Finest and Rarest Wines & Vintage Port
Catalogue Information: 776 lots
Date: 2009
Auction House:
Sotheby's
Location:
United Kingdom
Sale Notes:
Stephen Mould
Senior Director
Head of Department, Europe
Wine
Tel: +44 20 7293 5046
Fax: +44 20 7293 5961
stephen.mould@sothebys.com
Elise Purchas
Administrator
Wine
Tel: +44 20 7293 5829
Fax: +44 20 7293 5961
elise.purchas@sothebys.com
Lot 1: CHATEAU MARGAUX 1982
Chateau Margaux 1982 Margaux, 1er Cru Classe u. 2bn, 2vts, 1 label very slightly scuffed, otherwise pristine Two very recent 'sightings' - a magnum at the Chateau was stupendous and, at home, a bottle that had an ethereal scent (and I drank the 196 [...more]
Lot 2: CHATEAU LEOVILLE LASCASES 1982
Chateau Leoville Lascases 1982 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe Pristine Terrific bouquet, complex, powerful, blackcurrants and very scented. Marvellous flavour, majestic and with great breed, liquorice and cassis. The beautiful taste and lovely succule [...more]
Lot 3: CHATEAU RAUZAN SEGLA 1990
Chateau Rauzan Segla 1990 Margaux, 2eme Cru Classe Good levels, excellent appearance Cabernet Sauvignon 56%, Merlot 44% Fragrant nose - almost rosy. Quite a meaty flavour. Ready now, as it shows its maturity. Not as ripe as the 1989. SS. Lot 3 12 b [...more]
Lot 4: CHATEAU LAFITE 1995
Chateau Lafite 1995 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe Wonderfully voluptuous bouquet, stamped with First Growth class. Black cherries and glycerol invade the senses. Coffee beans and pure cassis on the palate. A thoroughbred, to use a racing term - and what [...more]
Lot 5: CHATEAU LATOUR 1995
Chateau Latour 1995 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe A nose of rose hips and totally classy red fruit, marked deep with Latour terroir - and it does not get much better than that. Exceptional fruit, tannin and acidity balance. Archetypal First Growth Pauil [...more]
