1 dozen bottlesper lot
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Fine and Rare Wines
May 7th and 8th, 2010
Dear Client,
Welcome to our Spring sale. After a strong February sale, we are back with hundreds lots for your bidding pleasure this May.
This sale is divided into two sections. On May 7th at 6:00PM, we invite you to join us for Champagne and Murray's cheese, along with other red wines (see page XXX for details), to highlight a sale of 50 lots of the finest and rarest wines on the market today. Though only 50 lots, this portion of our sale highlights the greatest of winemaking, from many of the world's regions. From Champagne, Krug's 1989 Clos du Mesnil, from Bordeaux, the 1929 Latour from a storied collection and two cases of 1982 Lafite, from Burgundy twelve bottles of 1990 Romanée-Conti, from California an impressive vertical of rare Harlan magnums and Screaming Eagle in large formats. These are only a few highlights-and I hesitate to use that term, "highlights," because all of the lots in this section are truly winemaking highlights.
On May 8th, starting at 10:00AM, we invite you to join us for the second part of the sale, lots 51 to 597. As always, this portion will be accompanied by Champagne, additional tasting wines (see page XXX for details), and a buffet brunch for registered bidders.
Claret kicks off this portion, with loads of Mouton and Margaux, all of which is pristine and in wood. Following that is a deep collection of California wines, including Harlan and many vintages of Bond, Colgin and Maya. Elsewhere, there are quite a few interesting things not seen as frequently at auction: the 2004 Ygrec (lot 449) for example, and a variety of 19th-century Madeira. We end the sale with an impressive collection of Yquem, including the 1983 in numerous different formats, and rarely-seen-at-auction 2006 Yquem in pristine half-bottle original wooden cases.
As always, please don't hesitate to be in touch with me or my team of specialists with any questions you may have. Should you require photos of any lots, please contact us at least a week before the sale.
We look forward to seeing you on May 7th and 8th.
Sincerely,
Charles Curtis MW
Head of North American Wine Department
A TOAST OF KRUG MESNIL
Krug 'Clos de Mesnil' is regarded by many connoisseurs as the "ne plus ultra" of Champagnes. The wine is produced in tiny quantities entirely from Chardonnay grown in Krug's four-acre Clos de Mesnil, and is hand-made and barrel aged to the highest standards. The wine is made as a vineyard, designated only in the best vintages and aged for a decade prior to release
The consigner for this bottle of Krug also offers other exclamations in this sale, including 1961 La Chapelle, a magnum of 1959 Romanee-Conti in lots 1, 22-24, 41, 454-475.
Krug, Clos du Mesnil--Vintage 1989
Reims
Each bottle in individual wooden coffret
1 dozen bottlesper lot
May 7th and 8th, 2010
Dear Client,
Welcome to our Spring sale. After a strong February sale, we are back with hundreds lots for your bidding pleasure this May.
This sale is divided into two sections. On May 7th at 6:00PM, we invite you to join us for Champagne and Murray's cheese, along with other red wines (see page XXX for details), to highlight a sale of 50 lots of the finest and rarest wines on the market today. Though only 50 lots, this portion of our sale highlights the greatest of winemaking, from many of the world's regions. From Champagne, Krug's 1989 Clos du Mesnil, from Bordeaux, the 1929 Latour from a storied collection and two cases of 1982 Lafite, from Burgundy twelve bottles of 1990 Romanée-Conti, from California an impressive vertical of rare Harlan magnums and Screaming Eagle in large formats. These are only a few highlights-and I hesitate to use that term, "highlights," because all of the lots in this section are truly winemaking highlights.
On May 8th, starting at 10:00AM, we invite you to join us for the second part of the sale, lots 51 to 597. As always, this portion will be accompanied by Champagne, additional tasting wines (see page XXX for details), and a buffet brunch for registered bidders.
Claret kicks off this portion, with loads of Mouton and Margaux, all of which is pristine and in wood. Following that is a deep collection of California wines, including Harlan and many vintages of Bond, Colgin and Maya. Elsewhere, there are quite a few interesting things not seen as frequently at auction: the 2004 Ygrec (lot 449) for example, and a variety of 19th-century Madeira. We end the sale with an impressive collection of Yquem, including the 1983 in numerous different formats, and rarely-seen-at-auction 2006 Yquem in pristine half-bottle original wooden cases.
As always, please don't hesitate to be in touch with me or my team of specialists with any questions you may have. Should you require photos of any lots, please contact us at least a week before the sale.
We look forward to seeing you on May 7th and 8th.
Sincerely,
Charles Curtis MW
Head of North American Wine Department
A TOAST OF KRUG MESNIL
Krug 'Clos de Mesnil' is regarded by many connoisseurs as the "ne plus ultra" of Champagnes. The wine is produced in tiny quantities entirely from Chardonnay grown in Krug's four-acre Clos de Mesnil, and is hand-made and barrel aged to the highest standards. The wine is made as a vineyard, designated only in the best vintages and aged for a decade prior to release
The consigner for this bottle of Krug also offers other exclamations in this sale, including 1961 La Chapelle, a magnum of 1959 Romanee-Conti in lots 1, 22-24, 41, 454-475.
Krug, Clos du Mesnil--Vintage 1989
Reims
Each bottle in individual wooden coffret
1 dozen bottlesper lot