1 dozen bottles per lot
Details
Hermitage, La Chapelle--Vintage 1985
Rhône, Jaboulet
Levels: 3.5cm or better; two misprinted labels, one with vintage offset printing, the other with out vintage, both believed to be 1985, two cut capsules, corks state "Mis en bouteille dans nos chais"
"A saturated dark plum/garnet color with amber at the edge is followed by an attractive smoky, underbrush, and truffle-scented wine with coffee, smoke, cedar, and jammy cassis/plum-like fruit. As the wine sits in the glass, notes of Chinese black tea, pepper, and soy emerge. There is surprising tannin and austerity in the finish, but the aromatics and attack were convincingly rich and intense.
From my cellar, the 1985 appears to be developing at an evolved, precocious pace, but at the Jaboulets, the wine revealed far more force, vigor, structure, and weight. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2025" Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129 (June 2000)
1 dozen bottles per lot
Rhône, Jaboulet
Levels: 3.5cm or better; two misprinted labels, one with vintage offset printing, the other with out vintage, both believed to be 1985, two cut capsules, corks state "Mis en bouteille dans nos chais"
"A saturated dark plum/garnet color with amber at the edge is followed by an attractive smoky, underbrush, and truffle-scented wine with coffee, smoke, cedar, and jammy cassis/plum-like fruit. As the wine sits in the glass, notes of Chinese black tea, pepper, and soy emerge. There is surprising tannin and austerity in the finish, but the aromatics and attack were convincingly rich and intense.
From my cellar, the 1985 appears to be developing at an evolved, precocious pace, but at the Jaboulets, the wine revealed far more force, vigor, structure, and weight. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2025" Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129 (June 2000)
1 dozen bottles per lot