12 bottles per lot
细节
CHATEAU D'YQUEM
Lying in Corsham, Wiltshire (Octavian)
Offered in bond, available duty-paid
Château d'Yquem--Vintage 2006
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé
In original wooden cases
Tasting note: While no surprise here, this wine, which will be bottled in 2009, is certainly this estates greatest effort since their 2001. It completely outclasses everything from the appellation, but even when youre number one, thats often hard to do. This light gold wine offers up a sensational smorgasbord of aromas including huge honeyed pineapple and other caramelized tropical fruit flavors, massive richness, and a viscous, unctuous texture with the oak beautifully integrated. The wine has enough acidity to buttress its full-bodied mouthfeel, but this is not by any means the sweetest or most alcoholic of the dYquems I have tasted. In fact, in the range of dYquems, this is a powerful wine, but it is one built more on finesse and elegance, a la the 1988. Nevertheless, this wine will prove to have 50+ years of longevity. The finish, the mid-palate, the sensation of looking at a skyscraper of Semillon with a small dosage of Sauvignon, is impressive. Like all of the sweet wines of Barsac and Sauternes, one can drink this young, but the nuances and complexities really dont emerge for at least a decade, especially in the case of a wine such as this. Bravo! Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #181, Feb 2009
12 bottles per lot
Lying in Corsham, Wiltshire (Octavian)
Offered in bond, available duty-paid
Château d'Yquem--Vintage 2006
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé
In original wooden cases
Tasting note: While no surprise here, this wine, which will be bottled in 2009, is certainly this estates greatest effort since their 2001. It completely outclasses everything from the appellation, but even when youre number one, thats often hard to do. This light gold wine offers up a sensational smorgasbord of aromas including huge honeyed pineapple and other caramelized tropical fruit flavors, massive richness, and a viscous, unctuous texture with the oak beautifully integrated. The wine has enough acidity to buttress its full-bodied mouthfeel, but this is not by any means the sweetest or most alcoholic of the dYquems I have tasted. In fact, in the range of dYquems, this is a powerful wine, but it is one built more on finesse and elegance, a la the 1988. Nevertheless, this wine will prove to have 50+ years of longevity. The finish, the mid-palate, the sensation of looking at a skyscraper of Semillon with a small dosage of Sauvignon, is impressive. Like all of the sweet wines of Barsac and Sauternes, one can drink this young, but the nuances and complexities really dont emerge for at least a decade, especially in the case of a wine such as this. Bravo! Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #181, Feb 2009
12 bottles per lot
注意事项
ParcelWineChange to invoicing/bidding procedure for wines offered in bond (‡ symbol) for London sales from the 1st September 2012:
Wines offered in bond may be taken in bond or duty paid.
If you choose to take these lots in bond the hammer price will be payable in full. We will no longer deduct excise duty from the hammer price.
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荣誉呈献
Carolyn Holmes