles of the 1926 Haut-Brion, all in perfect condition. But Haut-Brion is first and foremost a Graves and its nose and taste are very distinctive, totally unlike its peers, the 1er cru Médocs, save for its finesse. The bouquet is usually more earthy, sometimes gingery, tobacco-like, 'singed fern' I noted. Most recently still almost opaque; harmonious, rich nose; fairly sweet, full flavoured, powerful, verging on the '28 in style. Last tasted at Len Evans' 'Single-bottle Club' dinner in the Hunter Valley, Australia, Sept 2000*****" MB, Vintage Wine.
--Vintage 1937
Level: top/upper shoulder; very damp stained labelmagnum (1)
--Vintage 1959
Level: 2cm; nicked labelmagnum (1)
"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
Above 3 magnums per lot
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