1 methuselah per lot
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Cristal, Louis Roederer, Millennium 2000--Vintage 1990
Reims
In original wooden case
"They only produced 2,000 of these much-lauded and frightfully expensive Methuselahs for the millenium. I am very grateful that an anonymous friend of mine thought that I should taste this treasure together with him and a few close friends. There is no doubt about it: this wine rises above the usual Cristal from 1990. The wine, strangely enough, is more developed and accessible, despite the size of the bottle. I believe this is because the grapes used for these giant bottles were even sweeter and more mature, from old vines. The bouquet is very smoky with a--for the time being--marked dominance of Aÿ. The palate rersembles the smoothest essence of Chardonnay that it is possible to create. A world-class wine that few have the privilege of tasting, and even fewer will have the privilege of drinking completely evolved in ten to twenty years." Richard Juhlin, 4000 Champagnes, Jan 2001
1 methuselah per lot
Reims
In original wooden case
"They only produced 2,000 of these much-lauded and frightfully expensive Methuselahs for the millenium. I am very grateful that an anonymous friend of mine thought that I should taste this treasure together with him and a few close friends. There is no doubt about it: this wine rises above the usual Cristal from 1990. The wine, strangely enough, is more developed and accessible, despite the size of the bottle. I believe this is because the grapes used for these giant bottles were even sweeter and more mature, from old vines. The bouquet is very smoky with a--for the time being--marked dominance of Aÿ. The palate rersembles the smoothest essence of Chardonnay that it is possible to create. A world-class wine that few have the privilege of tasting, and even fewer will have the privilege of drinking completely evolved in ten to twenty years." Richard Juhlin, 4000 Champagnes, Jan 2001
1 methuselah per lot