Above 12 bottles per lot
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AN EXTREMELY RARE DRC ASSORTMENT CASE OF THE MAGNIFICENT 1990 VINTAGE
Lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Offered duty-paid, but available in bond
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment--Vintage 1990
All with Italian back slip labels
In original wooden case
Romanée-Conti
Bottle no. 04946. Very slight signs of seepage. Level 2cms below base of cork(1)
Medium ruby colour. Initially, this is aromatically tight and closed but after 2 hours in the glass, it absolutely explodes from the glass with a breath taking panoply of Asian spices, exotic fruit aromas and touch of earth followed by rich, lush, almost opulent flavours that melt in the mouth and coat the palate with a layer of velvet on the fantastically long finish. This is a dramatic wine in every sense of
the word yet it's not at all showy but rather discreet and understated. I particularly like the sense of inner power and purity of expression and this is as good a wine as I ever hope to drink. It should last for another 50 years and if you ever have the chance don't miss it! Consistant notes. Berghound
La Tâche
Bottle nos. 19465,19466 and 19467. Levels 2cms below base of corks (3)
Not tasted until the mid-1990's, first at the Luzern tasting. La Tâche was in the 12th and last 'flight' which included Ch Latour, Ch Le Pin, Ch Pétrus, La Turque, Giacosa's Barbaresco Riserva Speciale and a super Syrah from Australia, Roman Bratasiuk's Clarendon Hill. It showed well: fairly deep, rich 'legs'; curiously exotic, sweet, fruit-laden, 'beetroot' Pinot grip (I did, after a struggle, identify it). Two years later, at Wagner's La Tâche vertical in Zurich: richness, extract, noting an earthy fragrance, opening up perfectly; sweet, full-body, fruit and all the component parts. Last tasted April 1998***(**) Approaching full maturity, but long life predicted. M.B. Vintage Wine
Richebourg
Bottle nos. 012944 and 012946(2)
High-toned fruit with fresh, bright blackberry fruit aromas and the barest trace of secondary character to the tight, very ripe, beautifully complex flavours. There is still quite a bit of tannin still to resolve though this has excellent density of extract and solid balance. Rich, long and impressive.. Burghound
Romanée-Saint-Vivant
Bottle nos. 017708, 017709 and 107710(3)
Extremely rich and ripe with explosive aromas of Vosne spice, earth and only a touch of secondary nuance followed by big, indeed even robust flavors that show good muscle but no rusticity and while this displays only a bit of the classic RSV velvet, this character will undoubtedly become more pronounced with age as there is plenty of
mid-palate density. Quite long and still very much of a baby, the '90 RSV is most promising. I would try again in 2010 but this will live for 30 years, perhaps longer. Multiple and consistent notes. Burghound
Grands-Echézeaux
Bottle no. 09342. Level 2.5cms below base of cork(1)
Deep purple-red, with spectacularly complex aromas (black fruits, undergrowth). This is richly structured, with plenty of flesh, ripe tannins and magnificent length. A.H.
Echézeaux
Bottle nos. 04780 and 14781. Very slight signs of seepage(2)
Obviously roasted yet intense and pure black fruits introduce big, quite structured flavors underpinned by a solid tannic structure. The finish is long, rich and wonderfully complex. A terrific example of DRC Echézeaux. Burghound
Above 12 bottles per lot
Lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Offered duty-paid, but available in bond
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment--Vintage 1990
All with Italian back slip labels
In original wooden case
Romanée-Conti
Bottle no. 04946. Very slight signs of seepage. Level 2cms below base of cork(1)
Medium ruby colour. Initially, this is aromatically tight and closed but after 2 hours in the glass, it absolutely explodes from the glass with a breath taking panoply of Asian spices, exotic fruit aromas and touch of earth followed by rich, lush, almost opulent flavours that melt in the mouth and coat the palate with a layer of velvet on the fantastically long finish. This is a dramatic wine in every sense of
the word yet it's not at all showy but rather discreet and understated. I particularly like the sense of inner power and purity of expression and this is as good a wine as I ever hope to drink. It should last for another 50 years and if you ever have the chance don't miss it! Consistant notes. Berghound
La Tâche
Bottle nos. 19465,19466 and 19467. Levels 2cms below base of corks (3)
Not tasted until the mid-1990's, first at the Luzern tasting. La Tâche was in the 12th and last 'flight' which included Ch Latour, Ch Le Pin, Ch Pétrus, La Turque, Giacosa's Barbaresco Riserva Speciale and a super Syrah from Australia, Roman Bratasiuk's Clarendon Hill. It showed well: fairly deep, rich 'legs'; curiously exotic, sweet, fruit-laden, 'beetroot' Pinot grip (I did, after a struggle, identify it). Two years later, at Wagner's La Tâche vertical in Zurich: richness, extract, noting an earthy fragrance, opening up perfectly; sweet, full-body, fruit and all the component parts. Last tasted April 1998***(**) Approaching full maturity, but long life predicted. M.B. Vintage Wine
Richebourg
Bottle nos. 012944 and 012946(2)
High-toned fruit with fresh, bright blackberry fruit aromas and the barest trace of secondary character to the tight, very ripe, beautifully complex flavours. There is still quite a bit of tannin still to resolve though this has excellent density of extract and solid balance. Rich, long and impressive.. Burghound
Romanée-Saint-Vivant
Bottle nos. 017708, 017709 and 107710(3)
Extremely rich and ripe with explosive aromas of Vosne spice, earth and only a touch of secondary nuance followed by big, indeed even robust flavors that show good muscle but no rusticity and while this displays only a bit of the classic RSV velvet, this character will undoubtedly become more pronounced with age as there is plenty of
mid-palate density. Quite long and still very much of a baby, the '90 RSV is most promising. I would try again in 2010 but this will live for 30 years, perhaps longer. Multiple and consistent notes. Burghound
Grands-Echézeaux
Bottle no. 09342. Level 2.5cms below base of cork(1)
Deep purple-red, with spectacularly complex aromas (black fruits, undergrowth). This is richly structured, with plenty of flesh, ripe tannins and magnificent length. A.H.
Echézeaux
Bottle nos. 04780 and 14781. Very slight signs of seepage(2)
Obviously roasted yet intense and pure black fruits introduce big, quite structured flavors underpinned by a solid tannic structure. The finish is long, rich and wonderfully complex. A terrific example of DRC Echézeaux. Burghound
Above 12 bottles per lot
Special notice
Offered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.