24 BOTTLES PER LOT
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CHâTEAU GLORIA--VINTAGE 1995
SAINT-JULIEN, CRU BOURGEOIS SUPéRIEUR
TASTING NOTE: THE 1995 AND 1996 ARE TWO OF THE FINEST GLORIAS PRODUCED OVER RECENT VINTAGES. BOTH THE 1996 AND 1995 ARE UNCOMMONLY HEDONISTIC, PLUMP, AND PRECOCIOUSLY-STYLED WINES. LOW IN ACIDITY, RICH IN CEDARY, BLACKCURRANT FRUIT, MEDIUM-BODIED, AND LUSH, THESE TWO WINES WILL PROVIDE DELICIOUS DRINKING YOUNG, YET BOTH WILL AGE FOR 10-15 YEARS. THE 1995 IS LOWER IN ACIDITY, AND MAY NOT POSSESS QUITE THE DENSITY AND POWER OF THE 1996, BUT READERS LOOKING FOR HIGH CLASS CLARET WITH IMMEDIATE APPEAL WOULD BE FOOLISH TO PASS IT BY. BOTH WINES ARE SLEEPERS OF THE VINTAGE. ROBERT PARKER, WINE ADVOCATE 115, FEB 1998.
24 BOTTLES PER LOT
SAINT-JULIEN, CRU BOURGEOIS SUPéRIEUR
TASTING NOTE: THE 1995 AND 1996 ARE TWO OF THE FINEST GLORIAS PRODUCED OVER RECENT VINTAGES. BOTH THE 1996 AND 1995 ARE UNCOMMONLY HEDONISTIC, PLUMP, AND PRECOCIOUSLY-STYLED WINES. LOW IN ACIDITY, RICH IN CEDARY, BLACKCURRANT FRUIT, MEDIUM-BODIED, AND LUSH, THESE TWO WINES WILL PROVIDE DELICIOUS DRINKING YOUNG, YET BOTH WILL AGE FOR 10-15 YEARS. THE 1995 IS LOWER IN ACIDITY, AND MAY NOT POSSESS QUITE THE DENSITY AND POWER OF THE 1996, BUT READERS LOOKING FOR HIGH CLASS CLARET WITH IMMEDIATE APPEAL WOULD BE FOOLISH TO PASS IT BY. BOTH WINES ARE SLEEPERS OF THE VINTAGE. ROBERT PARKER, WINE ADVOCATE 115, FEB 1998.
24 BOTTLES PER LOT
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ParcelWineOffered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.