VINTAGES AUCTION

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VINTAGES AUCTION

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VINTAGES A U C T I O N
Finest & R arest Wines
October 19 & 20, 2012
VINTAGES
AUCTION
Auction
FIRST SESSION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 2012 AT 8 PM
SECOND SESSION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 2012 AT 10 AM
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AUCTION INQUIRIES
AND INFORMATION
LCBO Wine Auction Department
Barry O'Brien
Managing Director, LCBO Auctions, LCBO
43 Freeland St., Second Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M5E 1L7
(416) 864-6821
barry.obrien@lcbo.com
John Yoxall
VINTAGES Auction Consultant, Executive Offices, LCBO
55 Lake Shore Blvd East, 4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M5E 1A4
(416) 864-6890
john.yoxall@lcbo.com
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Friday, October 19th, 2012
Trump International Hotel & Tower
325 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
V INTAGES Auction Receptions and Dinner
Champagne Reception: 5:30 PM
Dinner: 6 PM
$275 per guest
VINTAGES Auction Session One
Auction starts promptly at 8 PM
Saturday, October 20th, 2012
Waddington’s Auction House
275 King Street East, 2nd floor
Toronto, Ontario
VINTAGES Auction Session Two
Auction starts promptly at 10 AM
Both the Friday and Saturday auctions are free and open to the public
Sale no. 1012 • Catalogue $20.00, by mail $30.00
(HST included)
Catalogue available online at vintages.com and waddingtons.ca
Each lot is sold subject to a buyer’s premium of 17%.
Cover Illustration
Lots 182-184
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IMAGE REFERENCE GUIDE
Lot
Wine
Page
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Ermitage, l’Ermite Blanc 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
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Sine Qua Non, Black & Blue, Syrah 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
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Harlan Estate 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172-173
67-68
Château Pétrus 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-21
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Schrader Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon, Old Sparky 2004 . . . . . . .110
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Romanée-Conti 1972, 1982 & 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-39
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Bollinger, Grande Année 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
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Musigny, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
380
Gevrey Chambertin, Clos St. Jacques 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
493-494
Château Pétrus 1961 & Château Latour 1961 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94-95
494
Château Latour 1961 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
500
Château Lafite Rothschild 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Table of Contents
Auction Inquiries and Information
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Introduction
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SESSION I, LOTS 1 – 301
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SESSION II, LOTS 302 – 1098
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Index
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Delivery and Collections
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Level/Ullage Descriptions
and Interpretations
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Conditions of Sale
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Important Information
for Purchasers
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Absentee Bid Form
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Guide for Absentee Bidders
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Departments and Information
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For Our Hong Kong Buyers
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ONTARIO’S COMMERCIAL AUCTIONS
OF FINEST AND RAREST WINES
Dear Wine Lovers,
VINTAGES is pleased once again to welcome you to our annual auction of the Finest and Rarest wines with this,
our 2012 edition.
This year’s live auction sessions will be held on October 19th and 20th. A third session, which in the past has
been held on Sunday, will be offered this year as an online-only session on Monday, November 26th, 2012.
This year’s VINTAGES Auction has something for all collectors no matter what your taste. We are offering
volumes of grand cru burgundy, including an almost unheard of 6L bottle of 1974 DRC, Romanee Conti and
full cases of 1982 and 1986 DRC Romanee Conti. Perennial favorites like cru classe Bordeaux are available
in quantity, as are splendid selections of American cult wines, including our largest assortment of
Sine Qua Non.
The first auction session will begin at 8 PM Friday night – following an incredible pre-auction dinner –
at the Trump International Hotel and Tower at 325 Bay Street, Toronto.
The four-course dinner will be carefully paired with a dazzling selection of the great names of Bordeaux,
including Château Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc, Château Pape Clement Blanc, Château Cos D'Estournel,
Château Clinet, Vieux Château Certan and Château Rieussec. Also – back by popular demand as enjoyed at
last year’s dinner – patrons are welcome to pull from their cellars their best bottles and partake in the event’s
BYO tradition. The hotel has graciously agreed to waive any corkage fees for your prized bottles.
The ticketed dinner event will begin with a champagne reception at 5:30 PM and dining will commence
promptly at 6 PM. Please contact VINTAGES customer service for tickets to this pre-auction event by calling
416-365-5767 or 1-800-267-4764. Tickets are $275 per person and will be limited to 100 guests.
Both the Friday and Saturday auctions are free and open to the public. Saturday’s auction will begin at
10 AM sharp at Waddington’s on 275 King St East, Toronto.
Finally, please be assured that absentee, telephone and live internet bidding options are available
for all live sessions of the auction. Please read carefully the terms and conditions of sale, as well as
the information regarding payment, pick-up and delivery of your purchases.
Cheers!
Barry O’ Brien
Directo r, Sp ecial Pro jects,
Marketing and C usto m er Insights, LC BO
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Session I
LOTS 1 – 301
Friday , O cto ber 19th, 2012 at 8 PM
SPECIAL OPENING LOT
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Scotch Whisky
93 WA 93 WS
GLENFIDDICH, 55 YEARS OLD
Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve
William Grant & Sons, nine time distiller of the year,
produced this exceptionally rare 55 year old vintage Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve -to honour the
granddaughter of William Grant. Canada has been given
one of eleven bottles created.
2 bts.
per lot $2,600 - $3,000
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2 bts.
per lot $2,600 - $3,000
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2 bts.
per lot $2,600 - $3,000
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CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BL ANC 2000
St. Émilion. 1er Grand Cru Classé
100 percent of the proceeds and sale from the Glenfiddich
Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve will go to the “Wounded
Warriors” charity in Canada. Wounded Warriors provides
assistance to members of the Canadian Forces who have
been wounded or injured in service.
This closed, backward blend of 53% Merlot and 47%
Cabernet Franc boasts a saturated purple color along
with a reticent but striking bouquet of blackberries,
blueberries, truffles, and mocha. In spite of its
tightness, aeration reveals scents of licorice, menthol,
and saddle leather. Opulent and full-bodied, with low
acidity, sweet tannin, and a 60-second finish, it is
unquestionably as profound as the 1990 and 1982.
I still believe the 2000 has the potential to be the most
compelling Cheval Blanc since the mythical 1947 and
1949, but patience is required. It should merit a three
digit score in 7-10 years, but it is closed at present.
100 WA
1 bt. (owc.)
1 bt.
The Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve 55 YO
Single Malt Scotch is pale gold in colour with hues
of autumn barley. On the nose it is light and delicate
with aromas of soft orange blossom and delicate violets
mingling with notes of toasted almonds and the subtlest
hint of smoke.
per lot $50,000 - $70,000
P R O P E R T Y O F M U LT I P L E C O N S I G N O R S
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CHÂTEAU PÉTRUS 2001
Pomerol
1 bt.
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 2006
Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
2 bts.
Red Bordeaux
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Pomerol
8
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
CALON-SÉGUR 2000 (2) 94 WA 93 WS
GRUAUD L AROSE 2000 (1) 94 WA
LÉOVILLE BARTON 2000 (1) 96 WA
LÉOVILLE POYFERRÉ 2000 (2) 95 WA
6 bts.
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CHÂTEAU HAUT BAGES LIBÉRAL 2000 (1)
CHÂTEAU DURFORT VIVENS 2001 (1)
CHÂTEAU GISCOURS 2004 (1)
CLOS SAINT-MARTIN 2004 (1)
CHÂTEAU BEYCHEVELLE 2006 (1)
CHÂTEAU CALON SÉGUR 2006 (1)
CHÂTEAU D’ARMAILHAC 2006 (1)
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLÉMENT BL ANC 2006 (1)
CHÂTEAU SOCIANDO-MALLET 2008 (1)
9 bts.
1 2 Sessio n O n e
per lot $500 - $600
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per lot $700 - $900
CHÂTEAU PAVIE MACQUIN 1999
St. Émilion. Grand Cru Classé
90 WA
12 bts. (owc.)
per lot $500 - $700
PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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Red Bordeaux
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The 100% Roussanne that emerged from both the
Stolpman and Alban Vineyards, is the 2000 Hussy*.
The name says it all, but note the asterisks. Our
beloved BATF, which protects Americans from illicit
thoughts and evil subliminal messages on wine labels,
has refused approval of these names. Its light gold
color is accompanied by fabulously decadent levels
of fruit, luxurious glycerin, and a dry, full-bodied,
amazingly well-delineated finish. This is a
sumptuous, dry white that is among the most
creative produced in California. 93 WA
CHÂTEAU MAGDEL AINE 1998
St. Émilion
92 WA
9 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
Rhône Valley
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ERMITAGE, L’ERMITE BL ANC 1999
Chapoutier
This is one of the greatest dry white wines I have
ever tasted. The 1999 Ermitage l’Ermite is a liquid
mineral, crystalline expression. It is the essence of
its grape as well as terroir. It may be the greatest
expression of terroir I have seen outside of a handful
of Alsatian Rieslings (Clos Ste. Hune comes to mind).
It has that transparent character that terroiristes talk
more about than actually recognize. Drinking it is
like consuming a liquified stony concoction mixed
with white flowers, licorice, and honeyed fruits.
It is frightfully pure, dense, and well-delineated.
As I said last year, “There is no real fruit character,
just glycerin, alcohol, and liquid stones.” That’s about
it, but, wow, what an expression! 100 WA
5 mags. (owc.)
1 mag.
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per lot $2,500 - $3,000
SINE QUA NON, BL ACK & BLUE, SYRAH 1992
Central Coast
The 1992 Sine Qua Non, Black & Blue - Manfred
Krankl’s 1st vintage! Ultra rare, only 272 cases made.
1 bt.
per lot $2,000 - $2,400
per lot $500 - $600
DOMINUS 1991
Napa
In a blind tasting, both the 1990 and 1991 wines were
identified as being French by all eight tasters. I pulled
these wines from my cellar to insert as ringers, so I was
particularly miffed at not getting their origin correct.
The 1991 is the finest Dominus to date, although the
1994 may eventually rival it. The wine is incredibly
expansive, rich, complex, fragrant, concentrated, and
compelling in all respects. The opaque ruby/purple
color is followed by huge quantities of sweet jammy
fruit nicely touched by tar, licorice, and earthy scents
reminiscent of the aroma of fresh black truffles. The
wine is extremely concentrated, opulently-textured,
and voluptuous, with huge reserves of juicy fruit. It is a
marvelous Pomerol-like wine of exceptional purity and
harmony. Although approachable, it requires 2-4 more
years of cellaring; it should last for 2-3 decades. 98 WA
United States
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SINE QUA NON, THE HUSSY 2000
Central Coast
2 bts.
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per lot $500 - $600
HARL AN ESTATE 1994
Napa
100 WA 97 WS
3 bts.
per lot $2,700 - $3,300
Frid ay , O c to b e r 19th , 2012 1 3
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HARL AN ESTATE 2001
Napa
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This wine, which first debuted in 1990, has probably
garnered more perfect scores than any other Napa
Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2001 is just entering a
young adolescent stage of development, exhibiting
extraordinary nuances such as sweet, loamy soil and
earthy minerality intermixed with some background
smoke, black currant liqueur, plum, Asian spice and
new saddle leather. Full-bodied, it possesses great
intensity, with stunning flavors that are viscous
enough to coat the mouth, but never become heavy
or overbearing. The wine has a remarkable purity,
concentration and intensity that should carry it for
another 30+ years. This is already very promising,
and for those who own it, I would suggest a good two
to three hours of decanting prior to service. 100 WA
3 bts. (owc.)
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It doesn’t get any better than 1997 Cabernet
Sauvignon, a perfect wine. Representing the essence of
cassis liqueur intermixed with blackberries, minerals,
licorice, and toast, this full-bodied, multi-dimensional
classic is fabulous, with extraordinary purity,
symmetry, and a finish that lasts for nearly a minute.
It has the overall equilibrium to evolve for nearly two
decades, but it will be hard to resist upon release.
100 WA
1 bt.
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24
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per lot $3,500 - $4,300
SCREAMING EAGLE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1994
Napa
1 bt.
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
Napa
1 bt.
1 4 Sessio n O n e
SINE QUA NON, GRENACHE, NAKED TRUTH 2005
Central Coast
1 mag.
per lot $2,400 - $3,000
96 WA
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per lot $1,200 - $1,400
99 WA
HARL AN ESTATE 2005
Napa
6 bts.
SINE QUA NON, 17TH N AIL IN MY CRANIUM 2005
Central Coast
1 mag.
98 WA 97 WS
4 bts.
per lot $2,700 - $3,300
100 WA
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
HARL AN ESTATE 2004
Napa
Napa
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
per lot $900 - $1,200
BAROLO, BRICCO ROCCHE 1997 Ceretto (1) 97 WA
MASSETO 2006 (1) 99 WA 98 WS
BAROLO, BRUNATE 1996 Roberto Voerzio (1)
The fabulous, black/purple-colored 1996 Barolo
Brunate is gigantic. Monstrously-sized, with huge
alcohol, high tannin, and spectacular extract, this
layered, chewy wine is sensationally promising.
Although stubbornly backward, it possesses
wonderful ripeness, but this wine is so huge it
needs 5-6 years to evolve. 92-95 WA
3 bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
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MASSETO 2006
Tuscany
P R O P E R T Y O F A N O T TA W A B A S E D L O V E R O F F R E N C H W I N E S
99 WA 98 WS
3 bts. (owc.)
Red Bordeaux
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
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Australia
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The wine of the vintage, the 1966 Latour is a classic,
old style Bordeaux that has required decades to
become drinkable. A dark, opaque garnet color is
followed by a fabulous nose of cedar, sweet leather,
black fruits, prunes, and roasted walnuts, refreshing
underlying acidity, sweet but noticeable tannin, and a
spicy finish. This powerful, vigorous, immensely
impressive, concentrated Latour has reached its
plateau of maturity, where it will remain for another
10-20 years. 96 WA
PENFOLDS, GRANGE 1998
South Australia
93 WA 95 WS
6 bts. (owc.)
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CHÂTEAU L ATOUR 1966
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
South Australia
99 WA 98 WS
1 bt.
6 bts. (owc.)
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CHRIS RINGL AND, SHIRAZ 1998
Barossa Valley
100 WA
1 bt.
per lot $500 - $700
Chile
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
DOMAINE
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
DOMAINE
CHÂTEAU
9 bts.
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per lot $500 - $600
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
LÉOVILLE L AS CASES 1978 (1) 90 WA
D’ANGLUDET 1982 (1)
FIGEAC 1985 (1)
TALBOT 1985 (1) 90 WS
DE CHEVALIER 1985 (1)
LYNCH BAGES 198 6 (1) 92 WA
PALMER 1986 (1) 88 WA 94 WS
DE CHEVALIER 1986 (1) 88 WA 89 WS
RAUZAN-SÉGL A 1988 (1)
per lot $800 - $1,000
DON MELCHOR , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2001
Concha y Toro. Valle del Maipo
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93 WA
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $400 - $500
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BL ANC 1986 (1) 92 WA
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BL ANC 1985 (1)
Fully mature, but capable of lasting another 10-15
years, this flamboyantly scented wine (jammy black
fruits, licorice, Asian spices, herbs, grilled meats) is a
lusciously rich, opulent, medium to full-bodied, fat
and juicy style of Cheval Blanc that seems to get
better and better every time I taste it. Like so many
Cheval Blancs, it has the uncanny ability to put on
weight in the bottle. 93 WA
2 bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
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CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1989 (1)
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89 WA 92 WS
CHÂTEAU HAUT BAILLY 1989 (2)
92 WS
CHÂTEAU LE GAY 1989 (2)
90 WA 95 WS
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE
COMTESSE DE L AL ANDE 1989 (1)
Speaking of superior vintages, Pichon-Lalande’s 1989,
although not as profound as the 1995, 1994, 1986,
1983, or 1982, is a beautifully made wine. It exhibits a
deep ruby/purple color, and a sweet, roasted nose of
rich cassis fruit, herbs, and vanilla. Lush and round,
this medium to full-bodied, nicely-textured, layered
Pichon-Lalande possesses low acidity, outstanding
ripeness, and beautiful purity and balance. It is
already drinking surprisingly well, so owners should
not hesitate to pull a cork. It should continue to offer
rich, seductive drinking for another 15+ years. 92 WA
6 bts.
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CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
11 bts.
1 6 Sessio n O n e
10 bts.
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ST. GEORGE 1995 (1)
CALON SÉGUR 1996 (1) 92 WA 90 WS
CLERC MILON 1996 (1) 90 WA
TROPLONG MONDOT 1996 (2)
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $300 - $400
BATAILLEY 2000 (2) 88 WA 85-88 WS
CROIX DE ST. GEORGES 2000 (1)
HAUT BAGES LIBÉRAL 2000 (3) 89 WA
TALBOT 2000 (3) 90 WA 93 WS
GRUAUD L AROSE 2000 (1)
This saturated bluish-black/purple-colored wine
seems at first closed and broodingly backward. In the
mouth, it is dense, textured, full-bodied, pure, yet,
at the same time, closed. This wine is large-sized,
with high tannin but equally high extract and
richness. The wine will require patience, and seems
to me to be the best effort Gruaud Larose has put
forth since their sumptuous 1990. 94 WA
BATAILLEY 1989 (2)
CARBONNIEUX 1989 (1)
L AFITE ROTHSCHILD 1989 (2) 90 WA 94 WS
LIVERSAN 1989 (1)
MOULINET 1989 (1)
SAINT-PIERRE 1989 (1)
TALBOT 1989 (1) 88 WA 88 WS
L AGRANGE 1989 (2)
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
5 bts.
per lot $600 - $700
This muscular, thick, unctuous, lavishly-oaked wine
may cause raised eyebrows by those looking for
something restrained and understated. There is no
doubting the hedonistic appeal of this style of wine.
The 1989 is a smoky, tar, cassis, roasted herb, jammy
style of wine, with a dense purple color, sweet
tannin, and low acidity. It is easy to drink, although
the bouquet has not changed since I tasted it several
years ago. The wine is soft and fat, but not flabby. It
should drink well for 15+ years, probably developing
more focus as well as a more classical profile. The
1989 Lagrange is a big, rich, boldly-flavored wine
made in a California-like style. 90 WA 94 WS.
CHÂTEAU CLERC MILON 1990 (1) 87 WA 90 WS
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1990 (1) 89 WA
CHÂTEAU FOURCAS HOSTEN 1990 (1)
CHÂTEAU GISCOURS 1990 (1) 91 WS
CHÂTEAU GRAND-PUY-L ACOSTE 1990 (3) 96 WA
COMTESSE DE L AL ANDE 1990 (2) 94 WS
CHÂTEAU SOUTARD 1990 (1)
10 bts.
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CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $700 - $900
CORBIN MICHOT TE 2000 (3)
DE L A RIVIÈRE 2000 (2)
FONPLÉGADE 2000 (4)
FOURCAS HOSTEN 2000 (2)
HAUT BAGES MONPELOU 2000 (1)
HAUT SARPE 2000 (3)
HAUT SARPE 2000 (1 hf. bt.)
ST. GEORGES 2000 (2)
17 bts. & 1 hf. bt.
per lot $600 - $800
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CHÂTEAU BATAILLEY 2001 (2) 87 WA
CHÂTEAU L A VIEILLE CURE 2005 (8)
CHÂTEAU ST. GEORGES 2005 (2)
12 bts.
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CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $400 - $500
Red Burgundy
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L A L AGUNE 1985 (1 mag.) 86 WA 89 WS
PONTET-CANET 1989 (1 mag.)
ST. GEORGES 1990 (1 mag.)
ST. GEORGES 2000 (1 mag.)
4 mags.
per lot $500 - $600
4 bts.
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White Bordeaux
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CHÂTEAU FILHOT 1975 (1)
CHÂTEAU GILET TE, CRÈME DE TÊTE 1982 (1 hf. bt.)
CHÂTEAU RAYNE VIGNEAU 1986 (1 hf. bt.)
CHÂTEAU COUTET 1988 (2)
CHÂTEAU RABAUD-PROMIS 1988 Sauternes (2)
CHÂTEAU CLIMENS 1989 (1 hf. bt.) 90 WA
CHÂTEAU RIEUSSEC 1989 (1 hf. bt.) 90 WA
CHÂTEAU COUTET 1997 (1 hf. bt.) 90 WA
CRU PEYRAGUEY 2001 (1 hf. bt.)
CHÂTEAU D’ YQUEM 1988 (1 hf. bt.)
The 1988 is a backward-styled Yquem, built along the
lines of the extraordinary 1975. With a honeyed,
smoky, orange/coconut/pineapple-scented nose, this
powerful wine possesses full body, layers of highly
concentrated, extracted flavours, considerable
botrytis, and a sensational finish. 99 WA 94 WS
CHAMBOLLE MUSIGNY 1971 Joseph Drouhin (1)
CLOS DE L A ROCHE 1993 Louis Jadot (1)
BONNES MARES 1999 Louis Jadot (1)
MONTRACHET 1999 Louis Jadot (1)
MAZIS CHAMBERTIN 1993 (1)
NUITS ST. GEORGES, CLOS DE L A M ARÉCHALE 1998 (2)
CHAMBERTIN, CLOS DE BÈZE 1999 (1)
CHAMBERTIN, CLOS DE BÈZE 2000 (1)
CORTON, CLOS DES CORTONS 2002 (1)
Faiveley
6 bts.
per lot $600 - $700
Rhône Valley
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CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 1998 (2 hf. bts.)
92 WA 95 WS
92 WA 90 WS 92+ IWC
94 WA 90 WS 93 IWC 15 JR
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2005 (1 hf. bt.)
94+ WA 96 WS 94 IWC 18 JR
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2004 (1 hf. bt.)
91 WA 96 WS 93 IWC
Château de Beaucastel
8 hf. bts.
5 bts. & 7 hf. bts.
per lot $500 - $700
per lot $350 - $450
per lot $600 - $700
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CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 1993 (1 mag.) 87 WA 86 WS
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 1990 (2 mags.)
Portugal
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Two great back to back vintages are the 1990 and
1989. The more developed 1990 boasts an incredible
perfume of hickory wood, coffee, smoked meat,
Asian spices, black cherries, and blackberries. Lush,
opulent, and full-bodied, it is a fully mature,
profound Beaucastel that will last another 15-20
years. 96 WA 92 WS
3 mags.
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4 bts.
50
per lot $700 - $900
90 WA 87 WS
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8 bts.
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per lot $400 - $500
HERMITAGE 1990 Chapoutier (2) 91 WA
HERMITAGE 1990 Guigal (1) 90 WA 93 WS
HERMITAGE, L A CHAPELLE 1999
Paul Jaboulet Aîné (3) 89 WA 91 WS
HERMITAGE, L A SIZERANNE 1999 Chapoutier (1)
CÔTE RÔTIE 1990 Guigal (1) 98 WA
CHÂTEAUNEUF
CHÂTEAUNEUF
CHÂTEAUNEUF
Domaine de la
CHÂTEAUNEUF
Chapoutier (2)
CHÂTEAUNEUF
12 bts.
TAYLOR’S 1970
Duoro
7 bts.
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per lot $600 - $700
DU PAPE 1999 Clos de l’Oratoire (3)
DU PAPE 1999 Cuvée du Vatican (3)
DU PAPE 1999
Solitude (2)
DU PAPE, L A BERNADINE 1999
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
FEUERHEERD’S 1970 (1)
KOPKE 1970 (1)
SANDEMAN 1970 (1)
WARRE’S 1970 (2) 87 WA
COCKBURN 1975 (2)
KOPKE 197 7 (2)
TAYLOR’S 1980 (2) 89 WA
GRAHAM’S, MALVEDOS 1986 (1)
12 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
DU PAPE 2000 Mont Redon (2)
per lot $500 - $600
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TAYLOR’S 1975
Duoro
7 bts.
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per lot $500 - $600
GRAHAM’S 197 7 (1 mag.) 93 WA
TAYLOR’S 197 7 (2 mags.) 96 WA 97 WS
3 mags.
1 8 Sessio n O n e
per lot $900 - $1,100
This house must certainly be the Latour of Portugal.
Their ports are remarkably backward yet still
impressive when young. Of all the vintage ports,
those of Taylor need the longest time to mature and
even when fully mature seem to have an inner
strength and firmness that keep them going for
decades. Their tawnys are also among the very best,
though somewhat expensive. The 1970 fabulous, a
broodingly dense-colored, backward port that has all
the signs of future greatness, provided one is willing
to cellar it until the early 1990s. 96 WA 98 WS
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 1994
1 - 3 ltr.
COCKBURN 1963 (1)
TAYLOR’S 1963 (3)
per lot $800 - $1,000
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55
GRAHAM’S 197 7
Duoro
PROPERTY OF A LADY
Graham is another great port house, producing one
of the deepest-colored and sweetest styles of vintage
port. Along with Taylor and Fonseca, Graham has
probably been the most consistent producer of great
port in the post- World War II era. Their tawnys are
quite good rather than exceptional, but their vintage
ports are truly sublime and sumptuous. 93 WA
Red Bordeaux
6 bts.
58
per lot $700 - $800
CHÂTEAU L ATOUR 1985 (1) 88 WA 93 WS
CHÂTEAU L ATOUR 1988 (2) 91 WA
3 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,200
Their vintage ports seem slow to develop, and while
they never quite have the voluptuous richness of a
Dow, Graham, or Fonseca, they have a unique
mineral-scented character that gives them their own
complexity and style. The 1977 is quite powerful,
very deep and intense, particularly for Warre. 92 WA
A beauty, the opaque dense purple-colored 1995
exhibits jammy cassis, vanillin, and minerals in
its fragrant but still youthful aromatics. Medium
to full-bodied, with exceptional purity, superb
concentration, and a long, intense, ripe, 40-second
finish, this is a magnificent example of Latour. As the
wine sat in the glass, scents of roasted espresso and
toasty new oak emerged. This classic will require
considerable cellaring. 96 WA
6 bts.
6 bts.
WARRE’S 197 7
Duoro
per lot $600 - $700
Red Burgundy
56
57
59
BEAUNE DU CHÂTEAU 1999
Bouchard Père et Fils (1)
BEAUNE DU CHÂTEAU 2000
VOLNAY, LES CAILLERETS 2002
BEAUNE, CLOS L’ECU 2005 Faiveley (2)
BEAUNE, LES EPENOT TES 2005 Parent (1)
BEAUNE, LES GRÈVES, VIGNE DE L’ENFANT JÉSUS
2005 Bouchard Père et Fils (2)
CORTON-BRESSANDES 2005 Jacques Prieur (1)
92-93 WA 95 WS 92-94 AM
CORTON, LES RENARDES 2005 Parent (1)
POMMARD, LES CHANLINS 2005 Parent (1)
POMMARD, LES RUGIENS 2005 Louis Jadot (1)
12 bts.
per lot $800 - $900
CHÂTEAU L A MISSION HAUT-BRION 1988
Pessac-Léognan. Cru Classé
3 bts.
60
per lot $500 - $700
CHÂTEAU L’ÉVANGILE 1989
Pomerol
2 bts.
61
per lot $3,000 - $3,600
per lot $300 - $400
St. Émilion. 1er Grand Cru Classé (A)
The 1986 still has a youthful dark ruby saturated
color with no amber at the edge. The wine possesses
a developing bouquet that offers up weedy tobacco,
juxtaposed with sweet black berry, raspberry, and
cherry fruit. The new oak that was so obvious in
the wine’s youth has moved to the background,
offering more of a cedary character than raw wood.
Medium to full-bodied, and moderately tannic,
this is a delineated Cheval Blanc with more of a
Medoc personality than typical St.-Emilion opulence.
The wine is rich, intense, and well-made, but still
requiring a few more years of bottle age. 92 WA
2 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
Lot 67-68 · 2 1
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64
A pretty, attractive Cheval Blanc, the 1995 contains a
higher percentage of Merlot in the final blend than
usual (50% Merlot/50% Cabernet Franc). This wine
has not developed as much fat or weight as its younger
sibling, the 1996, but it appears to be an outstanding
Cheval Blanc with an enthralling smoky, black
currant, coffee, and exotic bouquet. Complex, rich,
medium to full-bodied flavors are well-endowed and
pure, with surprisingly firm tannin in the finish.
Unlike the sweeter, riper 1996, the 1995 may be more
structured and potentially longer-lived. 92 WA
6 bts.
A blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet
Franc, and 19% Merlot, it reveals an opaque purple
color, and reluctant aromas of cassis, truffles, coffee,
licorice, and spice. In the mouth, the wine is “great
stuff,” with superb density, a full-bodied personality,
rich mid-palate, and a layered, profound finish that
lasts for 40+ seconds. There is outstanding purity and
high tannin, but my instincts suggest this wine is
lower in acidity and slightly fleshier than the
brawnier, bigger 1996. 95 WA
12 bts.
The 1989 Mouton-Rothschild is the superior wine,
but in no sense is this a compelling wine if compared
to the Moutons produced in 1995, 1986, and 1982.
The 1989 displays a dark ruby color that is already
beginning to reveal significant lightening at the edge.
The bouquet is surprisingly evolved, offering up scents
of cedar, sweet black fruits, lead pencil, and toasty oak.
This elegant, medium-bodied restrained wine is
beautifully made, stylish, and not dissimilar to
the 1985. 90 WA 91 WS
6 bts.
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
Pomerol
The 1992 Petrus is clearly one of the two candidates for
the “wine of the vintage.” The normal production of
4,500 cases was severely reduced to only 2,600 cases,
resulting in an atypically concentrated, powerful, rich
wine with a dark, saturated ruby/purple color, a tight
but promising nose of sweet black-cherry fruit,
vanillin, caramel, and herb-tinged mocha notes.
Concentrated and powerful, with superb density
of fruit and richness, as well as wonderful sweetness
to its tannin, this is a brilliant effort for the vintage.
The wine requires 3-5 years of cellaring and should
keep for 15-20+. 90 WA
2 bts.
2 2 Sessio n O n e
per lot $5,100 - $6,300
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
65
63
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
66
Pomerol
69
It is interesting how this wine continues to evolve.
Unquestionably one of the vintage’s superstars, the
1995 Petrus is taking on a personality similar to the
extraordinarily backward, muscular 1975. This is not
a Petrus that can be approached in its youth (i.e., the
perfect duo of 1989 and 1990). The wine exhibits an
opaque ruby/purple color, followed by a knock-out
nose of p ain grille, jammy black fruits, and roasted
coffee. On the palate, it possesses teeth-staining
extract levels, massive body, and rich, sweet black
fruits buttressed by powerful, noticeable tannin.
A formidably endowed wine with layers of extract,
this is a huge, tannic, monstrous-sized Petrus that
will require a minimum of 10 years of cellaring.
Forget all the nonsense about Merlot producing
sweet, soft, ready to drink wines, because low
yielding, old Merlot vines made in the way of Petrus
and other top Pomerols frequently possess as much
aging potential as any great Cabernet Sauvignonbased wine in the world. Look for the 1995 Petrus
to last for 50+ years. 96 WA
3 bts.
67
per lot $3,200 - $4,000
Pomerol
A magical effort from Petrus, the 2000 has continued
to gain weight and stature. From the bottle, it is a
perfect wine, much like the 1998. The color is inky
plum/purple to the rim and the nose, which starts
slowly, begins to roar after several minutes, offering
up scents of smoke, blackberries, cherries, licorice,
and an unmistakable truffle/underbrush element.
On the palate, this enormous effort is reminiscent
of dry vintage port, with fabulous ripeness, a huge,
unctuous texture, enormous body, and a colossal
65-second finish. I did not have the benefit of tasting
it side by side with the equally perfect 1998, but it
appears the 2000 is a more massive, macho/masculine
wine, with more obvious tannin and structure than
the seamless 1998. It is another wine to add to the
legacy of the great vintages of Petrus. 100 WA
68
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $17,300 - $21,100
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $17,300 - $21,100
CHÂTEAU L AFITE ROTHSCHILD 1995
It exhibits a dark ruby purple color, and a sweet,
powdered mineral, smoky, weedy cassis-scented nose.
Beautiful sweetness of fruit is present in this
medium-bodied, tightly-knit, but gloriously pure,
well-delineated Lafite. The 1995 is not as powerful or
as massive as the 1996, but it is beautifully made with
outstanding credentials, in addition to remarkable
promise. 95 WA 96 WS
3 bts.
70
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1995
Pessac-Léognan. 1er Cru Classé
96 WA 95 WS
6 bts.
71
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1995
Margaux. 1er Cru Classé
The color is opaque ruby/purple. The nose offers
aromas of licorice and sweet smoky new oak
intermixed with jammy black fruits, licorice,
and minerals. The wine is medium to full-bodied,
with extraordinary richness, fabulous equilibrium,
and hefty tannin in the finish. In spite of its large
size and youthfulness, this wine is user-friendly
and accessible. This is a thrilling Margaux that will
always be softer and more evolved than its broadershouldered sibling, the 1996. How fascinating it will
be to follow the evolution of both of these vintages
over the next half century. 95 WA 100 WS
3 bts.
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
72
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE L AS CASES 1995
St. Julien. 2ème Cru Classé
P R O P E R T Y O F A N O TA B L E T O R O N T O C O L L E C T O R
If it were not for the prodigious 1996, everyone
would be concentrating on getting their hands on a
few bottles of the fabulous 1995 Leoville-Las-Cases,
which is one of the vintage’s great success stories.
The wine boasts an opaque ruby/purple color, and
exceptionally pure, beautifully knit aromas of black
fruits, minerals, vanillin, and spice. On the attack,
it is staggeringly rich, yet displays more noticeable
tannin than its younger sibling. Exceptionally ripe
cassis fruit, the judicious use of toasty new oak, and a
thrilling mineral character intertwined with the high
quality of fruit routinely obtained by Las Cases, make
this a compelling effort. There is probably nearly as
much tannin as in the 1996, but it is not as perfectly
sweet as in the 1996. The finish is incredibly long in
this classic. Only 35% of the harvest was of sufficient
quality for the 1995 Leoville-Las-Cases. 95 WA
Red Bordeaux
6 bts.
73
90 WA 90 WS
per lot $800 - $1,000
Italy
74
ORNELL AIA 1997
Tuscany
The estate’s 1997 Ornellaia (65% Cabernet Sauvignon,
30% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc) combines the
large-framed opulence of the 1999 with the slightly
more herbal notes found in the 1998. It is a big,
plump wine packed with layers of fruit and wellintegrated oak, showing outstanding length and the
telltale note of sweetness on the finish that defines
this vintage. Despite its approachable nature today,
the 1997 appears to have enough structure to drink
well for another decade. 93 WA 95 WS
6 bts.
2 4 Sessio n O n e
100 WA
1 bt.
76
CHÂTEAU LE GAY 1986
Pomerol
12 bts. (owc.)
77
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
per lot $600 - $800
CHÂTEAU CROIX DE L ABRIE 2000
St. Émilion
12 bts. (owc.)
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
78
12 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
79
CHÂTEAU L’ÉGLISE CLINET 2000
Pomerol
per lot $800 - $1,000
CHÂTEAU L A FLEUR DE GAY 1995
Pomerol
12 bts. (owc.)
75
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
A stunning wine with extraordinary concentration,
but still somewhat backward, this 2000 needs much
more time than I projected seven years ago. It boasts
an inky/dark purple color along with an intense nose
of kirsch, blackberries, licorice, caramel, and flowers.
Full-bodied with abundant tannin as well as a
multidimensional, thick texture, this unevolved
Pomerol has not changed much since its 2003 release.
Gorgeous purity and a natural mouthfeel make for a
dazzling wine that will benefit from another 5-10
years of cellaring, and last for three decades
thereafter. It is a legendary effort! 97+ WA
1 mag.
per lot $500 - $700
Red Burgundy
80
85
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, BARBE RAC 1990
Chapoutier
100 WA
ECHÉZEAUX 2006
Domaine Jacques Prieur
Côte de Nuits. Grand Cru
3 bts.
per lot $400 - $500
93-94 WA 91-93 AM
86
8 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE DE MON AÏEUL 2003
Pierre Usseglio
97 WA
81
CHARMES CHAMBERTIN, TRÈS VIEILLES VIGNES 1995
Joseph Roty
per lot $600 - $700
87
Rhône Valley
PERCARLO 1997
San Guisto a Rentennano
Tuscany
3 bts.
82
CÔTE RÔTIE, CÔTE BLONDE 1999
René Rostaing
88
100 WA
3 bts.
83
per lot $800 - $1,000
Opaque purple, bordering on black in color,
La Landonne’s aromatics are the most subdued of
the 1987s. Although still closed, this wine is very
powerful, rich, thick, and represents the essence of
the Syrah grape. That earthy, mineral, truffle, licorice
component is just beginning to poke its head through
this massively framed wine. It is remarkable that this
vintage produced a wine of such extraordinary
concentration and richness. 96 WA
per lot $500 - $600
per lot $400 - $500
VIGNA D’ALCEO 1999
Castello dei Rampolla
Tuscany
The monumental 1999 Vigna d’Alceo is a 20,000bottle cuvee of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15%
Sangiovese aged in oak. It boasts an exceptionally
provocative nose of liquid minerals, graphite, plums,
creme de cassis, and cherry liqueur. It is fabulously
concentrated yet remarkably light on its feet, with
medium to full body, sweet tannin, and layer upon
layer of flavor nuances. There is plenty of glycerin in
this rich, but neither heavy nor overbearing effort.
This is a thrilling tour de force! However, it requires
cellaring. Bravo! 99 WA
CÔTE RÔTIE, CHÂTEAU D’AMPUIS,
CÔTE BLONDE 2003 (2)
CÔTE RÔTIE, L A L ANDONNE 1987 (1)
Guigal
3 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
Italy
91 WS 93 AM
3 bts.
12 bts. (oc.)
3 bts.
89
per lot $500 - $600
LE MACCHIOLE, MERLOT 2006
Messorio
Tuscany
98 WA
84
CÔTES DU RHONE, CUVÉE SYRAH 1991
Château de Fonsalette
12 bts.
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
Spain
90
92
3 bts.
A ALTO, PS 2001
Ribera del Duero
Not surprisingly, in a vintage that afforded great raw
materials, the 2001 PS is out of this world. Smoke,
graphite, blackberry liqueur, blueberries, violets, and
spicy oak jump from the glass of this inky/purplecolored 2001. Texturally and color-wise, it is
reminiscent of dry vintage port. With terrific purity
and a full-bodied, rich palate that offers multiple
dimensions, there is a seamlessness to this wine even
though it remains young and unevolved. I would
recommend another 1-2 years of cellaring (as hard
as that may be), and consuming it over the following
10-12 years. 98 WA
93
6 bts. (owc.)
95
per lot $300 - $400
2 bts.
2 6 Sessio n O n e
per lot $600 - $700
SINE QUA NON, GRENACHE, RAVEN 2006
Napa
3 bts.
94
per lot $900 - $1,200
SINE QUA NON, SYRAH, B-20 2008
Central Coast
95 WA
6 bts.
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
SINE QUA NON, BACKWARD & FORWARD 1998 (1)
SINE QUA NON, GRENACHE, LI’L E 2003 (1)
It boasts a deep ruby/purple hue, a wild mountain
berry fruit, blueberry, flower, and kirsch-scented
nose, superb intensity, full body, good underlying
acidity, and sneaky tannins lurking under the surface.
The latter component does not preclude drinking this
wine now, but this brilliant Grenache will last for
6-10 years. It is a reference point for what can be
achieved with this fickle varietal, which is probably
even more difficult to make into great wine than
Pinot Noir. 96 WA
SINE QUA NON, THE ANTAGONISTS, GRENACHE 1998 (1)
SINE QUA NON, E-RAISED, SYRAH 1998 (1)
The 1998 Syrah E-Raised is great stuff. The blended
Syrah comes from different vineyard sources,
primarily the Alban Vineyard in San Luis Obispo,
and Bien Nacido and Stolpman Vineyards in Santa
Barbara. These wines are always amusingly named
(Black and Blue, Against the Wall, Imposter McCoy).
All the components were tasted, and even the least
impressive cuvee was tipping my olfactory and
sensual charts at 93 and 94 points, with the finest
cuvees ranging up near perfect 97 or 98 point totals.
It is black-colored, jammy and super-intense with
awesome concentration, terrific, chewy, explosive
flavors of blackberries, cherries, and cassis interfused
with creosote, pepper, and vanillin. All the cuvees
are gorgeously pure, thick, and rich. As they sit in
the glass, notes of roasted coffee, licorice, smoke,
and barbecue spices emerge, giving them another
dimension of complexity. It is hard to make a
prediction at this point, given how sensational
previous vintages have been, but it would not
surprise me to see the 1998 Syrah turn out to be
the finest yet from Sine Qua Non. 95-98 WA
per lot $700 - $800
96 WA
United States
91
SINE QUA NON, PINOT NOIR , OVER AND OUT 2005
Central Coast
2 bts.
96
per lot $500 - $600
SINE QUA NON, ROUSSANNE VIOGNIER ,
BODY AND SOUL 2007
Napa
96 WA
2 bts.
per lot $400 - $500
97
98
SINE QUA NON, ROUSSANNE,
ATL ANTIS FE 203 3E 2005 (2 hf. bts.)
SINE QUA NON, MR . K THE STRAW MAN 2001
(2 hf. bts.)
104
QUILCEDA CREEK , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1998
Washington
While richer, sweeter, and more unctuous than the
Iceman, 2001 Mr. K The Nobleman (Chardonnay),
a Trockenbeerenauslese look-alike, possesses nervy,
vibrant acidity that is hard to imagine in a wine of
this mass and richness. The residual sugar is 255
grams per liter, with an amazing 11.1 grams per liter
of acidity, and 11.7% finished alcohol. 97 WA
Blackberry jam, juniper berries, and spices can
be found in the rich aromatics of the stunning,
dark-colored 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon. A wine of
awesome breadth, width, concentration, and power,
this full-bodied beauty is crammed with lush layers
of blackberries, plums, and cassis. This offering’s
prodigious fruit envelopes its copious silky tannin.
Additionally, it displays an extraordinarily long
finish. 96 WA
4 hf. bts.
5 bts.
per lot $500 - $700
PAUL HOBBS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
BECKSTOFFER TO KALON 2002
Napa
105
per lot $600 - $700
Washington
99 WA 94 WS
100 WA
1 bt.
99
3 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
106
3 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
107
3 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
108
QUILCEDA CREEK , CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
GALITZINE VINEYARD 2004 (2)
per lot $400 - $500
PRIDE MOUNTAIN, CL ARET, RESERVE 2001 (3)
91 WA 93 WS
PRIDE MOUNTAIN, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
RESERVE 2002 (6) 96+ WA 92 WS
9 bts.
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
97 WA
100
RESERVE 2006
Napa
98 WA
109
6 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,200
101
6 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,200
102
6 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,200
103
SLOAN ESTATE, PROPRIETARY RED 2003
Napa
The 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon, now in bottle, is an
amazing wine with a dense purple color and a
gorgeous nose of new saddle leather, espresso roast,
licorice, chocolate, and enormous quantities of black
currant, cherry, and fruit intermixed with smoked
meats. Full-bodied, powerful, with a broad savory
mouthfeel, a multi-layered texture, and no hardness in
the finish, this wine has evolved beautifully, and can
be drunk now or cellared for 25+ years. 96 WA 94 WS
3 bts. (owc.)
6 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
HARL AN ESTATE 2006
Napa
The 2006 Harlan Estate has turned out better than I
originally predicted. Its dense ruby/purple color is
followed by classic aromas of creme de cassis, melted
licorice, smoked meats, burning embers, and graphite.
It has thrown off some of the tannic clout it displayed
last year, revealing great balance. A candidate for
“wine of the vintage,” this dense, full-bodied effort
has 25+ years of life ahead of it. 96 WA
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $2,600 - $3,100
per lot $900 - $1,100
110
SCHRADER CELL ARS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
OLD SPARKY 2004
Napa
114
The 2005 Scarecrow (still in barrel) is a bold wine
but, again, the quintessential elegance that seems
to be a characteristic of this site is well-displayed.
The wine has notes of crushed rock, creme de cassis,
cedar wood as well as some licorice and tobacco leaf.
This is a beautiful wine of superb purity, depth, and
broad, concentrated flavors that are full-bodied but
in seamless harmony. This Scarecrow should evolve
for 25-30 years. 94-97 WA
95+ WA
1 mag.
111
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
CCS 2005
Napa
95 WA
2 bts.
112
per lot $500 - $600
CCS 2007
Napa
There is something about the inky/purple-hued 2007
Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard
CCS (clone 4) that blows me away. The most opulent,
perfumed, and accessible of these wines, it exhibits an
opaque purple color as well as an extraordinary density
and richness in addition to copious creme de cassis,
cedar, ink, and spice box characteristics. As with all of
these wines, there is a seamless integration of acidity,
tannin, wood, and alcohol in addition to phenomenal
length and ripeness. The multidimensional personality
and full-bodied style, with both power and elegance, is
compelling. This amazing effort can be drunk now, but
it will be even better in 4-5 years, and should unfold
gracefully over the following 30+ years. 100 WA
1 bt.
113
per lot $700 - $800
GEORGE III 2007 (1) 97 WA
BECKSTOFFER TO KALON 2008 (1) 97-100 WA
2 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
SCARECROW, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2005
Napa
2 bts. (owc.)
115
MARCASSIN, PINOT NOIR ,
THREE SISTERS VINEYARD 2003
Napa
The 2003 Pinot Noir Three Sisters Vineyard shows
sweet blueberry, raspberry, cherry, smoky, gamy, and
autumnal/forest vegetation-like notes. With superb
fruit, full body, admirable richness and acidity, and a
fleshy, long mouthfeel, this stunning Pinot is just
becoming approachable and drinkable. It should last
for 10-15 years. 95 WA
1 bt.
116
per lot $200 - $300
JOSEPH PHELPS, INSIGNIA 1994
Napa
The 1994 Insignia (a blend of 88% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc)
is spectacular. I have had the wine a half-dozen or
more times, and it is unquestionably opulent, sexy,
flamboyant, explosively rich, concentrated, and a
thrill to drink. Already gorgeous, it promises to evolve
gracefully for two decades or more. The color is a
healthy saturated dark purple. The spicy nose offers
aromas of black currants, allspice, pain grille, and soy,
with scents of a burning wood fire thrown in for
additional complexity. This full-bodied, opulent,
dazzling wine is exhilarating to drink. 96 WA
4 bts.
2 8 Sessio n O n e
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
per lot $900 - $1,100
117
Napa
123
Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot and
1% Malbec) is performing even better than it did
post-bottling. A cross Napa County blend of some of
their finest vineyard sources, it offers a super-sweet
nose of creme de cassis, charcoal, incense, cedar and
forest floor, full body and silky tannins. It is one
of the few Napa Cabernet Sauvignon blends that
is world-class, capable of 30+ years of cellaring,
and made in abundant quantities. 98 WA 96 WS
(#1 on Wine Spectators Top 100)
1 mag.
per lot $600 - $800
118
6 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
119
6 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
120
6 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
121
MARQUIS PHILIPS SHIRAZ, INTEGRIT Y 2002 (2)
99 WA
MARQUIS PHILIPS SHIRAZ, INTEGRIT Y 2003 (3)
94 WA
5 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
Australia
122
D’ARENBERG, THE DEAD ARM SHIRAZ 1999
South Australia
South Australia
Readers should be on the look out for the 2001
The Dead Arm Shiraz, one of the greatest examples
of this cuvee. Its dense black/purple color is
accompanied by celestial aromas of melted licorice,
graphite, blackberries, cassis, incense, anise, and
toasty oak. Fabulously concentrated, with great
purity, an unctuous, viscous texture, and an
amazingly long, 60-second plus finish, this fabulous
baby will need 5-6 years of cellaring, and should
drink well over the following 20-25 years. 98 WA
6 bts. (oc.)
per lot $700 - $900
124
6 bts. (oc.)
per lot $700 - $900
125
TORBRECK , THE FACTOR 2004
Barossa Valley
Made from 100% Shiraz that spent 24 months in
French oak (30% new), the exuberant, flamboyant
2004 The Factor offers up gorgeously pure blueberry
and blackberry fruit intermixed with smoke, bacon
fat, camphor, and graphite. Silky smooth, and, as
David Powell says, “the most Barossa-like” of all
his wines, it represents Powell’s rendition of a
Cote Rotie. It can be drunk over the next 15-20 years.
97 WA 87 WS
6 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
This estate’s most renowned offering is their old vine
Shiraz (90+ year old vines) called The Dead Arm.
The unfined/unfiltered 1999 The Dead Arm Shiraz
(2,000 cases) was aged in 100% new oak, of which
70% was American and 30% French. It is about as
natural and unmanipulated a product of the vineyard
as one can find. Full-bodied and awesomely rich, notes
of black pepper, licorice, and blackberry as well as
cherry liqueur cascade over the palate with enormous
concentration and intensity, high tannin, and a
structured, muscular style. Give it 3-4 years of
cellaring, and consume it over the following 2-3
decades. It is a timeless museum piece made in a style
that can only be produced in Barossa or McLaren Vale.
96 WA 91 WS
12 bts.
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
126
South Australia
P R O P E R T Y O F A L O N G -T I M E V I N TA G E S C L I E N T
One of my favorite vintages of Grange to actually
drink at present is the 1982, a vintage that Max
Schubert called, in his low-key manner, “very good.”
A blend of 94% Shiraz and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon,
this is a wine with an open-knit, seductive style.
Dense ruby/purple with sweet black raspberry,
jammy plum, and currant flavors, the wine tastes like
dry vintage port, but also seems to be approaching
full maturity. The wine seems low in acidity, sweet in
tannin with the firmness, ripeness, richness, and
powers of seduction. The wine is gorgeously opulent
and impossible to resist. 95 WA
Red Bordeaux
2 bts.
127
130
The sexy, dark plum/purple-colored 1999 Margaux is
already revealing complex aromatics. This surprisingly
charming and round offering is reminiscent of a
vintage such as 1985. Although neither a blockbuster
nor a heavyweight, it grows in the mouth revealing
tremendous length as well as purity. Administrator
Paul Pontallier prefers it to the more austere 1998,
as do I. This is an archetypical Château Margaux of
richness, finesse, balance, and symmetry. It can be
drunk young, but promises to age nicely for two
decades. Extrapolating backwards, it would probably
have something in common with the underrated
1962 Medocs. 94 WA
per lot $900 - $1,100
HUNDRED ACRE, SHIRAZ, ANCIENT WAY 2007
Napa
3 bts. (owc.)
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1998 (1) 91 WA 92 WS
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1999 (2)
per lot $500 - $600
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
5 bts.
Portugal
128
131
TAYLOR’S 1997
Duoro
Saturated black/purple-colored, with stunning
aromatics of blueberries, blackberries, licorice, and
iron, this spectacular vintage port is one of the stars
of the vintage. Extremely full-bodied, with silky
tannin, spectacular concentration and purity,
multiple flavor levels, and an evolved, forward
personality, this is an exquisite yet precocious 1997
vintage port. 96 WA 94 WS
12 bts. (owc.)
129
7 bts. & 2 hf. bts.
132
98 WA
12 bts. (owc.)
The dense ruby/purple-colored 1996 Les Forts de
Latour is exceedingly tannic, with cassis and
mushroom-like notes in the aromatics. This full-bodied
wine is impressively constituted and one of the finest
Forts de Latours of the last two decades. 90 WA 92 WS
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
TAYLOR’S 2000
Duoro
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
PAVILLON ROUGE DU CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1995 (2)
LES FORTS DE L ATOUR 2000 (2) 91 WA
PAVILLON ROUGE DU CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2000
(2 hf. bts.) 90 WA
LES FORTS DE L ATOUR 1996 (2)
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
11 bts.
3 0 Sessio n O n e
PALMER
PALMER
PALMER
PALMER
PALMER
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
1990 (2) 92 WA 92 WS
1996 (2) 94 WA 90 WS
1998 (1) 91 WA 90 WS
2002 (2) 94 WA 91 WS
2004 (4) 94 WA 91 WS
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
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Bin-soiled
136
The 2001 Lafite Rothschild’s deep, saturated
plum/purple color is accompanied by lead pencil
liqueur-like notes intermixed with sweet red and
black currants, plums, and cedar. This blend of 86.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon and 13.5% Merlot is a classic
example of Lafite. Extremely elegant, medium-bodied,
with intense concentration, richness, and sweet tannin,
it appears to be on a rapid evolutionary track, at least in
comparison to recent Lafite vintages that have been far
more backward and powerful. 94 WA 96 WS
powdered mineral, smoky, weedy cassis-scented
nose. Beautiful sweetness of fruit is present in this
well-delineated Lafite. The 1995 is not as powerful
or as massive as the 1996, but it is beautifully made
with outstanding credentials, in addition to
remarkable promise. 95 WA 96 WS
3 bts.
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
2 bts.
134
135
137
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
This opaque purple-colored 1998 is close to
perfection. The spectacular nose of lead pencil,
smoky, mineral, and black currant fruit soars
majestically from the glass. The wine is elegant yet
profoundly rich, revealing the essence of Lafite’s
character. The tannin is sweet, and the wine is
spectacularly layered yet never heavy. The finish is
sweet, super-rich, yet impeccably balanced and long
(50+ seconds). 98 WA 95 WS
This is a medium-weight, quintessentially elegant style
of Lafite with notes of lead pencil shavings/graphite
along with black currants, plums, and crushed
rocks/mineral. Wonderfully pure, dense, with a deep
ruby/purple color and loads of fruit, definition, and a
long finish, this is a brilliant, elegant Lafite Rothschild
that builds incrementally in the mouth and has more
power and density than it initially seems. 94 WA 95 WS
4 bts.
3 bts.
per lot $3,200 - $4,000
An opaque ruby/purple color is accompanied by a
complex bouquet of lead pencil, graphite, cedar,
creme de cassis, toast, and vanilla. It is mediumbodied, with extravagant layers of richness yet little
weight, and a finish that is all sweetness, ripeness,
and harmony. This extraordinary Lafite increasingly
appears to be a modern day clone of the majestic
1953. A mere one-third of the crop made it into the
grand vin! 95 WA 95 WS
2 bts.
per lot $1,500 - $1,900
138
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
A combination of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon,
9% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot,
it represents a ripe version of the essence of LafiteRothschild. Dense purple-colored, with classic notes
of graphite intertwined with melted licorice, creme
de cassis, smoke, and flowers, it reveals extraordinary
richness, opulence, power, purity, intensity, and
viscosity. Whether this wine will close down or
not is questionable as it is somewhat atypical given
its sweetness and softness. Analytically, there are
extremely high tannins, which I suspect will assert
themselves in the future. Production in 2003 was less
than half of normal. 100 WA 96 WS
1 bt.
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
139
143
This beautiful, stunningly dense purple-colored
effort (includes about 90% Cabernet Sauvignon)
offers up precise notes of graphite, black cherries,
cassis, scorched earth, and minerals. Medium to
full-bodied with fabulous fruit, impressive richness,
refreshing acidity, and sweet tannin, this beauty
should be approachable in 4-5 years, and last for
three decades. As Lafite Rothschilds go, this is
somewhat of a sleeper vintage. 95 WA 93 WS
3 bts.
CHÂTEAU LYNCH BAGES 1995 (4) 91 WA 91-94 WS
CHÂTEAU LYNCH BAGES 1996 (5)
In the flight of young wines, with all the vintages of
the nineties represented, this wine stood out for its
absolute purity of creme de cassis, ripe fruit, medium
to full body, high tannin, wonderful sweetness,
massive richness on the mid-palate, and abundant
power, density, and ripeness. It is clearly the finest
Lynch Bages since the 1989 and 1990. 94 WA
9 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
144
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1994 (2)
91 WA 91 WS
140
CARRUADES DE L AFITE 2003
95 WA 94 WS
100 WA 96 WS
2 bts.
96 WA 91 WS
per lot $600 - $800
93 WA 90 WS
6 bts.
141
per lot $2,000 - $2,400
2 bts.
per lot $600 - $800
145
89 WA 94 WS
142
CHÂTEAU L ATOUR 1996 (1)
A spectacular Latour, the 1996 may be the modern
day clone of the 1966, only riper. This vintage,
which is so variable in Pomerol, St.-Emilion,
and Graves, was fabulous for the late-harvested
Cabernet Sauvignon of the northern Medoc because
of splendid weather in late September and early
October. An opaque purple color is followed by
phenomenally sweet, pure aromas of cassis infused
with subtle minerals. This massive offering possesses
unreal levels of extract, full body, intensely ripe,
but abundant tannin, and a finish that lasts for nearly
a minute. Classic and dense, it displays the potential
for 50-75 years of longevity. Although still an infant,
it would be educational to taste a bottle. 99 WA
Dense purple to the rim, this wine exhibits the classic
cassis aroma that is so characteristic of Mouton.
Medium to full-bodied, tannic, powerful, and cut
somewhat from the 1988 mold, this is a backward,
chewy, well-endowed Mouton-Rothschild that will
require considerable patience from those who purchase
it. A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot,
9% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot, the wine
needs a good decade of cellaring. 93 WA 91 WS
6 bts.
146
95 WA 94 WS
94 WA 93 WS
4 bts.
2 bts.
3 2 Sessio n O n e
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
per lot $1,500 - $1,900
per lot $1,500 - $1,900
14 7
COMTESSE DE L AL ANDE 1983 (2) 94 WA
150
What sumptuous pleasures await those who purchase
either the 1996 or 1995 Pichon-Lalande. It is hard to
choose a favorite, although the 1995 is a smoother,
more immediately sexy and accessible wine. It is an
exquisite example of Pichon-Lalande with the Merlot
component giving the wine a coffee/chocolatey/cherry
component to go along with the Cabernet Sauvignon’s
and Cabernet Franc’s complex blackberry/cassis fruit.
The wine possesses an opaque black/ruby/purple color,
and sexy, flamboyant aromatics of pain grille,
black fruits, and cedar. Exquisite on the palate, this
full-bodied, layered, multidimensional wine should
prove to be one of the vintage’s most extraordinary
success stories. 96 WA
5 bts.
8 bts.
CHÂTEAU L A MISSION HAUT-BRION 1996 (3)
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE BARON 1996 (3)
91 WA
90 WA
With 13.4% alcohol, the 2003 is one of the most
powerful efforts this château has ever made. Its dense
purple color is accompanied by sweet, jammy creme de
cassis notes intermixed with roasted herbs, smoked
meats, and chocolate. Although ripe, dense, full-bodied,
and moderately tannic, it is silky (because of its low
acidity and high glycerin) as well as accessible.
94+ WA 95 WS
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
13 bts.
152
12 bts.
PONTET-CANET
PONTET-CANET
PONTET-CANET
PONTET-CANET
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
CLOS RENÉ 1990 (1)
CHÂTEAU BAHANS HAUT-BRION 1998 (2)
88 WA 92 WS
CHÂTEAU L A CONSEILL ANTE 1998 (3)
90 WA 90-94 WS
VIEUX CHÂTEAU CERTAN 1999 (2) 91 WA
CHÂTEAU LE BON PASTEUR 2000 (1) 94 WA
VIEUX CHÂTEAU CERTAN 2003 (2) 93 WA
13 bts.
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $1,900 - $2,400
91 WA 88 WS
88 WA 97 WS
149
1997 (2)
1999 (1) 91 WA 88 WS
2001 (1) 94 WA 95 WS
2002 (2) 89 WA 93 WS
2003 (1)
per lot $800 - $1,000
12 bts.
1995 (1) 96 WA 95 WS
The blockbuster 2003 Haut-Brion (13% alcohol)
possesses extremely high tannin, but that component is
well-concealed by a cascade of mulberry, blackberry,
cherry, and plum-like fruit. There is even a hint of figs
under the blue and red fruit spectrum. While broad
and ripe with a sweet, glyceral mouthfeel as well as a
long, powerful, persistent finish, it retains its elegance
and nobility. A wine of both power and finesse, it will
benefit from 3-4 years of cellaring, and keep for 25-30.
95 WA 96 WS
151
148
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION
Scratched label
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
1995 (3)
2002 (2)
2003 (4) 96 WA 94 WS
2005 (3)
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
153
CHÂTEAU ANGÉLUS 1993 (1) 92 WA 90 WS
CHÂTEAU ANGÉLUS 1994 (2) 93 WA
CHÂTEAU AUSONE 2001 (1)
155
93 WA 94 WS
CHÂTEAU CANON L A GAFFELIÈRE 2001 (3)
The 2001 Ausone has put on even more weight
than I anticipated. The “wine of the vintage,” this
inky/purple-colored 2001 boasts a provocative, floral
perfume of crushed stones, raspberries, blackberries,
creme de cassis, licorice, and smoke. What makes it so
sensational are the layers of flavor and nuances that
unfold as the wine sits in the glass as well as on the
palate. This is an extraordinarily intense effort, but
remarkably elegant and well-balanced. It ideally
needs another decade of cellaring; it should last for
4-5 decades! 98 WA 95 WS
4 bts.
154
92 WA 92 WS
This is a triumphant 2000, flamboyant, superconcentrated, yet classic in proportions. Lavish notes
of roasted espresso, melted chocolate, creme de cassis,
toasty new oak, and Asian spices jump from the glass
of this sensationally perfumed, rather ostentatious
2000. It is enormously concentrated and pure, with
low acidity and exquisite balance. Remarkably, in spite
of its large size, viscosity, and opulence, it is fresh and
delineated. Potentially the finest Canon-la-Gaffeliere
made to date, this impeccably made wine will drink
well between 2006-2022. 95 WA 93 WS
per lot $900 - $1,100
Scratched labels
I was surprised by how soft, opulent, even voluptuous
the 2001 Cheval Blanc performed out of bottle as this
estate’s wines tend to shut down when young. Its deep
ruby/purple color was accompanied by sweet aromas
of cranberries, black currants, menthol, Asian spices,
and underbrush. This seductive blend of 60% Merlot
and 40% Cabernet Franc reveals a lush sweetness,
medium body, and ripe, well-integrated tannin.
93 WA 92 WS
3 bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
CHÂTEAU CANON L A GAFFELIÈRE 1995 (2) 91 WA
7 bts.
156
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
MONBOUSQUET
MONBOUSQUET
MONBOUSQUET
MONBOUSQUET
1999 (2) 94 WA 89 WS
2001 (2) 91 WA 89 WS
2005 (3)
2000 (4)
From an unheralded terroir, this Monbousquet was
made from extremely low yields of 28-30 hectoliters
per hectare. Aged sur lie and bottled unfined and
unfiltered, it exemplifies proprietor Perse’s enormous
efforts. Black and blue to the rim, this wine represents
the essence of this terroir. Its saturated black/purple
color is accompanied by extraordinary aromatics of
sweet blackberries, chocolate, coffee, incense, new
saddle leather, and vanilla. Remarkable intensity,
lively acidity, and abundant tannin provide definition
and grip. This is the most intense, muscular, and
“biggest” Monbousquet made to date, and that is
saying something considering the 1998 and 1999!
So be prepared, it is remarkable wine. 95 WA
11 bts.
3 4 Sessio n O n e
per lot $500 - $600
per lot $900 - $1,000
157
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
PAVIE-MACQUIN 1995 (2)
PAVIE DECESSE 2001 (2)
PAVIE DECESSE 2003 (4)
PAVIE DECESSE 2005 (3) 98 WA 96 WS
PAVIE-MACQUIN 2006 (3) 92 WA 92-94 WS
15 bts.
158
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
161
MONDOT
MONDOT
MONDOT
MONDOT
This wine is of first-growth quality, not only from
an intellectual perspective, but in its hedonistic
characteristics. More open-knit and accessible than
the extraordinary 1996, Ducru’s 1995 exhibits a
saturated ruby/purple color, followed by a knock-out
nose of blueberry and black raspberry/cassis fruit
intertwined with minerals, flowers, and subtle toasty
new oak. Like its younger sibling, the wine possesses
a sweet, rich mid-palate (from extract and ripeness,
not sugar), layers of flavor, good delineation and grip,
but generally unobtrusive tannin and acidity. It is a
classic, compelling example of Ducru-Beaucaillou
that should not be missed. 94 WA 95 WS
1994 (2) 90 WA 93 WS
1995 (2) 92 WA
1998 (2) 93 WA
2003 (4)
Very deep garnet-black. Warm plum, cedar, tobacco
and mocha make for a very alluring if somewhat
contrasting nose on this young wine. The palate is
very tight, with firm, slightly astringent tannins
and the faintest touch of bitterness hinting over
zealous extraction. This is however a minor point
as the wine is wonderfully rich, full bodied and
concentrated, and aptly balanced by medium+
acidity. Very long finish. 94 WA 91 WS
10 bts.
159
CHÂTEAU VAL ANDRAUD 2001 (2)
CHÂTEAU VAL ANDRAUD 2002 (2)
4 bts.
160
per lot $700 - $800
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
10 bts.
per lot $600 - $700
COS D’ESTOURNEL 1995 (1) 95 WA
MONTROSE 2001 (2) 91 WA 92-94 WS
COS D’ESTOURNEL 2002 (2) 93 WA 93 WS
MONTROSE 2004 (2)
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
BRANAIRE DUCRU 1996 (2)
DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1999 (2) 91 WA 91 WS
BRANAIRE DUCRU 2001 (2) 91 WA 90 WS
DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 2004 (3)
93 WA 92 WS
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
TROPLONG
TROPLONG
TROPLONG
TROPLONG
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $900 - $1,100
11 bts.
162
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
LÉOVILLE
LÉOVILLE
LÉOVILLE
LÉOVILLE
LÉOVILLE
LÉOVILLE
BARTON 1986 (1) 92 WA 90 WS
BARTON 1988 (2) 88 WA
BARTON 1994 (2) 90 WA
BARTON 1998 (2) 91 WA 90 WS
POYFERRÉ 1998 (2) 88 WA
POYFERRÉ 1996 (2)
This fabulous 1996 was tasted three times from bottle,
and it is unquestionably the finest wine produced by
this estate since their blockbuster 1990. Medium to
full-bodied, with a saturated black/purple color, the
nose offers notes of cedar, jammy black fruits, smoke,
truffles, and subtle new oak. In the mouth, there is
impressive fruit extraction, a tannic, full-bodied
structure, and a classic display of power and finesse.
The longer it sat in the glass, the more impressive
the wine became. Backward, and massive in terms
of its extract and richness, this should prove to be a
sensational Leoville-Poyferre for drinking over the
next three decades. 93 WA
11 bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
163
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE L AS CASES 1988 (1) 92 WA
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE L AS CASES 2004 (3)
165
Performing better from bottle than it did from cask,
this blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot,
and 11% Cabernet Franc has put on weight over the last
year. It exhibits the classic style of both Las Cases and
St.-Julien in its deep black currant notes interwoven
with sweet cherries, wet stones, and toasty vanillin.
Made in a structured, medium to full-bodied style with
superb concentration, beautiful purity, and admirable
symmetry, this beauty is one of the strongest efforts of
the vintage. 93 WA 95 WS
6 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
CÔTE RÔTIE, BRUNE ET BLONDE 2001
Guigal (2 hf. bts.)
CÔTE RÔTIE, CHÂTEAU D’AMPUIS 2001 Guigal (2)
CÔTE RÔTIE, BRUNE ET BLONDE 2003 Guigal (2)
Château de Beaucastel (2) 94+ WA 96 WS
Domaine de la Vieille Julienne (3) 98+ WA 96 WS
Le Vieux Donjon (2) 95 WS 92+ WA
Château de Beaucastel (2)
Almost difficult to describe, the gorgeous multilayered texture, and the heavenly perfume of smoked
meats, flowers, blueberries, blackberries, creosote,
and truffles is a knock-out. In the mouth, it is medium
to full-bodied with incredible intensity, purity, and
overall symmetry. There’s nothing out of place in this
remarkable wine, and it seems somewhat approachable
already, yet it will no doubt have the uncanny ability
to age for 25-40+ years. 96-98 WA 96 WS
13 bts. & 2 hf. bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
5 bts. & 1 mag.
per lot $900 - $1,200
Italy
166
BAROLO, BOSCARETO 1999 Ferdinando Principiano (2)
BAROLO, CAROBRIC 1999 Paolo Scavino (2)
BAROLO 2001 Pio Cesare (2) 90 WA 94 WS
BAROLO, BRICCO FIASCO 2001 Azelia (2)
BAROLO, CAROBRIC 2001 Paolo Scavino (2)
BAROLO, SAN ROCCO 2001 Azelia (2)
Azelia’s best-known wine may be the Bricco Fiasco,
but in 2001 as in other recent vintages I find the San
Rocco even more compelling. It is more intense and
masculine in its expression of Serralunga terroir,
with a complex nose of smoke, scorched earth,
minerals and spices. As it sits in the glass the wine
opens, gradually revealing notes of rich dense dark
fruit with plenty of structure, finishing with broad
yet fine tannins and tremendous overall balance.
It is an immensely satisfying modern-styled Barolo.
93 WA 95 WS
12 bts.
3 6 Sessio n O n e
L’ERMITE 2001 (1)
LE PAVILLON 2001 (1) 93-95 WA
L’ERMITE 2002 (1 mag.)
LE PAVILLON 2002 (2)
LE PAVILLON 2003 (1)
An inky/blue/purple color is followed by a subtle
but impressively intense nose of barbecue smoke,
creme de cassis, blueberries, blackberries, and white
flowers. The wine cascades over the palate (15.8%
natural alcohol) with extraordinary richness,
intensity, and silkiness. This seamlessly constructed
Hermitage is, analytically, high in tannin, but
extremely low in acidity, with a freaky accessibility
(a vintage character). Prodigiously concentrated and
high in extract, it should last for a half century or
longer. It will be fascinating to follow over the next
several decades. 100 WA 95 WS
Rhône Valley
164
ERMITAGE,
ERMITAGE,
ERMITAGE,
ERMITAGE,
ERMITAGE,
Chapoutier
per lot $800 - $900
167
GUADO AL TASSO 1997 (1) 96 WS
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, PIAN DELLE VIGNE 1998 (1)
170
91 WA
93 WA
GUADO AL TASSO 1999 (1) 94 WA 89 WS
92 WA 90 WS
GUADO AL TASSO 2001 (2)
Antinori
Tenuta Belvedere is the Antinori property in Bolgheri,
once part of an enormous estate from which the
vineyards of both Ornellaia and Sassicaia were carved
out. After an excellent 1998, the wines of both 1999
and, particularly, 2000 were significantly less
successful, but the 2001 Guado al Tasso should help
forget this temporary unevenness. A dense ruby with
purple highlights, the wine is loaded with aromas and
flavors of perfectly ripe blackcurrant and blackberry
fruit, minerals, sage, and thyme. The wine is more
fragrant and more finely-spun than Antinori’s other
Bordeaux wine, Solaia, but there is no lack of
concentration and density here, though both are
tempered by a satiny texture and polished tannins
which are all elegance and breed. 95 WA 93 WS
7 bts.
168
TIGNANELLO
TIGNANELLO
TIGNANELLO
TIGNANELLO
TIGNANELLO
TIGNANELLO
TIGNANELLO
TIGNANELLO
TIGNANELLO
169
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
L A GIOIA 1997 Riecine (1) 90 WA 95 WS
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2001 Conti Constanti (2)
VIGNA CONCA 2001 Mauro Molino (2)
ORNELL AIA 2002 (1) 92 WA
ORNELL AIA 2003 (1) 90 WS
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, POGGIO ALL’ORO,
RISERVA 1999 Castello Banfi (2)
Intense aromas of smoke and coffee open to layers
of beautiful, pure fruit. Full-bodied, with supersilky
tannins. Absolutely gorgeous. Just like the 1997. I love
it. Drink now through 2015. 5,800 cases made. 96 WS
9 bts.
17 bts. & 11 hf. bts.
171
per lot $500 - $600
1997 (1) 94 WS.
1998 (2) 91 WA
1999 (2) 91 WA 90 WS
2001 (4) 93 WA
2001 (4 hf. bts.) 93 WA
2003 (2) 92 WA 91 WS
2004 (2) 93 WA 95 WS
2004 (3 hf. bts.) 93 WA 95 WS
2005 (2) 92 WA 92 WS
AMARONE, MONTE CRISTI 1998
Michele Castellani (3)
AMARONE, CAMPO CASALIN 1999
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, CASTELGIOCONDO 2000
Frescobaldi (5 hf. bts.) 92 WS
AMARONE 2001 Roccolo Grassi (1)
Frescobaldi (4) 94 WS
Frescobaldi (6 hf. bts.) 94 WS
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, RISERVA ,
CASTELGIOCONDO 2001 Frescobaldi (2)
VALPOLICELL A SUPERIORE 2001
Dal Forno Romano (2) 91 WS
AMARONE, CINQUE STELLE 2003
per lot $1,500 - $1,900
ROSSO CA DEL MERLO 1996 (2)
VALPOLICELL A CL ASSICO, SUPERIORE 1996 (2)
VALPOLICELL A , CL ASSICO SUPERIORE 1998 (2)
AMARONE DELL A VALPOLICELL A CL ASSICO
SUPERIORE RISERVA 1999 (2)
Quintarelli
11 bts.
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
Spain
172
CIMS DE PORRERA , CL ASSICO 2001 (2)
MAS D’EN GIL , CLOS FONTA 2001 (2)
MAS L A PL ANA 2001 Miguel Torres (3)
FINCA DOFÍ 2003 Alvaro Palacios (2)
FINCA DOFÍ 2004 Alvaro Palacios (2)
2004 was a superb vintage in Priorat and the three
entries from Alvaro Palacios are stunning. The 2004
Finca Dofi offers an upgrade. It is sourced from a single
vineyard on the estate of which 60% is Grenache and
the balance Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, and
Carignan aged in 100% new French oak. Deeper in
color than Les Terrasses, and more reticent
aromatically, with coaxing, scents of toast and smoke,
minerals, violets, blueberries, and chocolate emerge.
Full-bodied and harmonious, there is an opulence to
the fruit which is breathtaking. It should drink well for
10-15 or more years. 95 WA 90 WS
11 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
per lot $800 - $1,000
3 8 · Lot 182-184
United States
173
Australia
TURLEY, PETITE SYRAH, AIDA VINEYARD 1997 (4)
TURLEY, PETITE SYRAH, RATTLESNAKE ACRES 1997 (2)
176
91 - 93 WA
RUDD ESTATE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
OAKVILLE ESTATE 2001 (3)
CHÂTEAU MONTELENA , CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
ESTATE 2002 (3)
CARDINALE 2003 (1)
CAYMUS VINEYARDS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2004 (2)
The 2004 Shiraz “RWT” was barrel-fermented and
aged for 14 months in 69% new French oak. Opaque
purple-colored, it delivers an expressive nose of
smoke, leather, grilled bacon, game, blueberry, and
licorice. Full-bodied, it is dense, ripe, and layered as
well as opulent. 95 WA 92 WS
92 WA 92 WS
15 bts.
174
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
DOMINUS ESTATE 2001 (3)
DOMINUS ESTATE 2004 (2) 89 WS
11 bts.
17 7
The 2003 Dominus has turned out even better than
I thought from barrel. There are 4,800 cases of this
88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, and
5% Petit Verdot blend. A big, sweet nose of roasted
coffee, Provencal herbs, black currants, cherry jam,
plums, allspice, and forest floor is followed by a spicy,
rich, full-bodied, fragrant, intense wine. The tannins
are sweet, but noticeable in this beautifully complex,
strikingly aromatic 2003. It has much more similarity
to a great Bordeaux than anything from Napa Valley.
95 WA
7 bts.
4 0 Sessio n O n e
DESCENDANT 2004 (3) 93 WS
DESCENDANT 2005 (2)
THE FACTOR 2005 (2) 97 WA 92 WS
THE FACTOR 2003 (2)
9 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
per lot $800 - $1,000
RIDGE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
MONTE BELLO 1996 (3) 95 WA
MONTE BELLO 1998 (1)
MONTE BELLO 2004 (2)
SHAFER , CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
ONE POINT FIVE 2004 (2) 90 WA 93 WS
SHAFER , MERLOT 2004 (2)
ONE POINT FIVE 2005 (2)
12 bts.
TORBRECK ,
TORBRECK ,
TORBRECK ,
TORBRECK ,
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
The 2003 The Factor (100% Shiraz aged 24 months in
old French oak) is a riveting effort that displays the
exquisite talent of David Powell. Its smoky perfume
of blackberry liqueur intermixed with cherries, acacia
flowers, and espresso roast is followed by a fullthrottle, multi-layered palate as well as a 60-second
finish. This stunning Shiraz should drink well for
10-15+ years. 96 WA
178
175
PENFOLDS, RWT SHIRAZ 1997 (4) 92 WS
PENFOLDS, RWT SHIRAZ 2003 (4)
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
BROKENWOOD, GRAVEYARD, SHIRAZ 1996 (2)
BROKENWOOD, SHIRAZ, RAYNER 1997 (2)
BROKENWOOD, GRAVEYARD, SHIRAZ 1997 (2)
The 1997 Shiraz Graveyard Vineyard is made in
an earthy, perfumed style. Nevertheless, there is
plenty to get excited about in this full-bodied, rich,
chewy wine with uncanny balance and beautiful
overall purity and equilibrium. Drink it over the
next 12-15 years. 92 WA
6 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
179
180
CL ARENDON HILLS, GRENACHE OLD VINES,
BLEWIT T SPRINGS VINEYARD 2001 (2)
CL ARENDON HILLS, GRENACHE OLD VINES,
ROMAS VINEYARD 2001 (2)
CL ARENDON HILLS, SHIRAZ,
BROOKMAN VINEYARD 2003 (2)
CL ARENDON HILLS, SYRAH,
HICKINBOTHAM VINEYARD 2003 (2)
BROOKMAN VINEYARD 2004 (2)
FROM THE PERSONAL CELLAR OF MICHEL GILLET OF
T H E R E N O U N E D L E S C H E N Ê T S R E S TA U R A N T I N M O N T R E A L
Red Burgundy
182
90 AM
A black, sexy beast, the 2004 Syrah Brookman
(aged in 50% new French oak) offers up amazingly
full-bodied, intense, blackberry fruit intermixed
with notions of roasted coffee, flowers, and creme
de cassis. Full-bodied, rich, beautifully textured,
opulent, and long, it should drink well for 10-15
years. It appears to be slightly more forward than it
was last year. 95 WA 93 WS
183
10 bts.
184
per lot $700 - $800
D’ARENBERG, THE DEAD ARM SHIRAZ 2001 (6)
93 WA 92 WS
95+ WA
D’ARENBERG, THE DEAD ARM SHIRAZ 2005 (3) 95 WA
16 bts.
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
ROMANÉE-CONTI 1982
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
12 bts. (owc.)
ROMANÉE-CONTI 1986
12 bts. (owc.)
per lot $59,400 - $72,600
ROMANÉE-CONTI 1972
A vintage largely misunderstood by the British and
somewhat over-regarded by the French, though
neither view is of much relevance now. I tasted a lot
of ’72s in that decade. They were positive, flavoury
and firm, very drinkable though not stylish and I
frequently detected a telltale bitterness on the finish.
It was an unusual growing season following a severe
winter with snow in January and February, a warm
spring, but a cold and dry summer. A warm rainy
September saved the day and a huge crop, well over
the permitted yield, was a problem. Despite this,
at the British trade’s lack of interest (few wines
shipped for bottling), there was no let-up in price.
The habitually late-picking Domaine de la RomanéeConti wines were outstandingly the most successful.
Few other wines now worth looking out for. ***
Michael Broadbent, Vintage wine
1 - 6 ltr.
181
per lot $59,400 - $72,600
per lot $45,000 - $55,000
NO LOT
188
89 WA 89 WS
Red Bordeaux
4 bts.
185
186
189
An extraordinary wine, the classic 2008 Latour
(13.5% natural alcohol) is composed of 94% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 5% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc (40%
of the production made it into the grand vin). Its
dense purple color is followed by hints of espresso
roast, cassis, burning embers, truffles and graphite.
Rich with full-bodied power, beautiful purity and
graciousness allied to a voluminous, savory, broad
mouthfeel, this beauty will be drinkable in 4-5 years
and will keep for three decades. 95+ WA
Backward, powerful, and extremely tannic, the dense
purple-colored 2003 Mouton-Rothschild, a blend of
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 8% Cabernet
Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, fashioned from yields
of 28 hectoliters per hectare, with a finished alcohol
of 12.9%, improves dramatically with aeration.
With full-bodied, meaty, powerful, dry flavors as
well as a huge finish, this high class wine should be
at its finest between 2012-2040+. 95+ WA 94 WS
12 bts. (owc.)
6 bts.
per lot $8,600 - $10,600
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE,
COMTESSE DE L AL ANDE 1982
Pauillac. 2ème Cru Classé
u. bn. stained label
190
1 bt.
per lot $2,300 - $2,800
per lot $500 - $700
CARRUADES DE L AFITE 2002 (3) 87 WA 87 WS
CARRUADES DE L AFITE 2003 (2)
A spectacular value as well as a sleeper of the vintage
is the 135,000-bottle cuvee of 2003 Carruades de Lafite
(50% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2%
Cabernet Franc). This amazing effort rivals such
superb second wines as the 1989 Bahans-Haut-Brion
and 1982 Forts de Latour. A serious red, it is sexy,
opulent, rich, and luscious with silky tannin,
enormous body, and wave after wave of mochainfused black cherry and cassis fruit. It is almost too
good to be believed. While drinkable now, it should
evolve for 12-15 years or longer. 93 WA 89 WS
4 2 Sessio n O n e
6 bts.
191
5 bts.
per lot $3,000 - $3,600
The blockbuster 2003 Haut-Brion (13% alcohol)
possesses extremely high tannin, but that component is
well-concealed by a cascade of mulberry, blackberry,
cherry, and plum-like fruit. There is even a hint of figs
under the blue and red fruit spectrum. While broad
and ripe with a sweet, glyceral mouthfeel as well as a
long, powerful, persistent finish, it retains its elegance
and nobility. 95 WA 96 WS
The color is a dark plum/ruby with amber at the
edge. Spectacular aromatics offer up cedar, smoke,
jammy black and red fruits, minerals, licorice,
and toast. Unctuously-textured and full-bodied,
with low acidity, fabulously sweet, rich fruit,
surprising definition for a wine of such lushness
and intensity, this is one of the vintage’s most
compelling and profound efforts. 100 WA
187
per lot $2,000 - $2,400
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
99 WA 98 WS
6 bts.
per lot $4,900 - $5,900
Red Burgundy
192
MUSIGNY 2006
Comte de Vogüé
Côte de Nuits. 1er Cru
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
193
ROMANÉE-CONTI 1982
197
90 AM
1 bt.
194
The 1947 Cheval Blanc exhibits such a thick texture
it could double as motor oil. The huge nose of
fruitcake, chocolate, leather, coffee, and Asian spices
is mind-boggling. The unctuous texture and richness
of sweet fruit are amazing. Consider the fact that this
wine is, technically, appallingly deficient in acidity
and excessively high in alcohol. Moreover, its volatile
acidity levels would be considered intolerable by
modern day oenologists. Yet how can they explain
that after 47 years the wine is still remarkably fresh,
phenomenally concentrated, and profoundly
complex? It has to make you wonder about the
direction of modern day winemaking... 100 WA
per lot $5,000 - $6,100
ROMANÉE-CONTI 1979
u. 1x6cm
90 WS 91 AM
3 bts.
195
per lot $14,900 - $18,200
ROMANÉE-CONTI 1962
1 bt.
95 AM
1 bt.
Red Bordeaux
1995 will be remembered as an historic vintage for
Ausone. It is the first year where, after more than a
decade of infighting among the owners, Alain Vauthier
emerged as the sole proprietor, and thus had complete
control of the wine’s viticulture, vinification, and upbringing. Ausone’s extraordinary minerality is present
in the 1995, yet there are more aromatics, a richer,
more multidimensional palate impression, and a fuller
texture - all with the terroir brilliantly expressed.
The wine boasts a dense ruby/purple color, and an
emerging but tightly-knit nose of spring flowers,
minerals, earth, and black fruits. Rich, with an opulent
texture, and surprising sexiness for a young vintage of
Ausone, the medium-bodied 1995 displays exquisite
balance between its acid, tannin, alcohol, and fruit.
Although it is not yet seamless, all the elements are
present for an extraordinary evolution in the bottle.
Given its backward style, this wine will require 5-7
years of cellaring, and will age at a glacial pace for
30-40 years. 93 WA
per lot $2,700 - $3,300
The 1982 Lafite possesses a dark, dense ruby/purple
color with only a subtle lightening at the rim.
Spectacular aromatics offer jammy cherry and black
fruits intertwined with lead pencil, mineral, and
smoky wood scents. Powerful for a Lafite, this wine
unfolds to reveal extraordinary richness, purity,
and overall symmetry in addition to stunning flavor
depth and persistence. The finish lasts for nearly a
minute. Plenty of tannin remains, and the wine
displays a vibrancy and youthfulness that belie its
18 years of age. The modern day equivalent of
Lafite-Rothschild’s immortal 1959, the 1982 will enjoy
another 30-70 years of life! An amazing achievement!
100 WA
CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1995
6 bts.
per lot $5,900 - $7,200
per lot $9,900 - $12,100
198
196
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BL ANC 194 7
Vandermeulen Danish bottling. Bought from Bonhams
London. u. ms.
1 bt.
199
per lot $3,600 - $4,400
A wine of extraordinary complexity and intensity,
it reveals a deep purple color, a style not unlike the
1990 Margaux (possibly even more concentrated),
a velvety texture, and notes of spring flowers
interwoven with camphor, melted licorice,
creme de cassis, and pain grille. 99 WA 98 WS
3 bts.
per lot $2,400 - $3,000
200
CHÂTEAU LE PIN 2000
Pomerol
A SELECTION FROM THE CELLARS OF
A TORONTO BASED PROFESSIONAL CLUB
Exotic, opulent, extravagant, and impossible to resist,
the 2000 Le Pin is an explosive, virtually perfect
example of this estate. Dense purple-colored, with
luxurious levels of extract and richness, this intense,
unctuously-textured, black fruit-filled Pomerol is
thick enough to drink with a spoon. Revealing
abundant tannin and definition for such a young
Le Pin, it is typical of many of the blockbuster,
but backward and tannic 2000 Pomerols. It is a great
wine for multi-millionaires who are able to latch
onto a few bottles. 98 WA 92 WS
1 bt.
Red Bordeaux
203
The 1983 Margaux is a breathtaking wine.
The Cabernet Sauvignon grapes achieved perfect
maturity in 1983, and the result is an astonishingly
rich, concentrated, atypically powerful and tannic
Margaux. The color is dark ruby, the aromas exude
ripe cassis fruit, violets, and vanillin oakiness, and
the flavors are extremely deep and long on the palate
with a clean, incredibly long finish. This full-bodied,
powerful wine remains stubbornly backward and at
least 5-6 years away from maturity. 96 WA 98 WS
per lot $3,400 - $4,200
United States
201
BRYANT FAMILY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1994
Napa
98 WA 93 WS
3 bts.
202
6 bts.
per lot $2,800 - $3,500
204
6 bts.
per lot $2,800 - $3,500
205
6 bts.
per lot $2,800 - $3,500
206
6 bts.
per lot $2,800 - $3,500
207
6 bts.
per lot $2,800 - $3,500
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
208
6 bts.
per lot $2,800 - $3,500
Napa
209
6 bts.
per lot $2,800 - $3,500
210
6 bts.
per lot $2,800 - $3,500
A potentially perfect wine, the 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon
boasts a fabulous nose of cassis, cream, blueberries,
violets, minerals, and spice. It smells like a hypothetical
blend of a great vintage of L’Evangile, Clinet, and
Mouton-Rothschild. The opaque purple/black color is
followed by a full-bodied wine stacked and packed with
fruit, glycerin, and extract. No component part is out of
place in this formidably endowed, remarkably wellbalanced wine. The purity, richness, sweetness and
depth of fruit suggest that the wine’s potential is
limitless. Much like its cellarmate, the 1994 Colgin
Cabernet Sauvignon (also made by Helen Turley),
the Bryant Family Vineyard’s 1994 should evolve into
one of California’s legendary Cabernets. It will age
effortlessly for 25-30 years. 98+ WA
211
5 bts.
per lot $2,400 - $2,900
3 bts.
4 4 Sessio n O n e
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
Red Burgundy
212
CLOS DE VOUGEOT 1999
Faiveley
12 bts. (owc.)
per lot $900 - $1,100
213
12 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
214
12 bts. (owc.)
per lot $900 - $1,100
215
8 bts.
per lot $600 - $700
218
PROPERTY OF A LADY
Red Bordeaux
216
Pomerol
3 with detached labels
After several uninspiring efforts between 1978 and
1988, it is irrefutable that Christian Moueix and
his flagship estate, Petrus, have rebounded with a
vengeance, producing a bevy of extraordinary wines,
even in rain-plagued vintages such as 1992 and 1993.
Opaque purple/black in color, with a sweet vanilla,
pain grillee, jammy cherry and cassis-scented nose,
this full-bodied, densely packed wine reveals layers
of flavor, and an inner-core of sweetness with huge
quantities of glycerin and depth. A tannic, classic
style of Petrus, with immense body, great purity,
and a backward finish, this wine requires a decade
of cellaring. 93 WA 93 WS
3 bts.
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
Another sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 is one of the
strongest efforts yet produced at Larrivet Haut-Brion.
A classic Graves bouquet of earth, camphor, subtle
barbecue smoke, and sweet red and black currants is
followed by a lush, richly fruity, medium to
full-bodied wine displaying superb purity, a beguiling
texture, and a long finish. It should drink
exceptionally well young, and evolve for 12-15 years.
90-92 WA
19 bts.
219
per lot $2,400 - $3,000
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1 996 (3)
The color is opaque purple. The wine offers
extraordinarily pure notes of blackberries, cassis,
pain grille, and flowers, gorgeous sweetness, a
seamless personality, and full body, with nothing out
of place. The final blend (85% Cabernet Sauvignon,
10% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet
Franc) contains a high percentage of Cabernet
Sauvignon. It tastes complete and long, although
backward. My instincts suggest this wine will shut
down, but at present it is open-knit, tasting like a
recently bottled wine. The fruit is exceptionally sweet
and pure, and there are layers of flavor in the mouth.
I do believe this wine will develop an extraordinary
perfume, and possess a high level of richness.
99 WA 97 WS
4 bts.
220
per lot $600 - $700
ALTER EGO DE PALMER 2004 (3)
CHÂTEAU D’ARSAC 2005 (3)
CHÂTEAU D’ANGLUDET 2006 (3)
CHÂTEAU PALMER 2008 (3)
12 bts.
217
L A CROIX DE GAY 2003 (3) 85 WA 90 WS
L A CROIX DU GAY 2004 (3) 87 WA 86 WS
L AFLEUR GAZIN 2004 (2)
BOURGNEUF 2006 (3)
L A GARDE 2008 (3)
L ARRIVET-HAUT-BRION 2008 (3)
L A GARDE 2005 (2)
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
19 bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
SMITH HAUT L AFIT TE BL ANC 2003 (2)
BELGRAVE 2004 (2)
L AFON ROCHET 2004 (3) 90 WA 88 WS
SMITH HAUT L AFIT TE BL ANC 2004 (1)
HAUT BERGEY BL ANC 2005 (2)
L ARRIVET-HAUT-BRION BL ANC 2005 (3)
L ATOUR MARTILL AC BL ANC 2006 (3)
L A TOUR-CARNET 2008 (3)
per lot $800 - $1,000
per lot $2,700 - $3,300
PROPERTY OF A WINDSOR BASED COLLECTOR
223
This is a stunning Château Margaux, made in a sexy,
up-front, elegant style, with deep creme de cassis
fruit intermixed with spring flowers, a solid inner
core of richness and depth, but again, very sweet
tannins as well as striking minerality and elegance.
One of the most seductive Château Margauxs given
its recent bottling, this blend of 87% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and the rest tiny quantities
of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot should drink
beautifully for the next 25-30 years. Remarkably,
a mere 36% of the entire production was selected
for the 2008 Château Margaux. 94 WA
Red Bordeaux
221
The 2008 Lafite Rothschild is one of the most
profound young wines I have ever tasted. From a
taster’s perspective, it is reminiscent of a blend of the
1996 and 2003, but when you compare those vintages
analytically, that makes no sense whatsoever.
Representing only 40% of the production, this blend
of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, and 4%
Cabernet Franc boasts an opaque ruby/purple color
(one of the darkest Lafites I have seen in 30 years)
as well as an extraordinary, blockbuster aromatic
profile of lead pencil shavings, forest floor, black
fruits, licorice, and a hint of unsmoked, high-class
cigar tobacco. In the mouth, a massive richness is
accompanied by a freshness, delineation, nuance,
delicacy, and mind-boggling density. Even after three
decades of tasting, I am still astonished when tasting
such a prodigious wine as this. Full, inky, and rich
with creme de cassis and spice box characteristics
as well as a length that I stopped measuring after a
minute, the wine reveals a sweetness to the tannin
and an opulence to the fruit that suggests a hot,
sunny vintage, but again, that was not the case.
There wasn’t a great deal of heat, but there was more
sunshine than the negative press reported at the
beginning of September. This is a great, great wine.
98-100 WA
12 bts. (owc.)
222
The final blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17%
Merlot exhibits tell-tale black currant liqueur, incense,
charcoal and floral-like characteristics. The oak is
pushed to the background, one of the major
improvements director Philippe Dalhuin has made at
this estate. Full-bodied, deep and impressively endowed,
it is a deep, rich, less massive effort than either the 2010
or 2009. This gorgeous Mouton will be drinkable in
4-5 years and age effortlessly for three decades. 94+ WA
12 bts. (owc.)
4 6 Sessio n O n e
12 bts. (owc.)
224
225
per lot $6,500 - $7,900
per lot $6,200 - $7,600
CHÂTEAU LYNCH BAGES 2008
12 bts. (owc.)
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE L AS CASES 2008
12 bts. (owc.)
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
Red Burgundy
226
L A TÂCHE 2006
94 WA 96 AM
2 bts.
per lot $14,000 - $17,200
per lot $2,300 - $2,800
Italy
227
SOL AIA 2000
Tuscany
90 WA 92 WS
3 bts.
per lot $400 - $500
PROPERTY OF A TORONTO WINE PROFESSIONAL
Red Burgundy
Red Bordeaux
230
228
Balthus label
After less than persuasive performances in two
potentially great years, 1989 and 1990, MoutonRothschild appears to have settled down, producing
fine efforts in recent vintages, culminating with the
enormously promising, unquestionably profound 1995.
The 1993 is a beautifully made wine which could be
considered a sleeper of the vintage. The wine boasts a
dark purple color, followed by a sweet, pain grillee,
roasted nut, and cassis-scented bouquet that is just
beginning to open. In the mouth, the wine may not
possess the body and volume of a vintage such as 1990
or 1989, but there is more richness of fruit, a sweet,
ripe, pureness to the wine, as well as medium body
and outstanding balance. This moderately tannic,
well-focused, surprisingly rich 1993 is capable of
15-20 years of evolution. 90 WA
1 mag.
229
per lot $500 - $700
powdered mineral, smoky, weedy cassis-scented nose.
Beautiful sweetness of fruit is present in this
well-delineated Lafite. The 1995 is not as powerful or
as massive as the 1996, but it is beautifully made with
outstanding credentials, in addition to remarkable
promise. 95 WA 96 WS
12 bts.
CLOS VOUGEOT 1961
Remoissenet Père et Fils
1 mag.
per lot $700 - $800
Champagne
231
DOM PÉRIGNON 1988
94 WA 93 WS
3 mags.
232
LOUIS ROEDERER , CRISTAL 1995 (2)
LOUIS ROEDERER , CRISTAL 1995 (1 mag.) (owc.)
2 bts. & 1 mag.
233
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
DOM PÉRIGNON 1993 (3) 89 WS
DOM PÉRIGNON 1990 (1)
The profoundly rich 1990 Dom Perignon is a creamytextured, full styled offering that loses none of its
elegance in spite of its flavor authority. It will
improve for 5-10 years, and appears capable of
surpassing the fabulous 1985 and 1982. It seems
obvious that the quality of the 1990 Champagne
vintage is going to be remarkable, and the worldwide demand will be unprecedented. 96 WA
4 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
per lot $8,100 - $9,900
A C H O I C E S E L E C T I O N O F T O P - N O T C H B U B B LY
FROM A PERFECTIONIST COLLECTOR
Champagne
236
Red Bordeaux
234
97 WS
but backward and tannic 2000 Pomerols. It is a
great wine for multi-millionaires who are able
to latch onto a few bottles. 98 WA
237
per lot $900 - $1,000
LOUIS ROEDERER , CRISTAL ROSÉ 2004
In gift boxes
The 2004 Cristal Rose is 70% Pinot from Ay and 30%
Chardonnay from Avize. This remains a very tight,
mineral-driven Cristal Rose that will require
significant bottle age. A final burst of floral red berries
on the finish bodes well for the future. Today I prefer
the Cristal over the Cristal Rose, but time will
ultimately tell how these wines develop. I recently
tasted the 1996s and it is now appears the Rose has
moved ahead, if very slightly, from the Cristal. 94 WA
per lot $3,000 - $3,500
Red Burgundy
235
1 mag.
CHÂTEAU LE PIN 2000 (1)
Pomerol
1 bts.
SALON, BL ANC DE BL ANCS, LE MESNIL 1990
4 bts.
238
L A TÂCHE 2005
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
DOM PÉRIGNON, ROSÉ 1985
Möet & Chandon
Gift Box
89 WS
1 mag. (oc.)
per lot $900 - $1,100
98-99 WA 99 AM
1 bt.
4 8 Sessio n O n e
per lot $3,200 - $3,900
239
LOUIS ROEDERER , CRISTAL 1988
3 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
240
2 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
241
LOUIS ROEDERER , CRISTAL ROSÉ 1985
2 bts.
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
242
2 bts.
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
243
1 bt.
per lot $800 - $1,000
A SMALL OFFERING FROM A WINDSOR CELLAR
246
CHÂTEAU GRAND-PUY-L ACOSTE 2000
93 WA
Red Bordeaux
10 bts.
244
CHÂTEAU CALON SÉGUR 1996 (4) 92 WA 90 WS
CHÂTEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL 1996 (4) 93 WA
CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 1995 (4)
An explosively rich, exotic, fruity Montrose, the 1995
displays even more fat and extract than the 1996.
There is less Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1995 blend,
resulting in a fuller-bodied, more accessible and
friendlier style. The wine exhibits an opaque
black/ruby/purple color, as well as a ripe nose of
black fruits, vanillin, and licorice. Powerful yet
surprisingly accessible (the tannin is velvety and
the acidity low), this terrific example of Montrose
should be drinkable at a young age. 93 WA
12 bts.
245
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
COMTESSE DE L AL ANDE 19 96 (3) 96 WA
What sumptuous pleasures await those who purchase
either the 1996 or 1995 Pichon-Lalande. It is hard to
choose a favorite, although the 1995 is a smoother,
more immediately sexy and accessible wine. It is an
exquisite example of Pichon-Lalande with the Merlot
component giving the wine a coffee/chocolatey/cherry
component to go along with the Cabernet Sauvignon’s
and Cabernet Franc’s complex blackberry/cassis fruit.
The wine possesses an opaque black/ruby/purple color,
and sexy, flamboyant aromatics of pain grille,
black fruits, and cedar. Exquisite on the palate,
this full-bodied, layered, multidimensional wine
should prove to be one of the vintage’s most
extraordinary success stories. 96 WA
12 bts.
24 7
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 1995 (5)
10 bts.
248
per lot $700 - $900
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2000
12 bts.
249
per lot $900 - $1,100
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
Having previously rated it nearly perfect, I was
apprehensive of a letdown about tasting the 1996
Leoville Las Cases once it had been bottled, but that
concern was quickly dismissed once I put my nose in
the glass. A profound Leoville Las Cases, it is one of
the great modern day wines of Bordeaux. This wine’s
hallmark remains a sur-maturite (over-ripeness) of
the Cabernet Sauvignon grape. Yet the wine has
retained its intrinsic classicism, symmetry, and
profound potential for complexity and elegance.
The black/purple color is followed by a spectacular
nose of cassis, cherry liqueur, pain grille, and minerals.
It is powerful and rich on the attack, with beautifully
integrated tannin, massive concentration, yet no hint
of heaviness or disjointedness. As this wine sits in the
glass it grows in stature and richness. It is a remarkable,
seamless, palate-staining, and extraordinarily elegant
wine - the quintessential St.-Julien. Despite the
sweetness of the tannin, I would recommend
cellaring this wine for 7-8 years. 98 WA
6 bts.
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
5 0 · Lot 250
Champagne
White Burgundy
250
253
BOLLINGER , GRANDE ANNÉE 1990
I highly recommend the Bollinger 1990 Grande
Annee. It is extremely backward, but, wow, what
intensity and richness it possesses. The structure is
akin to a serious red wine. 92 WA
6 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
6 bts.
254
A N O F F E R I N G F R O M A T O R O N T O A D V O C AT
Red Burgundy
251
255
per lot $600 - $700
CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET, LES CAILLERETS 2002
Marc Colin
Côte de Beaune. 1er Cru
14 bts.
MUSIGNY, CUVÉE VIEILLES VIGNES 1990
Comte de Vogüé
4 bts.
CHEVALIER MONTRACHET 2002 (1)
PULIGNY MONTRACHET, LES FOL ATIÈRES 2002 (5)
Boillot
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
CORTON CHARLEMAGNE, DIAMOND JUBILEE 2002
Côte de Beaune. Grand Cru
6 bts.
per lot $600 - $700
per lot $2,000 - $2,400
United States
252
NUITS ST. GEORGES, AUX BOUDOTS 1993
Leroy
How do you describe the prodigious Nuits St.-Georges
Les Boudots? It is an awesome red Burgundy that is
unconscionably concentrated, with extraordinary
delineation to its personality, and massive ripeness and
richness that buries what must be considerable tannin.
Approachable now, this phenomenal wine should be at
its apogee by the turn of the century and drink well
for 20-25 years... The microscopic quantities produced
of some wines have not only ensured prices that only
billionaires can afford, but have also made it virtually
impossible to find the wines. 99 WA
1 bt.
256
PETER MICHAEL , CHARDONNAY,
MON PL AISIR 1995 (1)
GRACE FAMILY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
VINEYARD 29 1996 (1)
COLGIN CELL ARS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
CARIAD VINEYARD 1999 (3) 91 WA
GRACE FAMILY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 199 9 (2)
BL ANKIET, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
PARADISE HILLS 2000 (1) 88 WS
DUMOL , PINOT NOIR , RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY 2001 (1)
DUMOL , SYRAH, EDDIE’S PATCH 2001 (1)
10 bts.
per lot $1,400 - $1,800
per lot $600 - $800
260
Red Burgundy
257
This wine is mind-boggling and has gathered even
more body, power, and density than it displayed from
barrel. It is intensely profound, and super-ripe yet
harmonious. Its extraordinarily long finish (it tails off
with a sweet kirsch kiss) flabbergasted me. I could not
help but think of the finishes of two wines I love Château Rayas and Château Lafleur. It appears to be
holding an enormous amount in reserve, and may
ultimately merit higher ratings. It should be held at
least ten years, and will easily last through 2020 given
proper cellar conditions. Bravo! 95 WA
L A TÂCHE 1990
I cannot think of a more profound, young red Burgundy
tasted than DRC’s 1990 La Tache. Although it still
requires another 3-4 years of cellaring, it is incredibly
endowed, with an extraordinary perfume of Asian
spices as well as jammy black raspberries, cherries, and
blackberries infused with smoke, toast, and dried herbs.
Full-bodied, but ethereal, with layers of flavor, as well as
mind-boggling delicacy and complexity, this youthful
La Tache will be at its finest between 2004-2015. 100 WA
1 bt.
per lot $3,400 - $4,500
258
1 bt.
per lot $3,400 - $4,500
259
L A TÂCHE 1993
As usual, La Tache reveals the most saturated deep
ruby color of the DRC’s, a tight but promising nose of
smoky, game-like aromas intertwined with red and
black fruits, minerals, and vanillin from new oak.
Medium to full-bodied, with sweet, concentrated,
berry fruit, this tannic, spicy, backward wine appears
to possess the requisite extraction to ensure a long,
positive evolution. Give it 7-10 years of cellaring and
drink it over the following 12-15 years. The DRC’s
1993s possess the vintage’s toughness, tannic structure,
austerity, and aging potential. They will not be
flattering to drink in their youth, and most will
require 6-10 years of cellaring. Typical of the vintage,
they appear to be the most tannic and structured
wines made at this domaine since 1983. 90 WA
1 bt.
5 2 Sessio n O n e
per lot $1,400 - $1,900
L A TÂCHE 1995
1 bt.
per lot $1,400 - $1,900
261
1 bt.
per lot $1,400 - $1,900
262
L A TÂCHE 1999
93-96 WA 98 AM
1 bt.
263
per lot $2,700 - $3,300
GRANDS ECHÉZEAUX 1999
1 bt.
per lot $800 - $1,000
264
RICHEBOURG 1999
As usual, La Tache reveals the most saturated deep
ruby color of the DRC’s, a tight but promising nose of
smoky, game-like aromas intertwined with red and
black fruits, minerals, and vanillin from new oak.
Medium to full-bodied, with sweet, concentrated,
berry fruit, this tannic, spicy, backward wine appears
to possess the requisite extraction to ensure a long,
positive evolution. Give it 7-10 years of cellaring and
drink it over the following 12-15 years. The DRC’s
1993s possess the vintage’s toughness, tannic structure,
austerity, and aging potential. They will not be
flattering to drink in their youth, and most will
require 6-10 years of cellaring. Typical of the vintage,
they appear to be the most tannic and structured
wines made at this domaine since 1983. 90 WA
1 bt.
265
267
The 2001 Romanee-St.-Vivant is ruby-colored and
sports a nose of white pepper, spices, and black
cherries. Light to medium-bodied, it is juicy, delicate,
and reveals an oak-laced red fruit-flavored character.
This complex, lace-like wine tightens in the finish,
displaying notes of vanilla-laced new oak. Drink it
over the next 6-7 years. 88-89 WA
1 bt.
268
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
89-90 WA
2 bts.
ECHÉZEAUX 2001
2 bts.
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
per lot $500 - $600
269
266
per lot $800 - $1,000
Highly expressive scents of flowers, perfume, and
black cherries can be found in the aromatic profile of
the 2002 Grands-Echezeaux. Satin-textured in the
attack, its pretty, pepper-laced black berry-flavored
personality is light to medium-bodied and lacks the
persistence expected from a grand cru. In addition,
some bitterness can be detected in its tannic finish.
89 WA
1 bt.
ROMANÉE ST. VIVANT 2001
ECHÉZEAUX 2002
2 bts.
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
per lot $800 - $1,000
270
L A TÂCHE 2002
276
Soy sauce, candied blood oranges, and dark cherries
make up the nose of the outstanding 2002 La Tache.
Extremely elegant and pure, this light to mediumbodied wine displays a superb satiny texture and a
broad blackberry, black cherry, spice, and mineralflavored character. It boasts a refined, noble personality
with an exceedingly long, supple finish. The qualitative
and ripeness differences between this wine and the
Richebourg is striking as well as confounding. 93 WA
1 bt.
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
271
1 bt.
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
272
1 bt.
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
273
1 bt.
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
274
MOREY ST. DENIS 2005
Dujac
The Domaine Dujac 2005 Morey-St.-Denis –
incorporating the Les Porroux vineyard around
the winery – soars from the glass with odors of
incense, bitter-sweet black cherry, musky florality,
a Chartreuse-like aura of herbal distillates, and wood
smoke pungency. In the mouth, the black cherry and
cassis fruit runs really deep, persistently wreathed in
herbs and flowers, with satisfying hints of fruit skin
bitterness and bitter chocolate and herb low tones.
Already the texture is silken. The finish – while not
overly candified in character – reminds me of sucking
on fruit and herbal lozenges whose bittersweet residues
cling tenaciously to the palate. How much better
quality can one ask of a village wine? 92 WA 96 AM
6 bts.
27 7
Perhaps the biggest Romanee-St.-Vivant produced at
this domaine, the 2003 offers aromatics as well as
flavors reminiscent of black fruits drenched in dark
chocolate. Full-bodied, velvety-textured, as well as
concentrated, it is immensely ripe, crammed with
tannin, and vaunts an amazingly long finish. 95 WA
2 bts.
5 4 Sessio n O n e
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
per lot $1,500 - $1,900
CLOS VOUGEOT, VIEILLES VIGNES 2005
Vincent Girardin (5)
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN, LES CAZETIERS 2005
Remoissenet (6)
11 bts.
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN, CLOS PRIEUR 2001
Patrice Rion (1)
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN 2005 Joseph Drouhin (3)
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN, LES EVOCELLES 2005
Domaine de la Vougeraie (3)
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN, TRES VIELLES VIGNES 2005
Dugat-Py (6) 91 WA 90 AM
13 bts.
278
275
per lot $800 - $900
per lot $900 - $1,100
PULIGNY MONTRACHET 2005
Remoissenet Père et Fils (3)
SAVIGNY LÈS BEAUNE, CLOS DES GUET TES 2005
Louis Jadot (6)
9 bts.
per lot $350 - $450
Rhône Valley
281
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2000 (3)
94 WA 90 WS
279
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE DES FÉLIX 2000
Bois de Boursan (3)
96 WA 91 WS
The profound, opaque purple-colored 2000
Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee des Felix elicited the
following words: “Mama-Mia!” A fabulous offering,
it provides a lesson in the flavors of Provence. It is
like an open air Provencal marketplace with notes of
dried herbs, saddle leather, fennel, licorice, black
cherries, cassis, blackberries, and tapenade. With
tremendous concentration and purity, as well as
powerful, balanced, full-bodied flavors, this stunning
effort represents the nectar of old vines planted in the
sun-drenched appellation of Chateauneuf du Pape.
Although more forward than the 1998, it is equally
fragrant. 96 WA 89 WS
6 bts.
Australia
282
280
per lot $700 - $900
CROZES HERMITAGES, LES VARONNIERS 2000
Chapoutier (2)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2001 Clos des Papes (3)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2001 Vieux Donjon (2)
HERMITAGE, LE GRÉAL 2001 Marc Sorrel (2)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE ETIENNE GONNET
2003 Font de Michelle (3) 93 WA
12 bts.
South Australia
The 1998 Grange will be legendary. A blend of 97%
Shiraz and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, it tips the scales at
a whopping 14.5% alcohol. The inky/purple color is
followed by an extraordinarily intense nose of creme
de cassis intermixed with blueberry and floral notes.
As the wine sits in the glass, aromas of meat, plums,
and cola also emerge. It is a seamless effort with sweet
tannin, well-integrated acidity, sensational extract,
and layer upon layer of blackberry and cassis fruit
that stain the palate and fill the mouth. Its harmony,
freshness, and remarkable length (the finish lasts
nearly a minute) suggest an all-time classic. 99 WA
Domaine de Beaurenard (1) 97 WA
Bois de Boursan (3)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, L A RESERVE SECRETE 2001
Domaine de la Solitude (2)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, RÉSERVE SIXTINE 2001
Cuvée du Vatican (2) 95 WA
CROZES HERMITAGE, THAL ABERT 2001
Paul Jaboulet Aîné (1)
12 bts.
per lot $550 - $650
4 bts.
283
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
WHISTLER WINES, SHIRAZ 2000 (3)
WOLF BL ASS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON/SHIRAZ,
BL ACK L ABEL 2000 (2) 92 WS
TURKEY FL AT, SHIRAZ 2001 (3) 93 WA 90 WS
PENLEY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, RESERVE 2002 (3)
ELDERTON, ODE TO LORRAINE 2005 (3)
14 bts.
per lot $600 - $700
per lot $700 - $800
Portugal
Red Burgundy
284
287
QUINTA DO NOVAL 2005
Duoro
6 bts. (owc.)
285
per lot $400 - $500
CROFT 1960 (1)
CHURCHILL’S 1994 (1) 89 WA
CROFT 1994 (2)
QUINTA DO VESUVIO 1994 (2) 92 WA
DEL AFORCE, QUINTA DA CORTE 1997 (2)
DOW ’S 1997 (2) 90 WA
QUINTA DO CRASTO 1997 (2)
FONSECA 1994 (2)
One of the most spectacular 1994s, this opaque purplecolored wine is an exotic, flamboyant, ostentatious
port. Extremely fragrant and pungent, with a flashy
display of jammy cassis, pepper, licorice, and truffles,
this port is an attention-grabber. Awesomely rich, and
full-bodied, with superb length, richness, and overall
balance, it possesses a huge mid-palate, layers of flavor,
an unctuous texture, and a blockbuster finish.
Everything is in place, with the brandy and tannin
well-integrated, even concealed by the masses of fruit
and glycerin. This wine will drink fabulously well at
age ten, but keep for up to thirty years. 97 WA
14 bts.
286
TAYLOR’S
TAYLOR’S
TAYLOR’S
TAYLOR’S
TAYLOR’S
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
1970
197 7
1985
1997
1994
(1) 96 WA 98 WS
(1) 96 WA 97 WS
(1) 93 WS
(2) 96 WA
(2)
When tasting young vintage ports, Taylor is always
the most backward. Yet potentially, it has the
capability to be the most majestic. This classically
made, opaque purple-colored wine is crammed with
black fruits (blueberries and cassis). It reveals high
tannin and a reserved style, but it is enormously
constituted with massive body, a formidable midpalate, and exceptional length. It is a young, rich,
powerful Taylor that will require 10-15 years of
aging. Compared to the more flashy, forward style
of the 1992, the 1994 has more in common with
such vintages as 1977 and 1970. 97 WA 100 WS
7 bts.
5 6 Sessio n O n e
per lot $900 - $1,100
BEAUNE, CLOS DES URSULES 2000 Louis Jadot (3)
CLOS DE VOUGEOT 2000 Daniel Rion (1)
BEAUNE, CLOS DES URSULES 2001 Louis Jadot (3)
VOLNAY, SANTENOTS 2002 Clerget (4)
BEAUNE, LES GRÈVES 2005 Jacques Prieur (3)
14 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
Italy
288
BAROLO GINESTRA 2000 Paolo Conterno (3)
BAROLO, CANNUBI 2000 Burlotto (3) 92 WA
BAROLO, VIGNA BRICCO GAT TERA 2000
Cordero di Montezemolo (3) 90 WA 94 WS
BAROLO, VIGNA L A VOLTA 2000 Cabutto (3)
SOLENGO 2002 Argiano (2) 90 WS
14 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
South America
289
CATENA , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2000 (1)
DON MELCHOR , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2003
Concha y Toro (2) 93 WA 96 WS
CATENA ALTA , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2004 (4) 93 WS
CATENA ALTA , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2005 (3)
92 WA 93 WS
CONCHA Y TORO, TERRUNYO BLOCK 27 2007 (2)
TRAPICHE, MALBEC, FAUSTO ORELL ANA
DE ESCOBAR 2007 (2) 93 WS
14 bts.
per lot $600 - $700
293
Pomerol
85 WA 87 WS
Red Bordeaux
1 bt.
290
CHÂTEAU L AFITE ROTHSCHILD 1980 (1)
u. ts.
294
291
The 1986 possesses outstanding richness, a deep color,
medium body, a graceful, harmonious texture, and
superb length. The penetrating fragrance of cedar,
chestnuts, minerals, and rich fruit is a hallmark of
this wine. Powerful, dense, rich, and tannic, as well
as medium to full-bodied, with awesome extraction
of fruit, this Lafite has immense potential. Patience is
required. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2030. 100 WA
1 bt.
2 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
The 1990 Lafite has turned out far better than my early
assessment. While it still possesses some firmness, and
performs like a late adolescent in terms of its evolution,
it boasts gorgeous aromas of cedar, tobacco leaf, cassis,
and lead pencil shavings. The explosive aromas are
followed by a fleshy, full-bodied wine that should hit
its peak in 5-8 years, and last for 25-30 more. 96 WA
Margaux, along with Petrus, is unquestionably one
of the best two wines produced in the 1980 vintage.
This is a wine of uncommon power, concentration,
richness, and beauty. It has a ruby color, fine extract,
and a surprisingly long, supple palate. This medium
bodied and still moderately tannic wine should
continue to drink well for at least a decade. 88 WA
3 bts.
295
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
L AGRANGE 1990 (1) 93 WA 95 WS
LÉOVILLE BARTON 1990 (1) 92 WA 93 WS
LYNCH BAGES 1990 (1) 94 WA 94 WS
PICHON LONGUEVILLE BARON 1990 (1)
96 WA 94 WS
The 1990 Lafite has turned out far better than my early
assessment. While it still possesses some firmness, and
performs like a late adolescent in terms of its evolution,
it boasts gorgeous aromas of cedar, tobacco leaf, cassis,
and lead pencil shavings. The explosive aromas are
followed by a fleshy, full-bodied wine that should hit
its peak in 5-8 years, and last for 25-30 more. 96 WA
5 bts.
292
per lot $900 - $1,000
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
100 WA
1 bt.
per lot $900 - $1,000
White Bordeaux
296
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
D’ YQUEM
D’ YQUEM
D’ YQUEM
D’ YQUEM
298
1986
1988
1989
1990
1 bt. & 4 hf. bts.
Beaucastel’s 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape has turned
out even better out of bottle than I predicted.
An inky/ruby/purple color is followed by a glorious
nose of blue and black fruits, truffles, pen ink,
licorice, and meat juices as well as glorious levels of
acidity and sweet tannin, buttressing the fruit’s
fabulous freshness and vibrancy. This full-bodied
effort still displays considerable tannin, no doubt
because of the relatively high Mourvedre content.
It should resolve its tannins in 2-4 years, and last
for 25 or more. 96 WA
(1) 98 WA
(1 hf. bt.) 99 WA 94 WS
(2 hf. bts.) 97 WA 97 WS
(1 hf. bt.)
An extraordinary effort, Yquem’s 1990 is a rich and
fabulously superb, sweet wine. This wine also possesses
lots of elegance and finesse. The wine’s medium gold
color is accompanied by an exceptionally sweet nose of
honeyed tropical fruits, peaches, coconut, and apricots.
High quality, subtle toasty oak is well-integrated. The
wine is massive on the palate, with layers of intensely
ripe botrytis-tinged, exceptionally sweet fruit.
Surprisingly well-integrated acidity, and a seamless,
full-bodied power and richness have created a wine of
remarkable harmony and purity. Certainly it is one of
the richest Yquems I have ever tasted, with 50-100
years of potential longevity. An awesome Yquem!
99 WA 95 WS
3 mags.
299
16 bts.
5 8 Sessio n O n e
per lot $600 - $700
TORBRECK , RUN RIG 2004
Barossa Valley
Saturated opaque purple/black, it has a remarkably
kinky, exotic perfume of fresh asphalt, pencil lead,
smoke, pepper, game, blueberry and black raspberry.
Full-bodied and voluptuous in the mouth, the wine
is dense and packed, with amazing purity, sweet
tannins, and a complex collection of sensory stimuli.
The wine demands 10 years of cellaring and will
provide hedonistic delights through 2035+. 99+ WA
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
Domaine Petit Biscarelle (1)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 1998 Domaine Pontifical (1)
GIGONDAS 1998 Domaine de Font-Sane (2)
GIGONDAS 1998 Domaine La Boussiere (2)
CORNAS, SAINT PIERRE 2000 Paul Jaboulet Âiné (2)
GIGONDAS, PIERRE AIGUILLE 2005
per lot $600 - $700
Australia
Rhône Valley
297
12 bts.
300
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
TORBRECK , RUN RIG 2005
Barossa Valley
12 bts.
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
Portugal
301
GRAHAM’S 197 7 (1 mag.) 93 WA
TAYLOR’S 197 7 (5) 96 WA 97 WS
TAYLOR’S 1980 (1) 89 WA
TAYLOR’S 1970 (3)
u. 2bn.
This house must certainly be the Latour of Portugal.
Their ports are remarkably backward yet still
impressive when young. Of all the vintage ports,
those of Taylor need the longest time to mature and
even when fully mature seem to have an inner
strength and firmness that keep them going for
decades. Their tawnys are also among the very best,
though somewhat expensive. The 1970 fabulous, a
broodingly dense-colored, backward port that has all
the signs of future greatness, provided one is willing
to cellar it until the early 1990s. 96 WA 98 WS
9 bts. & 1 mag.
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
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The 1986 Margaux continues to be the most
powerful, tannic, and muscular Margaux made
in decades. One wonders if the 1928 or 1945 had
as much power and depth as the 1986? The
black/ruby/purple color reveals no sign of age.
The reluctant nose offers up aromas of smoky,
toasty new oak and black currants, as well as a few
flowers. The wine is mammoth, with extraordinary
extract, superb balance, and a frightfully tannic
finish. This is a Margaux of immense stature, made
in a masculine, full-bodied style that is in complete
contrast to the 1990. It should prove nearly immortal
in terms of aging potential, but will it have the
awesome potential I first predicted? 96 WA
Red Bordeaux
302
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
POTENSAC 1982 (1) 87 WA 85 WS
SOCIANDO-MALLET 1983 (3) 92 WS
SOCIANDO-MALLET 1986 (1) 94 WS
L AMOTHE BERGERON 1995 (1 mag.)
SOCIANDO MALLET 1995 (2) 90 WA
SOCIANDO-MALLET 2001 (4) 93 WA
BELGRAVE 2005 (6) 89 WA 88-91 WS
POTENSAC 2008 (6) 87 WA 88-91 WS
CHARMAIL 2000 (1 mag.)
This is the finest effort I have ever tasted from this
estate. It possesses great intensity, an inky purple
color to the rim, a tremendous nose of minerals,
white acacia flowers, creme de cassis, and black
cherries, with some licorice, vanilla, and smoke in
the background. It is truly great stuff, although I
would not push its aging capacity beyond 10-12
years. This intense, full-throttle offering is made
from a blend o f 50% Merlot and equal parts Cabernet
Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. 93 WA
2 bts.
305
per lot $900 - $1,100
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1993 (1) 96 WA
Boyd Cantenac, which is often under the radar
(production is only 5,500-6,000 cases), has fashioned a
terrific, inky/blue/purple-hued 2005 with a beautiful
bouquet of spring flowers, creme de cassis, pain grille,
and blueberries. Powerful and concentrated with fullbodied richness, stunning purity, and a tannic, 40+second finish, this beauty requires patience. 92 WA
Bottled very late (November, 1997), the 1995 has
continued to flesh out, developing into one of the
great classics made under the Mentzelopoulos
regime. The color is opaque ruby/purple. The nose
offers aromas of licorice and sweet smoky new oak
intermixed with jammy black fruits, licorice, and
minerals. The wine is medium to full-bodied, with
extraordinary richness, fabulous equilibrium, and
hefty tannin in the finish. In spite of its large size
and youthfulness, this wine is user-friendly and
acces sible. This is a thrilling Margaux that will
always be softer and more evolved than its broadershouldered sibling, the 1996. How fascinating it will
be to follow the evolution of both of these vintages
over the next half century. 95 WA 100 WS
13 bts.
3 bts.
23 bts. & 2 mags.
303
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
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per lot $1,100 - $1,300
DU TERTRE 1982 (3) 87 WA 88 WS
L ASCOMBES 2000 (2) 90 WA 89 WS
GISCOURS 2005 (3) 91 WA
PONTET-CANET 2005 (3) 96+ WA
BOYD CANTENAC 2005 (2)
per lot $900 - $1,100
per lot $900 - $1,200
306
u. 5hs.
88 WA
5 bts.
310
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1981 (1) 85 WA
91 WS (#69 on top 100 of 2004)
Considering the vintages and the estate, Mouton’s
performances in 1989 and 1990 are puzzling. I have
tasted these wines multiple times since my last
reviews appeared in print. The 1989 MoutonRothschild is the superior wine, but in no sense is
this a compelling wine if compared to the Moutons
produced in 1995, 1986, and 1982. The 1989 displays
a dark ruby color that is already beginning to reveal
significant lightening at the edge. The bouquet is
surprisingly evolved, offering up scents of cedar,
sweet black fruits, lead pencil, and toasty oak.
This elegant, medium-bodied restrained wine is
beautifully made, stylish, and not dissimilar to
the 1985. 90 WA 91 WS
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2003 (1 mag.)
4 bts.
3 bts.
307
309
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
CLERC MILON 1986 (1)
PONTET-CANET 1994 (1 mag.) 88 WA 89 WS
GRAND-PUY-L ACOSTE 2000 (2) 93 WA
HAUT BAGES LIBÉRAL 2000 (2) 89 WA
PONTET-CANET 2000 (1 mag.)
94 WA 92-94 WS
CHÂTEAU HAUT BAGES LIBÉRAL 2001 (1 mag.)
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
96 WA 94 WS
5 bts. & 5 mags.
308
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
This is a medium-weight, quintessentially
elegant style of Lafite with notes of lead pencil
shavings/graphite along with black currants, plums,
and crushed rocks/mineral. Wonderfully pure, dense,
with a deep ruby/purple color and loads of fruit,
definition, and a long finish, this is a brilliant, elegant
Lafite Rothschild that builds incrementally in the
mouth and has more power and density than it
initially seems. 94 WA 95 WS
2 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
311
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
L A CONSEILL ANTE 1981 (2) 89 WA 88 WS
L A CONSEILL ANTE 1983 (3) 87 WA 84 WS
CERTAN DE MAY 1988 (1)
BEAUREGARD 2000 (2)
BELLEGRAVE 2004 (1)
CERTAN MARZELLE 2004 (1)
L A CONSEILL ANTE 1989 (2)
The 1989 revealed a tighter, more backward,
restrained style, without the sweet, jammy, spicy,
black-cherry/raspberry component that is so
pronounced in the 1990. This is a mid-ninety point
La Conseillante that is very much in the style of
the 1990. In comparing the two vintages, the 1989
has slightly more noticeable tannin and structure,
but it is a perfumed, exotic, sweet, expansive, yummy
wine that is hard to resist. The 1989 and 1990 wines
represent La Conseillante’s quintessential smooth
as silk style, which often leads consumers to believe
the wines will not last. That wine continues to get
better and better. 93 WA 94 WS
12 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
Saturd ay , O c to b e r 20th , 2012 6 3
312
CHÂTEAU L AFLEUR 2005
Pomerol
315
The 2005 Lafleur is tight and austere at present, but
unquestionably enormously endowed. It displays a
dense ruby/purple hue as well as a beautiful bouquet
that only emerges with coaxing. Aeration is essential in
order to release the subtle, restrained scents of licorice,
kirsch liqueur, black truffles, and flowers. In the
mouth, there is compelling richness, depth, and
intensity, but the wine’s power, full body, forbiddingly
backward style, and high tannins suggest significant
cellaring will be required. 95+ WA 100 WS
3 bts.
Eighty thousand bottles of 2004 Cheval Blanc were
produced from a blend of 55% Cabernet Franc and
45% Merlot. Subtle herb, menthol, cranberry, black
currant, and licorice aromas emerge from this dark
ruby/plum-colored wine. It is medium-bodied and
elegant with plenty of sweet fruit, but not a lot of
weight or intensity. The complexity and nobility of
Cheval Blanc’s gravelly terroir is apparent in this
delicate, subtle St.-Emilion. Give it a few years to
develop additional aromatics, and drink it over the
following 12-15. 90 WA 94 WS
per lot $3,200 - $4,000
4 bts.
313
CHÂTEAU L AFLEUR 2008
Pomerol
The 2008 Lafleur is a wine to buy from this very
under-rated vintage. A blend of 54% Cabernet Franc
and 46% Merlot, the wine has a similar color to the
2010, only less purple. With a beautiful nose of
boysenberry, black cherry, damp earth and trufflelike notes in what is clearly a classic style, it is built in
a masculine, full-bodied manner along the lines of the
1988 or perhaps 1996. This wine needs a good 5-7 years
of cellaring and should keep 30 years. It is certainly
one of the most backward 2008s from Pomerol. 94 WA
3 bts.
314
316
9 bts.
317
CHÂTEAU L’ÉVANGILE 2004 (2) 93 WA 91 WS
CHÂTEAU L AFLEUR GAZIN 2004 (1) 86 WA 89 WS
PENSÉES DE L AFLEUR 2008 (3)
VIEUX CHÂTEAU CERTAN 2004 (3)
9 bts.
per lot $500 - $700
3 bts.
318
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 1959
St. Estèphe. 2ème Cru Classé
The 1959 is a surprising clone of the 1961,
with sweeter fruit, a more rustic, tannic personality,
and the same enormous weight, richness, and
distinctively old style found in both the 1959 and 1961.
The 1959 is just reaching full maturity; it will last
another 20-30 years! 95 WA
per lot $600 - $800
2 bts.
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CLOS FOURTET 1982 (1) 84 WA
FIGEAC 2000 (2) 93 WA
L ATOUR FIGEAC 2005 (3) 91 WA
L A DOMINIQUE 2008 (3) 90 WA 88-91 WS
A dense opaque purple color offers up restrained,
but pure aromas of liquid minerals, blackberries,
black raspberries, and flowers. Medium to fullbodied, with high tannin but a long, super-pure,
symmetrical mouth-feel, this dazzling, extremely
complex Ausone requires 6-10 years of cellaring.
94 WA
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
This stunning blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet
Franc boasts a dense ruby/purple color along with
a big, sweet bouquet of black cherries, licorice,
roasted herbs, smoke, and cassis. Elegant, medium
to full-bodied, pure flavors reveal moderately high
tannin, but superb concentration and richness. Vieux
Château Certan should be one of the longer-lived and
most complex wines of the vintage. 93+ WA 94 WS
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
per lot $800 - $900
319
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
TERTRE
TERTRE
TERTRE
TERTRE
RÔTEBOEUF
RÔTEBOEUF
RÔTEBOEUF
RÔTEBOEUF
1993
1998
1999
1995
(2) 90 WA
(1) 94 WA
(1) 91 WA
(2)
322
This is the third vintage (1989 and 1990 were the other
two) where Le Tertre-Roteboeuf exhibits a Le Pin-like
exotic richness and opulence. The wine exhibits a dense
ruby/purple color, and a compelling set of aromatics
consisting of pain grille, ripe black cherry and cassis
fruit, intermixed with truffles, mocha, and toffee.
Dense and full-bodied, with layers of intensely ripe
fruit, this plump, gorgeously pure, expansively
flavored, multidimensional wine is even better out
of bottle than it was in cask. 95 WA
6 bts.
320
Perhaps the finest wine made at this estate in many
years (no doubt due to the influence of wine
consulting guru Stephane Derenoncourt), the 2005
is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest
primarily Merlot with tiny portions of Cabernet
Franc and Petit Verdot. A dark ruby/purple hue is
followed by a classic Graves bouquet of charcoal,
graphite, creosote, smoked herbs, sweet black
cherries, and spice box. The wine is elegant on the
attack, but fills out beautifully with a multilayered,
rich mouthfeel, silky tannins, and a plush, opulent
finish. This brilliant claret may turn out to be even
better than my score suggests. 92 WA
12 bts. & 1 mag.
The 1990 is denser, more tannic, muscular, and virile.
It offers an opaque purple color, but not much charm
or openness. The nose reluctantly offers up aromas of
earth, spicy fruit, and wood. The wine is full-bodied,
powerful, and loaded with extract and glycerin.
However, it is also revealing formidable quantities of
tannin, as well as a closed, backward style. I still
believe the 1990 to be an exceptional Leoville-Barton,
certainly the best wine made after the 1982, and
marginally superior to both the delicious 1985 and
tannic 1986. 92 WA 93 WS
per lot $600 - $700
CHÂTEAU L ARRIVET-HAUT-BRION 2005 (3) 90 WA
DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER 2005 (1 mag.) 95 WA
CHÂTEAU DE PEZ 2008 (3)
L A CL ARENCE DE HAUT-BRION 2008 (3)
DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER 2005 (3)
per lot $700 - $800
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE BARTON 1988 (1) 88 WA
CHÂTEAU L ANGOA BARTON 2002 (2) 90 WA 90 WS
CLOS DU MARQUIS 2002 (2) 89 WA
CHÂTEAU TALBOT 2005 (3) 90 WA 92 WS
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE BARTON 1990 (2)
15 bts.
323
CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 1952 (1 hf. bt.)
CHÂTEAU L A GAFFELIÈRE 1961 (1 mag.)
CHÂTEAU SAINT-PIERRE 1961 (1)
Stained and ripped label
CHÂTEAU GRUAUD L AROSE 1964 (1)
Bin Soiled label. u. ms.
2 bts. & 1 hf. bt. & 1 mag.
324
per lot $600 - $700
u. ms.
Stained label. U. ms
CHÂTEAU TROTANOY 1966 (1)
CHÂTEAU CLOS FOURTET 1970 (1)
CHÂTEAU L ASCOMBES 1975 (2)
Stained label
7 bts.
321
per lot $900 - $1,100
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
CHÂTEAU HAUT BAILLY 2005 (3) 95 WA 95 WS
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLÉMENT 2005 (2 mags.)
98 WA 96 WS
3 bts. & 2 mags.
per lot $900 - $1,100
White Bordeaux
324A
DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER BL ANC 1998 (6)
6 bts.
325
328
per lot $500 - $700
CHÂTEAU SIGAL AS RABAUD 1921
Sauternes. 1er Cru Classé
1 bt.
per lot $600 - $700
BONNES MARES 1995 Louis Jadot (1) 91-94 WA
ECHÉZEAUX 2000 Lucien le Moine (1) 90-91 IWC
MAZY CHAMBERTIN 2002 Esmonin (1)
SAVIGNY LÈS BEAUNE, L A DOMINODE 2004
Bruno Clair (4) 86 AM
VOSNE ROMANÉE 2004 Sylvain Cathiard (1)
POMMARD 2005 Joseph Drouhin (2)
SAVIGNY LÈS BEAUNE 2005 Joseph Drouhin (2)
SAVIGNY LÈS BEAUNE 2005 Louis Jadot (3)
SAVIGNY LÈS BEAUNE 2005 Champy Père et Fils (3)
91 AM
326
SAVIGNY LÈS BEAUNE, LES FOURCHES 2005
Champy Père et Fils (1)
CHÂTEAU CLIMENS 1986 (6) 96 WA
CHÂTEAU RAYNE VIGNEAU 2005 (3 hf. bts.)
The 2001 Yquem reveals a hint of green in its light
gold color. While somewhat reticent aromatically,
with airing, it offers up honeyed tropical fruit,
orange marmalade, pineapple, sweet creme brulee, and
buttered nut-like scents. In the mouth, it is full-bodied
with gorgeously refreshing acidity as well as massive
concentration and unctuosity. Everything is uplifted
and given laser-like focus by refreshing acidity. This
large-scaled, youthful Yquem appears set to take its
place among the most legendary vintages of the past,
and will age effortlessly for 75+ years. 100 WA 100 WS
6 bts. & 4 hf. bts.
19 bts.
329
CORTON, CLOS DE L A VIGNE AU SAINT 1995
Belland (1) 87 AM
CORTON GRÈVES 2002 Louis Jadot (1) 89-91 AM
ALOXE CORTON 2005 Bruno Clair (3)
ALOXE CORTON, LES GUÉRETS,
VIEILLLES VIGNES 2005 Doudet (2)
BEAUNE, LES BOUCHEROT TES 2005 Louis Jadot (3)
CORTON 2005 Parent (1)
BEAUNE, CLOS DE L A MOUSSE 2005
A picture of finesse. Light-weight, yet intense and
lively, with cherry and strawberry flavors mingling
with the silky texture. The structure is wellintegrated. Has a spicy aftertaste. Best from 2012
through 2024. 92 WS
14 bts.
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per lot $700 - $900
per lot $700 - $900
CHAMBERTIN, CLOS DE BÈZE 1989
Armand Rousseau (1) 93 WS 92 AM
CLOS DE L A ROCHE 1983 Domaine Ponsot (1)
The 1983 is in the same class as the staggering 1980,
only this wine is more powerful (the alcohol is
14.5%) and denser. It simply must be tasted to be
believed. This is an old heavyweight style of red
burgundy that no one but Ponsot produces anymore.
It should be mature by 1995 and last at least another
decade. 92 WA
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
Red Burgundy
327
CLOS DE VOUGEOT 1995 René Engel (1)
CLOS DE VOUGEOT 2000 Jean Grivot (2)
CHAMBERTIN, CLOS DE BÈZE 2004 Bruno Clair (3)
CLOS VOUGEOT, MUSIGNI 2004
Domaine Gros Frère et Soeur (2)
8 bts.
330
per lot $800 - $900
2 bts.
331
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
CHAPELLE CHAMBERTIN 1995 Jean Trapet (1)
CHARMES CHAMBERTIN 1995 Lignier (1)
CHAMBOLLE MUSIGNY 2002 Dujac (3) 89 WA
CHAMBOLLE MUSIGNY, VIEILLES VIGNES 2005
Frédéric Magnien (2) 88-91 AM
7 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
332
GRIOT TE CHAMBERTIN 1999 Esmonin (2 mags.)
1 signs of old seepage. 1 with ripped label
GRIOT TE CHAMBERTIN 2000 Chezeaux (2)
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN 2005 Joseph Drouhin (1)
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN, LES AZEROT TES 2005
Louis Max (1)
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN, VIEILLES VIGNES 2005
Marc Roy (4)
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN, CLOS PRIEUR 2006
Marc Roy (1)
9 bts. & 2 mags.
336
7 bts.
VOLNAY LES FREMIETS 1999 Marquis d’Angerville (1)
VOLNAY, 1ER CRU 1999 Marquis d’Angerville (2)
MOREY ST. DENIS, VIEILLES VIGNES 2005
Nicolas Potel (4)
MOREY ST. DENIS, VIEILLES VIGNES 2005
Alain Jeanniard (5)
12 bts.
334
per lot $600 - $700
NUITS ST. GEORGES, LES VAUCRAINS 1990
Robert Chevillon (3)
Bin-soiled. 1 has signs of old seepage
Alain Michelot (4)
NUITS ST. GEORGES, LES RONCIERES 1999
11 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
White Burgundy
335
MONTRACHET, MARQUIS DE L AGUICHE 1999 (3)
MONTRACHET, MARQUIS DE L AGUICHE 2002 (3)
Joseph Drouhin
6 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
337
333
CHEVALIER MONTRACHET 1996
MONTRACHET 2001 Guy Amiot (1)
MONTRACHET 2005 Louis Jadot (1)
CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET, LES EMBRAZÉES 2006
Morey (3)
CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET, MORGEOT 2006
Château de la Crée (1)
RULLY 2004 Jean Boillot (2)
MEURSAULT 2005 Nicolas Potel (3)
PERNAND VERGELESSES 2005
PERNAND VERGELESSES, CLOS DE BULLY 2005
MARSANNAY, CHAMPS PERDRIX 2006 Marc Roy (4)
ST. AUBIN, CLOS DE L A CHATENIÈRE 2006
Pierre Yves Colin-Morey (1)
ST. AUBIN, LES MURGERS DES DENTS DE CHIEN 2006
Hubert Lamy (3)
15 bts.
338
per lot $500 - $600
BÂTARD MONTRACHET 2002 Morey (1)
PULIGNY MONTRACHET, LES CHAMPS GAINS 2002
Louis Jadot (2)
PULIGNY MONTRACHET, CL AVOILLON 2006
Leflaive (2)
PULIGNY MONTRACHET, LES FOL ATIÈRES 2006
Leflaive (2)
BÂTARD MONTRACHET 2000 Leflaive (2)
The mineral and toast-scented 2000 BatardMontrachet is broad, silky, and light to mediumbodied. A myriad of spices, minerals, and toasted
white fruits can be discerned in this detailed wine’s
personality. 90-92 WA
9 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
per lot $1,800 - $2,100
Rhône Valley
339
341
Château de Beaucastel (1 mag.) 92 WA 95 WS
Château de Beaucastel (1 mag.)
3 bts.
89 WA 85 WS 89+ IWC
342
89-91 WA 88 WS
Château de Beaucastel (1 mag.) 92 WA 95 WS
94 WA 90 WS 93 IWC 15 JR
94+ WA 96 WS
340
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
CORNAS 2000 René Balthazar (1) 87 WA
CÔTE RÔTIE 2006 St. Cosme (2)
CÔTE RÔTIE, SEIGNEUR DU MAUGIRON 2006
Delas Frères (6)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2007 Cuvée du Vatican (2)
CORNAS, LES RUCHETS 2003 Jean-Luc Colombo (2)
The 2003 Cornas Les Ruchots exhibits a dense
ruby/purple color in addition to a big, rich bouquet
of espresso roast, blackberries, plums, licorice, and
spice. Aged in small barrels, of which 50% were new,
it is a full-bodied, opulent effort displaying a seamless
integration of tannin. 91 WA 92 WS
13 bts.
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per lot $600 - $700
per lot $500 - $600
HERMITAGE 1986 (2 hf. bts.) 88 WA
HERMITAGE 1994 (2) 93 WA 94 WS
HERMITAGE 2001 (2) 91-95 WA 95 WS
HERMITAGE 2004 (1) 95 WS
Jean-Louis Chave
9 bts. & 2 hf. bts.
92 WA 90 WS 92+ IWC
7 mags.
CÔTE RÔTIE, L A L ANDONNE 2002 (1) 90-93 WA
CÔTE RÔTIE, L A MOULINE 2002 (1) 90-92 WA
CÔTE RÔTIE, L A TURQUE 2002 (1) 91-93 WA
Guigal
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
Italy
343
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2003 Altesino (2)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2003 Angelini (1)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2003 Fattoria dei Barbi (2)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 200 3 Colombini (2)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2003 La Poderina (2)
BAROLO 2004 Schiavenza Broglio (4)
BAROLO, BRICCO CERET TA 2004 Schiavenza (2)
15 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
Germany
344
345
SCHARZHOFBERGER , RIESLING SPATLESE 1975
Egon Muller (1)
OCKFENER BOCKSTEIN, RIESLING SPATLESE 1999
St. Urbanshof (2)
BERNKASTELER DOKTOR , RIESLING SPATLESE 2001
Wegeler (3)
HAT TENHEIMER KABINET T 2001 Balthasar Ress (1)
HAT TENHEIMER NUSSBRUNNEN AUSLESE 2001
Balthasar Ress (4)
JEAN BAPTISTE KABINET T 2001 Gunderloch (2)
SA ARBURGER RAUSCH KABINET T 2001 Zilliken (2)
SCHLOSS JOHANNISBERGER KABINET T 2001
Fürst von Metternich (1)
BERNKASTLER DOKTOR , RIESLING KABINET T 2002
Dr. H. Thanisch (1)
GEYSERBERG, BEERENAUSLESE 2002
Bechtheimer (2 hf. bts.)
URZINGER WURZGARTEN RIESLING KABINET T 2002
Dr. Loosen (1)
BERNKASTELER DOKTOR , RIESLING SPATLESE 2005
Wegeler (1)
SCHARZHOFBERGER , RIESLING KABINET T 2006
Egon Müller (2)
NORHEIMER KIRSCHECK , SPÄTLESE 2007
Donnhoff (2)
WEHLENER SONNENUHR , RIESLING KABINET T 2007
Markus Molitor (2)
Max Richter (2)
per lot $800 - $900
SCHARZHOFBERGER , RIESLING SPÄTLESE
HALBTROCKEN 1999 Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt (2)
ZELTLINGER SONNENUHR , RIESLING AUSLESE 1999
Selbach-Oster (1 hf. bt.)
PIESPORTER GOLDTRÖPFCHEN, RIESLING AUSLESE
2001 Reinhold Haart (2)
PIESPORTER GOLDTRÖPFCHEN, RIESLING SPATLESE
2001 Reinhold Haart (2)
RIESLING SPATLESE, UNGSTEINER HERRENBERG 2001
Darting (1)
UNGSTEINER HERRENBERG, RIESLING AUSLESE 2001
Kurt Darting (1)
Studert-Prum (1)
WEHLENER SONNENUHR , RIESLING SPATLESE 2002
Studert-Prum (2)
RIESLING AUSLESE, ZELTINGER SONNENUHR 2005
Gessinger (4)
RIESLING KABINET T, AVELSBACHER ALTENBERG 2005
Bischofliche (1)
WEHLENER SONNENUHR , RIESLING AUSLESE 2005
Studert-Prum (4 hf. bts.)
WEHLENER SONNENUHR , RIESLING AUSLESE 2005
Kerpen (1) 91 WA
ZELTINGER DEUTSCHHERRENBERG, RIESLING
AUSLESE 2005 Markus Molitor (1)
SCHARZHOFBERGER , RIESLING KABINET T 2006
Egon Müller (1)
Studert-Prum (1)
Selbach-Oster (2)
Studert-Prum (2)
per lot $700 - $900
United States
346
Portugal
HANZELL , CHARDONNAY 1997 (3)
GRGICH HILLS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2003 (2)
KISTLER , CHARDONNAY, VINE HILL VINEYARD 2005 (3)
348
QUINTA DO NOVAL , NACIONAL 1966
Douro
98 WS
94-96 WA 93 WS
KENWOOD, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
JACK LONDON VINEYARD 2006 (2)
KISTLER , CHARDONNAY, DUT TON RANCH 2006 (3)
PAHLMEYER , PROPRIETARY RED 1996 (1)
The 1996 Proprietary Red is not a very weighty
(14.3% alcohol) offering. It has become more
delineated with a year of bottle age, offering up
classic creme de cassis, smoked meat, coffee, prune,
and toasty new oak scents. Concentrated, with
fabulously high extract, sweet tannin, and full body,
this wine has an elegant feel on the palate, but is still
a blockbuster. 95 WA
14 bts.
34 7
per lot $700 - $900
PAHLMEYER , PROPRIETARY RED 1995 (6)
Pahlmeyer’s proprietary red table wine tends to be
Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated with small portions
of Malbec, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot.
The 1995 Proprietary Red Wine may be even better than
the 96 point score I bestowed it. It is unquestionably
among the top dozen 1995s. The wine boasts an
explosive blackberry/blueberry/cassis-scented nose
that has completely soaked up all the new oak in which
it has been aged for the last 22 months. Purple/black in
color, it exhibits fabulously extracted, layered black
fruit flavors that coat the palate, offering a seamless
texture and voluptuous impression. 96 WA
8 bts.
7 0 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $900 - $1,200
1 bt.
349
per lot $600 - $700
FONSECA 1966 (1)
DOW ’S 1972 (1)
TAYLOR’S 1975 (1) 87 WA
3 bts.
per lot $300 - $400
WINES SELECTED WITH SURGICAL PRECISION
353
Deep garnet-black colour. An incredible array
of aromas on the nose: blackberry, black cherry,
tobacco, espresso, leather, black olive and loam.
The palate is absolutely seamless from first impression
to finish, effortlessly building layers of complexity
in the mouth and leading to a very long, earth and
spice finish. I can’t see how this could possibly be
improvement so have no alternative but concede
perfection. 100 WA 99 WS
Red Bordeaux
350
The dense, opaque garnet-colored 1982 Latour
reveals slight amber at the edge. Sweet, smoky,
roasted aromas in the nose combine with jammy
levels of black currant, cherry, and prune-like fruit.
It possesses extraordinary concentration and
unctuosity, with a thick, fat texture oozing notes
of cedar wood, tobacco, coffee, and over-ripe fruit.
Low acidity as well as high alcohol (for Bordeaux)
give the wine even more glycerin and textural
chewiness. The finish lasts forever. The only Latour
that remotely resembles the 1982 is the 1961, which
has a similar texture and succulence. 100 WA 98 WS
2 bts.
351
354
per lot $3,400 - $4,100
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
A spectacular Latour, the 1996 may be the modern
day clone of the 1966, only riper. An opaque purple
color is followed by phenomenally sweet, pure
aromas of cassis infused with subtle minerals.
This massive offering up unreal levels of extract,
full body, intensely ripe, but abundant tannin,
and a finish that lasts for nearly a minute. Classic
and dense, it displays the potential for 50-75 years
of longevity. Although still an infant, it would be
educational to taste a bottle. 99 WA 96 WS
3 bts.
352
2 bts.
per lot $3,200 - $4,000
Opaque purple-colored showing absolutely no signs
of lightening, Mouton’s 1982 is a backward wine.
Still tasting like a 4-5 year old Bordeaux, it will
evolve for another half century. Cassis, cedar, spice
box, minerals, and vanillin are all present, but this
opaque black/purple Pauillac has yet to reveal
secondary nuances given its youthfulness. It exhibits
huge tannin, unreal levels of glycerin and
concentration, and spectacular sweetness and
opulence. Nevertheless, it demands another decade
of cellaring, and should age effortlessly for another
seven or eight decades. I have always felt the 1982
Mouton was perfect, yet this immortal effort might
be capable of lasting for 100 years! 100 WA 100 WS
12 bts. (owc.)
355
per lot $9,200 - $11,200
3 bts.
per lot $2,400 - $3,000
100 WA 94 WS
2 bts.
per lot $2,500 - $3,100
356
The 2000 Lafite Rothschild, a blend of 93.3%
Cabernet Sauvignon and 6.7% Merlot (only 36% of
the crop made the grade) has an opaque ruby/purple
color, followed by an extraordinary aromatic
expression of liquid minerals/stones interwoven with
the tell-tale graphite notes, mulberry, black currants,
caramel, and tobacco. In the mouth, it is remarkably
light on its feet, but somehow seems to pack intense
flavors into layer upon layer of fruit and richness
that cascade over the palate. A compelling wine, with
extraordinary precision, great intensity, and a
seamlessness in spite of what are obviously elevated
levels of tannin, this wine was provocatively open
and beautiful when tasted in January and February,
but I am sure it will soon close down. The finish
lasted a whopping 72 seconds! This is utterly
fascinating stuff. 100 WA 100 WS
3 bts.
357
per lot $4,900 - $5,900
A combination of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9%
Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot,
viscosity. Whether this wine will close down or not
is questionable as it is somewhat atypical given its
sweetness and softness. Analytically, there are
2 bts.
per lot $2,300 - $2,800
358
A prodigious effort, it boasts a saturated purple color
as well as a gorgeous perfume of smoke, cedar, creme
de cassis, flowers, crushed rocks, and blackberries.
Massive and multi-layered, with huge richness and
low acidity, it is about as unctuous as a young Latour
can be. 100 WA 98 WS
3 bts.
359
taster’s perspective, it is reminiscent of a blend of
the 1996 and 2003, but when you compare those
vintages analytically, that makes no sense whatsoever.
(one of the darkest Lafites I have seen in 30 years) as
well as an extraordinary, blockbuster aromatic profile
of lead pencil shavings, forest floor, black fruits,
licorice, and a hint of unsmoked, high-class cigar
tobacco. In the mouth, a massive richness is
with creme de cassis and spice box characteristics
as well as a length that I stopped measuring after a
and an opulence to the fruit that suggests a hot, sunny
vintage, but again, that was not the case. There wasn’t
a great deal of heat, but there was more sunshine than
the negative press reported at the beginning of
September. This is a great, great wine. 98-100 WA
11 bts.
7 2 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $3,000 - $3,600
per lot $12,900 - $15,700
360
CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 2000
St. Estèphe. 2ème Cru Classé
362
This estate has frequently hit the bull’s eye over
recent vintages, and the 2000 Montrose is the finest
effort produced since the compelling 1990 and 1989.
This gigantically sized, tannic, backward effort
boasts a saturated inky purple color followed by a
huge nose of acacia flavors, crushed blackberries,
creme de cassis, vanilla, hickory smoke, and minerals.
Extremely full-bodied, powerful, dense, and multilayered, this unreal Montrose should last for 30+
years. A blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31%
Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot,
this is a special wine that has exceptional purity
and length. 96 WA
6 bts.
361
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
The 1996 Château Margaux, which was bottled in
September, 1998, is undoubtedly one of the great
classics produced under the Mentzelopoulos regime.
In many respects, it is the quintessential Château
Margaux, as well as the paradigm for this estate,
combining measured power, extraordinary elegance,
and admirable complexity. The color is opaque
purple. The wine offers extraordinarily pure notes of
blackberries, cassis, pain grille, and flowers, gorgeous
sweetness, a seamless personality, and full body, with
nothing out of place. The final blend (85% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and
Cabernet Franc) contains a high percentage of
Cabernet Sauvignon. It tastes complete and long,
although backward. My instincts suggest this wine
will shut down, but at present it is open-knit, tasting
like a recently bottled wine. The fruit is exceptionally
sweet and pure, and there are layers of flavor in the
mouth. I do believe this wine will develop an
extraordinary perfume, and possess a high level
of richness. 99 WA
3 bts.
The wine exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color,
as well as a sweet nose of jammy fruit, tobacco, spicy
oak, minerals, and smoke. Fabulously concentrated,
with huge levels of fruit, extract, and glycerin, this
wine is nearly viscous because of its thickness and
richness. Low acidity gives the wine even more
appeal and adds to its precociousness. The wine has
not budged in development since it was first bottled,
although it has always provided thrilling drinking
because of its voluptuous texture. 100 WA 100 WS
2 bts.
363
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
In terms of the brilliant complexity and nobility
of the aromatics, scorched earth, black currants,
plums, charcoal, cedar, and spices, the 1990 offers
an aromatic explosion that is unparalleled. It is
always fascinating to taste this wine next to the
1989, which is a monumental effort, but much
more backward and denser, without the aromatic
complexity of the 1990. The 1 990 put on weight
after bottling, and is currently rich, full-bodied,
opulent, even flamboyant by Haut Brion’s
standards. It is an incredible expression of a noble
terroir in a top vintage. While it has been fully
mature for a number of years, it does not reveal any
bricking at the edge, and I suspect it will stay at this
level for another 10-15 years ... but why wait? It is
irresistible now. 98 WA
2 bts.
p er lot $1,400 - $1,800
per lot $2,300 - $2,800
364
367
As reported over the last two years, this is a prodigious
Haut-Brion. It exhibits a dense ruby/purple color in
addition to a tight, but incredibly promising nose of
smoke, earth, minerals, lead pencil, black currants,
cherries, and spice. This full-bodied wine unfolds
slowly, but convincingly on the palate, revealing a
rich, multi-tiered, stunningly pure, symmetrical style
with wonderful sweetness, ripe tannin, and a finish
that lasts for nearly 45 seconds. It tastes like liquid
nobility. 96+ WA 97 WS
2 bts.
Pomerol
It is hard to call Petrus a “sleeper of the vintage,”
but the 2008 will merit more attention than most
consumers would think. Low yields of 30 hectoliters
per hectare resulted in only 25,000 bottles of this
beauty. A wine of great intensity (possibly the most
concentrated wine of the vintage), this 100% Merlot
boasts a dark purple color as well as a sweet perfume
of mocha, caramel, black cherries, black currants,
earth and forest floor. Deep, unctuously textured,
full-bodied and pure, it will benefit from 4-5 years
of cellaring and should drink well for 25-30+ years.
97 WA 93 WS
per lot $800 - $1,000
6 bts. (owc.)
365
368
99 WA 94 WS
2 bts.
366
per lot $13,500 - $16,500
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
Pomerol
but backward and tannic 2000 Pomerols. It is a
great wine for multi-millionaires who are able
to latch onto a few bottles. 98 WA
1 bt.
7 4 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $3,000 - $3,500
CHÂTEAU TROTANOY 2008
Pomerol
One of the superstars of the vintage, the 2008
Trotanoy is a wine that transcends the vintage.
Typically, this is not one of the more lush, sexy wines
of Pomerol, but rather a muscular, masculine effort,
and that’s the case in 2008. A deep purple color is
followed by copious amounts of red and black fruit,
earth, cedar and forest floor notes. The wine reveals
a full-bodied texture, phenomenal concentration for
a 2008, plenty of sweet tannin and a terrific finish.
While it was surprisingly approachable, it will benefit
from several years of cellaring and last 20-25 years.
Bravo! 96 WA
6 bts.
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
369
CHÂTEAU BEAUSÉJOUR DUFFAU L AGARROSSE 1990
St. Émilion. 1er Grand Cru Classé (B)
372
One of the most singular Bordeaux I have ever tasted,
it verges on being port-like, but it pulls back because
of the extraordinary minerality and laser-like focus.
The wine is massively concentrated, still black/purplehued to the rim, and offers a nose of incense,
blackberries, blueberry liqueur, acacia flowers, and
forest floor. It reveals low acidity and high tannins,
which are largely concealed by the sheer concentration
and lavish glycerin the wine possesses. Aging at a glacial
pace, it is approachable, but it will not hit its peak until
2020; it should last for twenty years thereafter. 100 WA
6 bts.
CHÂTEAU PAVIE 2003
The 2003 Pavie is closest in style to the 2000,
but slightly more evolved and exotic. Its dense
plum/purple color is accompanied by an extraordinary
perfume of charcoal, creme de cassis, melted licorice,
espresso roast, and blackberries. The wine, which hits
the palate with a dramatic minerality, comes across like
a hypothetical blend of limestone liqueur intermixed
with black and red fruits. With massive depth, richness,
and body, this tannic 2003 should be forgotten for
4-5 years, then enjoyed over the next four decades.
The integration of acidity, tannin, and wood is flawless,
and the wine is incredibly pure, rich, and intense.
98+ WA 96 WS
per lot $4,300 - $5,300
12 bts. (owc.)
370
Performing as I expected, but still several years away
from full maturity, this extraordinarily flamboyant,
full-bodied, opulent, sexy St. Emilion stood out for its
backward structure and youthful personality. A dark
plum/garnet hue is followed by a superb bouquet of
roasted coffee, kirsch, blackberries, licorice, herbs,
and forest floor. Full-bodied, dense, rich, and pure,
it is a total hedonistic as well as intellectual turn-on.
Enjoy it over the next decade. 94 WA
4 bts.
371
per lot $2,300 - $2,800
Red Burgundy
373
L A TÂCHE 2003
The 2003 La Tache reveals aromas of milk chocolate,
violets, roses, and dark cherries. Suave, displaying
massive amplitude and a full-bodied, velvetytextured character, this behemoth’s flavor profile
brings to mind chocolate-covered black cherries.
Immensely powerful and noble, it offers an
interminable finish that is packed with flawlessly
ripe, sweet tannin. 99 WA 95-98 AM
per lot $400 - $500
1 mag.
This closed, backward blend of 53% Merlot and
47% Cabernet Franc boasts a saturated purple color
along with a reticent but striking bouquet of
blackberries, blueberries, truffles, and mocha. In spite
of its tightness, aeration reveals scents of licorice,
menthol, and saddle leather. Opulent and full-bodied,
with low acidity, sweet tannin, and a 60-second
finish, it is unquestionably as profound as the 1990
and 1982. I still believe the 2000 has the potential to be
the most compelling Cheval Blanc since the mythical
1947 and 1949, but patience is required. It should
merit a three digit score in 7-10 years, but it is closed
at present. 99 WA 93 WS
2 bts.
per lot $2,500 - $3,100
374
per lot $4,500 - $5,500
Robert Chevillon
94-95 WA 91-94 AM
6 bts.
375
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN, TRES VIEILLES VIGNES 2005
Dugat-Py
Côte de Nuits
91 WA
12 bts.
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
7 6 · Lot 251
Lot 380 · 7 7
376
37 7
RICHEBOURG 2005
Lucien le Moine
382
95-97 WA 95 WS 94-97 AM
92 WA 94 AM
2 bts.
2 bts.
per lot $3,200 - $4,000
CHAPELLE CHAMBERTIN, VIEILLES VIGNES 2005
Perrot-Minot
383
95-96 WA
3 bts.
378
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
CHAMBERTIN 2005
Nicolas Potel
3 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
95 WA
Here is a 2005 Chambertin that rivals the rose petals
of Clos de Beze, along with licorice, a ripeness of red
fruit, a suggestion of peach jam, and a pungency of
cinnamon that turns tactile on the palate. A chocolate
richness and liqueur-like fruit intensity in the mouth
never lose sight of the rose petals, nor cover up the
chalk, wet stone and roasted meat that underlie a
sumptuous, sultry finish. “Round,” “rich” and
“resonant” gain new meaning with this stunningly
opulent Pinot. 97-98 WA
379
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
2 bts.
384
per lot $1,400 - $1,800
RICHEBOURG 2006
93 WA 95 AM
2 bts.
385
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
93 WA 94 AM
2 bts.
386
CHAMBERTIN 2005
Armand Rousseau
per lot $1,400 - $1,800
L A TÂCHE 2007
96 WA 95 AM
2 bts.
per lot $2,300 - $2,900
96-98 WA
2 bts.
380
per lot $2,000 - $2,400
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN, CLOS ST. JACQUES 2005
Armand Rousseau
94-96 WA 94 AM
4 bts.
381
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
CLOS VOUGEOT, VIEILLES VIGNES 2005
Château de la Tour
95 IWC 17.5 JR
6 bts. (owc.)
7 8 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
387
MUSIGNY, CUVÉE VIEILLES VIGNES 2008
Comte de Vogüé
The 2008 Musigny Vieilles Vignes is a wine I could
smell all day. The explosive bouquet literally jumps
from the glass, followed by deep, beautifully
delineated layers of fruit. This shows terrific
concentration and depth, dazzling finesse, and a
nicely pointed, direct finish. It is an eternal wine.
97 WA 96 AM
2 bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
388
BEAUNE, CLOS DES MOUCHES 2005
Joseph Drouhin
392
92 WA 92 AM
12 bts. (owc.)
389
The 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques
Perrin is a blend of 60% Mourvedre, 20% Grenache,
10% Counoise, and 10% Syrah. Full-bodied,
excruciatingly backward, and nearly impenetrable,
it boasts an inky/blue/purple color in addition to a
promising nose of new saddle leather, melted asphalt,
camphor, blackberries, smoky, roasted herbs, and
Asian spices. A huge lashing of tannin as well as a
formidable structure result in the antithesis of its
more flattering, forward, and voluptuous sibling,
the classic Beaucastel. Readers lucky enough to come
across this cuvee should plan on waiting at least a
decade before it begins to approach adolescence.
99 WA 93 WS
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
MONTHÉLIE, LES DURESSES 2005
Comtes Lafon
90-91 WA
3 bts.
per lot $200 - $300
Rhône Valley
390
CÔTE RÔTIE, L A L ANDONNE 2003 (1) 100 WA
CÔTE RÔTIE, L A MOULINE 2003 (1) 100 WA
CÔTE RÔTIE, L A TURQUE 2003 (1)
Guigal
A pure aromatic smorgasbord is offered by the
2003 Cote Rotie La Turque, which has an amazing
aromatic profile of espresso coffee interwoven with
scorched earth, tar, truffle, incense, blackberry, bacon
fat, and flowers. Powerful, thick flavors ooze across
the palate with a viscous texture, amazing purity, and
just enough acidity and tannin to give uplift and
precision to this remarkable tour de force in
winemaking. Of the 2003s, this is also approachable,
but ideally 2-5 years of cellaring would be suggested,
and the wine will evolve for at least 30 more years.
100 WA 98 WS
3 bts.
391
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
CÔTE RÔTIE, L A L ANDONNE 2005 (1) 100 WA 99 WS
CÔTE RÔTIE, L A MOULINE 2005 (1) 100 WA 99 WS
CÔTE RÔTIE, L A TURQUE 2005 (1) 100 WA 99 WS
Guigal
3 bts.
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE,
HOMMAGE À JACQUES PERRIN 2001
3 bts.
393
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE DA CAPO 2003
Domaine du Pégaü
100 WA 99 WS
2 bts.
394
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, DEUS EX MACHINA 2005
Clos Saint Jean
The 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Deus-Ex Machina is
utter perfection in the glass – an awesome wine both
comparable to and eclipsing the otherworldly 2003.
Saturated purple to the rim, with an extraordinary
nose of incense, fruitcake, blackberry and black cherry
notes with some subtle roasted herbs, roast beef, smoke,
and licorice, massive fruit concentration, extraordinary
intensity, unreal purity and harmony, and a seamless
integration of acidity, tannin, and alcohol, this is a tour
de force in winemaking and certainly one of the most
compelling Chateauneuf du Papes I have ever tasted.
The length goes on well past a minute, and the wine
should age effortlessly for 25-30+ years. The tannins are
formidable according to consulting oenologist Philippe
Cambie, but they are nearly obscured by the wine’s
remarkable concentration and intensity. This is a
riveting wine. 100 WA 96 WS
3 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
395
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, DEUS EX MACHINA 2006
Clos Saint Jean
398
99 WA 95 WS
6 bts.
396
The 2007 Clos des Papes is unquestionably one of the
great Chateauneufs of my lifetime, and I suspect it
will merit a three digit score after another 3-4 years of
cellaring. The blend is generally 65% Grenache, 20%
Mourvedre, and the rest small amounts of Muscardin,
Vaccarese, Counoise, and Syrah. It exhibits what
is probably the deepest color I have ever seen here,
and the finished alcohol is a high (for Clos des Papes)
15.5%. Still slightly restrained because of its recent
bottling, but wow, what potential complexity, mindboggling richness, and compelling flavor profile are
apparent. It is a sublime expression of the art of
winemaking as evidenced by its dense purple color
and big, sweet kiss of kirsch, framboise, blackberries,
licorice, roasted herbs, and smoked meat. It hits the
palate with a fascinating combination of substance,
power, full-bodied authority yet extraordinary
freshness, elegance, and precision. Give it 3-4 years
of cellaring, and watch it unleash its glory over the
next three decades. This is a prodigious wine of great
quality from one of the most important reference
point estates in Chateauneuf du Pape. 99+ WA
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
Beaucastel’s 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape has turned
out even better out of bottle than I predicted.
An inky/ruby/purple color is followed by a glorious
nose of blue and black fruits, truffles, pen ink,
licorice, and meat juices as well as glorious levels
of acidity and sweet tannin, buttressing the fruit’s
fabulous freshness and vibrancy. This full-bodied
effort still displays considerable tannin, no doubt
because of the relatively high Mourvedre content.
It should resolve its tannins in 2-4 years, and last
for 25 or more. 96 WA 96 WS
12 bts. (owc.)
397
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
3 bts.
100 WA 99 WS
6 bts. (owc.)
Clos des Papes
per lot $500 - $600
per lot $3,100 - $3,800
399
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE RÉSERVÉE 2007
Domaine du Pégaü
The 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee is a
brilliant effort that ranks alongside the colossal 2003
Cuvee Reservee. A blend of approximately 85%
Grenache, 8-9% Syrah, and the rest Mourvedre and
other varietals from 50-100+ year old vines aged in
foudre, it exhibits a dense plum/purple color along
with a big, sweet bouquet of beef blood, grilled
herbs, barbecue smoke, lavender, sweet cassis and
kirsch and a hint of Asian soy. The wine possesses
a fabulous texture, a full-bodied mouthfeel and a
seamless integration of tannin, acidity and alcohol.
Certainly the alcohol level is pushing 16% in this
wine. With extraordinary texture and unctuosity,
this remarkable effort should drink well for 20+ years
yet be very appealing in its youth given the glycerin,
velvety texture, and remarkable complexity. 95 WA
6 bts.
8 0 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $400 - $600
Champagne
400
405
BOLLINGER , BRUT RD, EXTRA BRUT 1990
The 2004 Brunello di Montalcino is a huge, dense
wine that explodes from the glass with tar, smoke,
earthiness black cherries and minerals. The wine
possesses dazzling concentration and tons of richness,
as waves of fruit coat the palate in stunning style.
This big, dramatic Brunello needs time in bottle,
but it is nothing short of magnificent today.
The balance, and the integration of the French oak
in particular, is brilliant. For those who are curious
to try a bottle now, the wine should be opened a few
hours in advance as the tannins are imposing at this
stage. This is a rare Brunello of superb pedigree
and complexity. 97 WA 95 WS
98 WA
3 bts.
401
per lot $700 - $900
DOM PÉRIGNON 1996
The brilliant 1996 Dom Perignon, which has largely
disappeared from the marketplace, may be the finest
young example of DP I have ever tasted. Notes of
crushed rocks, honeysuckle, lemon oil, orange
marmalade, and white pear provide a stunning
aromatic display as well as palate impression. Great
acidity and huge flavor intensity backed up by vibrant
acidity make this an exquisite Champagne. It should
drink well for 20-25 years, possibly longer. 98 WA
3 bts. (oc.)
6 bts.
POL ROGER , CUVÉE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL 1996
The structure of the 1996 vintage is softened by a
fine, silky mousse in this intensely wrought bubbly.
Fresh, with citrus, berry, nut and coffee aromas and
flavors and a rounded finish. 93 WS 95 IWC
3 bts. (oc.)
per lot $700 - $800
Italy
403
VIGNA PAGANELLI 2004
Il Poggione
Tuscany
96 WA
6 bts. (oc.)
407
per lot $300 - $400
MESSORIO 1997
Le Macchiole
Tuscany
BAROLO, ROCCHE 2005
Vietti
Piedmont
This is a brilliant effort, rivaling the finest made not
only in Italy, but also in France and the United States.
The awesome 1997 Merlot Messorio is truly
prodigious. Black/purple-colored, it boasts an
astonishingly rich nose of black raspberries, smoky
new oak, dried herbs, and cedar. Chocolate, new saddle
leather, and exhilarating levels of black fruits give this
wine a luxurious, voluptuous texture. The finish lasts
for nearly a minute! A wine-making tour de force that
is already accessible given its expansive, open-knit
texture, it should last for 12-15+ years. 98 WA
95 WA 96 WS
6 bts. (oc.)
BAROLO 2004
Pio Cesare
Piedmont
93 WA 94 WS
6 bts.
404
per lot $700 - $800
per lot $800 - $1,000
406
402
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2004
Siro Pacenti
Tuscany
6 bts. (oc.)
per lot $500 - $700
per lot $3,800 - $4,600
per lot $500 - $700
408
MASSETO 2004
Tuscany
413
The stunning 2004 Masseto presents layers of sweet
jammy dark fruit and mineral notes that burst forth
from the glass with notable length, purity and
delineation. It is a decidedly elegant and super-refined
Masseto that continues to integrate its 100% new oak
well, showing extraordinary class and fine, silkytextured tannins that caress the palate on the long
finish. The 2004 will be hard to resist in its youth as it
is incredibly delicious even now, yet it promises to
develop gracefully to at least age 20. It is a phenomenal
effort that is not to be missed. 97 WA 98 WS
3 bts. (owc.)
409
96 WA 93 WS
6 bts. (oc.)
414
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
98 WA 96 WS
410
415
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
ORNELL AIA 2006
Tuscany
97 WA
6 bts. (owc.)
412
per lot $900 - $1,200
SASSICAIA 2006
Tuscany
97 WA 94 WS
3 bts.
per lot $500 - $700
VIÑA EL PISON 2004
Artadi
Rioja
The 2004 Vina El Pison is purple/black in color with
an ethereal bouquet found only in the greatest wines.
Vanilla, spice box, truffle, wild blueberry, black
raspberry, and blackberry liqueur are descriptors that
come to mind but which cannot really convey the
other-worldy nature of this perfume. On the palate,
it is opulent, beautifully delineated, elegant and
powerful all at the same time. Impeccably balanced
and amazingly long, this wine is a pleasure to drink
now but will still be providing pleasure 40-50 years
from now (with good storage). Kudos to Bodegas
Artadi for this tour de force! 100 WA
1 - 3 ltr. (owc.)
8 2 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
Spain
99 WA 98 WS
411
REDIGAFFI 2006
Tua Rita
Tuscany
6 bts. (oc.)
per lot $800 - $1,000
MASSETO 2006
Tuscany
3 bts. (owc.)
per lot $500 - $600
The 2006 Redigaffi is another deeply-colored, intense
offering. Blueberries, blackberries, grilled herbs,
minerals and French oak emerge with tons of inner
sweetness as this beautifully delineated wine opens
up in the glass. This gorgeous, sculpted Redigaffi
possesses tons of harmony and class all the way
through to the polished, energetic finish. Although
the tannins are rather firm, they are virtually buried
under the wine’s fruit. This is an awesome effort
from Tua Rita. 97 WA 97 WS
MERLOT MESSORIO 2006
Le Macchiole
Tuscany
3 bts. (owc.)
GIUSTO DI NOTRI 2006
Tua Rita
Tuscany
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
United States
416
420
Christian Moueix and his talented winemaking
team continue to rewrite the definition of a Napa
Valley reference point wine. I have had a difficult
time keeping the corks in my bottles of 1994
Dominus. Eight-thousand cases were produced from
a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet
Franc, 12% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot. In this
vintage, 174 days passed between bud break and the
harvest, a remarkable period of time for any wine
region in the wor ld. The 1994 is a strikingly thick,
compellingly rich wine with the texture of a great
Pomerol, despite being made primarily from
Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine exhibits a dense
purple color, and an incredibly fragrant nose of
jammy black fruits, spice, smoke, and loamy,
truffle-like scents. In the mouth, it is full-bodied,
with thrilling levels of extract and richness, but
no sense of heaviness or harshn ess. This seamless
Dominus possesses no hard edges, as its acidity,
tannin, and alcohol are beautifully meshed with
copious quantities of ripe fruit. 99 WA
DUNN, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
HOWELL MOUNTAIN 1985
Napa
90 WA
3 bts.
417
per lot $400 - $500
DOMINUS ESTATE 1987
Napa
96 WA 92 WS
2 bts.
418
per lot $300 - $400
DUNN VINEYARDS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
HOWELL MOUNTAIN 1992
Napa
97 WA
6 bts.
419
DOMINUS ESTATE 1994
Napa
per lot $900 - $1,200
DALL A VALLE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1994
Napa
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
94+ WA
4 bts.
per lot $500 - $700
421
ROBERT MONDAVI, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
RESERVE 1994
Napa
97 WA
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $900 - $1,200
422
ARAUJO, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
EISELE VINEYARD 1995
Napa
Araujo’s Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard has
become a benchmark. I believe the 1995 is the finest
produced under the Araujo regime. It is close to
perfection. The wine combines extraordinary power
and richness with remarkable complexity and
finesse. The saturated purple/black color is followed
by aromas of sweet vanillin intermixed with riveting
s cents of black currants, minerals, exotic spices,
coffee, and toast. There is nothing garish about this
subtle yet powerful giant of a wine. A Napa Valley
classic, it is full-bodied and extremely rich,
yet retains its sense of balance and symmetry.
This fabulous Cabernet Sauvignon should age
effortlessly for 30 or more years. 98 WA
2 bts.
423
424
425
HARL AN ESTATE 1997
Napa
The 1997 Harlan Estate is one of the greatest Cabernet
Sauvignon-based wines I have ever tasted. A blend of
80% Cabernet Sauvignon, with the rest Merlot and
Cabernet Franc, this enormously-endowed, profoundly
rich wine must be tasted to be believed. Opaque purplecolored, it boasts spectacular, soaring aromatics of
vanilla, minerals, coffee, blackberries, licorice, and
cassis. In the mouth, layer after layer unfold powerfully
yet gently. Acidity, tannin, and alcohol are wellbalanced by the wine’s unreal richness and singular
personality. The finish exceeds one minute. 100 WA
6 bts. (owc.)
426
per lot $700 - $900
per lot $5,900 - $7,300
PETER MICHAEL , LES PAVOTS 1997
Sonoma
The 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon is cut from the same
mold as the profound 1996, displaying astonishing
levels of black fruits (the usual suspects - blueberries,
blackberries, raspberries, and cassis), phenomenal
concentration, and virtually perfect balance and
equilibrium. 99 WA 97 WS
The 1997 Les Pavots originates from a hillside vineyard
overlooking the Knight’s Valley that has 23 acres
planted with Bordeaux varietals. A blue/black/purple
color is followed by an extraordinary bouquet of toast,
blackberries, creme de cassis, licorice, and cedar.
Full-bodied, with silky tannin, low acidity, and layers
of concentrated, pure black fruits judiciously wrapped
in subtle toasty oak, this wine can be drunk early, but
promises to hit its peak in 5-7 years, and last for two
or more decades. 96 WA
3 bts.
2 bts.
Napa
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
Napa
100 WA 94 WS
2 bts.
per lot $2,300 - $2,900
427
DALL A VALLE, MAYA 1996 (1) 96 WA
DALL A VALLE, MAYA 1997 (1) 99 WA
DALL A VALLE, MAYA 1998 (1)
The 1998 Maya (500 cases from a blend of 45%
Cabernet Franc and 55% Cabernet Sauvignon) is an
amazing effort, possessing multiple layers of fruit,
sweet tannin, and no herbaceousness, astringency,
or thinness. This is an amazing tour de force in
winemaking for the vintage. It is loaded, with
impeccable balance. 95 WA
3 bts.
8 4 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $400 - $500
per lot $1,500 - $1,900
428
HARL AN ESTATE 2001
Napa
431
Rivaling the 1994 and 1997, the 2001 Harlan Estate is a
perfect wine for my palate. Tasted on four separate
occasions, this offering, which spent 28 months in oak
before being bottled unfined and unfiltered, is an
extraordinary effort that comes across as a hypothetical
blend of Mouton-Rothschild, La Mission-Haut-Brion,
and Montrose. A synthesis in style between the more
elegant, delineated, structured 1994, and the port-like,
over-the-top, viscous 1997, this extraordinary 2001 was
the “wine of my trip,” even though I had already had it
from bottle several months earlier. An inky/purple color
is accompanied by a stupendous bouquet of lead pencil
shavings interwoven with coffee, new saddle leather,
melted licorice, cedarwood, black currant liqueur, and
violets. Explosive richness, a marvelous, full-bodied
texture, and fabulous purity, concentration, complexity,
and nobleness are the stuff of legends. 100 WA
3 bts.
HILLSIDE SELECT 2002
Napa
One of the world’s most extraordinary Cabernet
Sauvignons is the 1,800-2,400-case offering of
Shafer’s Hillside Select. It was a treat to re-taste the
utterly perfect 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside
Select. A dark purple color is accompanied by a
gorgeously powerful nose of pure creme de cassis,
pain grille, flowers, licorice, and spice box. Fullbodied with multiple dimensions, superb purity,
layers of fruit, and a blockbuster finish, it is an
amazing offering. This wine should drink well
young yet evolve for 2-3 decades. 100 WA 95 WS
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $3,000 - $3,600
432
2 mags. (oc.)
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
433
BRYANT FAMILY, BET TINA 2009
Napa
per lot $2,400 - $3,000
97 WA
3 bts.
429
RESERVE 2001
Napa
434
98+ WA
6 bts.
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
EISELE VINEYARD 2005
Napa
98 WA 92 WS
1 - 3 ltr. (owc.)
430
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
HARL AN ESTATE 2002
Napa
Very deep garnet-black colour with a purple rim.
The nose is still a little closed giving notes of
blackberry, black cherries, dark chocolate, tobacco,
cigar boxes and cinnamon. The palate displays faultless
structure and balance: very finely grained, firm
tannins, medium to high acid and incredible intensity.
Perhaps paradoxically, this wine is at once rich and full
bodied yet exquisitely elegant. Although taut, it is
already irresistibly tempting to drink. Epic finish with
lingering flavours of Chinese dried plums, truffles, and
an interesting iron/stony nuance. 100 WA 99 WS
3 bts.
per lot $2,400 - $3,000
435
HARL AN ESTATE 2005
Napa
The 2005 exhibits a gorgeous thick-looking,
ruby/purple color in addition to a beautiful nose of
burning embers interwoven with creme de cassis,
roasted meats, sweet black truffles, and spring
flowers. A hint of lead pencil shavings also emerges
from this cuvee, which seems to want to be both a
Pauillac and a ripe vintage of La Mission Haut Brion.
Full-bodied, dense, pure, and revealing sweeter
tannin than I remember, it can be drunk now, but it
will no doubt display even greater complexity in 10,
20, and 30 years. 97 WA 94 WS
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $3,500 - $4,300
436
T YCHSON HILL VINEYARD 2006
Napa
442
98 WA 93 WS
3 bts. (owc.)
437
The 2003 Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard borders
on perfection. Gorgeous floral notes intermixed with
steak tartare, black raspberry, sweet cherry, plum,
earth, and spice characteristics almost overwhelm
the olfactory senses. Full-bodied with good acidity,
sweet but present tannin, and a long, 50-second
finish, this is a magnificent Pinot Noir. It’s hard to
choose between this cuvee and the Blue Slide Ridge
2003 Pinot. Bottom line ... life is too short not to
have both. 99 WA
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
Napa
97+ WA 97 WS
2 bts.
438
per lot $900 - $1,100
T YCHSON HILL VINEYARD 2007
Napa
97+ WA
3 bts. (owc.)
MARCASSIN VINEYARD 2003
Napa
2 bts.
443
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
per lot $900 - $1,100
Napa
98+ WA
439
DANA ESTATES, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
HELMS VINEYARD 2007
Napa
97 WA
3 bts.
2 bts.
444
per lot $900 - $1,200
per lot $800 - $900
MARCASSIN, PINOT NOIR , BLUE SLIDE RIDGE 2006
Napa
95 WA 96 WS
440
COLGIN CELL ARS, PROPRIETARY RED,
IX ESTATE 2008
Napa
3 bts.
445
96 WA
3 bts. (owc.)
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
per lot $700 - $900
Napa
96+ WA 96 WS
441
6 bts.
Napa
96-98 WA
3 bts. (owc.)
446
per lot $7,600 - $9,200
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
Napa
94+ WA 96 WS
2 bts.
8 6 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $300 - $400
44 7
QUILCEDA CREEK , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2003 (2)
449
100 WA 95 WS
99 WA 94 WS
The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon contains 3% Merlot.
The principal component comes from the Champoux
Vineyard (in which the winery is a partner) with
contributions from the Klipsun and Taptiel Vineyards,
outstanding in their own right. It, too, was aged for
22 months in 100% new French oak. Opaque purplecolored, it has a splendid perfume of violets, wood
smoke, truffle, Asian spices, black cherry, and black
currant preserves. Opulent and mouth-coating, the
layers of complex flavors nearly hide enough tannin
to support 8-10 years of additional cellaring. The oak,
tannin, and acidity are beautifully integrated and the
lengthy finish lasts for well over a minute. 100 WA
The 2006 Chardonnay Three Sisters Vineyard
(700 cases) possesses a superb texture in addition
to abundant amounts of popcorn, white currant,
hazelnut, and tropical fruit blossom characteristics,
superb purity as well as acidity, a full-bodied
mouthfeel, and a beautiful finish. In a vintage that
was challenging for many California Chardonnay
producers, the Three Sisters and the 2006 Marcassin
Estate Chardonnays stand out as candidates for
“wines of the vintage.” Given the history of the
vintage and the challenging conditions for
Chardonnay, I would suspect these wines will
evolve quickly by Marcassin’s standards, meaning
they are probably best drunk in their first decade
of life. 96 WA
6 bts.
6 bts.
448
MARCASSIN, CHARDONNAY,
Sonoma
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
MARCASSIN VINEYARD 2003 (1) 95 WA
MARCASSIN VINEYARD 2005 (1) 98 WA
MARCASSIN VINEYARD 2002 (1)
450
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
Sonoma
96+ WA 93 WS
3 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
A massive explosion of white flower, corn relish,
orange rind, lemon butter and sea breeze-like
characteristics jump from the glass of this light
gold/greenish-hued 2002. Magnificent fruit,
a full-bodied texture, and superb intensity as well
as precision characterize this youthful, full-throttle
Marcassin. It comes across like an exquisite BatardMontrachet. The 2002 Marcassin has two decades
of life remaining. 100 WA
3 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
Australia
451
455
2 bts. (oc.)
South Australia
The 2001 Grange is one of the few vintages of this
cuvee to be composed of 100% Shiraz (the others being
1951, 1952, 1963, 1999, and 2000). Aged 17 months in
100% American oak, and tipping the scales at 14.5%
alcohol, the 2001 is undeniably one of the top examples
of this wine. At this stage, it appears to eclipse the
1998 and 1996. Inky/blue/purple to the rim, with
a stunning perfume of blueberries, blackberries,
chocolate, graphite, and earth, it boasts good acidity,
huge tannins, magnificent concentration, and a
multilayered, textured mouthfeel. It is a big, but
impeccably well-balanced Shiraz that should shed
some of its structure and tannin over the next 4-5
years, and be at its best between 2010-2030+. 98+ WA
456
457
NOON, S HIRAZ RESERVE 2006
South Australia
460
99 WA
6 bts. (oc.)
Scotch Whisky
United States
453
461
ARDBEG, 24 YEARS OLD 197 7
Official Distillery Bottling. 46% alc/vol
2 bts. (oc.)
per lot $700 - $900
BOWMORE, 30 YEAR OLD, DRAGON CERAMIC
2 bts. (oc.)
8 8 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
SLOAN ESTATE, PROPRIETARY RED 2002
Napa
100 WA 99 WS
3 bts. (owc.)
454
per lot $900 - $1,100
SPRINGBANK , 21 YEARS OLD
3 bts. (oc.)
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
per lot $800 - $900
SPRINGBANK , LOCAL BARLEY, 36 YEARS OLD 1965
Official Distillery Bottling. 50.4% alc/vol
1 bt. (oc.)
452
per lot $700 - $900
PORT ELLEN 24 YEAR OLD 1979
Official Distillery bottling. 57.3% alc/vol
2 bts. (oc.)
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
per lot $300 - $400
MACALL AN, CASK RESERVE, 18 YEARS OLD 1981
Official Distillery Bottling, Speyside. 56% alc/vol
2 bts. (oc.)
458
per lot $900 - $1,000
GLENMORANGIE, 25 YEARS OLD
1 bt. (owc.)
459
3 bts.
CAOL IL A 25 YEAR 1975
Signatory bottling. 55.3% alc/vol
per lot $1,800 - $2,100
PROPERTY OF A KNOWLEDGABLE COLLECTOR
464
Upgraded in score over my original rating, which
was several points lower, Alfred Tesseron has done
a remarkable job since 1994 with Pontet-Canet,
which has been hitting first-growth levels since 2003.
But the 2000 also shows exceptionally well. In need
of another decade of cellaring, this dense purple wine
has a classic nose of incense, charcoal, creme de
cassis, and subtle new oak. Full-bodied, powerful,
still very tannic, and shockingly backward, this is a
big, rich wine that has put on weight and seems to
need more time than I originally predicted. WA 94+
Red Bordeaux
462
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
PALMER 1986 (2) 88 WA 94 WS
DAUZAC 1995 (1) 86 WA 92 WS
GISCOURS 2000 (2)
CLOS L’EGLISE 2001 (2) 95 WA 92 WS
L’ÉVANGILE 2004 (3)
CLOS L’EGLISE 2000 (1) 96 WA 95-100 WS
11 bts.
463
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
CHÂTEAU BEYCHEVELLE 2000 (2 hf. bts.)
6 bts.
91 WA 89-91 WS
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
GRUAUD L AROSE 1986 (1)
There seems to be no doubt about the quality of the
1986 Gruaud-Larose, which in 20 years should rival
the extraordinary 1990, 1982, 1961, 1949, and 1928
made at this vast estate. From the first time I tasted
this wine in cask, I have thought it to be among the
blockbusters of the vintage. It has a black/purple
color, mammoth structure, a fabulous wealth of
fruit, and a finish that seems to last several minutes.
This is indeed first-growth quality, but then, when,
in the last decade, has a Gruaud-Larose not matched
the quality of the first-growths? Given the enormous
structure, impressive concentration, and massive
tannins, one must wonder when this wine will be
ready to drink. That may preclude a number of
consumers from actually deciding to buy it. For many
readers, this is probably a wine to lay down for their
children, rather than for them to realistically
consider drinking in their own lifetimes. 94 WA
465
per lot $700 - $800
94 WA
3 bts.
466
per lot $600 - $700
CHÂTEAU CLINET 1995 (3) 96 WA 92 WS
CHÂTEAU CLINET 2000 (4)
CHÂTEAU CLINET 1990 (3)
A sensational effort, and one of the two finest Clinets
made before the 2008, this prodigious wine made
by the late Jean-Michel Arcaute has always been a
sprinter out of the gate. Even at age 19, it continues to
strut its stuff. A dense blue/garnet/purple hue exhibits
slight lightening at the edge, and the gorgeous nose
offers up aromas of sweet blueberries, licorice, smoke,
acacia flowers, and camphor. Full-bodied with silky
tannins, low acidity, and terrific purity, this 1990 has
hit its plateau of full maturity where it should remain
for another decade. 97 WA 92 WS
10 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
467
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
CHÂTEAU L A MONDOT TE 2000 (2) 98 WA
CHÂTEAU L A MONDOT TE 2001 (2) 94 WA 92-94 WS
CHÂTEAU L A MONDOT TE 2002 (2) 88 WA 91 WS
6 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
468
CHÂTEAU L A MONDOT TE 2003 (2) 95 WA 94 WS
CHÂTEAU L A MONDOT TE 2004 (2) 93+ WA 93 WS
CHÂTEAU L A MONDOT TE 2005 (3)
This fabulous vineyard was never exploited until
Stephan von Neipperg took it over in 1996. Situated
on a perfectly exposed slope planted in limestone and
clay, the vines average 50 years of age, and are cropped
at low yields (in 2005, the yields were 20 hectoliters
per hectare). As do many of Bordeaux’s avant garde
garage wines, La Mondotte sees a Burgundian-styled
pre-fermentation cold maceration, pigeage, and aging
on its lees with no serious clarification prior to
bottling. The inky/purple-tinged 2005 reveals
gorgeous aromas of roasted herbs, incense, Asian
spices, graphite, coffee, and oodles of blackberry
and black cherry fruit. The limestone soils provide a
freshness and distinctive minerality. This powerful,
multidimensional, full-bodied, rich St.-Emilion
exhibits a hint of unctuosity (the wine is a blend of
75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc), high tannins,
fresh, lively acidity, and an exceptionally long
aging curve. 99 WA 97 WS
7 bts.
469
per lot $1,700 - $2,000
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE BARTON 2003 (4) 96 WA 98 WS
Absolutely spectacular from bottle, but frightfully
closed and backward, with massive power and
structure, the saturated purple-colored 2000 Leoville
Barton is one of the greatest wines ever made at this
estate. The wine has smoky, earthy notes intermixed
with graphite, camphor, damp earth, jammy cassis,
cedar, and a hint of mushroom. Enormous, even
monstrous in the mouth, with tremendous extraction,
broodingly backward, dense flavors, and copious
tannins, this should prove to be one of the longest-lived
wines of the vintage and one of the most compelling
Leoville Bartons ever made. However, anyone unable
to defer gratification for at least a decade should steer
clear of this behemoth. 96 WA 97 WS
8 bts.
9 0 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
4 70
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE BARTON 2005
Another prodigious, but brutally tannic, offering from
the affable Anthony Barton, the inky/blue/blackhued 2005 Leoville Barton exhibits a sensational
perfume of charcoal, burning embers, underbrush,
cedar, creme de cassis, and subtle toasty oak. Painfully
concentrated (much like the 2000 was at the same
stage), with full body, admirable purity, and several
boatloads of muscular tannin, this St.-Julien is built
for 50-60 years of cellaring. Its purity and precision
are typical of today’s winemaking, but Barton is
certainly not making a wine for near-term
gratification. 94+ WA 96 WS
6 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
White Bordeaux
4 71
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
SUDUIRAUT 1997 (2 hf. bts.)
FILHOT 2005 (4 hf. bts.)
GUIRAUD 2005 (3 hf. bts.)
A medium gold color is accompanied by notes of
caramelized oranges, citrus, honeysuckle, creme
brulee, and smoke. Full-bodied and opulent, with
tremendous intensity, good acidity, and a persistent
finish that lasts nearly a minute, this large-scaled,
thick, heady Guiraud is one of the finest examples
from this estate that I have ever tasted. 94 WA 96 WS
11 hf. bts.
per lot $350 - $450
Champagne
4 72
4 76
BOLLINGER , RD 1995 (1) 95 WS
DOM PÉRIGNON 1999 (2) 93 WA 90 WS
VEUVE CLICQUOT, L A GRANDE DAME 1996 (1)
Tightly-packed with notes of citrus oil, orange rind,
white peach, honeysuckle, and brioche, the medium
to full-bodied 1996 La Grande Dame Brut should
age well for 15-20 years. Crisp, fresh, and backward,
it is another brilliant example from the exquisite
1996 vintage. 95 WA
4 bts.
477
Italy
4 73
BAROLO, ROCCHE DELL ANNUNZIATA , RISERVA 1998
Scavino (2)
BAROLO, CEREQUIO 1999 Roberto Voerzio (2) 93 WS
BAROLO, FALLET TO DI SERRALUNGA D’ALBA 1999
Giacosa (1)
BAROLO, BRUNATE 2001 Roberto Voerzio (1)
BAROLO, CORDERO DI MONTEZEMOLO 2001
Monfalletto (2 hf. bts.)
BAROLO, ROCCHE DELL ANNUNZIATA , RISERVA 2001
Scavino (1)
BAROLO, ROCCHE DELL’ANNUNZIATA TORRIGLIONE
2001 Roberto Voerzio (1)
8 bts. & 2 hf. bts.
4 74
SPERSS
SPERSS
SPERSS
SPERSS
Gaja
1989
1989
1998
2001
3 bts. & 4 hf. bts.
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
ORNELL AIA 2004 (2) 95 WA 97 WS
ORNELL AIA 1997 (1)
10 bts.
4 78
SASSICAIA 2003 (1) 93 WA 92 WS
SASSICAIA 2005 (4)
SASSICAIA 2004 (2)
7 bts.
4 79
SOL AIA
SOL AIA
SOL AIA
SOL AIA
8 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
AMARONE DELL A VALPOLICELL A 1999
Dal Forno Romano
Veneto
2 bts.
4 75
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
The 2004 Sassicaia is a lovely, understated effort.
Medium in body, it presents nuanced layers of
sweet dark fruit, licorice, menthol and toasted oak
that gradually open onto a finely-knit frame of
notable length. 93 WA 94 WS
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
(1) 93 WA
(1 hf. bt.) 93 WA
(3 hf. bts.) 94 WA
(2) 95 WA
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
The estate’s 1997 Ornellaia (65% Cabernet Sauvignon,
30% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc) combines the
large-framed opulence of the 1999 with the slightly
more herbal notes found in the 1998. It is a big,
plump wine packed with layers of fruit and wellintegrated oak, showing outstanding length and the
telltale note of sweetness on the finish that defines
this vintage. Despite its approachable nature today,
the 1997 appears to have enough structure to drink
well for another decade. 93 WA 95 WS
per lot $700 - $800
4 bts.
MASSETO 1995 (1) 94 WS
MASSETO 2002 (1) 90 WA 90 WS
per lot $700 - $900
1999 (2) 94 WA 94 WS
2002 (1) 87 WS
2003 (2) 93 WA 95 WS
2004 (3) 96 WA 96 WS
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
480
ALZERO, CABERNET FRANC 1998 Quintarelli (2) 92 WA
AMARONE DELL A VALPOLICELL A CL ASSICO 1998
Quintarelli (2)
ROSSO DEL BEPI 1999 Quintarelli (2)
482
Quintarelli’s deeply-colored 1999 Rosso del Bepi
offers an explosion of super-ripe sweet fruit on the
nose. Lush and generous on the palate, it displays
superb length and a glorious, primary expression of
fruit even if it clearly doesn’t have the structure of
his more important wines. Quintarelli declassifies his
Amarone to Rosso del Bepi in vintages he doesn’t feel
merit the Amarone designation. 92 WA 90 WS
6 bts.
The terrific 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve
offers an opaque purple color, a gorgeous nose of
toasty oak, and a silky, concentrated texture with
unobtrusive acidity or tannin. The wine possesses
layered richness, remarkable balance, sweet, pure
fruit, and a finish that lasts for nearly 30 seconds.
These wines are aged in 100% new oak, and tend to
possesses at least 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, with the
balance Cabernet Franc. Amazingly, the oak is not a
pronounced component in the final wine, a testament
to excellent winemaking and the concentration these
wines possess. 94 WA 91 WS
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
United States
481
CAYMUS VINEYARDS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
SPECIAL SELECTION 1994 (1)
EISELE VINEYARD 2000 (1)
11 bts.
483
Like many wines of the vintage, the 2001 Cabernet
Sauvignon Special Selection has closed down, but it
reveals impressive potential. Its dense ruby/purple
color is followed by a veneer of sweet, creamy, toasty
oak intermixed with creme de cassis, earth, and spice
box characteristics. The wine is structured, fullbodied, pure, and in need of another 1-3 years of bottle
age. It should age well for 10-15 years. 93+ WA 95 WS
6 bts.
BERINGER , CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
PRIVATE RESERVE 1995 (3) 93 WA
BERINGER , CHARDONNAY, PRIVATE RESERVE 1996 (3)
PRIVATE RESERVE 1999 (2) 89 WA 93 WS
PRIVATE RESERVE 1994 (3)
per lot $900 - $1,100
JOSEPH PHELPS, INSIGNIA 1992 (2) 95 WA 94 WS
JOSEPH PHELPS, INSIGNIA 1996 (3)
The 1996 Insignia exhibits a dark purple color in
addition to an elegant nose of cedar wood, fruitcake,
coffee, and black currants. Medium to full-bodied,
with a firm underpinning of tannin, classic black
currant flavors, and a long finish, this effort is
impressive, but tight and narrowly-constructed.
92 WA
7 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,200
per lot $700 - $900
Australia
484
PENFOLDS, GRANGE 1994 (2) 91 WA
PENFOLDS, GRANGE 1995 (2)
An impressive Grange that may ultimately prove to
be underrated, like many wines from this vintage,
the 1995, a blend of 94% Shiraz and 6% Cabernet
Sauvignon, exhibits a saturated plum/purple color
and a sweet blackberry liqueur nose intermixed with
cassis, licorice, and new oak. The wine is textured,
jammy, full-bodied, with impressive levels of extract,
glycerin, and black fruit flavors. It is long, ripe, with
unobtrusive acidity and tannin. 92 WA 97 WS
4 bts.
9 2 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $900 - $1,100
485
South Australia
488
This dark purple-colored wine exhibits notes of
sweet plum, blackberry, and cassis intermixed with
some licorice, chocolate, and espresso. It is a blend
of 94% Shiraz and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon that tips
the scales at 14+% alcohol. The wine is layered,
unctuously textured, full-bodied with tremendous
intensity, moderately high tannin, and a 40-second
finish. 93 WA 95 WS
2 bts.
486
PENFOLDS, GRANGE 1997 (3) 94 WA 92 WS
4 bts.
487
The 2002 Grange was sourced from 77.5% Barossa
Valley and 22.5% from McLaren Vale. Included in the
blend is 1.5% Cabernet Sauvignon. It spent 17 months
in 100% new American oak. Opaque purple, it gives
off an ethereal bouquet of violets, saddle leather,
blueberry, blackberry, pencil lead, and chocolate.
This is followed by a full-bodied wine with
tremendous concentration, multiple layers of flavor,
ripe tannins, and great balance. Thick and rich, with
a 60-second finish, it will slowly blossom over the
next 15-20 years and provide pleasure through 2050.
It is a legend in the making! 98 WA
per lot $600 - $800
Shiraz and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, it tips the scales
at a whopping 14.5% alcohol. The inky/purple color is
nearly a minute) suggest an all-time classic.
99 WA 97 WS
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
South Australia
The 2001 Grange is one of the few vintages of
this cuvee to be composed of 100% Shiraz. Aged 17
months in 100% American oak, and tipping the scales
at 14.5% alcohol, the 2001 is undeniably one of the top
examples of this wine. Inky/blue/purple to the rim,
with a stunning perfume of blueberries, blackberries,
multilayered, textured mouthfeel. 98+ WA
6 bts.
South Australia
3 bts.
489
per lot $800 - $1,000
South Australia
99 WA 98 WS
3 bts.
490
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
ELDERTON, SHIRAZ, COMMAND 2003 (3) 94 WA
TORBRECK , LES AMIS 2003 (2) 98 WA
KILIKANOON, SHIRAZ, AT TUNGA 1865 2005 (2)
KILIKANOON, SHIRAZ, AT TUNGA 1865 2006 (2)
TORBRECK , LES AMIS 2005 (2)
The 2005 Les Amis, sourced from a 100+-year-old
vineyard, is 100% Grenache aged for 18 months in new
oak. Remarkably fragrant, it emits full-throttle aromas
of spice box, kirsch, wild raspberry, and blackberry
liqueur. Plush on the palate, it reveals layers of rich,
red and black berry flavors, ripe tannin, and a 60second, pure finish. Although it can be admired now,
the wine merits 6-8 years of further bottle aging to
reveal all of its splendors. This sensational effort could
easily masquerade as Pegau Cuvee de Capo on human
growth hormone. 98 WA 91 WS
11 bts.
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
Lot 493- 494 · 9 5
A CHOICE SELECTION FROM AN IMPECCABLE CELLAR
494
Red Bordeaux
491
The 1961 has been fully mature for over 15 years,
but it seems to get richer, holding onto its succulence
and fat, and developing more aromatic nuances
without losing any sweetness or concentration.
An extraordinary wine, it is unquestionably one
of the Bordeaux legends of the century! 100 WA
u. ts. Partial Label. Mostly missing. Vintage is clear.
1 bt.
u. hs.
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
1 bt.
492
Pomerol
u. hs.
495
It was the extraordinary 1950 Petrus, along with the
1950 Lafleur, first served to me years ago by JeanPierre Moueix, that made me realize how spectacular
this vintage must have been in Pomerol. The wine is
still a young, mammothly-constituted Petrus that is
less evolved than more recent knock-out vintages
such as 1961. Massive and rich, with spectacular color
saturation and the sweet, unctuous texture Petrus
obtains in ripe years, this wine will last for another
20-30 years. 99 WA
1 bt.
493
Pomerol
u. ms.
1 bt.
per lot $6,100 - $7,400
As I indicated in the review of the 1982 Bordeaux,
this is an unusual Latour in the fact that it has always
been precocious. It has been jammy, forward, and
delicious no matter when the cork was pulled, in
total contrast to its two first-growth siblings, Mouton
Rothschild and Lafite-Rothschild. The dense, opaque
garnet-colored 1982 Latour reveals slight amber at
the edge. Sweet, smoky, roasted aromas in the nose
combine with jammy levels of black currant, cherry,
and prune-like fruit. It possesses extraordinary
concentration and unctuosity, with a thick, fat
texture oozing notes of cedar wood, tobacco, coffee,
and over-ripe fruit. Low acidity as well as high
alcohol (for Bordeaux) give the wine even more
glycerin and textural chewiness. The finish lasts
forever. The only Latour that remotely resembles
the 1982 is the 1961, which has a similar texture
and succulence. 100 WA
per lot $2,700 - $3,300
An estate only needs to produce a handful of wines
such as the 1961 Petrus to garner an international
following. Not surprisingly, the 1961 Petrus was pure
perfection. This fully mature wine possesses a portlike richness (reminiscent of the 1947 Petrus and 1947
Cheval Blanc). The color revealed considerable amber
and garnet, but the wine is crammed with viscous,
thick, over-ripe black-cherry, mocha-tinged fruit
flavors. Extremely full-bodied, with huge amounts of
glycerin and alcohol, this unctuously-textured, thick
wine makes for an awesome mouthful. 100 WA
1 bt.
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
Red Burgundy
496
ROMANÉE-CONTI 1972
u. 6cm
1 bt.
9 6 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $3,200 - $3,900
per lot $5,000 - $6,100
Italy
Red Bordeaux
499
497
The stunning 2004 Masseto (100% Merlot) presents
layers of sweet jammy dark fruit and mineral notes
that burst forth from the glass with notable length,
purity and delineation. It is a decidedly elegant and
super-refined Masseto that continues to integrate its
100% new oak well, showing extraordinary class and
fine, silky-textured tannins that caress the palate on the
long finish. The 2004 will be hard to resist in its youth
as it is incredibly delicious even now, yet it promises to
develop gracefully to at least age 20. It is a phenomenal
effort that is not to be missed. 97 WA 98 WS
In terms of the brilliant complexity and nobility of
the aromatics, scorched earth, black currants, plums,
charcoal, cedar, and spices, the 1990 offers an aromatic
explosion that is unparalleled. It is always fascinating to
taste this wine next to the 1989, which is a monumental
effort, but much more backward and denser, without
the aromatic complexity of the 1990. The 1990 put on
weight after bottling, and is currently rich, full-bodied,
opulent, even flamboyant by Haut Brion’s standards.
It is an incredible expression of a noble terroir in a top
vintage. While it has been fully mature for a number of
years, it does not reveal any bricking at the edge, and I
suspect it will stay at this level for another 10-15 years
... but why wait? It is irresistible now. 98 WA
3 bts.
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
MASSETO 2001 (1) 97 WA 100 WS
MASSETO 2004 (1)
2 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
Red Bordeaux
500
100 WA 94 WS
498
1 bt.
95 WA 94 WS
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
It possesses an exuberant, flamboyant bouquet of
roasted coffee, cassis, smoky oak, and soy sauce.
The impressive 1996 Mouton-Rothschild offers
impressive aromas of black currants, framboise,
coffee, and new saddle leather. This full-bodied,
ripe, rich, concentrated, superbly balanced wine is
paradoxical in the sense that the aromatics suggest
a far more evolved wine than the flavors reveal.
94 WA 96 WS
2 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
501
VIEUX CHÂTEAU CERTAN 1995
Pomerol
Twice the wine was extremely closed and firm, with
an evolved plum/garnet color, high levels of tannin,
sweet black currant, prune, and olive-tinged fruit,
and astringent tannin in the medium-bodied finish.
Those two bottles suggested the wine was in need of
at least 5-7 years of cellaring, and would keep for two
decades. The third bottle was atypically evolved,
with a similar color, but it was far more open-knit,
displaying Provencal herbs, black cherry, and cassis
fruit in a medium-bodied, jammy, lush style. I expect
marginal bottle variation, but while the quality was
relatively the same in all three bottles, the forward,
open-knit example left me puzzled. I will report again
on this 1995 after further tastings. 88 WA 92 WS
12 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
502
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
PAVIE-MACQUIN
PAVIE-MACQUIN
PAVIE-MACQUIN
PAVIE-MACQUIN
2004
2007
2008
2005
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
The 2005 Pavie Macquin may turn out to be this
duo’s finest wine to date. This is a moderately large
vineyard (37 acres) for the area, and the blend tends
to be 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 5%
Cabernet Sauvignon. A black/purple color is
accompanied by aromas of charcoal, burning embers,
crushed rocks, sweet, pure, blueberries and
blackberries, chocolaty creme de cassis, and licorice.
It possesses massive concentration, phenomenal
levels of tannin, and good acidity, but it is even
more backward than either Pavie or Pavie Decesse.
A modern day elixir that should prove to be
monumental in 15-20 years, it will last for 40+ years.
98 WA 96 WS
12 bts.
503
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
9 8 Sessio n Tw o
14 bts.
505
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
LÉOVILLE
LÉOVILLE
LÉOVILLE
LÉOVILLE
BARTON 2000 (3) 96 WA 97 WS
POYFERRÉ 2000 (3) 95 WA
BARTON 2003 (3) 96 WA 98 WS
BARTON 2005 (3)
Another prodigious, but brutally tannic,
offering from the affable Anthony Barton, the
inky/blue/black-hued 2005 Leoville Barton exhibits
a sensational perfume of charcoal, burning embers,
underbrush, cedar, creme de cassis, and subtle toasty
oak. Painfully concentrated (much like the 2000 was
at the same stage), with full body, admirable purity,
and several boatloads of muscular tannin, this St.Julien is built for 50-60 years of cellaring. Its purity
and precision are typical of today’s winemaking, but
Barton is certainly not making a wine for near-term
gratification. 94+ WA 96 WS
L ANGOA BARTON 2000 (3) 91 WA 94 WS
LEOVILLE L AS CASES 2008 (3)
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
CHÂTEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL 2002 (3) 93 WA 93 WS
COMTESSE DE L AL ANDE 2002 (2) 94 WA 91 WS
CHÂTEAU CALON-SÉGUR 2003 (3) 94 WA 95 WS
94+ WA 95 WS
per lot $900 - $1,100
Floral notes intermixed with raspberries, black
currants, minerals, and a hint of new oak emerge
from the dense purple-colored 2000 DucruBeaucaillou. The wine is sweet, dense, and medium
to full-bodied, with undeniable elegance and finesse
as well as a finish that lasts for 45+ seconds. A wine of
remarkable symmetry, balance, elegance, and
minerality, it is the Lafite-Rothschild of St.-Julien.
94 WA
11 bts.
504
12 bts.
506
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
12 bts.
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
CERTAN DE MAY 2004 (3)
L A FLEUR PÉTRUS 2006 (3) 90 WA 92 WS
L A PROVIDENCE 2006 (3)
HOSANNA 2008 (3)
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
507
CHÂTEAU BAHANS HAUT-BRION 1998 (1) 88 WA 92 WS
510
91 WA 90 WS
CHÂTEAU D’ARSAC 2005 (3)
CHÂTEAU MALESCOT ST. EXUPÉRY 2005 (3)
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
PALMER 1998 (2) 91 WA 90 WS
CANON-L A-GAFFELIERE 2005 (2)
GRAND-PUY-LACOSTE 2005 (3) 95 WA 93 WS
L ASCOMBES 2005 (2)
RAUZAN-SÉGL A 2005 (3) 89 WA 97 WS
12 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
97 WA 97 WS
CHÂTEAU CERTAN DE MAY 2007 (3)
12 bts.
508
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $900 - $1,000
COS D’ESTOURNEL 2003 (1)
The prodigious, fantastic 2003 Cos d’Estournel is a
candidate for “wine of the vintage.” A blend of 68%
Cabernet Sauvignon (unusually high for this chateau),
30% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc, 17,500 cases were
produced from low yields. An inky/blue/purple color is
accompanied by a compelling perfume of black fruits,
subtle smoke, pain grille, incense, and flowers.
With extraordinary richness, full body, and remarkable
freshness, elegance, and persistence, this is one of the
finest wines ever made by this estate. The good news is
that it will be drinkable at a young age yet evolve for
three decades or more. 98 WA 97 WS
11 bts.
509
White Bordeaux
511
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CLIMENS 1996 (1 hf. bt.)
COUTET 2003 (3 hf. bts.) 92 WA 95 WS
RIEUSSEC 2004 (3 hf. bts.)
DOISY DAËNE 2005 (3 hf. bts.)
RIEUSSEC 2007 (3 hf. bts.)
The Rieussec 2007 has a subtle nose of dried honey,
pear, a touch of quince and crushed stone on the
nose, the oak better integrated than last year.
The palate is well-balanced with stem ginger and
honeycomb on the entry. It is linear compared to its
peers, there is no flourish on the finish as yet, but it
has fine definition and hints of tangy marmalade and
lemongrass that should become more accentuated
with time. 93 WA
16 hf. bts.
per lot $500 - $600
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
LES FORTS DE L ATOUR 2000 (2) 91 WA
CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 2003 (1) 100 WA 96 WS
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2003 (3) 96 WA 94 WS
LES FORTS DE L ATOUR 2003 (2)
CHÂTEAU L A MISSION HAUT-BRION 2004 (1) 90 WA
CHÂTEAU CLERC MILON 2005 (1 mag.) 92 WA 95 WS
CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 2006 (1) 94 WA 89-91 WS
13 bts. & 2 mags.
per lot $2,100 - $2,500
Rhône Valley
TORONTO COLLECTOR OFFERS UP SOME NEW WORLD GEMS
512
Red Bordeaux
Château de Beaucastel (1 mag.) 89-91 WA 88 WS
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, HOMMAGE À JACQUES
PERRIN 1998 Château de Beaucastel (1 mag.)
The splendid 1998 Hommage a Jacques Perrin is a
compelling wine. Dense plum/ruby/purple, with
intense notes of kirsch liqueur intermixed with
licorice, camphor, incense, and black fruits, this
wine cuts a 11/23/2011 broad swath across the palate,
is very opulent, with a multi-layered texture,
and despite its power, massiveness, and structure,
comes across as pure, well-balanced, and classic in
its proportions. This wine still needs another 5 or
so years of cellaring, but it is one of the few Jacques
Perrin wines that can be drunk at age 12 with
enormous pleasure. It still has another 25-30 years
ahead of it. 100 WA 97 WS
2 mags.
515
91 WA
6 bts.
516
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, POGGIO ALLE MURA 2000
Castello Banfi (1)
BAROLO 2001 Pio Cesare (1) 90 WA 94 WS
BAROLO, ORNATO 2001 Pio Cesare (1)
TIGNANELLO 2004 (2) 95 WA 95 WS
5 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
Portugal
517
514
GRAHAM’S 1997 (1) 93 WA
TAYLOR’S 1997 (1) 95+ WA 94 WS
COCKBURN 2000 (1)
GRAHAM’S 2000 (1) 94 WA
CROFT 2003 (1)
QUINTA DE RORIZ 2003 (1)
TAYLOR’S, QUINTA DE VARGELL AS 2007 (1)
7 bts.
1 0 0 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $600 - $700
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
This wine has put on weight and, as impressive as it
was from cask, it is even more brilliant from bottle.
Only 35% of the crop made it into the 2000 Leoville
Las Cases, a blend of 76.8% Cabernet Sauvignon,
14.4% Merlot, and 8.8% Cabernet Franc. The wine is
truly profound, with an opaque purple color and a
tight but promising nose of vanilla, sweet cherry
liqueur, black currants, and licorice in a dense,
full-bodied, almost painfully rich, intense style
with no hard edges. This seamless classic builds in
the mouth, with a finish that lasts over 60 seconds.
Still primary, yet extraordinarily pure, this compelling
wine, which continues to build flavor intensity and
exhibit additional layers of texture, is a tour de force
in winemaking and certainly one of the great Leoville
Las Cases. In another sense, it symbolizes / pays
homage to proprietor Michel Delon, who passed
away in 2000. Michel has been succeeded by his son,
Jean-Hubert, another perfectionist. 99 WA
Italy
513
LES FORTS DE L ATOUR 2000
Pauillac
6 bts.
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
7 bts.
per lot $2,400 - $2,900
Italy
518
SOL AIA , ANNATA DIVERSA 2001
Tuscany
5 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
United States
519
521
2 bts.
520
The prodigious 1997 Insignia lives up to its pre-bottling
promise. The color is a saturated thick-looking
blue/purple. The nose offers up explosive aromas of
jammy black fruits, licorice, Asian spices, vanillin, and
cedar. Full-bodied as well as exceptionally pure and
impressively endowed, this blockbuster yet surprisingly
elegant wine cuts a brilliant swath across the palate.
A seamless effort with beautifully integrated acidity,
sweet tannin, and alcohol, it is still an infant, but can
be drunk with considerable pleasure. 96 WA
HARL AN ESTATE 1994
Napa
The opaque purple color is followed by spectacular
aromatics that soar from the glass, offering up
celestial levels of black currants, minerals, smoked
herbs, cedar wood, coffee, and pain grille. In the
mouth, this seamless legend reveals full body, and
exquisite layers of phenomenally pure and rich fruit,
followed by a 40+ second finish. While accessible, the
1994 begs for another 5-7 years of cellaring. It should
easily last for 30+ years. Every possible jagged edge acidity, alcohol, tannin, and wood - is brilliantly
intertwined in what seems like a diaphanous format.
What is so extraordinary about this large-scaled
wine, with its dazzling display of aromatics and
prodigious flavors and depth, is that it offers no hint
of heaviness or coarseness. Harlan’s 1994 comes close
to immortality in the glass. 100 WA 97 WS
3 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
522
6 mags.
per lot $2,700 - $3,300
523
Napa
The flagship wine, the 2001 Insignia Proprietary
Wine, an 18,000-case blend of 89% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, and 3% Malbec,
continues to live up to my high praise from last year.
Rich, elegant, and nuanced, this dense ruby/purple
wine offers a nose of creme de cassis, incense,
licorice, chocolate, and spice box. It is full-bodied,
opulently styled with plenty of tannin, but the
structural aspects of the wine are well-concealed
by its intensity and overall richness. 95 WA
per lot $2,500 - $3,100
HARL AN ESTATE 2005
Napa
roasted meats, sweet black truffles, and spring flowers.
A hint of lead pencil shavings also emerges from this
cuvee, which seems to want to be both a Pauillac and
a ripe vintage of La Mission Haut Brion. Full-bodied,
dense, pure, and revealing sweeter tannin than I
remember, it can be drunk now, but it will no doubt
display even greater complexity in 10, 20, and 30 years.
97 WA 94 WS
3 bts.
Napa
6 bts.
524
per lot $900 - $1,100
Napa
Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot and 1%
Malbec) is performing even better than it did postbottling. A cross Napa County blend of some of their
finest vineyard sources, it offers a super-sweet nose
of creme de cassis, charcoal, incense, cedar and forest
floor, full body and silky tannins. It is one of the few
Napa Cabernet Sauvignon blends that is world-class,
capable of 30+ years of cellaring, and made in
abundant quantities. 98 WA 96 WS
(#1 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100)
per lot $1,800 - $2,100
6 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
525
6 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
526
6 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
527
3 bts.
per lot $600 - $800
Saturd ay , O c to b e r 20th , 2012 1 0 1
528
JOSEPH PHELPS, INSIGNIA 2002 (3 mags.)
532
98 WA 96 WS (#1 on Wine Spectator’s Top 10)
JOSEPH PHELPS, INSIGNIA 2000 (1 mag.)
The 2000 Insignia (20,000 cases) is a blend of 77%
Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot,
and 1% Malbec. A strong effort for the vintage, it
possesses a dense ruby/purple color in addition to a
powerful nose of licorice, espresso roast, and black
currants, medium to full body, a lush mid-palate,
and a sweet, concentrated finish with no hard edges.
It is a forward, precocious Insignia to enjoy over the
next ten years. 91 WA 92 WS
4 mags.
Napa
One of the world’s most extraordinary Cabernet
Sauvignons is the 1,800-2,400-case offering of
Shafer’s Hillside Select. It was a treat to re-taste the
utterly perfect 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside
Select. A dark purple color is accompanied by a
gorgeously powerful nose of pure creme de cassis,
pain grille, flowers, licorice, and spice box. Fullbodied with multiple dimensions, superb purity,
layers of fruit, and a blockbuster finish, it is an
amazing offering. This wine should drink well
young yet evolve for 2-3 decades. 100 WA 95 WS
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
6 bts.
529
533
98 WA 96 WS
6 bts. (owc.)
530
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
12 bts.
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
2 mags.
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
SINE QUA NON, ROUSSANNE, SUEY TBA 2000
Central Coast
The 2000 Suey TBA, made from 100% botrytis infected
Roussanne from the Alban Vineyard, was harvested
berry by berry, spent 38.5 months in new oak, and at
harvest, had residual sugar of nearly 59.7% ... an
unheard of number. At bottling, there were 241 grams
of sugar per liter and the finished alcohol was 12.5%.
This looks to be the stuff of legends. 100 WA
Washington
The flagship 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon contains 3%
Merlot. This multi-dimensional offering surrenders
an inviting bouquet of sandalwood, Asian spices,
violets, truffle, black currant, and blackberry.
Seamless on the palate with no hard edges, it is
mouth-coating, powerful, and exceptionally light on
its feet all at the same time. Impeccably balanced and
with plenty of fine-grained tannin in the background,
it should effortlessly achieve its 30th birthday.
The entire portfolio is a tour de force! WA 100
531
per lot $3,000 - $3,600
Napa
1 hf. bt.
534
Napa
96 WA
4 bts.
535
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
SINE QUA NON, SYRAH, ODE TO E 2004 (1) 100 WA
SINE QUA NON, THE PETITION 2005 (2) 95 WA
3 bts.
1 0 2 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $700 - $900
per lot $800 - $1,000
536
SINE QUA NON, SYRAH, ATL ANTIS FE 203 1A/B/C 2005
Central Coast
ANOTHER OFFERING FROM THE SAME CONSIGNOR
100 WA
Red Bordeaux
5 bts.
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
540
537
SINE QUA NON, SYRAH, A SHOT IN THE DARK ,
ELEVEN CONFESSIONS VINEYARD 2006
Central Coast
The 2005 Pavie Macquin may turn out to be this duo’s
finest wine to date. This is a moderately large vineyard
(37 acres) for the area, and the blend tends to be 70%
Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet
Sauvignon. A black/purple color is accompanied by
aromas of charcoal, burning embers, crushed rocks,
sweet, pure, blueberries and blackberries, chocolaty
creme de cassis, and licorice. It possesses massive
concentration, phenomenal levels of tannin, and good
acidity, but it is even more backward than either Pavie
or Pavie Decesse. A modern day elixir that should
prove to be monumental in 15-20 years, it will last for
40+ years. 98 WA 96 WS
The soon-to-be-released 2006 A Shot in the Dark is
composed of 96.5% Syrah and 3.5% Viognier from the
11 Confessions Vineyard in the cool Santa Rita Hills.
Performing better from bottle than it did from barrel,
this prodigious red exhibits incredibly velvety tannins,
a seamless style, and no noticeable oak (which is
remarkable given the fact it spent 32 months in barrel).
Dense purple to the rim with an extraordinary
perfume of blueberry pie, blackberries, soy, Asian
spices, and hints of forest floor and charcoal, this is a
complex, rich, seamless, well-balanced tour de force in
winemaking. A full-bodied, exuberant, unabashedly
California Syrah, it will offer stunning drinking over
the next 10-15+ years. 100 WA 98 WS
1 bt. & 1 mag.
541
2 bts.
538
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
SINE QUA NON, GRENACHE, IN THE CROSSHAIRS 2006
Napa
100 WA
3 bts. (owc.)
539
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
SINE QUA NON, GRENACHE, PICTURES 2007
Napa
2007 Pictures Grenache: A blend of 87% Grenache,
11.5% Syrah, and 1.5% Viognier, this wine has
wonderful floral notes intermixed with black
raspberries, black cherries, licorice, graphite and
some camphor. In the mouth, more white chocolate
notes appear, along with meatiness and some silky
tannins. Its great purity, density and richness make
me think this wine could even improve a few points
and flirt with perfection. 97 WA
5 bts.
CHÂTEAU PAVIE 2005 (1) 98 WA 96 WS
CHÂTEAU PAVIE 2005 (1 mag.)
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
tannins, this should prove to be one of the longest-lived
wines of the vintage and one of the most compelling
Leoville Bartons ever made. 96 WA
6 mags. (owc.)
per lot $2,400 - $3,000
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
542
CHÂTEAU DUHART-MILON 1982
White Bordeaux
94 WA
545
12 bts. (owc.)
543
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
The 1975 may turn out to be the greatest of the modernday Yquems. When fully mature in another 25-30 years,
it may rival the extraordinary 1937 and 1921. This wine
continues to evolve at a stubbornly slow pace. It is far
more backward than recent vintages such as 1983 and
1986. Nevertheless, it is awesomely concentrated, has
perfect balance, and displays the telltale Yquem aromas
of vanillin oak, tropical fruit, pineapples, honeyed
peaches, and grilled almonds. There is exceptionally
crisp acidity that pulls all of the massive extract into
precise focus. This is a wine of astonishing power and
finesse, with a finish that must be tasted to be believed.
It is a monumental effort that may well justify a perfect
score in another decade. 99 WA
CHÂTEAU PAVIE-MACQUIN 1998 (3) 95 WA
CHÂTEAU PAVIE-MACQUIN 2000 (3) 95 WA
CHÂTEAU PAVIE DECESSE 2005 (2) (owc.)
98 WA 96 WS
Consistently backward and dense, with enormous
potential, this admirable wine will not be ready for
prime time drinking for another 5-7 years. The color is
not quite as opaque as the 1990’s, but reveals more purple
and no lightening at the edge. Hugely concentrated
flavors have just begun to offer up a nose of cedar and
creme de cassis. Powerful and muscular, with high
tannin and superb concentration, this is Lynch Bages at
its biggest and most beastly. However, everything is in
balance for a stunning evolution. 95 WA 98 WS
9 bts.
544
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
The wine is truly profound, with an opaque purple
color and a tight but promising nose of vanilla, sweet
cherry liqueur, black currants, and licorice in a dense,
full-bodied, almost painfully rich, intense style with no
hard edges. This seamless classic builds in the mouth,
with a finish that lasts over 60 seconds. Still primary,
yet extraordinarily pure, this compelling wine,
which continues to build flavor intensity and exhibit
additional layers of texture, is a tour de force in
winemaking and certainly one of the great Leoville
Las Cases. 99 WA
6 bts.
1 0 4 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
CHÂTEAU D’ YQUEM 1975
Sauternes. 1er Cru Supérieur
4 bts.
546
per lot $2,600 - $3,200
The 1976 Yquem continues to go from strength to
strength. Who can ignore the awesome bouquet of
spices, honeyed fruit, pineapples, bananas, coconuts,
and overripe melons? This full-bodied, viscous,
luscious wine has been absolutely delicious since
bottling, given its relatively low acidity and
precocious personality. 96 WA 96 WS
3 bts.
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
54 7
Italy
The 1986 d’Yquem tastes reminiscent of the 1975, only
more precocious. Several highly respected Bordeaux
negociants who are d’Yquem enthusiasts had claimed
the 1986 d’Yquem was the greatest wine produced at
the property since the legendary 1937. However, after
the release of the 1988 they concluded that the 1988
surpassed even the 1986. The 1986’s enthralling
bouquet of pineapples, sauteed hazelnuts, vanillin,
and ripe apricots is breathtaking. Compellingly
concentrated, its breadth as well as depth of flavor
seemingly know no limits. This full-bodied, powerful,
yet impeccably elegant d’Yquem should provide
memorable drinking for 40-55 more years. 98 WA
550
4 bts.
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
Rhône Valley
548
5 bts. & 6 mags.
per lot $2,500 - $3,000
Champagne
549
KRUG, BRUT VINTAGE 1995
95 IWC
5 bts. (oc.)
The 1997 Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo is an
earthy, herbaceous effort with a dark plum/ruby
color as well as a sweet bouquet of cherries, compost,
underbrush, and Asian spices. Medium-bodied, dry,
and angular, with complex aromatics, it is hard to say
in what direction this wine will go, but I would opt
for drinking it over the next 8-10 years. 88 WA 98 WS
4 bts.
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
per lot $500 - $600
Spain
551
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, LE SECRET DE SABON 1998
Roger Sabon (2) 98+ WA
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE DE L A REINE
DES BOIS 2001 Domaine de la Mordorée (3) 100 WA
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE DES CADET TES 2001
Château de la Nerthe (6 mags. owc.) 95 WA 95 WS
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO,
CASTELGIOCONDO RISERVA 1997
Frescobaldi
Tuscany
CLOS ERASMUS 1998
Priorat
5 bts.
552
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
NUMANTHIA 2004
Numanthia-Termes
Toro
Any aspiring collectors should add a case of this to
their stash. The 2004 Numanthia comes from a
different terroir with a different clone of Tinta de
Toro. The vines for this cuvee range from 70-100
years of age with tiny yields of 1 ton of fruit per acre.
The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in barrel
followed by 19 months in new French oak before
being bottled unfined and unfiltered. The wine is a
glass-coating opaque purple with a killer nose of
mineral, pencil lead, wild blueberry, and blackberry
liqueur that roars from the glass. On the palate the
wine is full-bodied, dense, and already beginning to
show complexity within its layers of spicy black
fruits. There is immense power, well-concealed ripe
tannin, and the well-delineated finish lasts for over
one minute. This is a sensational effort which in a
perfect world should be cellared for a decade and
enjoyed over the following 25+ years. However, the
elderly among us should not feel guilty about opening
a bottle now. 98 WA
6 bts. (oc.)
per lot $800 - $1,000
United States
553
555
per lot $1,500 - $1,900
EISELE VINEYARD 2005 (4) 98 WA 92 WS
EISELE VINEYARD 2007 (2) 93 WA
6 bts.
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
Napa
97+ WA 97 WS
4 bts.
556
HARL AN ESTATE 1994
Napa
What can I say about the 1994? I have tasted the wine
for three consecutive years, and each time it satisfied
all of my requirements for perfection. The opaque
purple color is followed by spectacular aromatics
that soar from the glass, offering up celestial levels of
black currants, minerals, smoked herbs, cedar wood,
coffee, and pain grille. In the mouth, this seamless
legend reveals full body, and exquisite layers of
phenomenally pure and rich fruit, followed by a
40+ second finish. While accessible, the 1994 begs for
another 5-7 years of cellaring. It should easily last
for 30+ years. Every possible jagged edge - acidity,
alcohol, tannin, and wood - is brilliantly intertwined
in what seems like a diaphanous format. What is so
extraordinary about this large-scaled wine, with its
dazzling display of aromatics and prodigious flavors
and depth, is that it offer s no hint of heaviness or
coarseness. Harlan’s 1994 comes close to immortality
in the glass. 100 WA
EISELE VINEYARD 2002 (2) 98-100 WA 95 WS
EISELE VINEYARD 2003 (4) 98 WA 91 WS
6 bts.
554
561
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
CAYUSE, SYRAH, ARMADA VINEYARD 2007
Washington
2 bts.
per lot $2,500 - $3,100
98 WA
6 bts. (oc.)
557
per lot $500 - $700
DOMINUS ESTATE 1992 (6 owc.)
The 1992 Dominus is similar in style to the 1990.
It exhibits an open knit, opulent, rich, easy-going
character with gorgeous levels of earthy, cassis fruit
intertwined with scents of herbs, coffee, and
chocolate/mocha ice cream. Rich and full-bodied,
with thick, viscous flavors and low acidity, this is
a forward, exceptionally concentrated, easy to
understand Dominus that should drink well for
20 years... 95 WA
9 bts.
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
562
HARL AN ESTATE 1998
Napa
The 1998, which is a candidate for the “Wine of the
Vintage,” was produced from yields of 0.9 tons per
acre. There are only 1,100 cases, and it is the first
Harlan Estate to be composed of 100% Cabernet
Sauvignon. A spectacular achievement, it boasts an
opaque plum/purple color as well as a sumptuous
nose of espresso, mineral, blueberry, blackberry,
tobacco, licorice, Asian spice, and roasted meat
smells. In the mouth, it is seamless, full-bodied,
with an unctuous texture, gorgeously sweet tannin,
and layer upon layer of concentration. This is a tour
de force in winemaking. It is hard to believe that a
wine such as this has emerged from 1998. 95 WA
1 mag. (owc.)
558
DOMINUS ESTATE 2001
Napa
98 WA
12 bts.
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
559
12 bts.
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
560
3 mags. (owc.)
per lot $900 - $1,100
1 0 6 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $900 - $1,100
563
HARL AN ESTATE 2001
Napa
565
Rivaling the 1994 and 1997, the 2001 Harlan Estate
is a perfect wine for my palate. Tasted on four
separate occasions, this offering, which spent 28
months in oak before being bottled unfined and
unfiltered, is an extraordinary effort that comes
across as a hypothetical blend of Mouton-Rothschild,
La Mission-Haut-Brion, and Montrose. A synthesis
in style between the more elegant, delineated,
structured 1994, and the port-like, over-the-top,
viscous 1997, this extraordinary 2001 was the “wine
of my trip,” even though I had already had it from
bottle several months earlier. An inky/purple color is
accompanied by a stupendous bouquet of lead pencil
shavings interwoven with coffee, new saddle leather,
melted licorice, cedarwood, black currant liqueur,
and violets. Explosive richness, a marvelous, fullbodied texture, and fabulous purity, concentration,
complexity, and nobleness are the stuff of legends.
100 WA
1 bt.
564
This wine exhibits a rather flamboyant scorched
earth, lead pencil, incense, licorice, and blackberry
and cassis-scented nose and flavors. The wine has
superb concentration and is opulent, fleshy, and very
much in keeping with the style of the vintage.
Despite its accessibility, I suspect this wine will
drink well for at least two decades. 95 WA
3 bts. (owc.)
566
HARL AN ESTATE 2005
Napa
3 mags. (owc.)
per lot $4,100 - $5,000
per lot $900 - $1,100
JOSEPH PHELPS, INSIGNIA 1994 (2) 96 WA
JOSEPH PHELPS, INSIGNIA 1995 (1 mag.)
The 1995 Insignia may be slightly better than the 1994
- as hard as that is to believe. The final blend is 90%
Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot.
The 1995 exhibits a character similar to the 1994 cassis, fruitcake, cedar, herbs, coffee, and black fruits
intermixed with smoke - but the 1995 is slightly
longer in the mouth. It is a wine of extraordinary
extraction, full body, and marvelously pure fruit.
Moreover, it has managed to soak up the 100% new
oak aging, leaving only subtle pain grille notes.
The tannin may be slightly more noticeable in the
1994, but my instincts suggest the 1995 is even richer
and longer than the 1994 - as amazing as that sounds.
This prodigious Insignia should be at its best over the
next 20-25 years. 97 WA
per lot $800 - $900
roasted meats, sweet black truffles, and spring
flowers. A hint of lead pencil shavings also emerges
from this cuvee, which seems to want to be both a
Pauillac and a ripe vintage of La Mission Haut Brion.
Full-bodied, dense, pure, and revealing sweeter
tannin than I remember, it can be drunk now, but it
will no doubt display even greater complexity in 10,
20, and 30 years. 97 WA 94 WS
HARL AN, THE MAIDEN 2004
Napa
2 bts. & 1 mag.
567
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
Napa
The prodigious 1997 Insignia lives up to its pre-bottling
promise. The color is a saturated thick-looking
blue/purple. The nose offers up explosive aromas of
jammy black fruits, licorice, Asian spices, vanillin, and
cedar. Full-bodied as well as exceptionally pure and
impressively endowed, this blockbuster yet surprisingly
elegant wine cuts a brilliant swath across the palate.
A seamless effort with beautifully integrated acidity,
sweet tannin, and alcohol, it is still an infant, but can
be drunk with considerable pleasure. 96 WA
9 bts.
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
568
Napa
573
Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot and 1%
Malbec) is performing even better than it did postbottling. A cross Napa County blend of some of their
finest vineyard sources, it offers a super-sweet nose
of creme de cassis, charcoal, incense, cedar and forest
floor, full body and silky tannins. It is one of the few
Napa Cabernet Sauvignon blends that is world-class,
capable of 30+ years of cellaring, and made in
abundant quantities. 98 WA 96 WS
(#1 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100)
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
569
6 mags.
per lot $3,800 - $4,600
570
12 bts. (owc.)
per lot $2,500 - $3,000
571
Napa
RESERVE 1997
Napa
While only microscopic quantities were produced of
this wine, it is an immense wine of extraordinary
concentration and depth. The compelling 1997 Reserve
Claret offers an opaque purple color in addition to a
sumptuous bouquet of sweet blackberries, creme de
cassis, and minerals, superb richness, exceptional
concentration, and huge body. However, it manages to
avoid being overbearing or unmanageable. Purity and
delineation are also present in this multi-dimensional,
prodigious wine. Although an infant in terms of
development, it is accessible because of the ripe tannin
and spectacularly-concentrated fruit. 95 WA
10 bts.
574
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
RESERVE 2002
Napa
95 WA
96+ WA 92 WS
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $900 - $1,200
6 bts.
572
PRIDE MOUNTAIN, RESERVE CL ARET 1994 (1)
95 WA 92 WS
PRIDE MOUNTAIN , RESERVE CL ARET 1995 (1)
96 WA
RESERVE 1996 (1)
PRIDE MOUNTAIN, RESERVE CL ARET 1996 (1)
99 WA
4 bts.
per lot $800 - $900
575
QUILCEDA CREEK , CABERNET
(1 mag.) 94 WA 92 WS
(1 mag.) 94 WA 89 WS
(1 mag.) 96 WA 94 WS
(1 mag.) 98 WA 94 WS
(1 mag.) 100 WA
5 mags.
1 0 8 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
SAUVIGNON 1994
SAUVIGNON 1997
SAUVIGNON 1998
SAUVIGNON 2001
SAUVIGNON 2007
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
576
Washington
The dark ruby-colored 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon
(3,150 cases) contains 3% Cabernet Franc. This
spectacular wine explodes from the glass with loads
of flowers (mostly violets), cassis, black cherries,
blackberries, and underlying fresh herbs. Feeling like
liquid satin on the palate, it is broad, densely-packed,
and has stupendous depth. A refined effort, its
medium to full-bodied personality is crammed with
highly-detailed black fruits and loads of exquisitely
ripe tannin. In addition, the taster has the distinct
feeling that this wine is holding much of its fruit
in reserve... This blockbuster has it all! 98 WA
581
96 WA
6 bts.
582
57 7
per lot $900 - $1,200
GALITZINE VINEYARD 2008
Washington
98 WA
6 bts.
583
5 bts.
GALITZINE VINEYARD 2006
Washington
per lot $800 - $1,000
Washington
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
RBS BECKSTOFFER TO KALON VYD 2001 (1) 96+ WA
SCARECROW, M ETAIN 2008 (2) 93+ WA
SCARECROW, M ETAIN 2009 (2) 93 WA
5 bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
98 WA 93 WS
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $1,700 - $2,000
584
SINE QUA NON, NEXT OF KYN 2008
Napa
1 bt.
578
per lot $600 - $700
QUILCEDA CREE K , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2003 (1)
100 WA 95 WS
585
100 WA
99 WA 94 WS
5 bts.
579
100 WA
4 bts.
580
per lot $700 - $900
Washington
99 WA
4 bts.
4 bts.
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
Washington
per lot $700 - $900
SINE QUA NON, GRENACHE,
ATL ANTIS FE 203 2B&C 2005 (3) 97 WA
SINE QUA NON, SYRAH,
ATL ANTIS FE 203 1A 2005 (1) 100 WA
586
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
SINE QUA NON, GRENACHE, ODE TO E 2004 (3)
SINE QUA NON, AUTREMENT DIT ROSE 2006 (1)
SINE QUA NON, THE REJUVENATORS 2004 (1)
The 2004 The Rejuvenators, an intriguing blend of
56% Roussanne, 24% Viognier, and 20% Chardonnay
primarily from the Alban Vineyard with small
quantities emerging from the Krankl’s own Eleven
Confessions Vineyard, exhibits a medium gold color
along with a beautiful, honeyed, waxy bouquet of
buttery citrus, oranges, and nectarines. Good acidity
buttresses this full-bodied white with a superb
tactile mouthfeel as well as stunning layers and
length. This brilliant wine should age well for
4-5 years or longer. 96 WA
5 bts.
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
1 1 0 · Lot 110
Lot 12 · 1 1 1
587
Napa
590
96 WA
4 bts.
588
It boasts a provocative perfume of creme de cassis,
toast, blackberries, licorice, barbecue spice, and exotic
floral scents. Extremely full-bodied, with fabulous
intensity, great purity, awesome length, and a finish
that lasts over a minute, this classic is a must purchase.
Already accessible, it will drink well for 10-15 years.
100 WA
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
SINE QUA NON, SYRAH, RAVEN 2006
Napa
The 2006 Raven Series Syrah, a blend of 93% Syrah,
5% Grenache, and 2% Viognier that spends just under
two years in French oak. Offering a dense purple color,
gorgeous fruit, and a sweet perfume of graphite,
blackberries, blueberries, charcoal, licorice, tar,
and new oak, it is a dense, full-bodied, well-endowed,
beautifully layered, pure Syrah that should drink well
3 bts.
2 bts.
591
An extraordinarily flowery nose interwoven with
scents of blueberries, blackberries, incense, and
graphite soars from the glass. Although not the
biggest or most concentrated Syrah Krankl has made,
it is one of the most nuanced, elegant, and complex.
It remains full-bodied, but builds incrementally on
the palate, and comes across as elegant and delicate,
especially when compared to many California Syrahs.
Nevertheless, the intensity is mind-boggling, and the
finish lasts for nearly a minute. Drink this amazing
effort over the next 10-15+ years. 97 WA
per lot $400 - $500
TURLEY, PETITE SYRAH, HAYNE VINEYARD 2001
Napa
The 2001 Petite Syrah Hayne Vineyard’s black/purple
color is accompanied by a compelling bouquet of
black fruits, graphite, and white flowers reminiscent
of a top-flight Hermitage. Tremendously rich,
full-bodied, and viscous, with 13.2% alcohol, sweet
tannin, and well-integrated wood, this profound
Petite Syrah will be at its finest between 2008-2020+.
This is truly magnificent stuff with great purity,
length, and intensity. 96 WA
10 bts.
593
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
TURLEY, PETITE SYRAH, HAYNE VINEYARD 2002
Napa
The 2002 Petite Syrah Hayne Vineyard (400 cases)
represents the essence of this varietal. It is an
intriguing, provocative effort boasting an
inky/purple color as well as a sumptuous nose of
graphite intermixed with melted licorice, espresso,
chocolate, blackberries, blueberries, and concentrated
creme de cassis. Pepper and flower-like aromas are
also present, but no oak is noticeable in this massively
extracted, phenomenally rich, shockingly wellbalanced Petite Syrah. Its purity and palate
impression are fantastic. 93-95 WA
6 bts.
1 1 2 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $600 - $800
per lot $800 - $1,000
SINE QUA NON, ROUSSANNE,
ATL ANTIS FE 203 3E 2005 (2 hf. bts.) 100 WA
SINE QUA NON, GRENACHE,
ATL ANTIS FE 203 2D 2005 (1 hf. bt.)
3 hf. bts. (owc.)
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
SINE QUA NON, THE BOOT 2000
Central Coast
4 bts.
592
589
SINE QUA NON, SYRAH,
JUST FOR THE LOVE OF IT 2002
Central Coast
per lot $600 - $700
594
TURLEY, ZINFANDEL , HAYNE VINEYARD 2008
Napa
Portugal
95-97 WA
598
6 bts.
595
per lot $700 - $800
Taylor’s 1992 Vintage Port is unquestionably the
greatest young port I have ever tasted. It represents
the essence of what vintage port can achieve.
The color is an opaque black/purple, and the nose
offers up fabulously intense aromas of minerals,
cassis, blackberries, licorice, and spices, as well as
extraordinary purity and penetration. 100 WA
Napa
96 WA
3 bts.
TAYLOR’S 1992
Duoro
per lot $900 - $1,100
12 bts. (owc.)
596
SINE QUA NON, PROPRIETARY WHITE,
WHISPERIN’ E 2002
Central Coast
599
A superb perfume of smoky hazelnuts intermixed with
exotic lychee, honeysuckle, peach, and beeswax notes
is followed by a full-bodied wine with a multilayered
texture that pulls back in the finish to reveal surprising
uplift, acidity, and lightness ... an amazing feat given a
wine of this power, dimension, and intensity. It should
drink well for another 5-7 years. 95 WA
8 bts.
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
12 bts. (owc.)
South Australia
3 bts.
TAYLOR’S 1994
Duoro
This classically made, opaque purple-colored wine is
crammed with black fruits (blueberries and cassis).
It reveals high tannin and a reserved style, but it is
enormously constituted with massive body, a
formidable mid-palate, and exceptional length. It is a
young, rich, powerful Taylor that will require 10-15
years of aging. Compared to the more flashy, forward
style of the 1992, the 1994 has more in common with
such vintages as 1977 and 1970. 97 WA 100 WS
Australia
597
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
600
per lot $2,100 - $2,500
TAYLOR’S 2000
Duoro
98 WA
12 bts. (owc.)
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
per lot $400 - $500
PROPERTY OF AN RENOUNED TORONTO COLLECTOR
604
Red Bordeaux
601
u. 3bn
The 1982 Margaux exhibits a dark, murky ruby/purple
color with a touch of lightening at the edge. Earthy,
truffle, black fruit, underbrush, cedar, and spice
aromas are followed by a ripe, full-bodied, chunky
wine. This fleshy, powerful effort is somewhat
disjointed and rustic at present. Interestingly, I have
had bottles that merited nearly perfect scores, and
others that were typical of this tasting. 94 WA 94 WS
3 bts.
602
9 bts.
605
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
A spectacular Latour, the 1996 may be the modern day
clone of the 1966, only riper. An opaque purple color is
followed by phenomenally sweet, pure aromas of cassis
infused with subtle minerals. This massive offering
up unreal levels of extract, full body, intensely ripe,
but abundant tannin, and a finish that lasts for nearly
a minute. Classic and dense, it displays the potential
for 50-75 years of longevity. Although still an infant,
it would be educational to taste a bottle. 99 WA 96 WS
1 mag.
606
per lot $1,400 - $1,800
powerful efforts this Château has ever made.
Its dense purple color is accompanied by sweet,
jammy creme de cassis notes intermixed with roasted
herbs, smoked meats, and chocolate. Although ripe,
dense, full-bodied, and moderately tannic, it is silky
(because of its low acidity and high glycerin) as well
as accessible. 94+ WA 95 WS
There are only 14,000 cases of the 2000, which flirts
with perfection. Truly great stuff, it reveals perfect
equilibrium, great finesse, yet colossal size, with a
thickness and density that rival the brilliant 1996.
This saturated black ruby/purple colored wine seems
almost discreet on first inspection, but with aeration,
notes of vanilla, exceptionally pure, mineral-infused
creme de cassis, and earth emerge. Full-bodied and
tannic, it should come close to representing
perfection. Latour’s 2000 is hard to compare with
previous vintages. It obviously does not have the
opulence of the 1990 and 1982, yet there is an
extraordinary purity, delineation, seamlessness, and
freshness to this wine that sets it apart from previous
vintages. In any event, it is prodigious, with at least
five decades of evolution ahead of it. 98 WA 100 WS
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2005 (1 - 3 ltr.) (owc.)
1 mag.
per lot $2,300 - $2,900
1 - 3 ltr. (owc.)
per lot $5,000 - $6,100
1 mag.
603
91 WA 92 WS
per lot $2,400 - $3,000
ripe cassis fruit, violets, and vanillin oakiness, and the
flavors are extremely deep and long on the palate
CHÂTEAU LYNCH BAGES 1995 (1) 91 WA 94 WS
CHÂTEAU LYNCH BAGES 1997 (1) 87-90 WA
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE POYFERRÉ 2000 (1) 95 WA
CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC 2005 (1) 94 WA 92 WS
CHÂTEAU L ARCIS-DUCASSE 2005 (1) 98 WA 95 WS
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLÉMENT 2005 (1) 98 WA 96 WS
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE BARON 2003
(1 - 3 ltr.)
96+ WA
607
2 - 3 ltrs.
1 1 4 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
608
613
as well as a gorgeous perfume of smoke, cedar,
creme de cassis, flowers, crushed rocks, and
blackberries. Massive and multi-layered, with huge
richness and low acidity, it is about as unctuous as a
young Latour can be. 100 WA 98 WS
Pomerol
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $5,900 - $7,300
Fleshy, fat, and already sexy, the dark plum/purpletinged 2003 Petrus is exceptionally ripe and rich.
While not as exotic as its rival, Lafleur, it is rich,
heady, and loaded. Full-bodied, powerful, and
exceptionally pure without losing its nobility and
elegance, this stunning Petrus can be drunk in 2-3
years or cellared for three decades. 95+ WA 98 WS
609
2 mags.
per lot $3,600 - $4,400
1 bt.
610
611
614
Pomerol
Complex aromas of crushed rocks, graphite, black
cherries, creme de cassis, new saddle leather, and
dried mushrooms are still tightly wound. The wine
is full-bodied and powerful with exceptionally high
tannin combined with zesty acidity, and laser-like
focus. It will require 15 or more years of cellaring.
I still prefer the 2003, but administrator Frederic
Engerer says this “is more Latour.” 96 WA 99 WS
Inky/ruby/purple-colored with a classic, but tightly
wound bouquet of vanillin, cedar, roasted herbs,
mulberry jam, black cherries, licorice, and graphite,
the full-bodied, powerful, tannic 2005 Petrus is a
super-concentrated, backward wine meant for five
decades of aging. As excruciatingly tannic as some of
the northern Medocs, it requires at least 15 years of
bottle age. 96+ WA 100 WS
6 bts.
per lot $6,200 - $7,600
3 bts.
6 bts.
per lot $6,200 - $7,600
615
612
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
Pomerol
per lot $9,500 - $11,600
A magical effort from Petrus, the 2000 has continued
to gain weight and stature. From the bottle, it is a
perfect wine, much like the 1998. The color is inky
plum/purple to the rim and the nose, which starts
slowly, begins to roar after several minutes, offering
up scents of smoke, blackberries, cherries, licorice,
and an unmistakable truffle/underbrush element.
On the palate, this enormous effort is reminiscent
of dry vintage port, with fabulous ripeness, a huge,
unctuous texture, enormous body, and a colossal
65-second finish. I did not have the benefit of tasting
it side by side with the equally perfect 1998, but it
appears the 2000 is a more massive, macho/masculine
wine, with more obvious tannin and structure than
the seamless 1998. It is another wine to add to the
legacy of the great vintages of Petrus. 100 WA
The 2000 Lafite Rothschild, a blend of 93.3%
Cabernet Sauvignon and 6.7% Merlot (only 36% of
the crop made the grade) has an opaque ruby/purple
color, followed by an extraordinary aromatic
expression of liquid minerals/stones interwoven with
the tell-tale graphite notes, mulberry, black currants,
caramel, and tobacco. In the mouth, it is remarkably
light on its feet, but somehow seems to pack intense
flavors into layer upon layer of fruit and richness
that cascade over the palate. A compelling wine,
with extraordinary precision, great intensity, and a
seamlessness in spite of what are obviously elevated
levels of tannin, this wine was provocatively open
and beautiful when tasted in January and February,
but I am sure it will soon close down. The finish
lasted a whopping 72 seconds! This is utterly
fascinating stuff. 100 WA 100 WS
1 bt.
2 bts.
per lot $3,200 - $4,000
1 mag.
per lot $3,600 - $4,400
per lot $2,900 - $3,500
616
617
NO LOT
622
618
taster’s perspective, it is reminiscent of a blend of the
1996 and 2003, but when you compare those vintages
analytically, that makes no sense whatsoever.
(one of the darkest Lafites I have seen in 30 years)
as well as an extraordinary, blockbuster aromatic
profile of lead pencil shavings, forest floor, black
fruits, licorice, and a hint of unsmoked, high-class
cigar tobacco. In the mouth, a massive richness is
with creme de cassis and spice box characteristics as
well as a length that I stopped measuring after a
and an opulence to the fruit that suggests a hot, sunny
vintage, but again, that was not the case. There wasn’t
a great deal of heat, but there was more sunshine
than the negative press reported at the beginning
of September. This is a great, great wine. 98-100 WA
A combination of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon,
9% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot,
richness, opulence, power, purity, intensity,
and viscosity. Whether this wine will close down or
not is questionable as it is somewhat atypical given
its sweetness and softness. Analytically, there are
3 bts.
per lot $3,400 - $4,100
619
3 bts.
per lot $3,400 - $4,100
620
3 bts.
per lot $3,400 - $4,100
621
97 WA 98 WS
1 bt.
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
6 bts. (owc.)
623
per lot $7,000 - $8,600
96 WA 92 WS
6 bts.
624
per lot $2,800 - $3,500
A wine of extraordinary complexity and intensity,
it reveals a deep purple color, a style not unlike the
1990 Margaux (possibly even more concentrated),
a velvety texture, and notes of spring flowers
interwoven with camphor, melted licorice,
creme de cassis, and pain grille. 99 WA 98 WS
1 mag.
1 1 6 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
625
627
96 WA 94 WS
CHÂTEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL 2005 (1 mag.) 98 WA
CHÂTEAU SMITH HAUT L AFIT TE 2005 (1 mag.) (owc.)
Another celestial effort from Paul Pontallier and
Corinne Mentzelopoulus, the 2005 Margaux, a blend of
85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, boasts a dense
opaque blue/purple color as well as an extraordinary
bouquet of spring flowers, blueberries, black
raspberries, creme de cassis, licorice, and, despite its
having spent two years in 100% new wood, only a
subtle touch of toasty oak. Although full-bodied, the
wine seems light on its feet because of the silky tannins
as well as the great gravel terroir from which it comes.
Beautiful purity, length, and nobility define this
modern day classic. 98+ WA 100 WS
2 bts.
626
One can’t say enough about the accomplishments
the Cathiards have achieved at this property since 1990.
Prior to their purchase of the property,
appallingly diluted, vegetal, fruitless, charmless
wines were produced, but they have turned SmithHaut-Lafitte into a showcase Pessac-Leognan.
The inky/blue/purple-tinged 2005’s extraordinary
nose reeks of charcoal, incense, scorched earth,
abundant blackberry, blueberry, and cherry fruit,
toast, and spice. Good acidity, huge but sweet tannin,
and fabulous precision as well as definition characterize
this full-bodied, super-concentrated effort. It should
prove to be among the longest-lived wines yet made by
the Cathiards. 95 WA
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
12 bts.
per lot $6,200 - $7,600
3 mags.
628
CHÂPELLE D’AUSONE 2005 (2) 94 WA 94 WS
CHÂTEAU L A MONDOT TE 2005 (1) 97 WS
3 bts.
629
per lot $700 - $900
per lot $700 - $900
La Mission possesses more fat, texture, and intensity.
An enormously endowed wine with huge tannin and
structure, the 2005 offers a quintessential Graves
bouquet of burning embers, charcoal, blackberries,
truffles, black currants, and a meaty character.
Reminiscent of the 1989, with more structure as well
as a longer window of drinkability, the 2005 may be
a modern day, improved version of a vintage such as
1955, which was well-endowed, very tannic, and took
a long time to come around. While fabulously fullbodied and unctuous, the 2005 will not provide much
charm in its youth. 97 WA 97 WS
2 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
1 1 8 · Lot 500
630
633
A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest
mostly Merlot, the dark purple-hued 2005 exhibits a
restrained but promising nose of cedar, tobacco leaf,
creme de cassis, and toasty oak. Full-bodied, tannic,
and extremely backward, with the vintage’s tell-tale
acidity, it appears to be even more closed in the bottle
than it was from barrel. It does possess a long finish
and multilayered mouthfeel. This is an undeniably
outstanding, yet restrained, shy wine for a Mouton
Rothschild. 96 WA 95 WS
2 bts.
631
Pomerol
A sensational effort from proprietor Denis Durantou,
this 2005 is a compelling wine, but purchasers should
wait at least a decade to begin the magical liquid tour.
One of the monumental wines of the vintage, it boasts
a dense purple color as well as a glorious perfume of
caramelized blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries,
a hint of toast in the backward, fully integrated oak,
full body, and exceptional density and richness.
Prodigiously concentrated, this layered, broad
Pomerol reveals a seamless integration of acidity,
tannin, alcohol, and wood. It is a massive, yet
remarkably elegant wine that is as singular as it
is exhilarating. 100 WA 98 WS
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
6 mags. (owc.)
per lot $6,500 - $7,900
98 WA 95-100 WS
6 bts.
per lot $3,200 - $4,000
634
100 WA 100 WS
632
The final blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon and
17% Merlot exhibits tell-tale black currant liqueur,
incense, charcoal and floral-like characteristics.
The oak is pushed to the background, one of the
major improvements director Philippe Dalhuin
has made at this estate. Full-bodied, deep and
impressively endowed, it is a deep, rich, less massive
effort than either the 2010 or 2009. This gorgeous
Mouton will be drinkable in 4-5 years and age
effortlessly for three decades. 94+ WA
6 bts.
per lot $3,200 - $4,000
1 bt.
635
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
CHÂTEAU PALMER 2005
Margaux. 3ème Cru Classé
96 WA 95 WS
1 - 3 ltr. (owc.)
636
per lot $1,400 - $1,800
95 WA 92-94 WS
CHÂTEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL 2006 (1)
94 WA 92-94 WS
94 - 96 WA
4 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
White Bordeaux
637
642
CHÂTEAU D’ YQUEM 1996 (1 mag.) 95 WA
CHÂTEAU D’ YQUEM 1988 (2)
Mocha, toasted oak, and roasting spices are discerned
in the nose of the light to medium-bodied 2002
Romanee-St.-Vivant. Its suave, silky-textured attack
reveals impressive black cherry and blackberry
flavors intermingled with cafe au lait as well as
violets. This light to medium-bodied wine’s midpalate has terrific mouth-feel yet its lengthy finish
displays some firm tannin that will require patience.
90 WA
The 1988 is a backward-styled Yquem, built along
the lines of the extraordinary 1975. With a honeyed,
smoky, orange/coconut/pineapple-scented nose,
this powerful wine possesses full body, layers of
highly concentrated, extracted flavors, considerable
botrytis, and a sensational finish. 99 WA 94 WS
2 bts. & 1 mag.
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
1 bt.
638
per lot $700 - $900
643
100 WA
6 hf. bts.
per lot $1,800 - $2,100
RICHEBOURG 2002
95 AM
639
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
GILET TE,
GILET TE,
GILET TE,
GILET TE,
GILET TE,
3 bts. & 2 hf. bts.
CRÈME
CRÈME
CRÈME
CRÈME
CRÈME
DE
DE
DE
DE
DE
TÊTE
TÊTE
TÊTE
TÊTE
TÊTE
1979
1982
1982
1985
1985
(1)
(1 hf. bt.)
(1)
(1 hf. bt.)
(1)
1 bt.
644
per lot $500 - $700
VOSNE ROMANÉE, CUVÉE DUVAULT-BLOCHET 2002 (1)
3 bts.
641
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
1 bt.
ECHÉZEAUX 2002 (1) 89 WA
GRANDS ECHÉZEAUX 2002 (1) 89 WA
2 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
L A TÂCHE 2002
Soy sauce, candied blood oranges, and dark cherries
make up the nose of the outstanding 2002 La Tache.
Extremely elegant and pure, this light to mediumbodied wine displays a superb satiny texture and a
broad blackberry, black cherry, spice, and mineralflavored character. It boasts a refined, noble
personality with an exceedingly long, supple finish.
The qualitative and ripeness differences between
this wine and the Richebourg is striking as well as
confounding. 93 WA 96 WS
Red Burgundy
640
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
645
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
ROMANÉE-CONTI 2002
90 WA
1 bt.
1 2 0 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $8,000 - $10,000
646
64 7
ECHÉZEAUX 2003
650
Unquestionably the finest Echezeaux I have
encountered from this famed estate, the 2003 explodes
from the glass with candied raspberries, violet, and red
cherries. Stunningly marrying elegance with richness
and density, this medium to full-bodied wine is ample,
pure, and velvety-textured. Loads of sweet red fruits
are found in its persistent, sensual character.
95 WA 89 AM
The 2003 La Tache reveals aromas of milk chocolate,
violets, roses, and dark cherries. Suave, displaying
massive amplitude and a full-bodied, velvetytextured character, this behemoth’s flavor profile
brings to mind chocolate-covered black cherries.
Immensely powerful and noble, it offers an
interminable finish that is packed with flawlessly
ripe, sweet tannin. 99 WA 95-98 AM
1 bt.
1 bt.
per lot $500 - $600
651
The 2003 Grands-Echezeaux, which bursts with
aromas of jammy blackberries as well as black cherries,
is medium to full-bodied and fleshy. Sappy black fruits
and distinctive notes of black chocolate are found in
its expressive, bold personality. Refined, pure, and
muscular, this wine exhibits huge amounts of firm –
yet ripe – tannin. 96 WA
1 bt.
648
L A TÂCHE 2003
1 bt.
652
per lot $800 - $900
RICHEBOURG 2003
94-97 AM
1 bt.
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
654
per lot $900 - $1,100
RICHEBOURG 2006 (1)
ROMANÉE ST. VIVANT 2006 (1)
2 bts.
649
per lot $8,000 - $10,000
ECHÉZEAUX 2006 (1) 92 WA 92 AM
GRANDS ECHÉZEAUX 2006 (1)
2 bts.
653
1 bt.
ROMANÉE-CONTI 2003
Plums, blackberries, dark cherries, spices, and
chocolate emerge from the rich aromas of the 2003
Romanee-Conti. A penetrating, medium to fullbodied, fleshy wine, it possesses, according to Aubert
de Villaine, the estate’s co-director, the highest level of
natural acidity (closely followed by the Richebourg)
of the domaine’s 2003s. An enormously structured
(verging on firm) effort, it offers cassis liqueur, spice,
black cherry, and plum flavors. Its finish, marked
by solid tannin, is impressively persistent. 95 WA
per lot $700 - $900
this domaine, the 2003 offers aromatics as well as flavors
reminiscent of black fruits drenched in dark chocolate.
Full-bodied, velvety-textured, as well as concentrated,
it is immensely ripe, crammed with tannin, and vaunts
an amazingly long finish. 95 WA 94 AM
per lot $2,000 - $2,400
per lot $1,400 - $1,800
L A TÂCHE 2006
94 WA 96 AM
1 bt.
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
655
ROMANÉE-CONTI 2006
661
98 WA 94 AM
1 bt.
656
this domaine, the 2003 offers aromatics as well as
flavors reminiscent of black fruits drenched in dark
chocolate. Full-bodied, velvety-textured, as well as
concentrated, it is immensely ripe, crammed with
tannin, and vaunts an amazingly long finish.
95 WA 94 AM
per lot $7,800 - $9,500
ECHÉZEAUX 2008 (1) 94 WA
GRANDS ECHÉZEAUX 2008 (1) 95 WA
2 bts.
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
3 bts.
657
94 WA
1 bt.
per lot $2,300 - $2,800
White Burgundy
662
per lot $800 - $900
MONTRACHET 2002
94 WA 97 AM
658
RICHEBOURG 2008
96 WA
1 bt.
1 bt.
663
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
per lot $2,900 - $3,600
MONTRACHET 2003
97 WA 93 AM
659
L A TÂCHE 2008
97 WA
1 bt.
1 bt.
664
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
per lot $2,700 - $3,300
MONTRACHET 2006
96 WA 96 AM
660
ROMANÉE-CONTI 2008
The 2008 Romanee-Conti is a seamless, totally
symmetrical wine. I am not sure where the RC starts
and ends, it is simply an an all-encompassing wine.
With time in the glass, hints of menthol and tar
emerge, adding complexity to a deep core of fruit that
continues to turn darker in the glass. The 2008 is an
implosive, inward wine graced with breathtaking
elegance and finesse. 97 WA
1 bt.
1 2 2 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $8,000 - $10,500
1 bt.
665
per lot $2,700 - $3,300
MONTRACHET 2008
97 AM
1 bt.
per lot $2,900 - $3,600
Rhône Valley
Italy
666
670
FL ACCIANELLO DELL A PIEVE 2006 Fontodi (3)
96 WA 99 WS
FL ACCIANELLO DELL A PIEVE 2007 Fontodi (1)
ORNELL AIA 2008 (1 mag.) (owc.) 91 WS
99 WA
4 bts. & 1 mag.
6 bts.
671
667
per lot $700 - $900
per lot $2,600 - $3,100
NO LOT
ALZERO, CABERNET FRANC 2000 (2)
AMARONE DELL A VALPOLICELL A CL ASSICO 2000 (2)
96+ WA
Quintarelli
Champagne
668
4 bts.
KRUG, CLOS DU MESNIL 1998
Gift Box
672
96 WA 96 WS
4 bts.
669
per lot $3,100 - $3,700
The 2000 Dom Perignon Rose is a flashy, ripe
Champagne that screams Pinot to a degree I have
never encountered in another vintage of this wine.
A dark, intense color leads to a Chambolle-like nose
followed by endless red berries, flowers and spices,
all backed up with plenty of muscle, richness and
density. The wine continues to blossom on the palate,
with utterly beguiling detail, clarity and polish, all
qualities that resonate on the rich, expansive finish.
96 WA
2 bts.
673
per lot $500 - $600
Dal Forno Romano
Veneto
The 2004 Amarone della Valpolicella is one of the
most monumental young wines I have ever tasted.
This is an especially silky, elegant Amarone from
Dal Forno that avoids the heaviness of some previous
vintages. Blackberry jam, crushed rocks, minerals,
violets, new leather and bittersweet chocolate are
some of the nuances that emerge over time. This is
every bit as majestic as it was every time I tasted it
from barrel over the last few years. The silky,
exceptionally polished tannins make the 2004
approachable today, but the wine will be even
better in a few years. 98 WA
Gift Box
DOM PÉRIGNON ROSÉ 2000 (1)
2 bts.
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
per lot $600 - $800
MASSETO 2006 (1) 99 WA 98 WS
MASSETO 2008 (5) (3 owc.) 94+ WA
6 bts.
per lot $2,300 - $2,800
674
MASSETO 2008
Tuscany
Rhône Valley
97+ WA
67 7
2 mags.
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
94 WA 97 WS 18.5 JR
675
6 bts.
676
HOMMAGE À JAC QUES PERRIN 2004
Château de Beaucastel (1) 96-98 WA 96 WS
per lot $900 - $1,100
camphor, blackberries, smoky, roasted herbs, and Asian
spices. A huge lashing of tannin as well as a formidable
structure result in the antithesis of its more flattering,
forward, and voluptuous sibling, the classic Beaucastel.
Readers lucky enough to come across this cuvee should
plan on waiting at least a decade before it begins to
approach adolescence. 99 WA 93 WS
SASSICAIA 2008
Tuscany
The 2008 Sassicaia is a rich, deep wine imbued with
notable class in its black cherries, plums, grilled
herbs, minerals and smoke. The 2008 is a decidedly
buttoned-up, firm Sassicaia that is currently holding
back much of its potential, unlike the 2006 and 2007,
both of which were far more obvious wines. Readers
who can afford to wait will be treated to a sublime
wine once this settles down in bottle. Muscular,
firm tannins frame the exquisite finish in this dark,
implosive Sassicaia. 96 WA
3 mags.
per lot $900 - $1,200
4 bts.
678
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
100 WA 99 WS
2 bts.
679
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
Château de Beaucastel (1 - 3 ltr.) (owc.)
95 WA 95 WS
96 WA 96 WS
2 - 3 ltrs.
1 2 4 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $700 - $800
680
Château de Beaucastel (1 - 3 ltr.) (owc.) 90 WA
685
JOSEPH PHELPS, BACKUS VINEYARD,
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2005
Napa
94 WA 92 WS
94 WA 96 WS
2 - 3 ltrs.
6 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
686
United States
OPUS ONE 2005 (1) 95 WA
OPUS ONE 2005 (4) 95 WA
5 bts.
681
per lot $700 - $800
HARL AN, THE MAIDEN 2007 (1) 93 WA
SAXUM, JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2008 (1)
98 WA 97 WS
687
SAXUM, JAMES BERRY VINEYARD,
BONE ROCK 2008 (1)
The 1996 Dominus, a blend of 82% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot,
and 4% Petit Verdot, tips the scales at 14.2% alcohol.
A super nose of roasted coffee, chocolate, dried herbs,
black fruits and kirsch is both intense and persuasive.
The wine displays terrific richness, medium to full
body, low acidity, a succulent, opulent texture,
and superb purity. This beautifully made 1996 is
one of the few wines that has successfully tamed the
vintage’s elevated tannin level. Impressive! 95 WA
4 bts.
682
NO LOT
683
DOMINUS
DOMINUS
DOMINUS
DOMINUS
DOMINUS
5 bts.
688
ESTATE
ESTATE
ESTATE
ESTATE
ESTATE
2001 (1 mag.) 98 WA
2003 (1 mag.) 95 WA
2005 (1 mag.) 95+ WA
2006 (1 mag.) 96 WA
2007 (1 mag.) 98 WA
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
93 WA
per lot $800 - $1,000
OPUS ONE 2007
Napa
Two of the strongest wines ever made at Opus One,
the 2007 has terrific black currant fruit, licorice,
incense, and subtle smoke, an opulent, even
voluptuous mouthfeel, dazzling purity and texture,
and a skyscraper-like mouthfeel. This is a sensational
Opus One, with sweet tannin and impressive
precision and depth. It can be drunk now or
cellared for 25+ years. 95 WA
5 bts.
DOMINUS ESTATE 2008
Napa
3 mags.
OPUS ONE 2006
Napa
93+ WA
per lot $600 - $800
5 mags.
684
per lot $900 - $1,200
689
per lot $800 - $1,000
SINE QUA NON, SYRAH, B-20 2008
Central Coast
95 WA
2 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
690
2 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
691
2 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
692
Napa
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
96 WA
6 bts. (owc.)
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
693
Napa
A COLLECTION OF CLASSIC WINES FROM
A TORONTO COLLECTOR
The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select has
the potential to be a perfect wine in 5 to 6 years.
Although it has shut down since I tasted it last year,
it is unquestionably Shafer’s finest Hillside Select
since the 2001 and 2002. It needs 2-3 years of bottle
age and should keep for 35+ years. This selection is
made from the Eisele clone of Cabernet Sauvignon
planted in a choice 50-acre parcel. It takes
concentration, graciousness and complexity to its
highest level in Napa Valley. An inky/blue/purple
color is followed by sweet aromas of blueberries,
blackberries, charcoal and subtle toast. The wine
possesses fabulous concentration, a seamless/flawless
personality, a textbook integration of alcohol, wood,
tannin and acidity, an almost endless finish and a
voluptuous texture. Exhibiting more tannin and
structure than it did last year, this is a colossal wine
that will still be going strong in 2050. 98+ WA
Red Bordeaux
6 bts.
694
The fruit for this blend of 61% Cabernet Franc,
31% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and
Malbec came from Chalk Hill (58%) and Alexander
Valley (42%). Pierre Seillan believes the Chalk Hill
fruit provides a truffle-like character and the
Alexander Valley gives minerality, structure, tannin
and intensity. The 2008 will be fascinating to taste
next to the 2007 over the next 30+ years. Sweet
mulberry, blueberry and blackberry fruit intermixed
with notions of black truffles, damp earth and forest
floor emerge from this beauty of stunning intensity,
purity and texture. 100 WA
1 2 6 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
VÉRITÉ, L A JOIE 2008 (1) 99 WA
VÉRITÉ, L A MUSE 2008 (1) 100 WA
VÉRITÉ, LE DÉSIR 2008 (1)
3 bts.
695
1 bt.
696
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
95 WA 94 WS
94 WA 96 WS
2 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
697
699
Like many of its peers, the 1998 has filled out
spectacularly. Now in the bottle, this opaque
black/purple-colored offering has increased in
stature, richness, and size. A blend of 86% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc
(57% of the production was utilized), it is an
extremely powerful, super-concentrated wine
offering notes of roasted espresso, creme de cassis,
smoke, new saddle leather, graphite, and licorice.
It is massive, with awesome concentration, mouthsearing tannin levels, and a saturated flavor profile
that grips the mouth with considerable intensity.
This is a 50-year Mouton, but patience will be
required as it will not be close to drinkability for
at least a decade. 96 WA
5 bts.
In terms of the brilliant complexity and nobility of
the aromatics, scorched earth, black currants, plums,
charcoal, cedar, and spices, the 1990 offers an aromatic
explosion that is unparalleled. It is always fascinating to
taste this wine next to the 1989, which is a monumental
effort, but much more backward and denser, without
the aromatic complexity of the 1990. The 1990 put on
weight after bottling, and is currently rich, full-bodied,
opulent, even flamboyant by Haut Brion’s standards.
It is an incredible expression of a noble terroir in a top
vintage. While it has been fully mature for a number
of years, it does not reveal any bricking at the edge,
and I suspect it will stay at this level for another 10-15
years ... but why wait? It is irresistible now. 98 WA
2 bts.
Perhaps the most beautiful packaging ever on a
Bordeaux bottle, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild
literally produced a work of art in the gold-engraved
bottle of 2000 Mouton Rothschild. Of course,
one can’t drink the glass, but this is a top-flight
Mouton Rothschild, eclipsed only by the 2006 and
2009. A rich, tannic, earthy style, with loads of creme
de cassis and floral notes, the final blend of 86%
Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot is a full-bodied
wine with plenty of coffee, earth, chocolatey notes,
and still plenty of tannin to resolve. I gave it an
anticipated maturity range of 2015-2050 back in 2003,
and that looks on target. 96+ WA
2 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
700
698
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) 96 WA 95 WS
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1990 (1)
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
92 WA 92 WS
2 bts.
701
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
CHÂTEAU L AFITE 1995
The 1995 Lafite-Rothschild (only one-third of the
harvest made it into the final blend) is a blend of
75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 8%
Cabernet Franc. The wine was showing spectacularly
well when I tasted it in November, 1997. It exhibits
a dark ruby purple color, and a sweet, powdered
mineral, smoky, weedy cassis-scented nose. Beautiful
sweetness of fruit is present in this medium-bodied,
tightly-knit, but gloriously pure, well-delineated
Lafite. The 1995 is not as powerful or as massive as
the 1996, but it is beautifully made with outstanding
credentials, in addition to remarkable promise. 95 WA
1 bt.
per lot $700 - $800
702
706
The 2000 possesses a saturated ruby/purple color to
the rim as well as an extraordinarily promising nose
of creme de cassis intermixed with white flowers,
licorice, and hints of espresso and toasty oak. There is
great intensity, compelling purity, a multi-layered,
full-bodied palate, and a finish that goes on for nearly
70+ seconds. Bottled naturally, with no filtration, it is
a monumental example of the elegance and power
that symbolize this extraordinary vineyard. A tour
de force in winemaking, many of my colleagues
predicted, far earlier than me, that it would be the
“wine of the vintage.” 100 WA 100 WS
The wine exhibits a thick-looking, ruby/purple color,
and a knock-out nose of lead pencil, minerals, flowers,
and black currant scents. Extremely powerful and
full-bodied, with remarkable complexity for such a
young wine, this huge Lafite is oozing with extract
and richness, yet has managed to preserve its
quintessentially elegant personality. This wine is
even richer than it was prior to bottling. It should
unquestionably last for 40-50 years. 100 WA 95 WS
1 bt.
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
703
3 bts.
This prodigious wine is both elegant and intensely
flavored, and almost diaphanous in its layers that
unfold with no heaviness. An opaque ruby/purple
color is accompanied by a complex bouquet of lead
pencil, graphite, cedar, creme de cassis, toast, and
vanilla. It is medium-bodied, with extravagant layers
of richness yet little weight, and a finish that is all
sweetness, ripeness, and harmony. This extraordinary
Lafite increasingly appears to be a modern day clone
of the majestic 1953. A mere one-third of the crop
made it into the grand vin! 95 WA
2 bts.
704
708
per lot $3,000 - $3,500
1 bt.
per lot $3,000 - $3,500
1 2 8 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $600 - $700
Pomerol. Cru Exceptionnel
The backward 1997 Petrus needs 3-4 years of
cellaring. The dense plum/ruby/purple color is
accompanied by a closed bouquet of mocha, dried
tomato skin, and black fruits. In the mouth, it is one
of the most muscular 1997s, exhibiting outstanding
concentration, length, intensity, and depth, copious
tannin, and a fine mouth-feel. 91 WA
Pomerol
1 bt.
CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC 199 0 (1) 86 WA 88 WS
CHÂTEAU HAUT BAGES LIBÉRAL 2000 (1) 89 WA
3 bts.
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
but backward and tannic 2000 Pomerols. 98 WA
705
707
per lot $2,600 - $3,100
2 bts.
709
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
CARRUADES DE L AFITE 2000 (3) 90 WA
CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 2000 (3) 96 WA
6 bts.
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
White Bordeaux and Hungary
Italy
710
712
BIRSALMAS ASZU TOKAJI, 5 PUT TONYOS 1995
Royal Tokaji (1)
OREMUS TOKAJI ASZU 5 PUT TONYOS 1995
Vega Sicilia (1)
CRU BARRÉJATS 1996 (1)
The favorite sweet wine of millionaires, Château
d’Yquem has, not unexpectedly, turned in a brilliant
effort with their newly released 1989. It is a large-scaled,
massively rich, unctuously-textured wine that should
evolve effortlessly for a half century or more.
It does not reveal the compelling finesse and complexity
of the 1988 or 1986, but it is a far heavier, richer wine
than either of those vintages. It is reminiscent of the
1976, with additional fat and glycerin. The wine is
extremely alcoholic and rich, with a huge nose of
smoky, honey-covered coconuts and overripe pineapples
and apricots. As with most young vintages of Yquem,
the wine’s structure is barely noticeable. These wines
are so highly extracted and rich yet approachable
young, it is difficult to believe they will last for 50 or
more years. The 1989 is the richest Yquem made in the
eighties, and it has an edge in complexity over the
powerhouse 1983. It remains to be seen whether
this wine will develop the extraordinary aromatic
complexity possessed by the promising 1988 and
1986 Yquems. 97 WA 97 WS
3 bts. & 1 hf. bt.
per lot $300 - $400
Red Burgundy
711
L A TÂCHE 1999
93-96 WA 98 AM
1 bt.
per lot $2,700 - $3,300
TIGNANELLO
TIGNANELLO
TIGNANELLO
TIGNANELLO
1986 (1) 87 WS
1998 (5) 91 WA
2000 (2) 90 WS
2001 (2) 92 WA 91 WS
The 2001 Tignanello is an object lesson in how to
make Cabernet work with Sangiovese, the two
varieties balancing and enhancing one another in
admirable symbiosis. (The percentage of Cabernet,
in fact, was reduced from the previous 20% to 15%
in this vintage, an important sign - I hope - of how the
wind is blowing.) A blackish ruby, its perfectly focused
plum and cassis fruit, given an additional complexity
by notes of sweet herbs and saddle leather, is fully and
completely shaped in flavors of impeccable volume,
roundness, and depth, caressing and powerful and
with an additional power on the close which promises
another 15 years of gratifying drinking. 93 WA
10 bts.
713
per lot $800 - $1,000
TIGNANELLO 1997
Tuscany
94 WS.
7 bts.
714
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
TIGNANELLO 1999
Tuscany
The deep ruby/purple-colored 1999 Tignanello
exhibits rare elegance married to considerable flavor
intensity as well as power. Normally a blend of
80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5%
Cabernet Franc aged in French oak for 12 months,
the 1999 offers up aromas of new saddle leather
intertwined with black cherries, currants, creosote,
vanilla, and spice box. Rich and medium-bodied,
with adequate acidity as well as sweet but noticeable
tannin, it is the third consecutive exceptional vintage
from this reference winery for modern, aggressivelystyled Tuscan reds. 91 WA 90 WS
6 bts.
per lot $500 - $700
715
SASSICAIA 1998
Tuscany
720
The 1998 Sassicaia exhibits a dense ruby color with
purple highlights and a classic nose of cedar, spice
box, licorice, and black currants. Medium-bodied,
powerful, extracted, and rich as well as elegant and
well-balanced, it requires 2-3 years of cellaring,
and should evolve for 15-20. 90 WA
12 bts.
716
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
4 bts.
717
7 bts.
718
ORNELL AIA
ORNELL AIA
ORNELL AIA
ORNELL AIA
1993
1996
1997
1998
(1)
(1)
(4)
(1)
92 WA
94 WS
93 WA 95 WS
91 WA
722
723
1 3 0 Sessio n Tw o
COSTA
COSTA
COSTA
COSTA
724
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
RUSSI
RUSSI
RUSSI
RUSSI
1993
1996
1997
1998
(1)
(2)
(1)
(2)
93 WS
90-93 IWC
96 WA
92 WA
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
DARMAGI, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1994 (1)
DARMAGI, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1997 (2)
SORÌ SAN LORENZO 1998 (2) 96 WA
BARBARESCO, SORÌ SAN LORENZO 2000 (1)
Gaja
per lot $900 - $1,200
SORÌ TILDÌN 1996 (2)
SORÌ TILDÌN 1997 (1) 96 WA
SORÌ TILDÌN 1998 (1) 95 WA
Gaja
4 bts.
725
95 WS
96 WA
95 WA 94 WS
90 WA 94 WS
91 WA 92 WS
91 WA 92 WS
Gaja
6 bts.
ORNELL AIA 1999
Tuscany
8 bts. (owc.)
BARBARESCO,
BARBARESCO,
BARBARESCO,
BARBARESCO,
Gaja
4 bts.
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
I was blown away by the 1999 Ornellaia. Still fresh
and youthful, it reveals a powerful, authoritative
personality in its layers of primary fruit, with its
opulence beautifully balanced by its big yet polished
tannins. Another year or two of bottle age is probably
called for but readers will have a hard time keeping
their hands off this gorgeous wine. Given its
considerable structure it should have no problem
aging for another dozen years. In 1999 the blend
consisted of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot
and 5% Cabernet Franc. 95 WA
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
per lot $1,200 - $1,300
6 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
7 bts.
719
721
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
SASSICAIA 1999 (5) 92 WS
1985
1989
1990
1995
1996
1999
7 bts.
SASSICAIA 1997
Tuscany
Dark ruby red. Blackberry, with lots of fresh herb
and meat character. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins
and loads of fresh fruit and tarragon. Dill flavors
on the finish. Textbook Sassicaia that grows in the
mouth. Give it a little more time. – 1997 Italian
blind retrospective. 94 WS
BARBARESCO
BARBARESCO
BARBARESCO
BARBARESCO
BARBARESCO
BARBARESCO
Gaja
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
BARBARESCO 1997
Gaja
Piedmont
7 bts.
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
726
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 1994 Poggio Antico (1)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, ALTERO 1995
Poggio Antico (1)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, RENNINA 1995
Pieve Santa Restituta (1) 94 WA
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, SUGARILE 1995
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, SUGARILE 1997
7 bts.
727
728
729
MASSETO 1997
Tuscany
The estate’s 1997 Masseto has developed beautifully
over the last few years. It offers a heady combination
of super-ripe fruit intermingled with notes of spices,
herbs and tobacco. Full-bodied and vibrant, it comes
across as packed with fruit, displaying superb length
and a long finish framed by the lingering note of
sweetness that defines this warm vintage. Despite its
open, luxurious personality, there is plenty of
structure underneath to support at least another
decade of aging. 94 WA
per lot $600 - $800
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, MONTOSOLI 1990
Altesino (1) 94 WA
Altesino (1) 93 WA 96 WS
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, QUERCIONE RISERVA
1995 Campogiovanni (1)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 1997 Pian delle Vigne (2)
Castello Banfi (3) 95 WS
Altesino (1)
9 bts.
730
3 bts.
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
731
3 bts.
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
732
3 bts.
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
733
4 bts.
per lot $2,500 - $3,100
734
MASSETO 1999
Tuscany
95 WA 95 WS
4 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
BAROLO, SPERSS 1993 Gaja (3)
BAROLO, BRICCO ROCCHE, BRUNATE 1996 Ceretto (1)
BAROLO 1997 Mauro Molino (1)
BAROLO, SPERSS 1998 Gaja (1)
CONTEISA 1998 Gaja (2) 92 WA
735
8 bts.
736
MASSETO 2000 (2) 91 WA 90 WS
MASSETO 2001 (1) 97 WA 100 WS
3 bts.
MASSETO 1998 (3) 93 WA
GUADO AL
GUADO AL
GUADO AL
GUADO AL
Antinori
4 bts.
10 bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
per lot $1,400 - $1,800
per lot $1,500 - $1,900
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
TASSO
TASSO
TASSO
TASSO
1997 (1) 96 WS
1998 (1) 92 WA 95 WS
1999 (2) 94 WA
2000 (6) 93 WS
per lot $800 - $900
737
SIEPI 1996 Fonterutoli (1) 93 WA 90 WS
CEPPARELLO 1997 Isole e Olena (1) 95 WS
CEPPARELLO 1999 Isole e Olena (3)
SIEPI 1999 Fonterutoli (6) 90 WA 93 WS
SIEPI 2000 Castello di Fonterutoli (2) 92 WA 90 WS
13 bts.
738
739
742
88 WS
per lot $700 - $800
SOL AIA 1997 (5) 96 WA 97 WS
SOL AIA 2000 (3) 90 WA 92 WS
GRACE FAMILY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1997 (1)
BACIO DIVINO 1999 (3)
SHAFER , MERLOT 2000 (1) 89 WA 92 WS
8 bts.
11 bts.
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 1996 Argiano (1)
SOL AIA 1998 (1) 93 WA 93 WS
SOLENGO 1998 Argiano (3) 91 WA
SOL AIA 1999 (2) 94 WA 94 WS
SOLENGO 1999 Argiano (6) 94 WA
13 bts.
743
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
92 WA
CAYMUS
SPECIAL
CAYMUS
SPECIAL
11 bts.
VINEYARDS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
SELECTION 1997 (9) 6 in OWC
VINEYARDS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
SELECTION 1998 (1) 91 WS.
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
HILLSIDE SEL ECT 1999
Napa
6 bts. (owc.)
744
OPUS ONE 1996 (1) 94 WA
OPUS ONE 1997 (3) 88 WA
OPUS ONE 1999 (2) 88 WA 93 WS
6 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
745
per lot $900 - $1,200
QUINTESSA , RUTHERFORD RANCH 1997 (3)
11 bts.
1 3 2 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
DOMINUS 1997 (3) 94 WA
DOMINUS 1999 (6) (owc.) 88 WA 95 WS
9 bts.
741
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
The 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is one of
the finest wines of the vintage. A saturated opaque
purple color is followed by scents of vanilla, blackberry
liqueur, crushed minerals, and a hint of white flowers.
There is stunning intensity, tremendous purity, full
body, and a remarkable, seamless finish (amazing given
the elevated, austere tannin). Give the 1999 another 2-3
years of cellaring, and enjoy it over the following two
decades or longer. A brilliant effort! 97 WA
United States
740
BERINGER , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1996 (2)
SILVER OAK , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1996 (1)
FAR NIENTE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1997 (1) 86 WA
per lot $600 - $800
749
Red Bordeaux
746
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
A spectacular value as well as a sleeper of the vintage
is the 135,000-bottle cuvee of 2003 Carruades de
Lafite (50% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Sauvignon,
and 2% Cabernet Franc). This amazing effort rivals
such superb second wines as the 1989 Bahans-HautBrion and 1982 Forts de Latour. A serious red, it is
sexy, opulent, rich, and luscious with silky tannin,
enormous body, and wave after wave of mochainfused black cherry and cassis fruit. It is almost too
good to be believed. While drinkable now, it should
evolve for 12-15 years or longer. 93 WA 89 WS
DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1986 (1) 95 WA
HAUT-BRION 1986 (1) 93 WA
LYNCH BAGES 1986 (2) 92 WA
The 1986 is a highly extracted wine, with a
black/ruby color and plenty of toasty, smoky notes
in its bouquet that suggest ripe plums and licorice.
Evolving at a glacial pace, it exhibits massive, huge,
ripe, extremely concentrated flavors with impressive
depth and richness. It possesses more power, weight,
and tannin than the more opulent and currently
more charming 1985. 95 WA 92 WS
5 bts.
74 7
6 bts.
750
CHÂTEAU BEYCHEVELLE 1989 (1) 89 WA
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE
DE L AL ANDE 1989 (2) 92 WA
CHÂTEAU L AGRANGE 1990 (1) 93 WA 95 WS
7 bts.
748
per lot $900 - $1,000
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
Deep garnet-black colour. An incredible array of
aromas on the nose: blackberry, black cherry, tobacco,
espresso, leather, black olive and loam. The palate is
absolutely seamless from first impression to finish,
effortlessly building layers of complexity in the mouth
and leading to a very long, earth and spice finish.
I can’t see how this could possibly be improvement
so have no alternative but concede perfection.
100 WA 99 WS
1 bt.
CARRUADES DE L AFITE 2001 (2) 87 WA 92-94 WS
CARRUADES DE L AFITE 2002 (2) 87 WA 87 WS
CARRUADES DE L AFITE 2003 (2)
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $1,800 - $2,300
CLINET 1993 (1) 90 WA 90 WS
HAUT-BRION 1994 (1) 91 WA
MONTROSE 1994 (1) 91 WA
MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1994 (1)
91 WA 91 WS
5 bts.
751
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
8 bts.
per lot $600 - $800
PONTET-CANET
PONTET-CANET
PONTET-CANET
PONTET-CANET
PONTET-CANET
PONTET-CANET
PONTET-CANET
PONTET-CANET
2001 (1) 89 WA 89-91 WS
2002 (1) 88 WA 92 WS
2003 (1) 96 WA 94 WS
2004 (1) 90+ WA 93 WS
2005 (1) 96+ WA 96 WS
2006 (1) 95+ WA 92-94 WS
2007 (1) 91-94 WA
2008 (1) 96 WA 92 WS
per lot $500 - $700
per lot $900 - $1,000
752
756
94 WA 96 WS
While not as powerful and concentrated as the 1986,
1983, or 1982, the 1985 Margaux is more charming
and, at present, more complex than those more
backward vintages. The color is a healthy dark
ruby/purple. The seductive nose offers copious
quantities of lavishly ripe black berry and cassis
fruit intermixed with toasty oak and floral scents.
This rich, expansive, and velvety-textured wine
has developed more length, and additional flavor
dimensions over the last several years. It has always
been a remarkably approachable and enjoyable wine,
but it appears to be taking on more character and
quality than I ever imagined. It is one of the most
delicious and seductively opulent Margauxs of the
last two decades. I consistently underestimated this
wine when young. It gets better every time I re-taste
it, which happens with increasing frequency. 94 WA
93 WA 90 WS
96+ WA
89 WA 94 WS
6 bts.
753
per lot $2,500 - $3,100
94 WA 93 WS
96 WA 95 WS
98 WA 95-100 WS
4 bts.
754
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
8 bts.
per lot $1,800 - $2,100
L A CROIX BEAUCAILLOU 2000 (1)
TROT TEVIEILLE 2004 (2) 89 WA
RAUZAN-SÉGL A 2005 (1) 89 WA 97 WS
PALMER 2006 (3) 92 WA 92-94 WS
per lot $700 - $900
3 bts.
757
per lot $900 - $1,000
CHÂTEAU L ATOUR 1970 (1) 91 WS
Stained label
95 WA 98 WS
755
CHÂTEAU TRONQUOY-LALANDE 1996 (1) 86 WS
PAUILLAC DE CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1997 (1)
CHÂTEAU BEAUSÉJOUR DUFFAU LAGARROSSE 1998 (1)
CHÂTEAU MONTLABERT 1998 (1)
CHÂTEAU LA TOUR HAUT-BRION 1999 (1) 90 WA
CHÂTEAU DAUZAC 2000 (1) 89 WA
PAUILLAC DE CHÂTEAU LATOUR 2000 (2)
CHÂTEAU PRIEURÉ LICHINE 2003 (3)
CHÂTEAU SOCIANDO-MALLET 2004 (2) 90 WA 90 WS
BICHON LOUVET 2005 (4)
CHÂTEAU MONTLABERT 2005 (2)
CHÂTEAU SAINT ANTOINE, RÉSERVE DU CHÂTEAU
2005 (3)
LE GRANDE CHAPELLE 2005 (2)
24 bts.
1 3 4 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $700 - $800
A beauty, the opaque dense purple-colored 1995
exhibits jammy cassis, vanillin, and minerals in its
fragrant but still youthful aromatics. Medium to
full-bodied, with exceptional purity, superb
concentration, and a long, intense, ripe, 40-second
finish, this is a magnificent example of Latour. As the
wine sat in the glass, scents of roasted espresso and
toasty new oak emerged. This classic will require
considerable cellaring. 96 WA 94 WS
5 bts.
per lot $2,400 - $2,900
Red Burgundy
758
761
VOSNE ROMANÉE 1966
Côte de Nuits
12 bts. (owc.)
The sumptuous 1989 possesses an intense
black/ruby/purple color. The nose offers a veritable
smorgasbord of jammy cassis, Provencal herbs,
Asian spices, fruitcake, coffee, and hickory wood.
The wine is sensationally concentrated and wellbalanced, with soft tannin and enough acidity to
provide balance and freshness. 97 WA
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
Rhône Valley
759
Two great back to back vintages are the 1990 and
1989. The more developed 1990 boasts an incredible
perfume of hickory wood, coffee, smoked meat,
Asian spices, black cherries, and blackberries.
Lush, opulent, and full-bodied, it is a fully mature,
profound Beaucastel that will last another
15-20 years. 96 WA 92 WS 18 JR
1 mag.
3 bts.
762
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
per lot $300 - $400
The splendid 1998 Hommage a Jacques Perrin is a
compelling wine. Dense plum/ruby/purple, with
intense notes of kirsch liqueur intermixed with
licorice, camphor, incense, and black fruits, this wine
cuts a 11/23/2011 broad swath across the palate, is
very opulent, with a multi-layered texture, and
despite its power, massiveness, and structure, comes
across as pure, well-balanced, and classic in its
proportions. This wine still needs another 5 or so
years of cellaring, but it is one of the few Jacques
Perrin wines that can be drunk at age 12 with
enormous pleasure. It still has another 25-30 years
ahead of it. 100 WA 97 WS
Still closed and tannic, the 1995 requires an
additional 5-6 years of cellaring. It should keep
well through 2020. 92 WA 95 WS
1 - 3 ltr.
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
HOMMAGE À JACQUES PERRIN 1994 (2) 93 WA
HOMMAGE À JACQUES PERRIN 1995 (2) 96 WA 97 WS
4 bts.
763
760
12 bts.
764
per lot $800 - $1,000
92 WA 90 WS
12 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
per lot $2,300 - $2,800
Champagne
765
768
DOM PÉRIGNON 1985 (1) 96 WA
DOM PÉRIGNON 1990 (1) 96 WA
MOËT & CHANDON, BRUT IMPERIALE 1990 (1)
DOM PÉRIGNON 1993 (1) 89 WS
DOM PÉRIGNON 1995 (1) 94 WA 90 WS
DOM PÉRIGNON 1996 (1)
The brilliant 1996 Dom Perignon, which has largely
disappeared from the marketplace, may be the finest
young example of DP I have ever tasted. Notes of
crushed rocks, honeysuckle, lemon oil, orange
marmalade, and white pear provide a stunning
aromatic display as well as palate impression.
Great acidity and huge flavor intensity backed up
by vibrant acidity make this an exquisite Champagne.
It should drink well for 20-25 years, possibly longer.
98 WA
6 bts.
766
769
AMARONE DELL A VALPOLICELL A , VAIO ARMARON,
SERÈGO ALIGHIERI 1996 Masi (1)
NIPOZZANO 1996 (1 - 3 ltr.)
AMARONE DELL A VALPOLICELL A 1997 Tommasi (2)
91 WA 90 WS
AMARONE DELL A VALPOLICELL A 1998 Tommasi (1)
86 WA 91 WS
SASSICAIA 1998 (1) 90 WA
TIGNANELLO 1998 (1) 91 WA
AMARONE DELL A VALPOLICELL A CL ASSICO,
COSTASERA 2000 Masi (1)
SASSICAIA 2002 (1)
95 WA 94 WS
1 3 6 Sessio n Tw o
L A SERRA 1989 Roberto Voerzio (1)
L A SERRA 1995 Roberto Voerzio (1)
RUNCOT 1996 Elio Grasso (2)
GAVARINI, VIGNA CHINIERA 1997 Elio Grasso
PARUSSI 1997 Conterno Fantino (3)
SORÌ GINESTRA 1997 Conterno Fantino (3)
13 bts.
7 70
per lot $900 - $1,100
SASSICAIA 1989
Tuscany
88 WS
1 mag.
7 71
12 bts. & 1 - 3 ltr.
BAROLO,
BAROLO,
BAROLO,
BAROLO,
(3)
BAROLO,
BAROLO,
per lot $900 - $1,100
per lot $400 - $500
Spain
Italy
767
12 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
NO LOT
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 1988
Pertimali (Livio Sassetti) (6) 94 WA
BARBARESCO, VANOTU 1998 Giorgio Pelissero (3)
BARBARESCO, VURSU STARDERI 1998 La Spinetta (3)
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
MAS L A PL ANA , GRAN CORONAS 1989
Miguel Torres (1)
MAS L A PL ANA , GRAN CORONAS 1991
Miguel Torres (1)
VEGA SICILIA , ’UNICO’ 1991 Bodegas Vega Sicilia (1)
95 WA
6 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
United States
7 72
7 75
SILVER OAK , CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
ALEXANDER VALLEY 1986 (1 mag.) 89 WA
Detached label
Detached label
ALEXANDER VALLEY 1988 (1 mag.) 92 WS
5 mags.
96 WA
6 bts.
7 76
7 74
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
The 2006 Futo (75% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest
Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot) exhibits a
deep ruby/blue/purple color, a flawless integration
of tannin, acidity, wood, and alcohol, and gorgeous
opulence. While Futo is situated on western hillsides
overlooking Oakville, it displays a style that has more
in common with the purity and elegance found in
Screaming Eagle, which is a few miles to the east,
on the valley floor. This beautiful 2006 is a resounding
success for this vintage, which had some issues with
rustic tannins. It should drink well for 15+ years. 95 WA
per lot $900 - $1,200
HUNDRED ACRE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
KAYLI MORGAN 2004
Napa
Performing better now than it has previously,
this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits a brooding
black/purple color as well as strong aromas of forest
floor, creme de cassis, blackberries, vanillin and
barbecue smoke. Rich and full-bodied, with a
flawless integration of acid and tannin, this amazing
wine was aged nearly 30 months in 100% new French
oak, all of which is well-concealed. It has 20-25 years
of life ahead of it. 98 WA
HILLSIDE SELECT 1999 (2) 97 WA
FUTO RED 2006 (3)
5 bts.
KAYLI MORGAN 2003
Napa
6 bts.
DIAMOND CREEK , CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
L AKE VINEYARD 1992 (1)
RED ROCK TERRACE MICROCLIMATE 3 1996 (2)
CHALK HILL , SEMILLION BOTRY TISED 1997
(2 hf. bts.)
AMUSE BOUCHE MERLOT 2003 (6) 92 WA 93 WS
9 bts. & 2 hf. bts.
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
93+ WA
777
7 73
KAYLI MORGAN 2002
Napa
6 bts.
7 78
per lot $900 - $1,200
KAYLI MORGAN 2006
Napa
Wow! I can’t say I underrated this wine, but, boy, it is
pushing perfection ... and pushing it quickly. A nearly
flawless, monumental effort, the 2006 boasts an
extraordinary opaque purple color as well as a
sumptuous bouquet of spring flowers, licorice,
chocolate, toffee, espresso roast and blackberries.
This multilayered wine is built like a skyscraper,
with terrific intensity, but no heaviness, stunning
richness, full body and great purity. With a youthful,
voluptuous mouthfeel, it can be drunk now for its
extraordinary purity of fruit, but it will not hit its
prime for at least a decade. It should keep for three
decades. 99 WA
6 bts.
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
7 79
KAYLI MORGAN 2007
Napa
Australia
783
91 WA
6 bts.
MOLLYDOOKER , VELVET GLOVE 2006 (1)
99 WA 97 WS
MOLLYDOOKER , VELVET GLOVE 2007 (2)
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
98 WA 96 WS
3 bts.
780
KAYLI MORGAN 2000 (1 mag.) 90-93 WA
KAYLI MORGAN 2001 (1 mag.) 92-94 WA
KAYLI MORGAN 2002 (1 mag.)
Aged 30 months in 100% 3-year-old, air-dried French
oak, this wine (which is also reviewed in the 2002
Cabernet Sauvignon retrospective elsewhere in this
issue) was tasted again for this vertical, and it is pure
perfection. It boasts an extraordinary perfume of
graphite, cassis, blackberries, creamy white chocolate
and subtle smoke. This full-bodied, opulent, heady,
rich, voluptuously textured 2002’s finish lasts for 50+
seconds. This killer Napa Cabernet Sauvignon should
last for another two decades. 100 WA
3 mags.
781
784
DUCK MUCK CREEK , SHIRAZ 2004 (1) 96+ WA
3 bts.
785
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
99 WA
1 3 8 Sessio n Tw o
PENFOLDS, GRANGE 1999 (1) 92 WA
4 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
KAYLI MORGAN 2006
Napa
1 mag.
per lot $600 - $800
and cola also emerge. It is a seamless effort with
sweet tannin, well-integrated acidity, sensational
extract, and layer upon layer of blackberry and
cassis fruit that stain the palate and fill the mouth.
Its harmony, freshness, and remarkable length
(the finish lasts nearly a minute) suggest an
all-time classic. 99 WA
786
782
CL ARENDON HILLS, ASTRALIS, SHIRAZ 2004 (2)
98 WA 97 WS
KAYLI MORGAN 2003 (1 mag.) 93+ WA
KAYLI MORGAN 2004 (1 mag.) 98 WA
KAYLI MORGAN 2005 (1 mag.) 96 WA
3 mags.
per lot $800 - $900
per lot $600 - $800
TORBRECK , RUN RIG 2001 (2) 99 WA 98 WS
TORBRECK , RUN RIG 2002 (2) 99 WA
TORBRECK , THE FACTOR 2002 (2) 99 WA
6 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
787
KAY BROTHERS, SHIRAZ, AMERY VINEYARD,
BLOCK 6 1998 (2) 98 WA
KAY BROTHERS, SHIRAZ, AMERY VINEYARD,
BLOCK 6 2000 (1) 90-92 WA
The 2001 Dead Arm’s dense black/purple color is
789
8 bts.
Red Bordeaux
1 bt.
790
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
ERTE #1, VIGNE (1)
ERTE #2, VENDANGES (1)
ERTE #3, DISTILL ATION (1)
ERTE #4, VIEILLISSEMENT (1)
ERTE #5, DEGUSTATION (1)
ERTE #6, L’ESPRIT DU COGNAC (1)
ERTE #7, L A PART DES ANGES (1)
ERTE #8, INEDIT (1)
Courvoisier
8 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
u. hs
u. hs
Opulent, full-bodied, thick, and juicy, the
extraordinary evolution of this particular bottle
would make a persuasive argument for long-term
decanting. After being perplexed throughout much of
this wine’s evolution, I was reassured by this bottle.
No doubt Mouton’s high Cabernet Sauvignon
content causes this wine to go through a tight,
hard, ungenerous stage, and the 1970 requires
5-7 more years of cellaring. 93 WA 96 WS
Cognac
788
COMTESSE DE L AL ANDE 1928
u. ms
2 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
per lot $5,800 - $7,000
791
Pauillac
A brilliant second wine, the 2000 Carruades de Lafite
(51.4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42.3% Merlot, 4.9%
Cabernet Franc, and 1.4% Petit Verdot), aged in 10-15%
new French oak, shows wonderfully sweet lead pencil
shavings intermixed with an elegant black cherry
and cassis nose. A wine of tremendous purity, medium
body, and the tell-tale Lafite elegance, this is a gorgeous
wine to drink now and over the next 12-15 years. 90 WA
3 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
792
Pauillac
796
87 WA 92-94 WS
3 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
793
3 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
794
u. ts.
This is a beauty, but not the awesome blockbuster
I remembered. There is a roasted, earthy, hot year
character with extremely low acidity, fleshy, seductive,
opulently-textured flavors, and a full-bodied finish
with considerable amounts of glycerin and tannin.
The wine was sweet, accessible, and seductive on the
attack, but it closed down in the mouth. Interestingly,
when I previously tasted this wine (about six months
ago) from a bottle in my cellar, I found it to be
impenetrable, needing at least 6-10 years of further
cellaring. Based on this example from the Chateau’s
cellar, it could be drunk now. In any event, it will
last 25-30 years, but is it the immortal classic many
observers, including myself, thought it was? 96 WA
1 bt.
795
per lot $800 - $900
CHÂTEAU L A FLEUR PÉTRUS 1989 (1) 91 WA 92 WS
CHÂTEAU RAUZAN-SÉGL A 1990 (1)
CHÂTEAU L AGRANGE 1990 (1)
This muscular, thick, unctuous, lavishly-oaked
wine may cause raised eyebrows by those looking for
The 1990 is another massive, highly-extracted,
boldly-wooded, spicy, dark purple-colored wine with
high tannin, low acidity, and layers of jammy fruit.
The huge glycerin and massive mouthfeel in this
unctuously-textured wine are difficult to ignore.
I suspect this wine will become more defined after
it loses its baby fat. Although fun to taste at present,
it does need 3-4 more years of cellaring; it should
last for 20-25 years. 93 WA 95 WS
6 bts.
1 4 0 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $900 - $1,100
1 bt.
797
per lot $500 - $600
Pomerol
It is interesting how this wine continues to evolve.
Unquestionably one of the vintage’s superstars, the
1995 Petrus is taking on a personality similar to the
extraordinarily backward, muscular 1975. This is not
a Petrus that can be approached in its youth. The wine
exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color, followed by a
knock-out nose of pain grille, jammy black fruits,
and roasted coffee. On the palate, it possesses teethstaining extract levels, massive body, and rich, sweet
black fruits buttressed by powerful, noticeable tannin.
A formidably endowed wine with layers of extract,
this is a huge, tannic, monstrous-sized Petrus that
will require a minimum of 10 years of cellaring.
Forget all the nonsense about Merlot producing sweet,
soft, ready to drink wines, because low yielding,
old Merlot vines made in the way of Petrus and
other top Pomerols frequently possess as much aging
potential as any great Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine
in the world. 96 WA
1 bt.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
798
CHÂTEAU CLERC MILON 2003 (2) 91+ WA 93 WS
CHÂTEAU PAVIE 2003 (3)
Red Burgundy
Tipping the scales at 13.8% alcohol, it boasts an
opaque purple color along with a gorgeous nose of
blackberries, smoked meats, licorice, incense, and
barbecue spices. Huge fruit on the attack is followed
by a powerful, masculine wine with huge extract,
high tannin, low acidity, and formidable power.
Despite its low acidity, this is a wine to forget for
3-4 years, and drink over the following 20-25 years.
When fully mature, this brilliant effort should rival
the 2000 and 1998. 95 WA 96 WS
801
5 bts.
CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET 1985
BÂTARD MONTRACHET 1987 Lequin (1)
POMMARD 1989 Duvergey Taboureau (1)
NUITS ST. GEORGES, LES VAUCRAINS 1995 Rion (1)
VOSNE ROMANÉE, AUX RÉAS 1995
Domaine A.F. Gros (2)
SANTENAY 1996 Coren Père et Fils (1)
CLOS BL ANC DE VOUGEOT 2000
8 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
per lot $700 - $900
Champagne
799
802
96 WA 94 WS
96 WA
CHÂTEAU TROPLONG MONDOT 1994 (1) 90 WA 93 WS
1 bt.
94 WA 96 WS
5 bts.
803
per lot $450 - $550
Rhône Valley
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
CHÂTEAU ANGÉLUS 1994 (2) 93 WA
Made from nearly 100% Cabernet Sauvignon,
this dark ruby/purple-colored wine is stubbornly
backward, unappealing, and severe and astringent
on the palate. There is plenty of weight, and the
wine possesses admirable purity, with no suggestion
of herbaceousness or underripe fruit, but the wine’s
personality refuses to be coaxed from the glass.
The 1994 Lafite may turn out to be austere and
disappointing flavor-wise, but possesses a fabulous
set of aromatics. 90 WA 93 WS
5 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
PERRIER-JOUËT, CUVÉE BELLE ÉPOQUE,
ROSE 1982 (1)
Comes in gift box with 2 glasses
PERRIER-JOUËT, CUVÉE BELLE ÉPOQUE,
BRUT 1990 (1)
Comes in a gift box with 4 glasses
2 bts.
804
800
KRUG, BRUT VINTAGE 1982
CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 1990
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, LES CAILLOUX ,
CUVÉE CENTENAIRE 1993 Brunel (1)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 1995 Vieux Télégraphe (1)
90 WA 95 WS
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, L A BERNARDINE 1996
Chapoutier (2)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE BOISRENARD 1998
Domaine de Beaurenard (3)
9 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
Italy
805
807
Dal Forno Romano
Veneto
The 2004 Amarone della Valpolicella is one of the
most monumental young wines I have ever tasted.
This is an especially silky, elegant Amarone from
Dal Forno that avoids the heaviness of some previous
vintages. Blackberry jam, crushed rocks, minerals,
violets, new leather and bittersweet chocolate are some
of the nuances that emerge over time. This is every bit
as majestic as it was every time I tasted it from barrel
over the last few years. The silky, exceptionally
polished tannins make the 2004 approachable today,
but the wine will be even better in a few years.
Anticipated maturity: 2014-2029. 98 WA
2 bts.
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, CASE BASSE,
RISERVA 2000 Soldera (2)
BAROLO 2001 Brovia (2)
BRUNELLO, L A FORNACE 2001 (2)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2003 Poggio Antico (2)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2004 Siro Pacenti (2)
The balance, and the integration of the French
oak in particular, is brilliant. For those who are
curious to try a bottle now, the wine should be
opened a few hours in advance as the tannins are
imposing at this stage. This is a rare Brunello of
superb pedigree and complexity. 97 WA 95 WS
per lot $600 - $800
10 bts.
806
VIGNA PAGANELLI 1997 Il Poggione (2)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, MADONNA DEL PIANO
RI SERVA 1998 Valdicava (2)
Altesino (2)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, RISERVA 2001
Altesino (2)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, TENUTA NUOVA 2001
Casanova di Neri (1) 92 WA 97 WS
808
BAROLO, BRICCO ROCCHE, PRAPO 1985
Ceretto
Piedmont
1985 Ceretto Bricco Rocche Barolo Bricco Rocche—
Dark ruby. Ceretto’s Bricco Roche shows somewhat
evolved notes of tobacco, leather and beef bouillon
on the nose. It is rich and dense on the palate,
with plenty of stewed fruit flavors in a delicate,
classic style. 93 WA 94 WS
#1 Wine of the year 2006
9 bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
13 bts.
809
810
per lot $900 - $1,100
BAROLO, ZONCHERA 1985 (7)
BAROLO, ZONCHERA 1986 (4) 89 WS
Ceretto
11 bts.
per lot $400 - $500
BAROLO, RISERVA 1974 Bertelo (1)
BAROLO, ZONCHERA 1983 Ceretto (1 mag.)
BAROLO, RISERVA 1985 Caseta (7)
8 bts. & 1 mag.
1 4 2 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
per lot $800 - $900
811
BAROLO, VIGNETO ROCCHE 1997 Giovanni Corino (6)
BAROLO, BRICCO ROCCHE 1999 Prapo (6)
1999 Barolo Bricco Rocche Prapo—Medium ruby.
Deeply earthy and tarry on the nose, the Prapo shows
much Serralunga character in its firmly structured
frame and sweet dark fruit, licorice, spice, and cocoa
flavors. It is the biggest of these Barolos and should
be at its finest between 2009 and 2019. 91 WA
Red Bordeaux
12 bts.
812
815
per lot $800 - $900
A stunning wine, Pichon-Lalande’s 1983 has been
gorgeous to drink for a number of years. It is one
of the finest 1983s, especially for a northern Medoc.
The color remains a dark ruby/purple, with slight
lightening at the edge. The knock-out nose of roasted
herbs, sweet, jammy black currants, and pain grille is
followed by a full-bodied, gorgeously concentrated
and well-proportioned wine with low acidity, plenty
of glycerin, and a savory, highly extracted, fleshy
mouthfeel. This has always been one of the stars of
the vintage. 94 WA
SITO MORESCO 2003
Gaja
Piedmont
6 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
Australia
813
South Australia
After re-tasting the 2002 The Dead Arm Shiraz,
I believe my initial rating is correct. It still plays it
close to the vest, exhibiting loads of cassis, asphalt,
smoke, and barbecue spice-like aromas along with
full-bodied flavors. While well-made and impressive,
it remains backward and restrained, and does not
appear to be up to the quality of either the 2003 or
the great 2001. 93 WA
12 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
Spirits
814
LOUIS XIII DE REMY MARTIN GRANDE CHAMPAGNE
COGNAC (50 ml.)
COGNAC (1 )
COGNAC (1 mag.)
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1983 (1) 87 WA 87 WS
4 bts.
816
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $700 - $900
ANGÉLUS 1982 (2)
FIGEAC 1983 (1)
FIGEAC 1985 (2)
FIGEAC 1982 (1)
The fully mature 1982 offers a profoundly complex
nose of cedar, smoky tobacco/cigar box, dried herbs,
black currants, licorice, and spice. In the mouth, the
wine does not reveal the huge volume and roasted
ripeness found in many of the top 1982s, but it
does possess extraordinary complexity, finesse,
and harmony. Medium-bodied, with gorgeously
rich fruit, this delicate, subtle, ethereal effort is both
well-defined and intense. It should continue to drink
well for 7-10 years, possibly longer. 95 WA 93 WS
6 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
50 ml., 1 bt. & 1 mag. per lot $4,300 - $5,300
817
820
The 1985 has been totally disarming, seductive,
and sexy since birth. Its corpulence, medium to
full-bodied personality, low acidity, attractive
silkiness, and copious quantities of herb-tinged
cassis fruit have always made this wine a winner.
It is beginning to display a few signs that it is at its
peak of maturity and will not get any better. In fact,
it might be best consumed over the next 5-10 years.
As it sat in the glass, the 1985 faded more than any
other vintage, but its immense up-front pleasure
cannot be denied. This is a wine to decant right
before serving, and not to linger over. It is a
beautiful, elegant style of Lynch Bages. It is sure
to please both connoisseurs and neophytes. 92 WA
10 bts.
818
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
12 bts.
819
potential, this admirable wine will not be ready
for prime time drinking for another 5-7 years.
The color is not quite as opaque as the 1990’s,
but reveals more purple and no lightening at the
edge. Hugely concentrated flavors have just begun
to offer up a nose of cedar and creme de cassis.
Powerful and muscular, with high tannin and
superb concentration, this is Lynch Bages at its
biggest and most beastly. However, everything is
in balance for a stunning evolution. 95 WA 98 WS
9 bts.
821
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
92 WA 93 WS
12 bts.
1 4 4 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
per lot $2,100 - $2,600
This wine has provided terrific drinking since it was
bottled. It may turn out to be a vintage such as 1982,
which never shut down. The dark plum/purple color
reveals some lightening at the edge. A big, sweet,
plum, licorice, beef blood, and jammy cassis-scented
bouquet with smoked herbs and new wood in the
background soars from the glass. Enjoyable and
accessible, this low acid, concentrated, velvetytextured wine continues to offer sumptuous drinking.
94 WA 94 WS
CHÂTEAU LYNCH BAG ES 1982 (1) 94 WA 94 WS
This vintage continues to test its owners’ patience.
In particular, the northern Medocs remain incredibly
youthful, promise-filled wines (assuming they were
purchased in a healthy condition and stored properly)
that appear to be evolving at a glacial pace. The 1986
performed exceptionally well in May, tasting like a
3-5 year old wine rather than one that’s 14. The color
is a dense ruby/purple with very little lightening.
The nose offers up moderate quantities of minerals,
leather, oak, and black fruits. Full, powerful, sweet,
and rich, yet searingly tannic, this is an impressive,
well-built, broodingly backward Lynch Bages that
requires another 3-4 years of aging, although it can
be consumed with some pleasure. 92 WA
6 bts.
822
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
94 WA
11 bts.
per lot $3,700 - $4,500
823
825
The 1986 Margaux continues to be the most powerful,
tannic, and muscular Margaux made in decades.
One wonders if the 1928 or 1945 had as much power
and depth as the 1986? The black/ruby/purple color
reveals no sign of age. The reluctant nose offers up
aromas of smoky, toasty new oak and black currants,
as well as a few flowers. The wine is mammoth,
with extraordinary extract, superb balance, and a
frightfully tannic finish. This is a Margaux of
immense stature, made in a masculine, full-bodied
style that is in complete contrast to the 1990. It should
prove nearly immortal in terms of aging potential,
but will it have the awesome potential I first predicted?
96 WA 93 WS
12 bts.
The 1990 Pichon-Longueville-Baron exhibits more
of the roasted overripeness of this vintage, but it
manages to keep everything in perspective. The wine
is opulent and flamboyant, with lower acidity,
and noticeably less tannin than the 1989. It is equally
concentrated, with a more evolved nose of cedar,
black fruits, earth, minerals, and spices. On the palate,
the wine offers sensational quantities of jammy fruit,
glycerin, wood, and sweet tannin. It is far more fun
to taste and drink (more hedonistic perhaps?) than
the more structured, backward, yet exceptional 1989.
Ideally, readers should have both vintages in
their cellars. 96 WA 94 WS
6 bts.
For me, the 1990 Margaux continues to be the
quintessential example of this chateau. In addition to
being profoundly concentrated, its ethereal bouquet
of sweet black fruits, cedar, spices, flowers, smoke,
and vanilla is remarkably well-formed and intense.
In the mouth, there is not a hard edge to this classic
wine, which is super-concentrated, soft, silkytextured, and opulent. It displays an opaque
ruby/purple color, a compelling bouquet, and exquisite
layers of flavors that cascade over the palate without
any notion of toughness or coarseness. The acidity is
low, although sufficient enough to provide vibrancy
and focus. This wine’s significant tannin level is
remarkably well-concealed by the wealth of fruit.
Although still an infant in terms of development,
this fabulous Margaux is already drinkable.
There have been so many great vintages of Margaux
under the Mentzelopoulos regime that it is almost
inconceivable that the 1990 could outrank the 1982,
1983, 1985, 1986, and 1995, but, in my opinion,
it possesses an extra-special dimension. While it is
approachable, it will last for 25-30 years. 100 WA
6 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
per lot $5,900 - $7,300
826
824
This muscular, thick, unctuous, lavishly-oaked wine
may cause raised eyebrows by those looking for
The 1990 is another massive, highly-extracted,
boldly-wooded, spicy, dark purple-colored wine with
high tannin, low acidity, and layers of jammy fruit.
The huge glycerin and massive mouthfeel in this
unctuously-textured wine are difficult to ignore.
I suspect this wine will become more defined after
it loses its baby fat. Although fun to taste at present,
it does need 3-4 more years of cellaring; it should
last for 20-25 years. 93 WA 95 WS
10 bts.
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
per lot $5,900 - $7,300
827
This muscular, thick, unctuous, lavishly-oaked
wine may cause raised eyebrows by those looking
for something restrained and understated. There is
no doubting the hedonistic appeal of this style of
wine. The 1990 is another massive, highly-extracted,
boldly-wooded, spicy, dark purple-colored wine
with high tannin, low acidity, and layers of jammy
fruit. The huge glycerin and m assive mouthfeel in
this unctuously-textured wine are difficult to
ignore. I suspect this wine will become more defined
after it loses its baby fat. Although fun to taste at
present, it does need 3-4 more years of cellaring;
it should last for 20-25 years. 93 WA 95 WS
829
The 1989 Meyney is one of the finest Meyneys ever
produced. The opaque, black/ruby color, a bouquet of
minerals and damson plums, the alcoholic, massive flavors
and the mouthcoating tannins all combine to create a
sensory overload. The 1989 will prove uncommonly
long-lived as well as profoundly flavored. 90 WA
12 bts.
830
8 bts.
828
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
Pomerol
1 4 6 Sessio n Tw o
22 bts.
831
per lot $700 - $800
L ABÉGORCE ZÉDÉ 1983 (9)
MOUTON-BARONNE-PHILIPPE 1985 (7)
DE L A DAUPHINE 1995 (3) 87 WA
DE PEZ 1990 (3)
per lot $900 - $1,100
The 1995 is possibly the finest d’Armailhac I have
yet tasted. The blend was 50% Cabernet Sauvignon,
18% Cabernet Franc, and 32% Merlot. This deep
ruby/purple-colored wine possesses low acidity,
plenty of sweet tannin, and, in both its aromatics and
flavors, gobs of ripe cassis fruit are nicely framed by
the judicious use of toasty oak. Flavorful, round,
generous, and hedonistic, this is a crowd-pleaser!
89 WA
13 bts.
89 WS
1 bt.
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $600 - $800
The dark, almost opaque ruby/purple-colored
1990 exhibits excellent depth, plenty of stuffing
and focus, as well as a long, ripe, alcoholic finish.
This lavishly rich, full-bodied offering is supple
and stunning, as well as a notable value. Drink it
over the next 10-15 years. 89 WA
In contrast to the 1989, the 1990 is denser, more
tannic, muscular, and virile. It offers an opaque
purple color, but not much charm or openness.
The nose reluctantly offers up aromas of earth,
spicy fruit, and wood. The wine is full-bodied,
powerful, and loaded with extract and glycerin.
However, it is also revealing formidable quantities
of tannin, as well as a closed, backward style. This is
somewhat perplexing in view of previous tastings of
this wine. I still believe the 1990 to be an exceptional
Leoville-Barton, certainly the best wine made after
the 1982, and marginally superior to both the
delicious 1985 and tannic 1986. However, it needs
another 7-10 years of cellaring. In its youth, it is
one of the least approachable 1990s. 92 WA 93 WS
CHÂTEAU MEYNEY 1989
St. Estèphe. Cru Bourgeois
per lot $700 - $900
Lot 11 · 1 4 7
832
CHÂTEAU FIGEAC 1989
837
91 WS.
9 bts.
833
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $900 - $1,100
BRANE CANTENAC 1982 (1)
BATAILLEY 1985 (2)
BRANE CANTENAC 1985 (2)
D’ANGLUDET 1985 (1)
KIRWAN 1985 (1)
BEYCHEVELLE 1989 (1) 89 WA
L A POINTE 1989 (4)
12 bts.
834
12 bts.
838
per lot $700 - $800
87 WA
835
per lot $400 - $500
CHÂTEAU L AFITE ROTH SCHILD 1986
100 WA 94 WS
12 bts.
836
aromas on the nose: blackberry, black cherry, tobacco,
espresso, leather, black olive and loam. The palate is
absolutely seamless from first impression to finish,
effortlessly building layers of complexity in the
mouth and leading to a very long, earth and
spice finish. I can’t see how this could possibly
be improvement so have no alternative but
concede perfection. 100 WA 99 WS
12 bts.
1 4 8 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $10,300 - $12,500
per lot $700 - $800
1 missing capsule
8 bts.
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
Italy
839
per lot $15,100 - $18,500
PRIEURÉ LICHINE 1983 (2)
CLINET 1985 (6) 88 WA
HAUT BAILLY 1995 (2) 90 WA
LÉOVILLE POYFERRÉ 1995 (2) 90 WA 92 WS
The 1986 Cos d’Estournel is a highly extracted wine,
with a black/ruby color and plenty of toasty, smoky
notes in its bouquet that suggest ripe plums and
licorice. Evolving at a glacial pace, it exhibits
massive, huge, ripe, extremely concentrated flavors
with impressive depth and richness. It possesses more
power, weight, and tannin than the more opulent
and currently more charming 1985. 95 WA 92 WS
CHÂTEAU L ABÉGORCE ZÉDÉ 1989
Margaux
11 bts.
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 197 7 Col D’Orcia (2)
TIGNANELLO 1985 (2)
The color is a healthy deep ruby/purple, and the
nose offers up scents of roasted nuts, smoky oak,
cassis, cedar, and leather. Medium to full-bodied,
with lovely black fruit flavors wrapped gently in oak,
this fleshy, supple, deliciously constituted wine is a
treat to drink. 92 WA
4 bts.
per lot $600 - $800
United States
840
CLOS DU BOIS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
MARLSTONE 1981 (1)
STERLING VINEYARDS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
DIAMOND MOUNTAIN RANCH 1986 (1)
BERINGER , KNIGHT ’S VALLEY 1995 (7)
BERINGER , ALLUVIUM, KNIGHT ’S VALLEY 1996 (1)
12 bts.
841
R E C E N T LY R E M O V E D F R O M
P R O F E S S I O N A L L O N G -T E R M S T O R A G E
Red Bordeaux
843
followed by a knock-out nose of pain grille, jammy
black fruits, and roasted coffee. On the palate, it
possesses teeth-staining extract levels, massive body,
and rich, sweet black fruits buttressed by powerful,
noticeable tannin. A formidably endowed wine with
layers of extract, this is a huge, tannic, monstroussized Petrus that will require a minimum of 10 years
of cellaring. Forget all the nonsense about Merlot
producing sweet, soft, ready to drink wines, because
low yielding, old Merlot vines made in the way of
Petrus and other top Pomerols frequently possess as
much aging potential as any great Cabernet
Sauvignon-based wine in the world. Look for the
1995 Petrus to last for 50+ years. 96+ WA
per lot $600 - $700
INGLENOOK , CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
RESERVE CASK 1982 (1)
WILLIAM HILL , CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
GOLD L ABEL 1982 (2) 94 WS.
WILLIAM HILL , CABERNET SAUVI GNON,
SILVER L ABEL 1985 (2)
HESS COLLECTION, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
RESERVE 1987 (1)
6 bts.
per lot $400 - $500
Australia
842
12 bts. (owc.)
South Australia
97 WA 89 WS
2 bts.
844
per lot $500 - $600
CHÂTEAU L A FLEUR PÉTRUS 1995
Pomerol
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
Pomerol
The 1990 remains one of the great modern day
L’Evangiles, rivaling such superb vintages as 1995,
1985, 1982, 1975, 1950, and 1947. It possesses a deep
purple color, a youthful but promising nose of sweet
black fruits, chocolate, caramel, truffles, and minerals.
The wine is exceptionally rich and full-bodied, with
admirable glycerin and thickness. Its development
in the glass indicates the wine is still in a youthful,
dormant stage. The finish is full of sweet fruit,
with the wine’s extract concealing moderate tannin.
The 1990 is a fabulously pure, rich L’Evangile to drink
between the turn of the century and 2020. 96 WA
12 bts. (owc.)
per lot $3,200 - $4,000
845
CHÂTEAU GRUAUD L AROSE 1989 (5) 89 WA 94 WS
CHÂTEAU TALBOT 1989 (7)
848
The 1989 is more elegant, with none of the herb,
meaty, leathery aromas of the 1988. Opaque black/ruby,
with a pronounced bouquet of black fruits and spices,
this extracted, medium to full-bodied wine is
voluptuous on the palate, with a fine finish. The 1989
Talbot promises to drink well during its first decade
of life, but keep for up to 20 years. 88 WA 88 WS
12 bts.
846
5 bts.
84 7
The 1990 exhibits a saturated dark purple color,
and a gorgeous nose of olives, fruitcake, jammy black
fruits, minerals, and licorice. Medium to full-bodied,
with gobs of glycerin-imbued, sweet, jammy fruit,
this wine is nicely buttressed by moderate tannin and
adequate acidity. Fleshy and rich, as well as elegant
and complex, it is approachable because of the wine’s
sweet fruit, but it promises even more pleasure with
2-4 more years of bottle age; it will last for 20 years.
I predict the 1990 Figeac will have one of the most
exotic and compelling aromatic profiles of the 1990s.
It is a terrific wine! 94 WA
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
The 1989 Mouton-Rothschild is the superior wine,
but in no sense is this a compelling wine if compared
to the Moutons produced in 1995, 1986, and 1982.
The 1989 displays a dark ruby color that is already
beginning to reveal significant lightening at the edge.
The bouquet is surprisingly evolved, offering up
scents of cedar, sweet black fruits, lead pencil, and
toasty oak. This elegant, medium-bodied restrained
wine is beautifully made, stylish, and not dissimilar
to the 1985. 90 WA 91 WS
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
CHÂTEAU CLERC MILON 1989
The 1989 Clerc-Milon is a wonderfully hedonistic
wine. Deep ruby, with an intense, roasted, smoky
bouquet of plums and currants, this full-bodied wine
is packed with fruit, is chewy and opulent as well as
soft and alcoholic. 90 WA 96 WS
7 bts.
1 5 0 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $600 - $700
CHÂTEAU FIGEAC 1990
12 bts. (owc.)
849
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
CHÂTEAU BARDE HAUT 2000
St. Émilion. Grand Cru
A great sleeper of the vintage, this fully mature wine,
made by Helene Garcin, has loads of deep raspberry
and black cherry fruit with hints of licorice, toasty
oak, and spice box. It is plush, succulent, and
hedonistic, yet at the same time complex. I loved
their 1998, and this wine seems to have turned out
just as well. It has reached full maturity, where it
should stay for at least a 10 to 15-year period. 92 WA
12 bts. (owc.)
per lot $600 - $800
P R O P E R T Y O F A L O N G -T E R M PA S S I O N AT E C O L L E C T O R
854
Red Bordeaux
850
851
per lot $700 - $900
The palate is absolutely seamless from first
impression to finish, effortlessly building layers of
complexity in the mouth and leading to a very long,
earth and spice finish. I can’t see how this could
possibly be improvement so have no alternative
but concede perfection. 100 WA 99 WS
1 bt.
852
CHÂTEAU DUHART-MILON 1982 (1 mag.)
CHÂTEAU L ATOUR MARTILL AC 1985 (1 - 3 ltr.)
1 - 3 ltr. & 1 mag.
A terrific wine for the vintage, Latour’s 1993 reveals
an opaque purple color, a backward, cedar, black
walnut, cassis, and earth-scented nose, medium
to full body, gorgeously rich, concentrated fruit,
moderately high tannin (but no astringency),
and a sweet, long, powerful finish. The wine
does not possess any of the vegetal, green pepper
characteristics of the vintage, nor any hint of
hollowness or harshness. This wine may prove
to merit an even higher rating. Is this vintage the
modern day clone of the 1967 and 1971? 90 WA
2 bts.
2 bts.
855
L A TÂCHE 1966
97 WS.
1 bt.
856
1 bt.
857
per lot $500 - $600
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
CORTON, CLOS DES CORTONS 1997 Faiveley (3)
CORTON CHARLEMAGNE 1998 Joseph Drouhin (1)
VOUGEOT, CLOS DU PRIEURE 1999
5 bts.
858
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
L A TÂCHE 1994
per lot $600 - $700
CHAMBERTIN 1998
Domaine Pierre Damoy
5 bts.
853
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
Red Burgundy
per lot $900 - $1,000
per lot $800 - $1,000
Rhône Valley
88 WA
2 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
859
CÔTE RÔTIE, L A MOULINE 1984 Guigal (1)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, L’IMMORTELLE 1998
Château de la Gardine (1)
2 bts.
per lot $300 - $400
862
90 WA 91 WS
Red Bordeaux
860
Still tasting like a 4-5 year old Bordeaux, it will evolve
for another half century. Cassis, cedar, spice box,
minerals, and vanillin are all present, but this opaque
black/purple Pauillac has yet to reveal secondary
nuances given its youthfulness. It exhibits huge
tannin, unreal levels of glycerin and concentration,
and spectacular sweetness and opulence. Nevertheless,
it demands another decade of cellaring, and should
age effortlessly for another seven or eight decades.
I have always felt the 1982 Mouton was perfect,
yet this immortal effort might be capable of lasting
for 100 years! 100 WA 100 WS
Pomerol
This wine is more tightly knit, more tannic, but every
bit the blockbuster concentrated effort that its younger
sibling, the 1990, is. It seems to need more coaxing
from the glass, but the color is virtually identical,
a dense ruby/purple with no lightening at the edge.
In the mouth the wine cuts a broad swath, with
spectacular intensity, richness, massive concentration,
and high levels of tannin, yet the wine is fabulously
well-delineated and like its sibling, the 1990, has a
finish that goes on for nearly a minute. It does not
seem to be quite as evolved as the 1990, and my
instincts suggest there is a bit more tannin, but both
are as prodigious as Petrus can be. 100 WA 100 WS
2 bts.
861
per lot $5,000 - $6,200
2 bts.
863
1 bt.
I was shocked by how backward the 1996
Pontet-Canet was on the three occasions I tasted it
in January. This wine possesses superb potential,
but it appears a decade's worth of patience will be
necessary. The color is a saturated dark purple.
With coaxing, the wine offers aromas of black
currant jam intertwined with minerals, sweet oak,
and spice. A full-bodied wine, it possesses layered,
concentrated, sweet fruit, with an elevated level of
ripe tannin. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2035. 92 WA
The wine exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color, as
well as a sweet nose of jammy fruit, tobacco, spicy
with huge levels of fruit, extract, and glycerin,
this wine is nearly viscous because of its thickness
and richness. Low acidity gives the wine even more
because of its voluptuous texture. It needs another
5-6 years of bottle age before it will begin to develop
Haut-Brion’s fabulous fragrance. 100 WA 100 WS
12 bts. (owc.)
864
per lot $900 - $1,100
CHÂTEAU L AGRANGE 1996
90 WA 91 WS
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
12 bts. (owc.)
865
per lot $600 - $800
CHÂTEAU DU TERTRE 2001 (6) 90 WA
CHÂTEAU DU TERTRE 2003 (6) 90 WA
12 bts.
1 5 2 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
per lot $500 - $600
866
CHÂTEAU ROC DE CAMBES 1998
Côtes de Bourg
A TA I L O R E D O F F E R I N G F R O M A W E S T- E N D C E L L A R
This is the finest Roc de Cambes produced since
their terrific 1990. Proprietor Mitjavile’s Cotes de
Bourg estate (he is also the proprietor of Le Tertre
Roteboeuf ) has produced an exotic, flamboyant,
explosively rich 1998. It boasts dazzling aromatics
of coffee, jammy berry fruit, incense, fudge,
and spice. This hedonistic effort reveals no hard
edges, a sea mless texture, and plenty of juicy,
succulent fruit. It is impossible to resist.
Drink it over the next 7-8 years. 91 WA
Red Bordeaux
6 bts. (owc.)
867
869
A gorgeously sweet entry displays flavors of caramel,
roasted coffee, jammy red and black fruits, coconut,
and smoke. It is fat and full-bodied, with considerable
tannin, structure, and muscle in the finish.
Flamboyantly rich and precocious early in life,
it is going through an awkward stage where
the tannin is present, but it is also sexy, juicy,
and formidably-structured. 99 WA
per lot $300 - $500
1 bt.
tannins, this should prove to be one of the longestlived wines of the vintage and one of the most
compelling Leoville Bartons ever made. However,
anyone unable to defer gratification for at least a
decade should steer clear of this behemoth. 96 WA
12 bts. (owc.)
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
870
per lot $900 - $1,000
fruits intertwined with lead pencil, mineral, and
smoky wood scents. Powerful for a Lafite, this wine
unfolds to reveal extraordinary richness, purity, and
overall symmetry in addition to stunning flavor depth
and persistence. The finish lasts for nearly a minute.
Plenty of tannin remains, and the wine displays a
vibrancy and youthfulness that belie its 18 years of age.
The modern day equivalent of Lafite-Rothschild’s
immortal 1959, the 1982 will enjoy another 30-70 years
of life! An amazing achievement! 100 WA
1 bt.
per lot $2,900 - $3,600
White Burgundy
868
Leflaive
5 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
871
Rhône Valley
90 WA 91 WS
CHÂTEAU TROTANOY 1995 (2) 93 WA
CHÂTEAU L A FLEUR PÉTRUS 2000 (2)
874
I am not convinced the 2000 La Fleur Petrus is going
to eclipse the 1998, which performed even better in a
recent tasting. Nevertheless, it is a terrific effort from
this estate, sandwiched between the hallowed
vineyards of Petrus and Lafleur, A deep plum/ruby
color is followed by aromas of mocha, kirsch liqueur,
loamy soil, spice box, and licorice. It is an opulent,
medium to full-bodied, big, substantial yet elegant,
precise Pomerol displaying beautiful purity. It is just
beginning to drink well, and should continue to age
for another 10+ years. 93+ WA
6 bts.
872
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
2 bts.
Another superb bottle from Pétrus. Solid as a rock
with mint, raspberry, cherry and tar character, full
body and firm tannins. Needs time. Try after 1998.
– The Bordeaux 50. 93 WS
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
Burgundy
873
99 WA 93 WS
Pomerol
1 bt.
MONTRACHET, DOMAINE THENARD 1996
Remoissenet (1)
L A TÂCHE 2008 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (1)
The 2008 La Tache is another huge, powerful wine.
Deep layers of perfumed fruit flow from this
gorgeous wine. Mint, crushed flowers, orange peel
and spices are just some of the notes that emerge
from the wonderfully textured fruit. Darker hints
of earthiness, tar and minerals frame the sweeping,
eternal finish. This is simply dazzling. 97 WA
2 bts.
1 5 4 Sessio n Tw o
HERMITAGE 1995 Jean-Louis Chave (1)
PERRIN 2001 Château de Beaucastel (1)
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
per lot $500 - $600
Italy
875
ORNELL AIA 2004 (1 mag.) 96 WA
SASSICAIA 2004 (1 mag.)
The 2004 Sassicaia is a lovely, understated effort.
Medium in body, it presents nuanced layers of sweet
dark fruit, licorice, menthol and toasted oak that
gradually open onto a finely-knit frame of notable
length. Today it appears to be quite reticent and still
holding back much of its potential. Both bottles I
sampled showed less vibrancy and freshness in both
color and flavors than the other top 2004s I tasted
alongside it, suggesting that the wine is still suffering
from bottle shock. 93 WA 94 WS
2 mags.
per lot $700 - $900
United States
876
878
CARIAD VINEYARD 2007 (1) 100 WA
COLGIN CELL ARS, PROPRIETARY RED,
IX ESTATE 2007 (1)
The staggeringly rich, complex, harmonious,
impeccably well-balanced 2007 IX Proprietary
Red Estate (1,400 case produced) exhibits aromas
of spring flowers, cedarwood, Asian spices, licorice,
blueberries, and blackberries. A distinct liqueur
of minerals buttresses the full-bodied, massive
concentration, giving an overall impression of
elegance, purity, and harmony. This is another
seamless tour de force in winemaking. It should
drink well for 25 or more years. 100 WA
2 bts.
6 bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
Australia
94 WA 93 WS
This estate’s most renowned offering is their old vine
Shiraz (90+ year old vines) called The Dead Arm.
The unfined/unfiltered 1999 The Dead Arm Shiraz
(2,000 cases) was aged in 100% new oak, of which
70% was American and 30% French. It is about as
natural and unmanipulated a product of the vineyard
as one can find. Full-bodied and awesomely rich,
notes of black pepper, licorice, and blackberry as
well as cherry liqueur cascade over the palate with
enormous concentration and intensity, high tannin,
and a structured, muscular style. Give it 3-4 years
of cellaring, and consume it over the following
2-3 decades. It is a timeless museum piece made
in a style that can only be produced in Barossa or
McLaren Vale. 96 WA 91 WS
12 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
Port
879
87 7
South Australia
FONSECA 1994 (1) 97 WA 100 WS
TAYLOR’S 1994 (1)
When tasting young vintage ports, Taylor is always
the most backward. Yet potentially, it has the
capability to be the most majestic. This classically
made, opaque purple-colored wine is crammed with
black fruits (blueberries and cassis). It reveals high
tannin and a reserved style, but it is enormously
constituted with massive body, a formidable midpalate, and exceptional length. It is a young, rich,
powerful Taylor that will require 10-15 years of aging.
Compared to the more flashy, forward style of the
1992, the 1994 has more in common with such
vintages as 1977 and 1970. 97 WA 100 WS
2 bts.
per lot $300 - $400
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
A SELECTION OF CLASSIC WINES FROM
A L O N G -T E R M C O L L E C T O R
883
Red Bordeaux
880
The 1986 is the most tannic, as well as the largestframed Pichon-Lalande in over three decades.
Whether it will ultimately eclipse the 1982 is
doubtful, but it will be longer-lived. Dark
ruby/purple, with a tight yet profound bouquet of
cedar, blackcurrants, spicy oak, and minerals, this
full-bodied, deeply concentrated, exceptionally wellbalanced wine is, atypically, too brawny and big to
drink young. 96 WA 97 WS
90 WA
2 bts.
881
per lot $500 - $700
A wine of extraordinary intensity and accessibility,
the 1995 Cos d’Estournel is a sexier, more hedonistic
offering than the muscular, backward 1996.
Opulent, with forward aromatics (gobs of black
fruits intermixed with toasty pain grille scents
and a boatload of spice), this terrific Cos possesses
remarkable intensity, full body, and layers of
jammy fruit nicely framed by the wine’s new oak.
Because of low acidity and sweet tannin, the 1995
will be difficult to resist young, although it will
age for 2-3 decades. 95 WA 94 WS
6 bts.
882
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
12 bts.
6 bts.
884
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
DOMAINE
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
885
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
6 bts.
886
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
5 bts.
1 5 6 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $700 - $800
DE CHEVALIER 1989 (1)
L A L AGUNE 1990 (1) 90 WA
TROTANOY 1993 (1) 90 WA 91 WS
L A MISSION HAUT-BRION 1994 (1) 91 WA
TROTANOY 1994 (1) 89 WA 90 WS
5 bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1995 (5) 94 WA 95 WS
GLORIA 1995 (3) 88 WA 90 WS
CHÂTEAU GRAND-PUY-L ACOSTE 1996 (1) 93 WA 92 WS
per lot $500 - $600
LÉOVILLE
LÉOVILLE
LÉOVILLE
LÉOVILLE
L AS
L AS
L AS
L AS
CASES
CASES
CASES
CASES
1985
1989
1996
1999
(1)
(1)
(1)
(3)
93 WA
91 WA
98 WA
91 WA
per lot $900 - $1,100
RAUZAN-SÉGL A 1990 (1)
MARGAUX 1993 (1) 89 WA 90 WS
MARGAUX 1994 (1) 92 WA
PALMER 1994 (2)
per lot $800 - $1,000
887
Rhône Valley
89 WA 94 WS
890
90 WA 91 WS
The 1994 appears to be the finest Mouton-Rothschild
made following the 1986 and before the 1995’s
conception. The wine exhibits a dense, saturated
purple color, followed by a classic Mouton nose of
sweet black fruits intermingled with smoke, pain
grillee, spice, and cedar. Medium to full-bodied,
with outstanding concentration, a layered feel,
plenty of tannin, and rich, concentrated fruit,
this wine is similar to the fine 1988. 91 WA 91 WS
5 bts.
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉ E BOISRENARD 1998
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE CHANTEMERLE 1998
Bosquet des Papes (3) 90 WS
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE BOISRENARD 2001
9 bts.
891
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE DES FÉLIX 1998 (3)
Bois de Boursan
5 bts.
888
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
TERTRE RÔTEBOEUF 1994 (1)
TERTRE RÔTEBOEUF 1996 (1) 90 WA 88 WS
TROPLONG MONDOT 1999 (3 mags.)
TROPLONG MONDOT 2000 (2) 95 WA
6 bts. & 3 mags.
per lot $900 - $1,100
White Bordeaux
889
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
SUDUIRAUT 1988 (1 hf. bt.)
L AFAURIE PEYRAGUEY 1989 (1 hf. bt.)
D’ YQUEM 1990 (1) 99 WA 95 WS
D’ YQUEM 1990 (1 hf. bt.) 99 WA 95 WS
L AFAURIE PEYRAGUEY 1990 (2 hf. bts.)
92 WA
CHÂTEAU SUDUIRAUT 1990 (1) 88 WA 95 WS
CHÂTEAU RAYNE VIGNEAU 1997 (2)
4 bts. & 5 hf. bts.
892
per lot $600 - $800
per lot $500 - $600
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 1998 Closiers (1)
Domaine du Galet des Papes (1) 93 WA
Domaine de la Pinede (1)
Domaine de Villeneuve (2)
Domaine de Beaurenard (1 - 3 ltr.) 89 WA
1998 Font de Michelle (2)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, L A BERNADINE 1998
Chapoutier (3)
COUDOULET 1998 Château de Beaucastel (2)
14 bts. & 1 - 3 ltr.
per lot $700 - $900
per lot $900 - $1,100
893
CROZES HERMITAGE, DOMAINE DE THAL ABERT 1995
Paul Jaboulet Aîné (3) 90 WA
Paul Jaboulet Aîné (2) 92 WA 94 WS
HERMITAGE, GAMBERT DE LOCHE 1997
Cave de Tain l’Hermitage (3)
CROZES HERMITAGE, LES JALETS 1998
Paul Jaboulet Aîné (2) 90 WA
HERMITAGE 2000 Guigal (4) 97 WS.
HERMITAGE, L A SIZ ERANNE 2000 Chapoutier (3)
22 bts.
894
896
per lot $700 - $800
Champagne
CHIANTI CL ASSICO RISERVA 1995 Monsanto (1 - 3 ltr.)
CHIANTI CL ASSICO RISERVA 1996 Antinori (1 mag.)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, CASTELGIOCONDO
RISERVA 1997 Frescobaldi (2) 88 WA 98 WS
MARCHESI DI BAROLO, RISERVA 1997 (2)
BARBARESCO, PODERI COLL A 1998 Roncaglia (2)
BAROLO 1998 Pio Cesare (2)
BAROLO, VIGNETO CEREQUIO 1998
Beni di Batasiolo (2)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 1998 Castello Banfi (2)
93 WS
12 bts. & 1 - 3 ltr. & 1 mag.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, L A CRAU 1995
Vieux Télégraphe (2)
Vieux Télégraphe (4) 93 WA
Château de la Nerthe (2) 92 WS
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, BL ANC 2000
Château de la Nerthe (3)
13 bts.
Italy
United States
897
DOMINUS ESTATE 1992 (1) 95 WA
ARROWOOD, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1993 (1)
BEAULIEU VINEYARD, GEORGES DE L ATOUR , PRIVATE
RESERVE 1993 (1) 90 WS.
DUNN VINEYARDS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, HOWELL
MOUNTAIN 1993 (1) 95 WA 91 WS
ARROWOOD, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1994 (1) 91 WA
91 WA
895
SALON, BL ANC DE BL ANCS, LE MESNI L 1983 (1)
93 WA 90 WS 90 IWC
Assertive but not overt, this has toasty, nutty,
buttery aromas and flavors, quite a dry balance,
bright acidity and a broad but firm texture.
Should develop even more flavor with time. 92 WS
2 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
DUNN VINEYARDS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, HOWELL
MOUNTAIN 1994 (1) 96 WA
OPUS ONE 1994 (1) 94 WA
The 1994 is a strikingly thick, compellingly rich wine
with the texture of a great Pomerol, despite being made
primarily from Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine exhibits
a dense purple color, and an incredibly fragrant nose
of jammy black fruits, spice, smoke, and loamy,
truffle-like scents. In the mouth, it is full-bodied,
with thrilling levels of extract and richness, but no
sense of heaviness or harshness. This seamless Dominus
possesses no hard edges, as its acidity, tannin, and
alcohol are beautifully meshed with copious quantities
of ripe fruit. This wine offers early drinking, yet has
the potential to last for 30+ years… 99 WA
11 bts.
1 5 8 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
898
ROBERT MONDAVI, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
RESERVE 1994 (1) 97 WA
SHAFER , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1995 (2)
STERLING, SVR , PROPRIETARY BLEND 1995 (2)
ALEXANDER VALLEY 1996 (1)
CORNERSTONE CELL ARS,
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1997 (1)
7 bts.
899
902
and cola also emerge. It is a seamless effort with
sweet tannin, well-integrated acidity, sensational
extract, and layer upon layer of blackberry and
cassis fruit that stain the palate and fill the mouth.
Its harmony, freshness, and remarkable length
(the finish lasts nearly a minute) suggest an
all-time classic. 99 WA
per lot $600 - $700
RIDGE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, MONTE BELLO 1994 (2)
90-92 WA 92 WS
GRAVELLY MEADOW 1995 (1)
RED ROCK TERRACE 1995 (1)
RIDGE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, MONTE BELLO 1995 (1)
RIDGE, GEYSERVILLE 1995 (1) 90 WA
RIDGE, GEYSERVILLE 1996 (1 hf. bt.)
RIDGE, GEYSERVILLE 1997 (1) 91 WA 92 WS
RIDGE, ZINFANDEL , LYTTON SPRINGS 1998 (2)
9 bts. & 1 hf. bt.
2 bts.
903
per lot $900 - $1,100
Australia
900
HARDY ’S, SHIRAZ, EILEEN HARDY 1993 (2)
ROSEMOUNT, SYRAH, BALMORAL 1995 (3)
ST. HALLET T, SHIRAZ, OLD BLOCK 1996 (3)
ROSEMOUNT, SYRAH, BALMORAL 1998 (3)
11 bts.
South Australia
PENFOLDS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, BIN 707 1993 (1)
CAPE MENTELLE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1996 (1)
CHARLES MELTON, NINE POPES 1998 (2)
CHARLES MELTON, NINE POPES 1998 (2 mags.)
BROOKMAN VINEYARD 1998 (2) 93 WA
HENSCHKE, SEMILLON, LOUIS 1998 (1)
90 WA
WYNNS, SHIRAZ, MICHAEL 1998 (2)
per lot $600 - $800
15 bts. & 2 mags.
901
DEVIL’S L AIR , CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
MARGARET RIVER 1996 (2)
DEVIL’S L AIR , CHARDONNAY 1998 (2)
DEVIL’S L AIR , CHARDONNAY 2001 (1)
12 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
904
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
CHÂTEAU REYNELLA, BASKET PRESSED SHIRAZ 1998 (2)
LEEUWIN ESTATE, CHARDONNAY, ART SERIES 1998 (3)
ST. HALLET, SHIRAZ, BLACKWELL 1999 (1)
ST. HALLETT, SHIRAZ, OLD BLOCK 1999 (2)
BIRCHWOOD, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
TWIN RIVERS 2000 (3)
BIRCHWOOD, SHIRAZ, DECADES 2000 (2)
TWO HANDS SHIRAZ, BAD IMPERSONATOR 2001 (2)
15 bts.
per lot $600 - $800
per lot $800 - $1,000
905
South Australia
908
graphite, blackberries, cassis, incense, anise,
and toasty oak. Fabulously concentrated, with
great purity, an unctuous, viscous texture, and an
11 bts.
TAYLOR’S 1985 (1) 93 WS
TAYLOR’S, QUINTA DE VARGELL AS 1987 (1)
TAYLOR’S 1994 (2) 97 WA 100 WS
TAYLOR’S 2000 (4 hf. bts.) 98 WA
TAYLOR’S 1997 (1 mag.)
Saturated black/purple-colored, with stunning
aromatics of blueberries, blackberries, licorice,
and iron, this spectacular vintage port is one of the
stars of the vintage. Extremely full-bodied, with
silky tannin, spectacular concentration and purity,
multiple flavor levels, and an evolved, forward
personality, this is an exquisite yet precocious 1997
vintage port. 96 WA
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
4 bts. & 4 hf. bts. & 1 mag.
per lot $900 - $1,100
Portugal
909
906
DOW ’S 1985 (1) 89 WS
DOW ’S 1994 (1) 96 WA 97 WS
DOW ’S 1997 (2) 90 WA
FONSECA 1997 (1) 93 WA 90 WS
DOW ’S 2000 (3) 94 WA 93 WS
FONSECA 2000 (2) 95 WA
QUINTA DO NOVAL 2000 (1)
11 bts.
907
per lot $800 - $1,000
WARRE’S 197 7 (1) 92 WA
FONSECA 1985 (1) 90 WA
FONSECA 1994 (2) 97 WA 100 WS
QUINTA DA ERIA VELBA 1994 (3)
WARRE’S 1994 (2 hf. bts.) 94 WA 95 WS
DEL AFORCE, QUINTA DA CORTE 1997 (1)
WARRE’S 1997 (2) 94 WS
WARRE’S 2000 (2) 91 WA
1 6 0 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
GRAHAM’S 1985 (2) 96 WA
GRAHAM’S, MALVEDOS 1987 (1)
GRAHAM’S 1997 (1) 93 WA
GRAHAM’S 2000 (12 hf. bts.) 94 WA
910
per lot $700 - $800
NIEPOORT 1992 (1)
QUINTA DO VESUVIO 1992 (1)
NIEPOORT 1997 (2) 98 WS
NIEPOORT 2000 (3) 94 WS
13 bts.
90 WA 92 WS
92 WA 96 WS
90 WS
90 WA 89 WS
per lot $800 - $1,000
AN OFFERING FROM A TORONTO WINE PROFESSIONAL
916
Red Bordeaux
911
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
5 bts.
CANON 1982 (1)
MAGDEL AINE 1982 (1)
AUSONE 1986 (2) 86 WA 89 WS
ANGÉLUS 1989 (2)
This Château has been turning out such spectacular
wines that it is not surprising it was elevated in the
recent reclassification of St.-Emilion. Any Bordeaux
lover would be thrilled to have either of the 1989 or
1990 in his or her cellar. Both wines reveal an opaque
purple color, with the 1990 slightly more inky.
Both wines are also exceptionally endowed, backward,
rich, full-bodied, and crammed with fruit. The 1989
possesses a huge finish, with more noticeable tannin
than in the 1990. Picking a favorite between these two
fabulous examples of their respective vintages is for me - presently impossible. I will probably end up
drinking the 1990 before the 1989, but both wines are
25-30-year wines, with the 1989 possibly reaching full
maturity in 5-6 years, and the 1990 needing several
more years of cellaring. 96 WA 94 WS
6 bts.
912
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
12 bts.
913
914
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
PAVIE 1982 (2) 91 WA
CLERC MILON 1989 (4) 90 WA 96 WS
D’ARMAILHAC 1995 (2) 89 WA
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
3 bts.
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
CHÂTEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL 1983 (1) 91 WS
3 bts.
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1 982 (2) 94 WA
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1983 (1) 87 WA 87 WS
per lot $700 - $900
917
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
GRAND-PUY-L ACOSTE
GRAND-PUY-L ACOSTE
GRAND-PUY-L ACOSTE
GRAND-PUY-L ACOSTE
1982
1986
1995
1996
(3) 93 WA
(4) 91 WA 88 WS
(3) 95 WA
(1)
This is unquestionably a profound Grand-PuyLacoste, but it is excruciatingly backward. It reveals
an essence of creme de cassis character which sets it
apart from other Pauillacs. The wine is displaying
plenty of tannin, huge body, and sweet black currant
fruit intermixed with minerals and subtle oak.
Massive, extremely structured, and with 25-30 or
more years of longevity, this immensely-styled
Grand-Puy-Lacoste will require 7-8 years of patience,
perhaps longer. A superb, classic Pauillac. 93 WA
11 bts.
918
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
CHÂTEAU GRUAUD L AROSE 1983 (5) 90 WA
There seems to be no doubt about the quality of the
1986 Gruaud-Larose, which in 20 years should rival
the extraordinary 1990, 1982, 1961, 1949, and 1928
made at this vast estate. From the first time I tasted
this wine in cask, I have thought it to be among the
blockbusters of the vintage. It has a black/purple
color, mammoth structure, a fabulous wealth of
fruit, and a finish that seems to last several minutes.
This is indeed first-growth quality, but then, when,
in the last decade, has a Gruaud-Larose not matched
the quality of the first-growths? Given the enormous
structure, impressive concentration, and massive
tannins, one must wonder when this wine will be
ready to drink. That may preclude a number of
consumers from actually deciding to buy it. For many
readers, this is probably a wine to lay down for their
children, rather than for them to realistically
consider drinking in their own lifetimes. 94 WA
15 bts.
915
per lot $900 - $1,000
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
10 bts.
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
919
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
1971 (1)
1975 (1) 100 WA
1978 (1)
1979 (1)
1981 (1) 85 WA
923
CONSEILL ANTE 1982 (1) 95 WA
MISSION HAUT-BRION 1982 (1) 100 WA
CONSEILL ANTE 1989 (2) 97 WA
MISSION HAUT-BRION 1995 (1)
100 WA
5 bts.
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
as well as a sweet nose of jammy fruit, tobacco,
spicy oak, minerals, and smoke. Fabulously
concentrated, with huge levels of fruit, extract,
and glycerin, this wine is nearly viscous because of
its thickness and richness. Low acidity gives the wine
even more appeal and adds to its precociousness.
The wine has not budged in development since it
was first bottled, although it has always provided
thrilling drinking because of its voluptuous texture.
It needs another 5-6 years of bottle age before it will
begin to develop Haut-Brion’s fabulous fragrance.
100 WA 100 WS
2 bts.
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
10 bts.
per lot $2,000 - $2,400
L ATOUR 1983 (1) 88 WA 94 WS
LÉOVILLE POYFERRÉ 1983 (1)
HAUT BAGES LIBERAL 1986 (4)
L’ARROSÉE 1986 (1) 92 WA
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
Tasted from my cellar, the 1986 has consistently
been outstanding, falling short of being sublime.
The spicy, peppery bouquet reveals aromas of dried
herbs and red currant fruit. Medium-bodied, austere,
but youthful, vigorous, and concentrated, this wine
still requires 4-5 years of cellaring. It is surpassed in
this vintage (which favored the northern Medoc and
Cabernet Sauvignon) by its rivals, Lafite-Rothschild
and Mouton-Rothschild. 90 WA
3 bts.
925
per lot $800 - $1,000
As I indicated in the review of the 1982 Bordeaux,
this is an unusual Latour in the fact that it has always
been precocious. It has been jammy, forward, and
delicious no matter when the cork was pulled, in
total contrast to its two first-growth siblings, Mouton
Rothschild and Lafite-Rothschild. The dense, opaque
garnet-colored 1982 Latour reveals slight amber at
the edge. Sweet, smoky, roasted aromas in the nose
combine with jammy levels of black currant, cherry,
and prune-like fruit. It possesses extraordinary
concentration and unctuosity, with a thick, fat
texture oozing notes of cedar wood, tobacco, coffee,
and over-ripe fruit. Low acidity as well as high
and succulence. 100 WA 98 WS
2 bts.
1 6 2 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
924
922
LA
LA
LA
LA
2 bts.
921
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
Subtle aromas of sweet tobacco, cigar box and ripe
strawberry. Full-bodied, with very well-integrated,
tightly woven tannins. Chewy, rich. Needs more
time. – ’95/’96 Bordeaux retrospective.
Best after 2008. –JS 92 WS
5 bts.
920
HAUT-BRION
HAUT-BRION
HAUT-BRION
HAUT-BRION
HAUT-BRION
per lot $3,200 - $4,000
926
9 bts.
927
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE L AS CASES
CLOS DU MARQUIS 1995 (1)
1982
1983
1985
1986
1989
(3)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
98 WA 95 WS
91 WA
1995 (1)
928
per lot $2,500 - $3,100
CHÂTEAU L AGRANGE 1995 (3) 91 WS.
8 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
LYNCH
LYNCH
LYNCH
LYNCH
LYNCH
BAGES
BAGES
BAGES
BAGES
BAGES
1982
1986
1995
1998
1989
(2)
(3)
(1)
(2)
(2)
94 WA 94 WS
92 WA
91 WA 94 WS
89 WA 89 WS
potential, this admirable wine will not be ready for
prime time drinking for another 5-7 years. The color
is not quite as opaque as the 1990’s, but reveals
more purple and no lightening at the edge.
Hugely concentrated flavors have just begun
to offer up a nose of cedar and creme de cassis.
Powerful and muscular, with high tannin and
superb concentration, this is Lynch Bages at its
biggest and most beastly. However, everything is
in balance for a stunning evolution. 95 WA 98 WS
100 WA 95 WS
91 WA
The wine boasts an opaque ruby/purple color, and
exceptionally pure, beautifully knit aromas of black
fruits, minerals, vanillin, and spice. On the attack,
it is staggeringly rich, yet displays more noticeable
tannin than its younger sibling. Exceptionally ripe
cassis fruit, the judicious use of toasty new oak, and a
thrilling mineral character intertwined with the high
quality of fruit routinely obtained by Las Cases,
make this a compelling effort. There is probably
nearly as much tannin as in the 1996, but it is not
as perfectly sweet as in the 1996. The finish is
incredibly long in this classic. Only 35% of the
harvest was of sufficient quality for the 1995
Leoville-Las-Cases. 95 WA
10 bts.
929
10 bts.
930
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
1 bt.
931
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $700 - $800
MARGAUX
MARGAUX
MARGAUX
MARGAUX
1970
1975
1978
1979
(1)
(1) 88 WS
(1) 92 WA
(1)
This wine is just now reaching full maturity,
much later than I initially expected. It is a classy,
elegant example of Margaux possessing a dark
ruby/purple color, and a moderately intense nose of
sweet black currant fruit intermixed with minerals,
vanillin, and floral scents. The wine is mediumbodied, with beautifully sweet fruit. This linear,
more compressed style of Margaux possesses a
good inner-core of sweet fruit, and a charming,
harmonious personality. Although not a blockbuster,
it is aging effortlessly, and appears to take on more
character with each passing year. 93 WA 91 WS
4 bts.
per lot $800 - $900
932
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
MARGAUX
MARGAUX
MARGAUX
MARGAUX
1981 (1) 91 WA
1982 (1)
1984 (1)
1983 (4)
935
For me, the 1990 Margaux continues to be the
quintessential example of this chateau. In addition to
being profoundly concentrated, its ethereal bouquet of
sweet black fruits, cedar, spices, flowers, smoke, and
vanilla is remarkably well-formed and intense. In the
mouth, there is not a hard edge to this classic wine,
which is super-concentrated, soft, silky-textured,
and opulent. It displays an opaque ruby/purple color,
a compelling bouquet, and exquisite layers of flavors
that cascade over the palate without any notion of
toughness or coarseness. The acidity is low, although
sufficient enough to provide vibrancy and focus.
This wine’s significant tannin level is remarkably
well-concealed by the wealth of fruit. Although still
an infant in terms of development, this fabulous
Margaux is already drinkable. There have been
so many great vintages of Margaux under the
Mentzelopoulos regime that it is almost inconceivable
that the 1990 could outrank the 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986,
and 1995, but, in my opinion, it possesses an extraspecial dimension. While it is approachable, it will last
7 bts.
933
per lot $3,100 - $3,800
The 1986 Margaux continues to be the most
powerful, tannic, and muscular Margaux made in
decades. One wonders if the 1928 or 1945 had as much
power and depth as the 1986? The black/ruby/purple
color reveals no sign of age. The reluctant nose offers
up aromas of smoky, toasty new oak and black
currants, as well as a few flowers. The wine is
mammoth, with extraordinary extract, superb
balance, and a frightfully tannic finish. This is a
Margaux of immense stature, made in a masculine,
full-bodied style that is in complete contrast to the
1990. It should prove nearly immortal in terms of
aging potential, but will it have the awesome
potential I first predicted? 96 WA 93 WS
934
3 bts.
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
4 bts.
per lot $2,000 - $2,400
5 bts.
936
Soiled label
An outstanding Montrose, the 1989 is one of
the vintage’s stars. It possesses an opaque dark
ruby/purple color, a sweet nose of minerals,
black fruits, cedar, and wood, dense, medium to
full-bodied, highly extracted flavors, low acidity,
and moderate tannin in the long finish. While it
appears to be closing down far more quickly than
the legendary 1990, it has layers of sweet fruit as
well as an elevated level of glycerin. Give it 5-7 years
of cellaring, and drink it over the subsequent
2-3 decades. 96 WA 97 WS
3 bts.
1 6 4 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,500 - $1,900
per lot $700 - $800
937
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
MOUTON
MOUTON
MOUTON
MOUTON
8 bts.
938
ROTHSCHILD
ROTHSCHILD
ROTHSCHILD
ROTHSCHILD
1973 (1)
1978 (3)
1979 (2) 96 WS
1981 (2) 91 WS.
943
89 WA 89 WS
89 WA 94 WS
per lot $1,400 - $1,800
After less than persuasive performances in two
potentially great years, 1989 and 1990, MoutonRothschild appears to have settled down, producing
fine efforts in recent vintages, culminating with the
enormously promising, unquestionably profound
1995. The 1993 is a beautifully made wine which could
be considered a sleeper of the vintage. The wine boasts
a dark purple color, followed by a sweet, pain grillee,
roasted nut, and cassis-scented bouquet that is just
beginning to open. In the mouth, the wine may not
possess the body and volume of a vintage such as 1990
or 1989, but there is more richness of fruit, a sweet,
ripe, pureness to the wine, as well as medium body
and outstanding balance. This moderately tannic,
well-focused, surprisingly rich 1993 is capable of
15-20 years of evolution. 90 WA 90 WS
3 bts.
5 bts.
91 WA 94 WS
90 WA 89 WS
940
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
impression to finish, effortlessly building layers
of complexity in the mouth and leading to a
very long, earth and spice finish. I can’t see
how this could possibly be improvement so
have no alternative but concede perfection.
100 WA 99 WS
3 bts.
per lot $2,600 - $3,100
941
3 bts.
per lot $2,600 - $3,100
942
3 bts.
per lot $2,600 - $3,100
CHÂTEAU PALMER 1982 (1) 90 WS.
CHÂTEAU PALMER 1989 (1) 95 WA
CHÂTEAU PALMER 1983 (1)
One of the superb wines of the vintage, the 1983
Palmer continues to display a saturated purple/garnet
color, and an intense perfume of jammy black fruits,
smoked meats, flowers, cedar, and Asian spices.
Super-concentrated, powerful, and full-bodied, this
huge, unctuously textured wine is approaching its
plateau of maturity. Because of the high Merlot
content it can easily be drunk now, yet promises to
last for another 20-25 years. I remain convinced that
the 1983 will be the most powerful Palmer since the
compelling 1961. 97 WA
4 bts.
per lot $1,300 - $1,600
per lot $3,400 - $4,100
944
939
3 bts.
945
per lot $900 - $1,000
Pomerol
91 WA 94 WS
1 bt.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
946
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE,
I have had this wine a half-dozen times over the last
eleven months, and have rated it either 98, 99, or 100
on every occasion. It is a fully mature, sumptuous,
gloriously perfumed, luxuriously rich Pauillac the
likes of which are rarely encountered. The color is a
dark plum/ruby with amber at the edge. Spectacular
aromatics offer up cedar, smoke, jammy black and
red fruits, minerals, licorice, and toast. Unctuouslytextured and full-bodied, with low acidity, fabulously
sweet, rich fruit, surprising definition for a wine of
such lushness and intensity, this is one of the vintage’s
most compelling and profound efforts. It has been
delicious since birth, but absolutely stupendous over
the last decade. How much longer can it hold onto its
magic? 100 WA
3 bts.
94 7
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
90 WA
The dense, full-bodied 1989 is brilliantly made with
huge, smoky, chocolatey, cassis aromas intermingled
with scents of toasty oak. Well-layered, with a sweet
inner-core of fruit, this awesomely endowed,
backward, tannic, prodigious 1989 needs another
5-6 years of cellaring; it should last for three
decades or more. It is unquestionably a great
Pichon-Longueville-Baron. 95 WA 98 WS
13 bts.
948
per lot $2,000 - $2,400
90 WA
95 WA 98 WS
1 6 6 Sessio n Tw o
CHÂTEAU TALBOT 1982 (4) 93 WA
CHÂTEAU TALBOT 1983 (2)
CHÂTEAU TALBOT 1986 (4) 96 WA 91 WS
10 bts.
950
per lot $700 - $900
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
LE SECOND VIN DE MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1993 (1)
LE PETIT MOUTON DE MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1994 (1)
91 WA 91 WS
LE PETIT MOUTON DE MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1996 (1)
6 bts.
per lot $600 - $800
White Bordeaux
951
CHÂTEAU D’ YQUEM 1983 (3) 96 WA 98 WS
CHÂTEAU D’ YQUEM 1989 (1)
The favorite sweet wine of millionaires, Château
d’Yquem has, not unexpectedly, turned in a brilliant
effort with their newly released 1989. It is a largescaled, massively rich, unctuously-textured wine
that should evolve effortlessly for a half century or
more. It does not reveal the compelling finesse and
complexity of the 1988 or 1986, but it is a far heavier,
richer wine than either of those vintages. It is
reminiscent of the 1976, with additional fat and
glycerin. The wine is extremely alcoholic and rich,
with a huge nose of smoky, honey-covered coconuts
and overripe pineapples and apricots. As with most
young vintages of Yquem, the wine’s structure is
barely noticeable. These wines are so highly extracted
and rich yet approachable young, it is difficult to
believe they will last for 50 or more years. The 1989
is the richest Yquem made in the eighties, and it
has an edge in complexity over the powerhouse 1983.
It remains to be seen whether this wine will develop
the extraordinary aromatic complexity possessed by
the promising 1988 and 1986 Yquems. 97 WA 97 WS
4 bts.
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE BARO N 1989 (2)
6 bts.
949
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
Red Burgundy
952
957
RICHEBOURG 1994
90 WS
1 bt.
per lot $500 - $600
ORNELL AIA 1993 (1) 92 WA
CHIANTI CL ASSICO, RISERVA POGGIO ROSSO 1997
San Felice (3)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, PIAN DELLE VIGNE 1999
Antinori (1) 93 WA
Il Palazzonne (2)
8 bts.
953
L A TÂCHE 1994
958
per lot $600 - $800
Rhône Valley
954
HERMITAGE, L A CHAPELLE 1985 (1) 91 WA
HERMITAGE, L A CHAPELLE 1995 (2) 90 WA 91 WS
HERMITAGE, L A CHAPELLE 1996 (3) 92 WA 94 WS
Paul Jaboulet Aîné
6 bts.
SASSICAIA 1985
Tuscany
This wine was impressive for its deep color, fresh
aromatics and vibrant flavors. It offered attractive
plummy fruit, cassis and toasted oak notes on a
medium-bodied frame with excellent length and fine,
silky tannins, conveying an impression of understated
elegance. Readers fortunate enough to own this
wine can look forward to at least another decade
of prime drinking. 100 WA 99 WS
88 AM
1 bt.
3 bts.
Italy
SASSICAIA 1987 (1)
4 bts.
SOL AIA 1987 (1)
SOL AIA 1988 (1) 97 WS
SOL AIA 1985 (1)
960
The 1985 Solaia continues to evolve at a quicker pace
than the 1985 Sassicaia. A huge nose of olives, toast,
cedar, and cassis offers considerable enjoyment.
In the mouth, this dark ruby/purple-colored,
opulent wine exhibits a rich, medium to full-bodied,
chewy texture, decent acidity, and well-integrated
flavors of smoky new oak. The finish is supple
and long as the tannins have quickly melted away.
Approachable and delicious, this offering should
continue to improve for another 7-8 years. 95 WA
3 bts.
956
per lot $700 - $800
per lot $700 - $800
SASSICAIA 1988
Tuscany
This firmly structured, medium weight, restrained
example of Sassicaia exhibits an impressive deep, dark
ruby color, and a perfumed, super-ripe nose of black
fruits and toasty vanillin from aging in new oak casks.
In the mouth there is excellent concentration, crisp
acidity, and plenty of tannin, glycerin, and alcohol in
the admirable finish. Though it is neither as multidimensional nor concentrated as the other-worldly
1985, nor as opulent as the 1982, it is, nevertheless,
another brilliant example of what heights Cabernet
Sauvignon can achieve in the soils of Tuscany.
90 WA 97 WS
3 bts.
SOL AIA 1989 (1) 88 WS
SOL AIA 1993 (2)
SOL AIA 1994 (2) 93 WS
5 bts.
per lot $4,300 - $5,300
per lot $500 - $600
959
955
per lot $800 - $1,000
per lot $900 - $1,200
per lot $700 - $900
961
SASSICAIA 1990 (1 mag.) 94 WA 93 WS
2 bts. & 1 mag.
per lot $900 - $1200
Australia
964
A current as well as future legend, this has long been
considered by Penfolds’ winemaking team as the
greatest Grange of the 1980s. And why not? A blend
of 87% Shiraz and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, it tips
the scales at nearly 14% alcohol. I have been fortunate
to have this wine nearly a dozen times, and I have
consistently rated it 96-100. It was virtually perfect
in June, exhibiting an opaque purple color and a
provocative nose of creme de cassis intermixed
with smoke, chocolate, licorice, new saddle leather,
and pepper. The wine is fleshy, massively concentrated,
multi-dimensional with extraordinary power,
beautifully integrated acidity, tannin, and alcohol,
that seems to only occur in the greatest vintages.
Moreover, the wine is still a baby and ideally in need
of another 3-5 years of cellaring. This is a Grange to
kill for. 99 WA 98 WS
United States
962
HEITZ CELL ARS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
MARTHA’S VINEYARD 1979 (2)
BEAULIEU VINEYARD, GEORGES DE L ATOUR ,
OPUS ONE 1986 (1) 87 WA
P RIVATE RESERVE 1990 (1)
10 bts.
963
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
BL ACK L ABEL 1994 (2)
E & E BL ACK PEPPER SHIRAZ 1995 (1)
E & E BL ACK PEPPER SHIRAZ 1999 (2) 91 WS
A distinctive Aussie Cabernet with impressive
character. Plump and generous, a round wine
with lots of black cherry, mint and root beer notes.
Hints at chocolate as the flavors linger on the supple
finish. Drink now through 2006. 50,000 cases made.
90 WS
9 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,200
South Australia
3 bts.
Portugal
965
WARRE'S 197 7 (1 mag.) 92 WA
QUINTA DO NOVAL 1994 (4) Duoro
The 1994 Vintage Port may be the finest regular vintage
port I have tasted from this house in decades. Sadly,
the production was absurdly small (approximately
800 cases) as the new owners, France’s AXA, want
to make a qualitative statement - immediately.
Opaque ruby/purple-colored, with fabulous purity
and richness, full body, moderate sweetness, layers
of jammy fruit, and well-integrated alcohol… 95 WA
4 bts. & 1 mag.
1 6 8 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
per lot $600 - $700
ANOTHER OFFERING FROM THE SAME CONSIGNOR
969
100 WA 94 WS
Red Bordeaux
966
CHÂTEAU L AFITE ROTHSCHILD 1978 (1) 87 WA
2 bts.
967
per lot $2,500 - $3,100
970
1 bts.
per lot $1,250 - $1,500
971
per lot $900 - $1,200
fruits intertwined with lead pencil, mineral, and smoky
wood scents. Powerful for a Lafite, this wine unfolds
to reveal extraordinary richness, purity, and overall
symmetry in addition to stunning flavor depth and
persistence. The finish lasts for nearly a minute.
Plenty of tannin remains, and the wine displays a
vibrancy and youthfulness that belie its 18 years of age.
The modern day equivalent of Lafite-Rothschild’s
immortal 1959, the 1982 will enjoy another 30-70 years
of life! An amazing achievement! 100 WA
968
2 bts.
Broodingly backward and in need of considerable
bottle age, the 1988 is a classic expression of Lafite.
This deeply-colored wine exhibits the tell-tale
Lafite bouquet of cedar, subtle herbs, dried pit fruits,
minerals, and cassis. Extremely concentrated,
with brilliantly focused flavors and huge tannins,
this backward, yet impressively endowed LafiteRothschild may well turn out to be the wine of
the vintage! 94 WA
1 bt.
per lot $2,900 - $3,600
Finally, the 1983 Lafite is beginning to shed its tannin.
The wine exhibits a deep ruby/garnet color with only
a slight lightening at the edge. The intoxicatingly
perfumed nose of lead pencil, pain grille, red and black
fruits, minerals, and roasted herbs is provocative.
In the mouth, this wine displays considerable body
for a Lafite, plenty of power, and a fleshy, rich,
sweet mid-palate. Long, elegant, plump, and
surprisingly fleshy, this outstanding example of
Lafite seems largely forgotten given the number
of high quality vintages during the golden decade
of the eighties. 93 WA 91 WS
3 bts.
3 bts.
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
United States
972
HEITZ CELL ARS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
MARTHA’S VINEYARD 1979 (2)
OPUS ONE 1986 (1) 87 WA
10 bts.
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
A S M A L L C O N S I G N M E N T O F W E L L- C H O S E N W I N E S
97 7
Red Bordeaux
973
CHÂTEAU TROTANOY 1995 (1) 93 WA
CHÂTEAU TROTANOY 2000 (3) 92 WA 93 WS
This structured, formidably-endowed, deep
ruby/purple-colored, full-bodied, super-rich wine
exhibits notes of toffee, truffles, and abundant
blackberry, cherry, and currant fruit. It cuts a large
swath across the palate, and possesses copious but
sweet tannin as well as a chewy, muscular mid-palate
and finish. This is a compelling effort from one of the
great vineyards of Pomerol. 95+ WA
8 bts.
974
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
Combining remarkable elegance allied to considerable
power and depth, this is the finest wine from Troplong
Mondot since the staggeringly great 1990. Its saturated
purple color is followed by aromas of ink, creme de
cassis, graphite, and toasty oak. Full-bodied and
powerful, with excellent balance, this is a wine of
extraordinary richness and massiveness yet surreal
freshness as well as vibrancy. The finish lasts for over
45 seconds and nearly conceals some hefty tannins.
With fabulous definition, richness, and intensity,
this is a compelling 2000. 95 WA
11 bts.
975
976
per lot $1,200 - $1,400
CHÂTEAU BRANAIRE DUCRU
2 with stained labels
12 bts.
2000 (3)
2001 (3) 91 WA 90 WS
2003 (3) 95 WA 93 WS
2004 (3) 90 WA 88 WS
per lot $600 - $800
CHÂTEAU L A MISSION HAUT-BRION 1975 (1) 100 WA
CHÂTEAU L AFITE ROTHSCHILD 1976 (1) 93 WA 88 WS
2 bts.
1 7 0 Sessio n Tw o
2 bts.
978
per lot $1,800 - $2,200
TERTRE RÔTEBOEUF 1995 (1) 95 WA
GRAND-PUY-L ACOSTE 1996 (6) 93 WA
TERTRE RÔTEBOEUF 1998 (1) 94 WA
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
CHÂTEAU PALMER 1989 (1) 95 WA
CHÂTEAU L AFITE ROTHSCHILD 1994 (1) 90 WA 93 WS
2 bts.
979
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
per lot $800 - $1,000
CHÂTEAU L A VIEILLE CURE 2003 (6)
CHÂTEAU L’ARROSÉE 2005 (6)
12 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
United States
980
OPUS ONE 1980 (1) 91 WS
CHÂTEAU MONTELENA ,
CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 1995 (1) 94 WA
CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 1997 (2) 98 WA
CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 2001 (3)
The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is one of
Bo Barrett’s finest efforts. While tightly knit,
24 hours of aeration reveals its upside potential.
Dense ruby/purple with a nose of crushed rocks
intermixed with creme de cassis and a hint of
licorice, this full-bodied, pure, deep offering will
be at its peak between 2010-2025. It is a blend of
96% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc
that came in at 14.1% alcohol. 95 WA
7 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
A RESPECTED COLLECTOR OFFERS
A CROSS SECTION OF HIS CELLAR
985
One can’t say enough about the accomplishments
the Cathiards have achieved at this property since
1990. Prior to their purchase of the property,
appallingly diluted, vegetal, fruitless, charmless
wines were produced, but they have turned SmithHaut-Lafitte into a showcase Pessac-Leognan.
The inky/blue/purple-tinged 2005’s extraordinary
nose reeks of charcoal, incense, scorched earth,
abundant blackberry, blueberry, and cherry fruit,
toast, and spice. Good acidity, huge but sweet tannin,
and fabulous precision as well as definition
characterize this full-bodied, super-concentrated
effort. It should prove to be among the longest-lived
wines yet made by the Cathiards. 95 WA
Red Bordeaux
981
La Mission possesses more fat, texture, and intensity.
An enormously endowed wine with huge tannin and
structure, the 2005 offers a quintessential Graves
bouquet of burning embers, charcoal, blackberries,
truffles, black currants, and a meaty character.
Reminiscent of the 1989, with more structure as well
as a longer window of drinkability, the 2005 may be
a modern day, improved version of a vintage such as
1955, which was well-endowed, very tannic, and took
a long time to come around. While fabulously fullbodied and unctuous, the 2005 will not provide much
charm in its youth. 97 WA 97 WS
9 bts.
986
12 bts.
per lot $9,200 - $11,200
982
12 bts.
per lot $9,200 - $11,200
983
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1 989
The wine exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color, as
well as a sweet nose of jammy fruit, tobacco, spicy
with huge levels of fruit, extract, and glycerin, this
wine is nearly viscous because of its thickness and
richness. Low acidity gives the wine even more
because of its voluptuous texture. It needs another
5-6 years of bottle age before it will begin to develop
Haut-Brion’s fabulous fragrance. 100 WA 100 WS
2 bts.
984
CHÂTEAU SMITH HAUT L AFIT TE 2005 (2)
per lot $500 - $600
CHAPELLE D’AUSONE 2003 (6) 93 WA 89 WS
CHÂTEAU AUSONE 2004 (3)
One of the vintage’s most compelling wines,
Alain Vauthier’s beloved 2004 Ausone has closed
down considerably since I tasted it out of barrel,
but it remains among the most concentrated wines
of the vintage. Furthermore, along with Petrus, it
will probably be the longest-lived. A dense purple
color is accompanied by a celestial perfume of blue
and black fruits, wet stones, flowers, and incense.
On the palate, the wine exhibits exceptional power
and concentration, but this historic terroir has also
provided a surreal lightness to the wine’s impression.
Beautiful flavors, sensational depth, and abundant
structure suggest this 2004 will not be close to
full maturity for 8-10 years. It should last for
four decades. 94 WA
9 bts.
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
per lot $2,000 - $2,400
92 WA 92 WS
2 bts.
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
1 7 2 · Lot 16
987
The 2003 Ausone is off the charts in terms of richness.
While I gave a 3-digit score to the 2000, I think this
profoundly concentrated wine may be even more
sublime and exotic. Its inky/blue/purple color is
followed by an extraordinary perfume of flowers,
crushed rocks, sweet raspberries, blackberries,
blueberries, and God knows what else. The impression
is one of extraordinary richness and purity, and a
multilayered texture yet a surreal lightness as well
as laser-like precision. This exquisite offering must
be tasted to be believed. Incredibly young, it will
undoubtedly close down over the next few years,
re-emerging after 15-20 years. It should last for
70-100 years. It is a wine for anthology! 100 WA 96 WS
3 bts.
988
The inky/ruby/purple-colored 2001 exhibits a tight
but promising nose of crushed stones, a liqueur of
blackberries, cherries, and black currants, and subtle
smoke and licorice in the background. Powerful,
with impressive elegance, fine harmony among its
elements, a multi-layered texture, it has a finish that
lasts for 50+ seconds. There is considerable tannin,
but it is well-integrated. Give it 3-4 years, and drink
it over the next two decades. A profound effort for the
vintage, it is an example of a perfectionist proprietor
pushing the envelope of quality. 96 WA 92 WS
989
per lot $1,300 - $1,500
CHÂTEAU PAVIE 2003
Tipping the scales at 13.8% alcohol, it boasts an
opaque purple color along with a gorgeous nose of
blackberries, smoked meats, licorice, incense, and
barbecue spices. Huge fruit on the attack is followed
by a powerful, masculine wine with huge extract,
high tannin, low acidity, and formidable power.
Despite its low acidity, this is a wine to forget for
3-4 years, and drink over the following 20-25 years.
When fully mature, this brilliant effort should rival
the 2000 and 1998. 95 WA 96 WS
6 bts.
1 7 4 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
CHÂTEAU PAVIE DECESSE 2000 (4) 96 WA
CHÂTEAU PAVIE-MACQUIN 2003 (3)
CHÂTEAU PAVIE DECESSE 2004 (3)
10 bts.
991
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
CHÂTEAU HAUT SARPE 2000 (6)
CHÂTEAU TROPLONG MONDOT 2003 (1)
Very deep garnet-black. Warm plum, cedar, tobacco
and mocha make for a very alluring if somewhat
contrasting nose on this young wine. The palate is
very tight, with firm, slightly astringent tannins
and the faintest touch of bitterness hinting over
zealous extraction. This is however a minor point
as the wine is wonderfully rich, full bodied and
concentrated, and aptly balanced by medium+
acidity. Very long finish. 94 WA 91 WS
per lot $3,400 - $4,100
CHÂTEAU PAVIE 2000 (2) 95 WA
CHÂTEAU PAVIE 2001 (4)
6 bts.
990
7 bts.
992
per lot $300 - $400
Eighty thousand bottles of 2004 Cheval Blanc were
produced from a blend of 55% Cabernet Franc and
45% Merlot. Subtle herb, menthol, cranberry, black
currant, and licorice aromas emerge from this dark
ruby/plum-colored wine. It is medium-bodied and
elegant with plenty of sweet fruit, but not a lot of
weight or intensity. The complexity and nobility of
Cheval Blanc’s gravelly terroir is apparent in this
delicate, subtle St.-Emilion. Give it a few years to
develop additional aromatics, and drink it over the
following 12-15. 90 WA 94 WS
3 bts.
per lot $800 - $1,000
993
996
The dense ruby/purple-hued 2005 Cheval Blanc’s
ethereal bouquet of menthol, coffee, wet stones, black
cherries, blackberries, and hints of graphite and spice
soars from the glass. An equal part blend of Cabernet
Franc and Merlot, it is medium to full-bodied with a
gorgeous texture in addition to high tannins that glide
over the palate with no angularity or astringency.
While it does not quite reach the perfection of the
2000, it should rival the profound 1998 and 1990.
This is not a Cheval Blanc for near-term drinking as it
demands at least a decade’s worth of cellaring. 96 WA
3 bts.
This beautiful, stunningly dense purple-colored
effort (includes about 90% Cabernet Sauvignon)
offers up precise notes of graphite, black cherries,
cassis, scorched earth, and minerals. Medium to
full-bodied with fabulous fruit, impressive richness,
refreshing acidity, and sweet tannin, this beauty
should be approachable in 4-5 years, and last for
three decades. As Lafite Rothschilds go, this is
somewhat of a sleeper vintage. 95 WA 93 WS
3 bts.
CHÂTEAU L ARCIS-DUCASSE 2005 (14)
CHÂTEAU L ARCIS-DUCASSE 2005 (2 mags.)
98 WA 95 WS
995
per lot $2,500 - $3,100
A combination of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9%
Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, it
represents a ripe version of the essence of LafiteRothschild. Dense purple-colored, with classic notes
viscosity. Whether this wine will close down or not
is questionable as it is somewhat atypical given its
sweetness and softness. Analytically, there are
3 bts.
per lot $3,400 - $4,100
aromas on the nose: blackberry, black cherry,
98 WA 95 WS
14 bts. & 2 mags.
per lot $1,600 - $2,000
per lot $2,000 - $2,500
997
994
2 bts.
998
per lot $1,700 - $2,100
The dense, opaque garnet-colored 1982 Latour reveals
slight amber at the edge. Sweet, smoky, roasted aromas
in the nose combine with jammy levels of black
currant, cherry, and prune-like fruit. It possesses
extraordinary concentration and unctuosity, with a
thick, fat texture oozing notes of cedar wood, tobacco,
coffee, and over-ripe fruit. Low acidity as well as high
and succulence. 100 WA 98 WS
2 bts.
per lot $3,200 - $4,000
999
1002
92 WA
A brilliant offering, which should be drinkable much
earlier than the blockbuster 2000, the 2001 Latour
boasts an inky/ruby/purple color to the rim as well as
a glorious bouquet of black currants, crushed stones,
vanilla, and hints of truffles and oak. A blend of
80% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance primarily
Merlot with a touch of Cabernet Franc and Petit
Verdot, it reveals a sweetness on the palate that is
atypical for such a young Latour. The beautiful
integration of tannin, acidity, and wood is stunning.
The wine flows across the palate with fabulous
texture, purity, and presence. This luscious,
full-bodied Latour was surprisingly open-knit on
the three occasions I tasted it from bottle. However,
do not mistake its aging ability as this 2001, despite
its precociousness, will last 20-25 years. 95 WA 95 WS
2 bts.
1000
DAME DE MALESCOT 2005 (5)
7 bts.
1003
15 bts.
1004
1005
per lot $3,000 - $3,600
1 7 6 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $300 - $400
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 2005
The 2005 Ducru Beaucaillou is a 10,000-case blend of
67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot (they used
to produce 18,000-20,000 cases). It is an exceptionally
powerful wine with a dense purple color, superb
intensity, and a beautiful, sweet nose of spring
flowers, raspberries, blueberries, graphite, and creme
de cassis. Full-bodied with fabulous concentration,
exceptionally high tannin, good acidity, and massive
layers of richness that build incrementally on the
palate, this monumental effort is more structured
than their outstanding 2003. It may be the finest wine
produced at this estate since the 1982 and 1961 Ducrus.
97 WA 95 WS
12 bts.
3 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 1995 (1) 93 WA
6 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
powerful efforts this Château has ever made. Its dense
purple color is accompanied by sweet, jammy creme
de cassis notes intermixed with roasted herbs, smoked
meats, and chocolate. Although ripe, dense, fullbodied, and moderately tannic, it is silky (because of
its low acidity and high glycerin) as well as accessible.
94+ WA 95 WS
CHÂTEAU GRAND-PUY-L ACOSTE 2000 (3)
CHÂTEAU CLERC MILON 2003 (3) 91+ WA 93 WS
as well as a gorgeous perfume of smoke, cedar, creme
de cassis, flowers, crushed rocks, and blackberries.
Massive and multi-layered, with huge richness and
low acidity, it is about as unctuous as a young Latour
can be. 100 WA 98 WS
1001
per lot $400 - $500
93 WA 92 WS
3 bts.
1006
per lot $2,200 - $2,600
CHÂTEAU BELLEFONT BELCIER 2000 (2) 90 WA
94 WA 97 WS
L A CROIX DE BEAUCAILLOU 2005 (11) 91 WA 91 WS
19 bts.
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
1007
CHÂTEAU L A GRAVE A POMEROL 1995 (4)
CHÂTEAU L A GRAVE A POMEROL 1998 (4)
Is this a "petit Petrus?" This estate is owned by
Christian Moueix, and there is no question he has
been upgrading the quality. While it does not have the
weight, power, or volume of Petrus, the 1998 displays
character similar to that of its more majestic sibling.
The finest La Grave a Pomerol I have ever tasted,
it boasts a deep ruby color as well as a gorgeously
elegant, sweet, graceful perfume of jammy
blackberries and cherries intermixed with toasty
oak and mocha. Refined, with a savory mid-palate,
medium body, ripe fruit, and admirable succulence
as well as gracefulness, its tannin is beautifully
integrated, and the wine is hedonistic and complex.
Drink it over the next 12-15 years. A sleeper of
the vintage! 90 WA
8 bts.
1010
The 2005 Lafleur is tight and austere at present,
but unquestionably enormously endowed. It displays a
dense ruby/purple hue as well as a beautiful bouquet
that only emerges with coaxing. Aeration is essential
in order to release the subtle, restrained scents of
licorice, kirsch liqueur, black truffles, and flowers.
In the mouth, there is compelling richness, depth,
and intensity, but the wine’s power, full body,
forbiddingly backward style, and high tannins suggest
significant cellaring will be required. 95+ WA 100 WS
4 bts.
1011
CHÂTEAU L A FLEUR PÉTRUS 2005
Pomerol
12 bts.
1009
per lot $1,900 - $2,300
CHÂTEAU L A FLEUR PÉTRUS 2003 (9) 89 WA 92 WS
12 bts.
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
1013
per lot $700 - $900
CHÂTEAU L ATOUR À POMEROL 1995 (2) 96 WA
CHÂTEAU L ATOUR À POMEROL 2001 (4)
6 bts.
As one might expect from the Moueix family, this is
a classic, traditionally styled Bordeaux exhibiting a
deep ruby color, medium body, and a sweet perfume
of licorice and kirsch that are reminiscent of a
Grenache-based wine from the southern Rhone.
However, its elegance, freshness, and high but sweet
tannin are unmistakably Bordeaux in style. This 2005
should round into shape in 5-8 years, and keep for a
minimum of two decades. 93 WA
per lot $3,700 - $4,500
CHÂTEAU TROTANOY 2005 (3) 95 WA 95 WS
6 bts.
per lot $400 - $500
1012
1008
CHÂTEAU L AFLEUR 2001 (1)
CHÂTEAU L AFLEUR 2005 (3)
per lot $300 - $400
Pomerol
A sensational effort from proprietor Denis Durantou,
this 2005 is a compelling wine, but purchasers should
wait at least a decade to begin the magical liquid tour.
One of the monumental wines of the vintage, it
boasts a dense purple color as well as a glorious
perfume of caramelized blackberries, blueberries,
and raspberries, a hint of toast in the backward,
fully integrated oak, full body, and exceptional
density and richness. Prodigiously concentrated,
this layered, broad Pomerol reveals a seamless
integration of acidity, tannin, alcohol, and wood.
It is a massive, yet remarkably elegant wine that is
as singular as it is exhilarating. 100 WA 98 WS
6 bts.
per lot $3,000 - $3,600
1014
Pomerol
1017
L’Evangile’s sublime 2005, a blend of 85% Merlot and
15% Cabernet Franc, is the first wine made in their
brand new cuverie. Sadly, there are fewer than 3,500
cases of this deep purple-colored offering. A gorgeous
nose of meat juices, black raspberries, chocolate,
espresso, and notions of truffle oil as well as smoke is
followed by a full-bodied Pomerol displaying sweet
tannin, a flawless texture, and stunning complexity.
While surprisingly showy and forward for a
l’Evangile, it will undoubtedly shut down over
the next year or so. 95 WA 100 WS
3 bts.
It is a classic vin de garde, with a saturated ruby/purple
color, and a tight but promising nose of sweet plum
and cassis fruit intertwined with underbrush, vanillin,
and licorice scents. The wine is ripe, medium to
full-bodied, and rich, as well as unyielding, ferociously
tannic, pure, and layered. The finish is extremely
dry (sec, as the French would say), with a brooding
angularity and toughness. In spite of this, my instincts
suggest the requisite depth is present to balance out
the structure. This effort will also require a decade
of cellaring. 90 WA 93 WS
per lot $900 - $1,200
4 bts.
1015
Another celestial effort from Paul Pontallier and
Corinne Mentzelopoulus, the 2005 Margaux, a blend
of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, boasts a
dense opaque blue/purple color as well as an
extraordinary bouquet of spring flowers, blueberries,
black raspberries, creme de cassis, licorice, and,
despite its having spent two years in 100% new wood,
only a subtle touch of toasty oak. Although fullbodied, the wine seems light on its feet because of the
silky tannins as well as the great gravel terroir from
which it comes. Beautiful purity, length, and nobility
define this modern day classic. 98+ WA 100 WS
3 bts.
1016
per lot $2,400 - $3,000
The 2000 possesses a saturated ruby/purple color to
the rim as well as an extraordinarily promising nose
of creme de cassis intermixed with white flowers,
licorice, and hints of espresso and toasty oak. There is
great intensity, compelling purity, a multi-layered,
full-bodied palate, and a finish that goes on for nearly
70+ seconds. Bottled naturally, with no filtration, it is
a monumental example of the elegance and power that
symbolize this extraordinary vineyard. A tour de force
in winemaking, many of my colleagues predicted,
far earlier than me, that it would be the “wine of
the vintage.” 100 WA 100 WS
2 bts.
1 7 8 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $2,300 - $2,800
1018
per lot $400 - $500
CHÂTEAU RAUZAN-SÉGL A 2005
Margaux. 2ème Cru Classé
89 WA 97 WS
12 bts.
1019
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
98 WA 97 WS
3 bts.
1020
per lot $600 - $700
The solidly made 2003 Leoville Las-Cases
(13.2% alcohol) is a blend of 70.2% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 17.2% Merlot, and 12.6% Cabernet Franc.
In this incredibly hot vintage, the alcohol is slightly
lower than achieved in 2002, a cool-climate year.
While not a profound example of Las-Cases, the 2003
is muscular, deep, and full-bodied with an impressive
ruby/purple color, a tight but juicy bouquet of
vanilla, black cherries, crushed rocks, and flowers,
a sweet attack, and moderately high tannin.
Backward and fresh, displaying impeccable
delineation and purity, it can be enjoyed between
2012-2023. 93+ WA 97 WS
6 bts.
per lot $800 - $900
1021
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE POYFERRÉ 2003 (3) 96 WA 95 WS
Burgundy
Another prodigious, but brutally tannic, offering from
the affable Anthony Barton, the inky/blue/black-hued
2005 Leoville Barton exhibits a sensational perfume of
charcoal, burning embers, underbrush, cedar, creme de
cassis, and subtle toasty oak. Painfully concentrated
(much like the 2000 was at the same stage), with full
body, admirable purity, and several boatloads of
muscular tannin, this St.-Julien is built for 50-60 years
of cellaring. Its purity and precision are typical of
today’s winemaking, but Barton is certainly not making
a wine for near-term gratification. 94+ WA 96 WS
1025
6 bts.
1022
1023
11 bts.
1026
CHÂTEAU HOSANNA 2005 (3) 95 WA 96 WS
VIEUX CHÂTEAU CERTAN 2005 (6) 95 WA 97 WS
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
CHÂTEAU D’ISSAN 2000 (7) 93 WA
CHÂTEAU PALMER 2005 (6) 96 WA 95 WS
13 bts.
2 bts.
1027
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
DE FARGUES 1997 (1 hf. bt.)
DE FARGUES 2005 (2 hf. bts.)
SUDUIRAUT 2006 (2 hf. bts.)
D’ YQUEM 1990 (1 hf. bt.)
An extraordinary effort, Yquem’s 1990 is a rich
and fabulously superb, sweet wine. This wine also
possesses lots of elegance and finesse. The wine’s
medium gold color is accompanied by an
exceptionally sweet nose of honeyed tropical fruits,
peaches, coconut, and apricots. High quality, subtle
toasty oak is well-integrated. The wine is massive
on the palate, with layers of intensely ripe botrytistinged, exceptionally sweet fruit. Surprisingly wellintegrated acidity, and a seamless, full-bodied power
and richness have created a wine of remarkable
harmony and purity. Certainly it is one of the richest
Yquems I have ever tasted, with 50-100 years of
potential longevity. An awesome Yquem! 99 WA 95 WS
6 hf. bts.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (1) 89 WA
ECHÉZEAUX 2003 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (1)
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
per lot $2,300 - $2,800
White Bordeaux
1024
per lot $500 - $600
Unquestionably the finest Echezeaux I have
encountered from this famed estate, the 2003
explodes from the glass with candied raspberries,
violet, and red cherries. Stunningly marrying
elegance with richness and density, this medium
to full-bodied wine is ample, pure, and velvetytextured. Loads of sweet red fruits are found in
its persistent, sensual character. Drink it over the
next 12-14 years. 95 WA 89 AM
per lot $700 - $800
9 bts.
LE CORTON 2001 Bouchard Père et Fils (2)
ALOXE CORTON 2002 Tollot-Beaut (5)
CORTON CLOS DU ROI L A POUSSE D’OR 2002
Patrick Landanger (2)
CORTON-GRANCEY 2002 Louis Latour (2) 91 WS
RICHEBOURG 2006
The Domaine's 2006 Richebourg leads with ripe,
bright red fruits and smoked meat; fills the palate with
sweet fruit concentrates and abundant, fine tannin,
while tart notes of fruit skin, bitterness of cherry pit,
and bittersweet vanilla lend counterpoint and
invigoration; and finishes with striking suggestions
of smoked and roasted meat as well as crushed stone
and iodine. What starts out suggestive of sweetness
and light, turns dark and brooding. If you don't
find that too depressing a metaphor to contemplate,
and if you have patience (and, naturally, the requisite
budget), this should be seriously worth revisiting
from around 8-15 or more years of age. 93 WA
1 bt.
per lot $800 - $900
per lot $300 - $400
1028
CHAMBERTIN, CLOS DE BÈZE 2002 Faiveley (2)
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN TERRES BL ANCHES 2002
Parizot (2)
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN LES CAZETIERS 2005
Champy (1)
5 bts.
Rhône Valley
1034
per lot $400 - $500
ERMITAGE, LE MÉAL BL ANC 2001 (1) 92-95 WA
ERMITAGE, L’ERMITE 2002 (3) 94 WA
2 with ripped labels
Chapoutier
4 bts.
1029
CLOS DE TART 2000 Mommessin (1)
NUITS SAINT GEORGES LES PROCES 2000
Robert Arnoux (2)
NUITS SAINT GEORGES LES PROCES 2002
Robert Arnoux (2)
5 bts.
1030
per lot $400 - $500
CLOS DE VOUGEOT 2002 Joseph Drouhin (1)
VOSNE ROMANÉE, LES BEAUX MONTS 2002
Bruno Clavelier (2)
VOSNE ROMANÉE, MAIZIERES 2002 A F Gros (2)
CLOS DE VOUGEOT 2005 Château de la Tour (1)
CLOS DE VOUGEOT 2005 Bouchard Pere et Fils (1)
7 bts.
1031
1035
per lot $500 - $700
91 WS 90 AM
1032
1033
per lot $200 - $300
MEURSAULT CHARMES 2006 Louis Jadot (1)
MEURSAULT GENEVRIERES 2006 Latour-Giraud (1)
MEURSAULT GENEVRIERES 2006
Bouchard Pere et Fils (1)
MEURSAULT GENEVRIERES,BALLOT MILLOT 2006 (1)
4 bts.
per lot $100 - $200
CHABLIS 2007 Raoul Gautherin (1)
CHABLIS FOURCHAUME 2008 Chablisienne (1)
CHABLIS L A FOURCHAUME L A PIECE AU COMTE 2008
Jean-Claude Bessin (2)
CHABLIS LES CLOS 2008 Domaine Pinson (2)
CHABLIS, LES FORETS 2008 Louis Michel et Fils (2)
8 bts.
per lot $300 - $400
BESSARDES 1999 Delas Freres (2)
GIGONDAS FONT DES AIEUX 2000
Domaine de la Tourade (2)
Château de Beaucastel (4) 96 WA 91 WS
MARQUISE DE L A TOURET TE 2003 Delas Freres (2)
PERRIN 2001 Château de Beaucastel (3)
99 WA 93 WS
CORTON CHARLEMAGNE 2004
Bouchard Pere et Fils (1)
CLOS DE MOUCHES 2002 Joseph Drouhin (2)
3 bt.
13 bts.
1036
per lot $1,600 - $1,900
Paul Jaboulet Aîné
The finest example of this cuvee since 1990, the 2003
Hermitage La Chapelle (50,000 bottles rather than
the normal 96,000+ were produced) possesses an
inky/purple color as well as a tremendous bouquet of
creme de cassis, crushed flowers, truffles, and licorice.
Full-bodied and powerful (15% natural alcohol) with
good freshness and definition, this big, rich, dense,
reassuringly great La Chapelle should be cellared for
5-8 years, and drunk over the following 20-25. 95+ WA
6 bts.
1 8 0 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $400 - $500
per lot $700 - $800
1037
1039
Shows the ripe, opulent power of the vintage, with
dark plum, raspberry confiture, hoisin sauce and
tar notes that are held back by youthfully stubborn
tannins. Yet the long, sinewy finish has impressive
drive, with hints of chestnut, game and mineral.
Patience required. 95 WS
6 bts.
1038
The 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Laurence
appears to be the finest example of this wine since the
1998. Wonderfully rich, concentrated notes of roasted
Provencal herbs, jammy black cherries, new saddle
leather, and loamy soil are present in this stunningly
rich, full-bodied wine. With excellent concentration,
moderate tannin, and fabulous length as well as
intensity, it should be released in 2009-2010, and will
keep for 20-25 years. 95-97 WA
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAP E, CUVÉE RENAISSANCE 2007
Domaine de Cristia
The monster wine is the inky purple-colored 2007
Chateauneuf du Pape Renaissance. This wine has only
been made by Baptiste in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007.
It is a blend of 60% Grenache and 30% Mourvedre,
with the balance Syrah from 50- to 100-year-old vines.
Despite the fact that there is only 30% Mourvedre in
the blend, it seems to be the Mourvedre that dominates
the wine at this stage of its development. It is very
tannic, but the tannins are sweet and ripe, and the
color an opaque purple. The wine displays notes of
roasted meats, incense, and flowers, in a superpowerful, layered, multi-dimensional style.
However, patience is required, despite the fact that
this is a softer, more supple version of the behemoth
that Cristia produced with this cuvee in 2005.
Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030. 94+ WA
6 bts.
per lot $300 - $400
LES HAUTES BRUSQUIERES CUVÉE SPECIALE 2007
Domaine de la Charbonniere (2)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE L AURENCE 2005
Domaine du Pégaü (4)
6 bts.
1040
Domaine de Bois de Boursan (3)
Bois de Boursan (5) 95 WA
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, VIEILLES VIGNES 2007
9 bts.
1041
per lot $500 - $600
per lot $500 - $600
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe (12) 96+ WA 95 WS
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe (3)
Pure and silky, with raspberry, cocoa, truffle and
mineral notes that glide along the fresh acidity.
The long, silky finish lets the fruit and minerality
hang nicely, with garrigue in the background.
Should blossom in the cellar. Best from 2008
through 2025. 15,000 cases made. 94 WS
16 bts.
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
1042
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2000 Clos des Papes (3)
Rhône Valley
95 WA
9 bts.
1043
1044
per lot $700 - $900
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE ALEXIS ESTABLET
1998 Domaine de Grand Tinel (1)
Domaine de Grand Tinel (3) 89 WA
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2001 Le Vieux Donjon (2)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, LES CHOREGIES 2000
Clos de l’Oratoire (2)
Clos de l’Oratoire des Papes (1)
2003 Domaine Font de Michelle (1)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, BL ANC 2004
2004 Domaine Font de Michelle (6)
12 bts.
per lot $600 - $700
93 WA
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE EXCEPTIONNELLE
2003 Vieux Lazaret (2) 92-94 WA 91 WS
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE RÉSERVÉE 2007
Domaine du Pégaü (4)
The 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee is a
brilliant effort that ranks alongside the colossal 2003
Cuvee Reservee. A blend of approximately 85%
Grenache, 8-9% Syrah, and the rest Mourvedre and
other varietals from 50-100+ year old vines aged in
foudre, it exhibits a dense plum/purple color along
with a big, sweet bouquet of beef blood, grilled
herbs, barbecue smoke, lavender, sweet cassis and
kirsch and a hint of Asian soy. The wine possesses a
fabulous texture, a full-bodied mouthfeel and a
seamless integration of tannin, acidity and alcohol.
Certainly the alcohol level is pushing 16% in this
wine. With extraordinary texture and unctuosity,
this remarkable effort should drink well for 20+ years
yet be very appealing in its youth given the glycerin,
velvety texture, and remarkable complexity. 95 WA
12 bts.
1 8 2 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $600 - $800
1045
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, VIGERONNE 2000
Domaine de Relagnes (4)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, CUVÉE MARQUIS ANSELME,
VIGNES VENTENAIRES 2001 Domain Mathieu (6)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, VAL DE DIEU 2007
Famille Brechet, Château de Vaudieu (6)
16 bts.
per lot $700 - $800
Champagne
1046
VEUVE CLICQUOT, L A GRA NDE DAME 1988 (1)
LOUIS ROEDERER , CRISTAL 1993 (1)
NICOL AS FEUILL AT TE, CUVÉE PALMES D’OR 1996 (1)
BOLLINGER , GRANDE ANNÉE 1997 (2)
5 bts.
104 7
per lot $700 - $900
SALON, BL ANC DE BL ANCS, LE MESNIL 1990 (2)
97 WS
SALON, BL ANC DE BL ANCS, LE MESNIL 1996 (2)
4 bts.
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
Italy
1048
1053
CA MARCANDA 2006 Angelo Gaja (6)
CA MARCANDA MAGARI 2007 Gaja (11)
17 bts.
2 bts.
MASSETO 2000 (1) 92 WA
MASSETO 2006 (2) 99 WA 98 WS
3 bts.
1050
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
The 2001 Masseto lives up to its reputation as a
modern-day legend. The wine has everything;
beautifully delineated aromatics, generous fruit
and plenty of structure to support all of the elements.
It is a big, massive Masseto endowed with huge fruit
and an exotic, powerful personality. An eternal finish
rounds things out in style. The 2001 is dazzling from
start to finish. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2023.
98 WA 100 WS
1051
SUGARILLE 2001 (6) 94 WA 93 WS
SUGARILLE 2004 (6) 95 WA 95 WS
Gaja
12 bts.
1052
per lot $1,500 - $1,800
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 1997 Villa Poggio Salvi (2)
Conti Costanti (1) 91 WA
Poggio Salvi (3)
Conti Costanti (6)
Poggio Antico (2) 88 WA
PIAN DELLE VIGNE, BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 1998
Marchesi Antinori (1)
Intense aromas of smoke and coffee open to layers of
beautiful, pure fruit. Full-bodied, with supersilky
tannins. Absolutely gorgeous. Just like the 1997. I love
it. Drink now through 2015. 5,800 cases made. 96 WS
MASSETO 2001
Tuscany
2 bts.
per lot $200 - $300
per lot $1,000 - $1,300
1054
1049
Eredi Fuligni (1)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2003 Azienda Lisini (1)
6 bts.
1055
per lot $600 - $800
BRUNELLO DI MONTALC INO, L A VIGNA 2004
Podere (2)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, LE LUCERE 2004
San Filippo (2)
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2004 Siro Pacenti (4)
The balance, and the integration of the French oak
in particular, is brilliant. For those who are curious
to try a bottle now, the wine should be opened a few
hours in advance as the tannins are imposing at this
stage. This is a rare Brunello of superb pedigree
and complexity. 97 WA 95 WS
8 bts.
per lot $600 - $700
Costanti’s 2001 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
presents a very elegant style that reconciles modern
and traditional styles with unusual grace and beauty.
A translucent red, it reveals terrific detail and purity
in its tobacco, ripe red cherries, tar, smoke and spices.
This medium-bodied Brunello will benefit from
another two years or so of bottle age and should
drink well for another decade. It is a terrific effort.
95 WA 93 WS
12 bts.
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
1056
Spain
REDIGAFFI 2005
Tua Rita
Tuscany
1061
The 2005 Redigaffi (Merlot) is the most finessed,
elegant Redigaffi I can recall. This is a Redigaffi that
emphasizes clarity and precision over sheer power.
Suggestions of new leather, spices, plums, currants,
minerals, blueberry jam and toasted oak emerge
from this medium-bodied effort. Although the 2005
might not have the structure of previous vintages,
the tannins are beautifully balanced and the wine
offers terrific overall harmony. 92 WA 95 WS
6 bts.
1057
1058
per lot $200 - $300
1063
AMARONE DELL A VALPOLICELL A 1998 (2)
VALPOLICELL A SUPERIORE 1999 (3)
Dal Forno Romano
5 bts.
1 8 4 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
per lot $400 - $500
DOLC DE L’OBAC 2003 (1)
CLOS DE L’OBAC 2004 (4)
Costers del Siurana
The purple-colored 2004 Clos de l’Obac exhibits a
beautiful perfume of spice box, mineral, kirsch,
red and black currants, and black cherry. Intensely
fruity on the palate, it is already complex, sweet,
and layered. The oak, tannin, and acidity are nicely
integrated and the finish is long and pure. Give this
stylish wine 3-5 years of cellaring and drink it
through 2022. 95 WA 88 WS
per lot $800 - $900
per lot $600 - $800
FINCA DOFÍ 2003 Álvaro Palacios (5)
FINCA DOFI 2001 Álvaro Palacios (1)
6 bts.
AMARONE DELL A VALPOLICELL A CL ASSICO 1998
Quintarelli (2)
Tomasso Bussola (1)
AMARONE DELL A VALPOLICELL A ,
PUNTI DI VILL A 1999 Mazzi (1)
AMARONE DELL A VALPOLICELL A 2003 Zenato (1)
5 bts.
per lot $200 - $300
The estate-grown 2001 Finca Dofi, fashioned from
tiny yields of 20 hectoliters per hectare, was aged in
100% new French oak. A blend of 60% Grenache,
and the rest Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah,
and Merlot, it appears to be the finest vintage of this
cuvee I have yet tasted. Inky/purple to the rim with a
sweet nose of creme de cassis, blackberries, minerals,
and a hint of acacia flowers, this intense, opulent,
full-bodied, seamless 2001 is already accessible.
It can be drunk young, or cellared for 12-13 years.
93 WA 90 WS
BARBARESCO, IL BRICCO 2003 Pio Cesare (3)
BARBARESCO 2004 Gaja (4)
7 bts.
1060
1062
per lot $1,100 - $1,300
The 2004 Barbaresco reveals fresh, perfumed
aromatics that lead to layers of crushed flowers,
spices and sweet raspberries. This is a wine of rare
class, elegance and pure breed. It offers outstanding
length and silky, elegant tannins to round out the
inviting finish. 93 WA 95 WS
1059
4 bts.
BAROLO, VIGNETO ARBORINA 2000
Elio Altare
Piedmont
2 bts.
CLOS MOGADOR , MANYETES 2001 (3)
CLOS MOGADOR 2003 (1)
Rene Barbier
5 bts.
1064
per lot $300 - $400
COSTERS DE MAS IGNEUS 2001
Vinyes de Costers de Mas Igneus (1) 94 WA
’CLOS FIGUERAS’ 2003 Clos Figueras (7) 92 WA
MISERERE 2004 Costers del Siurana (4) 94 WA
12 bts.
per lot $500 - $600
1065
CL ASSIC 1998 Cims de Porrera (1)
CLOS FONTA 2001 Mas D’En Gil (8)
CLOS ERASMUS 2003 Clos i Terrasses (2)
South America
1069
The 2003 Clos Erasmus is a candidate for wine of the
vintage in Spain. Made from 85% Garnacha and 15%
Syrah, the wine is aged for 18 months in new French
oak. Deep purple, the wine releases an ethereal nose of
smoke, crushed stone, pencil lead, cassis, kirsch, black
cherry and wild blueberry. On the palate the wine is
liquid minerality, opulent, rich, yet focused and welldelineated. The finish lasts for over one minute. 99 WA
11 bts.
1066
14 bts.
1070
PARES BALTA MARTA DE BALTA 2001 Pares Balta (2)
PALOMERO 2004 Bodegas Uvaguilera Aguilera (2)
A ALTO PS 2005 Bodegas Aalto (2)
ALMAVIVA , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2004
7 bts.
1071
The 2006 Almaviva continues a series of successful
vintages for this Chilean icon. Dark ruby-colored,
it exhibits an expressive bouquet of wood smoke,
pencil lead, blackcurrant, and blackberry.
Elegantly styled and impeccably balanced,
it will evolve for several more years and drink
well through 2021 at the least. 92 WA
UNICO GRAN RESERVA 1989 (1)
VALBUENA 5 1998 (3)
Vega-Sicilia
4 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,200
per lot $700 - $800
GLORIA DE OSTATU 2000 Bodegas Ostatu (4)
L A VINA DE ANDRES ROMEO 2001
Benjamin Romeo (1) 96 WA 93 WS
TORRE MUGA 2001 Muga (1) 95 WA 90 WS
EL NIDO 2005 El Nido (6) 98 WA
12 bts.
CATENA ZAPATA , MALBEC, NICOL AS 2003
Catena
10 bts.
1073
1068
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
per lot $500 - $600
1072
1067
per lot $600 - $700
ALMAVIVA , CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2006
12 bts.
6 bts.
per lot $700 - $900
The 2004 Almaviva is tyled similar to the 2005.
The multi-faceted aromatics deliver vanilla, clove,
floral notes, red and black currants, and a hint of
chocolate. It is a bit more forward than the 2005
with excellent focus and delineation. Give this
elegant yet concentrated wine 3-5 years in the cellar
and drink it through 2030. 93 WA
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
The 2005 Aalto PS is 100% Tinto Fino from vineyards
over 60 years of age. It was aged for 32 months in 70%
new French oak. Saturated in appearance, the wine
offers up notes of pain grille, balsamic, crushed stone,
floral notes, and wild black fruits. Exceptionally
powerful, focused, and beautifully proportioned, this
full-bodied wine is dense, rich, and structured for the
long haul. Give this super-long, impressive effort a
decade in the cellar and drink it from 2018 to 2040.
Patient purchasers will be well rewarded. 98 WA
CARMIN DE PEUMO, CARMENERE 2003 Terrunyo (2)
VISTALBA CORTE A 2006 Carlos Pulenta (12)
CATENA ZAPATA , MALBEC, NICOL AS 2004
Catena
8 bts.
per lot $600 - $800
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
Australia
1074
107 7
Remarkably, the 2002 The Factor may be even
more awesome than the 2001. It boasts a blackberry
liqueur-like intensity with chocolatey richness
intermixed with blackberries, raspberries, and
cherries. The unctuous texture, refreshing acidity,
and sweet tannin frame-up this magnificent wine.
It should drink well for 15+ years. Interestingly,
the 2002 The Factor did not have the Cote Rotie-like
roasted element found in the 2001, no doubt because
2002 was a much cooler growing year than the record
heat experienced in 2001. 99 WA
91 WA
PENFOLDS, RWT SHIRAZ 2002 (1) 93 WA
4 bts.
1075
per lot $300 - $400
South Australia
Shiraz and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, it tips the scales at
a whopping 14.5% alcohol. The inky/purple color is
nearly a minute) suggest an all-time classic.
99 WA 97 WS
2 bts.
1076
per lot $700 - $800
KAY BROTHERS, AMERY HILLSIDE SHIRAZ 2001 (2)
ELDERTON, SHIRAZ, COMMAND 2001 (1)
The 2001 Shiraz Command exhibits a slightly more
roasted character than the 2002 as well as a hint of
espresso in the nose, a touch more alcohol, and more
elevated tannin. It also possesses tremendous
concentration, intensity, and power, yet remains
remarkably well-balanced and pure. This 3,000-case
cuvee is one of South Australia’s great classics. It should
drink well for 15 years. 95 WA 96 WS
3 bts.
1 8 6 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $100 - $200
TORBRECK , RUNRIG 2002 (2) 99 WA
TORBRECK , THE FACTOR 2002 (2)
4 bts.
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
Portugal
1078
QUINTA DO NOVAL 2000 (2)
QUINTA DO NOVAL , SILVAL 2000 (2)
QUINTA DO NOVAL 2003 (2) 94 WA
Fantastic aromas of blackberries, licorice and cherries
follow through to a full-bodied palate, with wellintegrated tannins and a long finish. A classy young
Port. Could be a remake of the 1947. Best after 2015.
100 cases imported. 99 WS 94 WA
6 bts.
per lot $400 - $500
1079
SMITH WOODHOUSE 1980 (1)
TAYLOR’S, QUINTA DE VARGELL AS 1991 (1) 95 WA
DOW ’S 1994 (2) 96 WA 97 WS
TAYLOR’S 1992 (1)
Taylor’s 1992 Vintage Port is unquestionably the greatest
young port I have ever tasted. It represents the essence
of what vintage port can achieve. The color is an opaque
black/purple, and the nose offers up fabulously intense
aromas of minerals, cassis, blackberries, licorice, and
spices, as well as extraordinary purity and penetration.
Yet this is still an unformed and infantile wine.
If Château Latour made a late-harvest Cabernet
Sauvignon, I suspect it might smell like this. In the
mouth, the wine is out of this world, displaying layer
upon layer of concentrated black fruits backed by
well-integrated tannin and structure. This is a massive,
magnificently rich, full-bodied port that will be far
more flattering in its youth than were such Taylors
as the 1983, 1977, or 1970. It possesses awesome fruit,
marvelous intensity, and lavish opulence, all brilliantly
well-delineated by the wine’s formidable structure.
This monumental 30-50 year port is a must purchase for
port aficionados.! Also noteworthy is the fact that the
1992 Taylor commemorates the 300th anniversary of
this firm, as evidenced by the special bottle Taylor used
for this port. 100 WA
5 bts.
1080
1081
GRAHAM’S 1983 (2) 92 WA 93 WS
GRAHAM’S 2003 (2)
GRAHAM’S 1985 (1)
Graham is another great port house, producing one
of the deepest-colored and sweetest styles of vintage
port. Along with Taylor and Fonseca, Graham has
probably been the most consistent producer of great
port in the post-World War II era. Their tawnys are
quite good rather than exceptional, but their vintage
ports are truly sublime and sumptuous. Graham is
the undisputed star and kingpin of the 1985 vintage
ports. Yes, it is made in a sweeter style than the other
ports, but it is a fabulous wine because of a dazzling
level of black-cherry fruit, an enormous structure,
and staggering depth, dimension, and length. It is
forward, as are all 1985s, and I would speculate that
this port will be approaching maturity by 1992-93
and will keep 15-20 years thereafter. 96 WA
5 bts.
1082
per lot $400 - $500
QUINTA DO INFANTADA 2000 (1)
9 bts.
per lot $400 - $500
per lot $500 - $600
WARRE’S 197 7 (1) 92 WA
WARRE’S 1985 (2) 90 WA
WARRE’S 1994 (2) 94 WA 95 WS
5 bts.
per lot $400 - $500
C A P I TA L S E L E C T I O N S F R O M A N O T TA W A C E L L A R
1085
Red Bordeaux
1083
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
COS D’ESTOURNEL 1998 (2) 88 WA
CALON-SÉGUR 2005 (1 mag.) 92 WA 93 WS
A beautiful effort, the 2001 Cos d’Estournel exhibits
a poised, noble bouquet of black currants, cedar,
spice box, and licorice. A hint of truffles emerges as
it sits in the glass. Medium-bodied with sweet fruit
(mostly black) and nicely integrated wood, it builds
incrementally in the mouth, ending with a
50-second finish. 93 WA 94 WS
13 bts. & 1 mag.
1084
A fine offering, the 1998 has closed down, but there
is no doubting its fabulous potential. The color is a
dense purple. The wine reveals high tannin, huge
body, and classy black fruits intermixed with minerals,
spice box, cedar, and tobacco. A long, persistent, tannic
finish gives this majestic effort a closed but formidable
personality. Patience will be required. 92 WA
15 bts.
1086
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
This saturated bluish-black/purple-colored wine
seems at first closed and broodingly backward. In the
mouth, it is dense, textured, full-bodied, pure, yet,
at the same time, closed. This wine is large-sized,
with high tannin but equally high extract and
richness. The wine will require patience, and seems
to me to be the best effort Gruaud Larose has put
forth since their sumptuous 1990. 94 WA 95 WS
7 bts.
per lot $600 - $800
CHÂTEAU PETIT VILL AGE 1998 (2) 89 WA 88 WS
CHÂTEAU L A CROIX DE GAY 2000 (3) 89 WA 89-91 WS
CHÂTEAU LE BON PASTEUR 2001 (4)
VIEUX CHÂTEAU CERTAN 1998 (2)
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
CLERC MILON 1998 (2) 91 WA
YON FIGEAC 2000 (3) 89 WA 89-91 WS
CLERC MILON 2001 (3)
D’ARMAILHAC 2001 (4)
PAVIE 2001 (2) 96 WA 92 WS
14 bts.
1087
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
CHÂTEAU
per lot $700 - $900
POTENSAC 1997 (1 - 3 ltr.)
HAUT BAILLY 1998 (2) 88 WA 94 WS
L A VIEILLE CURE 2000 (6) 90 WA 85-88 WS
PAPE CLÉMENT 2000 (2)
The profound 2000 (a blend of equal parts Merlot
and Cabernet Sauvignon) continues to put on weight.
An opaque purple color is accompanied by stunning
aromas of wood smoke, cocoa, black currant and
cherry liqueur, coffee, scorched earth, and new oak.
A wine of extraordinary concentration, elegance, and
complexity, it is one of the finest Pape Clements of
the last three decades, but look out ... the 2001 may be
even better! Only 55% of the production made it into
the final blend. 95 WA
10 bts. & 1 - 3 ltr.
1 8 8 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $700 - $900
1088
CHÂTEAU L ANGOA BARTON 1998 (2)
ALTER EGO DE PALMER 2000 (2) 89 WA 92 WS
CHÂTEAU D’ANGLUDET 2000 (2)
CHÂTEAU DU TERTRE 2000 (4) 91 WA 88 WS
15 bts.
1091
36 bts.
Rhône Valley
Like many of its peers, the 1998 has filled out
spectacularly. Now in the bottle, this opaque
black/purple-colored offering has increased in
stature, richness, and size. A blend of 86% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc (57%
of the production was utilized), it is an extremely
powerful, super-concentrated wine offering notes of
roasted espresso, creme de cassis, smoke, new saddle
leather, graphite, and licorice. It is massive, with
awesome concentration, mouth-searing tannin levels,
and a saturated flavor profile that grips the mouth
with considerable intensity. This is a 50-year Mouton,
but patience will be required as it will not be close to
drinkability for at least a decade. 96 WA 91 WS
2 bts.
1090
per lot $800 - $900
This closed, backward blend of 53% Merlot and 47%
Cabernet Franc boasts a saturated purple color along
with a reticent but striking bouquet of blackberries,
blueberries, truffles, and mocha. In spite of its
tightness, aeration reveals scents of licorice, menthol,
and saddle leather. Opulent and full-bodied, with low
acidity, sweet tannin, and a 60-second finish, it is
unquestionably as profound as the 1990 and 1982.
I still believe the 2000 has the potential to be the most
compelling Cheval Blanc since the mythical 1947 and
1949, but patience is required. It should merit a three
digit score in 7-10 years, but it is closed at present.
100 WA 93 WS
Château de Beaucastel (1 - 3 ltr. owc.) 89 WA 85 WS
Château de Beaucastel (5 hf. bts.) 92 WA 95 WS
Château de Beaucastel (1 hf. bt.)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 1999 Guigal (2) 93 WS
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, RÉSERVE SIXTINE 1999
Cuvée du Vatican (2)
Château de Beaucastel (3) 94 WA 90 WS
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE, LES CHOREGIES 2000
Clos de l’Oratoire (2)
9 bts. & 6 hf. bts. & 1 - 3 ltr.
per lot $1,100 - $1,400
Italy
1093
1 bt.
per lot $1,400 - $1,700
per lot $900 - $1,100
1092
1089
CHÂTEAU D’AGASSAC 2000 (12) (owc.) 86 WA
CHÂTEAU D’ARMAILHAC 2000 (12) (owc.) 91 WA
CHÂTEAU PIPEAU 2000 (12) (owc.) 90 WA
BAROLO, BRICCO ROCCHE, BRUNATE 1997 Ceretto (2)
TIGNANELLO 1999 (1) 91 WA 90 WS
MAGARI 2000 Ca’ Marcanda (4) 90 WS
8 bts.
1094
per lot $700 - $800
Castello Banfi (2) 95 WS
La Gerla (2)
Fattoi Ofelio & Figli (2)
Castelli Martinozzi (2)
Pieve Santa Restituta (3) 96 WA 96 WS
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, PIAN DELLE VIGNE 1999
Antinori (2) 93 WA
13 bts.
per lot $900 - $1,100
per lot $800 - $1,000
United States
1098
96 WA 93 WS
1095
OPUS ONE 1998 (1) 88 WS
96 WA 91 WS
92-94 WA 94 WS
10 bts.
per lot $1,000 - $1,200
94 WA 93 WS
98 WA
93 WA 92 WS
95 WA
95+ WA
Australia
95 WA
1096
GRANT BURGE, MESHACH SHIRAZ 1999 (2)
HARDY ’S, SHIRAZ, EILEEN HARDY 1999 (3)
ROSEMOUNT ESTATES, G SM, MOUNTAIN BLUE
MUDGEE 1999 (2)
GRANT BURGE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
SHADRACH 2001 (1)
GRANT BURGE, MESHACH SHIRAZ 2001 (1)
GRANT BURGE, ABEDNEGO 2002 (1)
10 bts.
1097
per lot $700 - $800
PENFOLDS, RWT SHIRAZ 2005 (1) 92 WA
The 2001 Grange is one of the few vintages of this
cuvee to be composed of 100% Shiraz (the others being
1951, 1952, 1963, 1999, and 2000). Aged 17 months in
100% American oak, and tipping the scales at 14.5%
alcohol, the 2001 is undeniably one of the top examples
of this wine. At this stage, it appears to eclipse the
1998 and 1996. Inky/blue/purple to the rim, with
a stunning perfume of blueberries, blackberries,
multilayered, textured mouthfeel. It is a big, but
impeccably well-balanced Shiraz that should shed
some of its structure and tannin over the next 4-5
years, and be at its best between 2010-2030+. 98+ WA
4 bts.
1 9 0 Sessio n Tw o
per lot $700 - $900
95 WA 91 WS
92 WA
17 bts.
per lot $1,200 - $1,500
INDEX
BOTTLES
Red Bordeaux
1976
1983
Château Lynch Bages
Château Lafite Rothschild (976)
Château Cos d’Estournel (838, 914)
(31, 746, 818, 929)
Château Ducru Beaucaillou
Château Margaux
1978
(815, 916)
(304, 823, 933, 934)
Château Haut-Brion (919)
Château Figeac (816)
Château Mouton Rothschild
Château Gruaud Larose (918)
(292, 353, 748, 836, 851,
940, 941, 942, 977, 997)
Château Léoville Las Cases (31)
Château la Conseillante (311)
Château Margaux (931)
Château Labégorce Zédé (830)
Château Palmer (31, 462)
1928
Château Mouton Rothschild (937)
Château Pichon Longueville Baron
Château Pétrus (828)
Château Latour (815, 922)
(148)
Château Pichon Longueville
Château Léoville Poyferré (922)
Comtesse de Lalande
(795, 883, 947)
Comtesse de Lalande (789)
1979
Château Margaux (203, 204,
1947
205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210,
Château Sociando-Mallet (302)
Château Cheval Blanc (197)
211, 796, 932)
Château Talbot (949)
Domaine de Chevalier (31)
1950
Château Palmer (944)
1980
Comtesse de Lalande
1953
Château Margaux (290, 756)
(147, 795, 815, 946)
Château Prieuré Lichine (837)
1955
1981
Château Haut-Brion (310, 919)
1959
Château Montrose (318)
1988
Château Certan de May (311)
Château la Mission Haut-Brion (59)
1984
Château Latour (924)
1985
Château Batailley (833)
Château Lynch Bages (819)
1982
Château Brane Cantenac (833)
(887, 943)
1961
1987
Château Léoville Barton (162, 322)
Château Angélus (816)
Château Saint-Pierre (323)
Château Clinet (837)
Château Calon Ségur (912)
Château d’Angludet (833)
Château Rauzan-Ségla (31)
1964
Château Canon (911)
Château Figeac (31, 816)
Château Cheval Blanc (869, 913)
Château Kirwan (833)
Château Clos Fourtet (316)
Château Léoville Barton (926)
Château Beychevelle (747, 833)
1966
1989
Château Haut Bailly (324)
Château Léoville Las Cases
Château du Tertre (303)
(885, 927)
Château Clerc Milon (847, 912)
Château d’Armailhac (831)
(882, 916)
Château Ducru Beaucaillou (33)
Château Trotanoy (324)
Château Duhart-Milon (542)
Château Mouton-Baronne-Philippe
1967
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste (917)
(830)
Château Haut-Brion
(362, 861, 921, 983)
1970
Château Clos Fourtet (324)
Château la Conseillante (311, 923)
Château la Fleur Pétrus (795)
Château Lafite Rothschild
1986
(198, 870, 967)
Château Ausone (911)
Château Labégorce Zédé (834)
Château Latour (350, 495,
Château Cheval Blanc (32, 61, 913)
925, 998)
Château Clerc Milon (307)
Château Lagrange (34, 826)
Château Cos d’Estournel
Château le Gay (33)
1971
1973
1975
Château Lascombes (324)
Château la Pointe (833)
(746, 838, 871, 915)
(885, 927)
(746, 799, 916)
Château l'Évangile (60)
(799, 818, 929)
Château Liversan (34)
Château Magdelaine (911)
Château Gruaud Larose (463, 918)
Château Haut Bages Liberal (922)
(543, 820, 929)
Château Meyney (829)
(351, 695, 862, 938)
(291, 352, 500, 835, 969, 970)
Château Montrose (747, 936)
Château l'Arrosée (922)
Château Moulinet (34)
Château Pavie (912)
Château Pichon Longueville,
Château le Gay (76)
(63, 310, 846, 862, 871, 887)
Comtesse de Lalande (186, 946)
Château Potensac (302)
191
Clos du Marquis (927)
Château Montlabert (755)
(757, 947, 948)
Château Lafite Rothschild (800, 978)
Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux
(144, 697, 1089)
(131)
Vieux Château Certan (501)
Château Pavie-Macquin (543)
Château Saint-Pierre (34)
1996
Château Petit Village (1085)
Château Talbot (34, 845)
Château Branaire Ducru (161)
Château Roc de Cambes (866)
(144, 750, 887)
Château Calon Ségur
Château Tertre Rôteboeuf (319, 974)
(36, 244, 1083)
Château Troplong Mondot (158)
1990
Château Beauséjour Duffau
Château Tertre Rôteboeuf (888)
Château Cos d’Estournel (244)
Lagarrosse (369)
Château Troplong Mondot (158, 799)
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Le Petit Mouton de Mouton
(245, 883, 917, 974)
Château Bahans Haut-Brion (507)
Rothschild (950)
Château Lafite (702)
Château de Pez (830)
1999
1995
Château Lagrange (864)
Château la Tour Haut-Brion (755)
Château Fourcas Hosten (35)
Château Calon-Ségur (912)
Château Giscours (35)
Château Canon la Gaffelière (155)
(249, 885)
Château Cheval Blanc
Château Haut-Brion (363, 497, 699)
(62, 154, 315, 913)
Château Lynch Bages (143, 604)
Château la Lagune (884)
(163, 885)
(294, 295)
Château d’Armailhac (831, 912)
(498, 696, 752, 799)
Château Monbousquet (156)
Château Lagrange (295, 747,
Château Dauzac (462)
795, 826, 827, 882, 928)
Château de la Dauphine (830)
(144, 752)
(148)
Château Pavie Macquin (9)
Château Léoville Barton
(161, 882)
(295, 322, 827, 882)
Château Gloria (882)
Château Pontet-Canet (247, 863)
2000
Château Lynch Bages (295, 821)
(245, 917)
Château Tronquoy-Lalande (755)
Alter Ego de Palmer (1088)
Carruades de Lafite (709, 791)
Château Bahans Haut-Brion (507)
Château la Fleur de Gay (73)
Le Petit Mouton de Mouton
(295, 799, 825)
Rothschild (950)
Château Barde Haut (849)
Château la Grave a Pomerol (1007)
Les Forts de Latour (131)
Château Beauregard (311)
Château Rauzan-Ségla
(935, 950)
Château Bellefont Belcier (1006)
1997
(795, 886, 1017)
Château Soutard (35)
(69, 133, 229)
Clos René (152)
Château Branaire Ducru (463, 975)
Château Canon la Gaffelière
Château Latour (58, 142,
(155, 370)
1992
188, 707, 757)
Château Cheval Blanc
Château Latour à Pomerol (1012)
Pauillac de Château Latour (755)
(6, 371, 1090)
1993
(72, 249, 927, 1088)
1998
Château Clos l’Eglise (462)
Château Corbin Michotte (38)
Château Bahans Haut-Brion
(143, 604, 883, 929)
(152, 507)
Château Croix de Labrie (77, 78)
Château Beauséjour Duffau
Château Croix de St. Georges (37)
Lagarrosse (755)
Château d’Agassac (1091)
(64, 144, 498, 696)
Château d'Armailhac (1091)
Château Pavie-Macquin (157, 888)
Château Cos d'Estournel (1083)
Château Dauzac (755)
Château de la Rivière (38)
Château Pétrus (4, 5, 6, 66, 797)
Château d'Issan (1023)
(947, 948)
Le Second Vin de Mouton Rothschild
Château la Grave a Pomerol (1007)
(950)
(134, 355, 854)
Château Fonplégade (38)
1994
Château Langoa Barton (1088)
Château Fourcas Hosten (38)
Château Angélus (153, 800)
Château Sociando Mallet (302)
Château St. George (36)
(246, 307, 370, 1003)
Château Tertre Rôteboeuf (319, 974)
Château Magdelaine (10)
Château Gruaud Larose
Château Trotanoy (871, 973)
(8, 37, 1084)
192
Château Haut Bages Libéral
Château Pavie (372, 798, 989)
(2, 37, 307, 707)
Château Latour à Pomerol (1012)
Château Pavie Decesse (157)
Château Hosanna (1022)
Château Haut Bages Monpelou (38)
Château le Bon Pasteur (1085)
Château l’Église Clinet (1013)
Château Haut Sarpe (38, 991)
Château la Garde (218)
Château la Croix Beaucaillou (754)
(148, 504, 1001)
Château la Croix de Gay (1085)
Château Pontet-Canet
Château la Mondotte (468, 628)
(149, 509, 751)
Château la Vieille Cure (39)
Château la Mondotte (467)
(145, 752)
Château Prieuré Lichine (755)
Château Pavie (988, 1086)
Château Lafleur (312, 1010)
Les Forts de Latour (509)
Château Larcis-Ducasse (604, 994)
(356, 615)
Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion (320)
(1002)
Château l'Arrosée (979)
Château Pontet-Canet (751)
Château le Bon Pasteur (152, 1085)
2004
Château Latour Figeac (316)
Château le Pin (200, 234, 366, 704,
Château Valandraud (159)
Alter Ego de Palmer (219)
Château le Bon Pasteur (152)
705)
Château Belgrave (220)
(470, 505, 1021)
2002
(8, 469, 505, 544, 867)
Carruades de Lafite (187, 749)
Château Bellegrave (311)
Château Cos d’Estournel
Château Malescot St. Exupéry (507)
(516, 517, 544)
(160, 504, 915)
Château Léoville Poyferré
Château Certan Marzelle (311)
(8, 505, 604)
Château Cheval Blanc (315, 992)
Château Montlabert (755)
Château Cos d'Estournel (160)
(137, 308)
(630, 753)
Château la Croix du Gay (218)
(698, 752)
Château la Mission Haut-Brion
Château Pape Clément (604)
(151, 509)
Château Pavie Decesse (157, 543)
(148)
(139, 996)
Château Pétrus (67, 68, 612)
Château Lafleur Gazin (218, 314)
Château Pipeau (1091)
Château Lafon Rochet (220)
(149, 303, 751)
Château Rauzan-Ségla
(510, 754, 1018)
Château St. Georges (38)
Château Valandraud (159)
Château l'Évangile (314, 462)
Château Saint Antoine,
(131)
Réserve du Château (755)
Clos du Marquis (322)
Château Smith Haut Lafitte (985)
Château Yon Figeac (1086)
(146, 753)
Les Forts de Latour (131, 509, 515)
2003
Pauillac de Château Latour (755)
Carruades de Lafite (140, 187, 749)
Chapelle d'Ausone (986)
Dame de Malescot (1002)
2001
Carruades de Lafite (749, 792, 793)
La Croix de Beaucaillou (1006)
Château Calon-Ségur (504, 508)
(504, 751, 1003)
Le Grande Chapelle (755)
Château Clerc Milon (798, 1003)
Château Branaire Ducru (161, 975)
Château Cos d'Estournel (508, 1019)
Château Trottevieille (754)
(604)
Clos Saint-Martin (2)
2005
Château Beychevelle (2)
Château Clos l’Eglise (462)
Château la Croix de Gay (218)
Bichon Louvet (755)
Château Bourgneuf (218)
2006
Châpelle d'Ausone (628)
Château Calon Ségur (2)
Château d'Armailhac (1086)
Château Belgrave (302)
Château Boyd Cantenac (303)
Château d’Armailhac (2)
Château Durfort Vivens (2)
Château d'Angludet (219)
(138, 357, 618, 619, 620, 995)
Château Latour (358, 608, 1000)
Château la Providence (506)
Château la Fleur Pétrus
Château Canon-la-Gaffeliere (510)
(1009, 1085)
Château d'Arsac (219, 507)
(7, 631, 753)
(136, 617)
Château Pape Clément, Blanc (2)
Château Lafleur (1010)
(146, 189, 767)
193
1988
1983
Château Coutet (41)
Clos de la Roche, Domaine Ponsot
Beaune du Chateau, Bouchard
Château d’Yquem (637)
(330)
Père et Fils (56)
2007
(41)
1986
Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, Faiveley
Bonnes Mares, Louis Jadot (42)
Château Rabaud-Promis, Sauternes
1989
Château Carbonnieux (34)
1999
Romanée-Conti, Domaine de la
(43)
Romanée-Conti (183)
Clos de Vougeot, Faiveley
(212, 213, 214, 215)
1989
Grands Echézeaux, Domaine de la
Chambertin, Clos de Bèze,
2008
1990
Armand Rousseau (330)
La Tâche, Domaine de la
Château de Pez (320)
Pommard, Duvergey Taboureau (801)
Romanée-Conti (262, 711)
Château Suduiraut (889)
1990
Château Hosanna (506)
Nuits St. Georges, Les Roncieres,
Château la Dominique (316)
1996
Richebourg, Domaine de la
Château la Garde (218)
Cru Barréjats (710)
Musigny, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes,
Volnay Les Fremiets, Marquis
1997
Comte de Vogüé (251)
d'Angerville (333)
(221, 359, 622)
Château Rayne Vigneau (889)
Château la Tour-Carnet (220)
Château Lafleur (313)
Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion (218)
1998
Domaine de Chevalier Blanc (324A)
Château Leoville Las Cases
(225, 503)
2003
Nuits St. Georges, Les Vaucrains,
Volnay, 1er Cru, Marquis d'Angerville
(333)
1993
2000
Clos de la Roche , Louis Jadot (42)
Beaune du Chateau, Bouchard
Père et Fils (56)
Beaune, Clos des Ursules,
Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc
Château Margaux (223, 306, 626)
(220)
Mazis Chambertin, Faiveley (43)
Louis Jadot (287)
Nuits St. Georges, Aux Boudots,
Leroy (252)
(43)
Clos de Vougeot, Daniel Rion (287)
(222, 632)
2004
Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc
(220)
1994
Clos de Vougeot, Jean Grivot (329)
2005
Echézeaux, Lucien le Moine (328)
Clos de Tart, Mommessin (1029)
Château Haut Bergey Blanc (220)
Richebourg , Domaine de la
Griotte Chambertin, Chezeaux (332)
Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion Blanc
Nuits Saint Georges Les Proces,
(220)
Pensées de Lafleur (314)
White Bordeaux
2006
Bonnes Mares, Louis Jadot (328)
Château Latour Martillac Blanc (220)
Chapelle Chambertin, Jean Trapet
Beaune, Clos des Ursules,
(331)
Louis Jadot (287)
Red Burgundy
1921
Château Sigalas Rabaud (325)
1975
Château Filhot (41)
1976
Château d'Yquem (546)
Charmes Chambertin, Lignier (331)
Echézeaux, Domaine de la
Charmes Chambertin, Très Vieilles
Vignes, Joseph Roty (81)
Gevrey Chambertin, Clos Prieur,
Clos de Vougeot, René Engel (329)
Patrice Rion (277)
Corton, Clos de la Vigne au Saint,
1966
Vosne Romanée, Remoissenet
1979
1971
Belland (327)
Le Corton, Bouchard Père et Fils
(1025)
Nuits St. Georges, les Vaucrains,
Romanée St. Vivant, Domaine de la
Alain Michelot (334)
Nuits St. Georges, les Vaucrains,
Rion (801)
(42)
Château Gilette, Crème de Tête (639)
Aloxe Corton, Tollot-Beaut (1025)
Domaine A.F. Gros (801)
Beaune, Clos des Mouches,
1996
Santenay, Coren Père et Fils (801)
(1028)
1997
Clos de Vougeot, Joseph Drouhin
Corton, Clos des Cortons, Faiveley
(1030)
Joseph Drouhin (1031)
1972
1983
Chambolle Musigny, Dujac (331)
(857)
1985
1979
1986
Château Climens (326)
Château d’Yquem (296, 547)
1982
2002
Vosne Romanée, Aux Réas,
Chambolle Musigny, Joseph Drouhin
1982
2001
1962
Père et Fils (758)
Robert Arnoux (1029)
1995
La Clarence de Haut-Brion (320)
Corton Clos du Roi la Pousse d'Or,
Patrick Landanger (1025)
1998
Corton Grèves, Louis Jadot (327)
Chambertin, Domaine Pierre Damoy
Corton, Clos des Cortons, Faiveley
(858)
(43)
Nuits St. Georges, Clos de la
Corton-Grancey, Louis Latour (1025)
Maréchale, Faiveley (43)
194
Gevrey Chambertin Terres Blanches,
Chambertin, Armand Rousseau (379)
Gevrey Chambertin, Clos Prieur,
Vougeot, Clos du Prieure,
Parizot (1028)
Chambertin, Nicolas Potel (378)
Marc Roy (332)
Chambolle Musigny, Vieilles Vignes,
Romanée-Conti (268, 641, 1026)
Frédéric Magnien (331)
Chapelle Chambertin, Vieilles Vignes,
Bâtard Montrachet, Leflaive (338)
Romanée-Conti (270, 271,
Perrot-Minot (377)
Clos Blanc de Vougeot, Domaine de
la Vougeraie (801)
272, 273, 644)
Clos de Vougeot , Bouchard
Musigny, Comte de Vogüé (192)
Mazy Chambertin, Esmonin (328)
Pere et Fils (1030)
2000
Nuits Saint Georges Les Proces,
Clos de Vougeot, Château de la Tour
2001
Robert Arnoux (1029)
(1030)
Montrachet, Guy Amiot (336)
Clos Vougeot, Vieilles Vignes,
2002
Château de la Tour (381)
Clos Vougeot, Vieilles Vignes,
Bâtard Montrachet, Morey (338)
Vincent Girardin (275)
Vosne Romanée, Cuvée
Chassagne Montrachet, Les Caillerets
, Marc Colin (254)
Corton, Les Renardes, Parent (56)
Duvault-Blochet, Domaine de la
Corton, Parent (327)
Volnay, Les Caillerets, Bouchard
Corton-Bressandes, Jacques Prieur
Père et Fils (56)
(56)
2007
Jubilee, Remoissenet Père et Fils
Volnay, Santenots, Clerget (287)
Gevrey Chambertin Les Cazetiers,
(255)
Champy (1028)
Montrachet, Domaine de la
Gevrey Chambertin, Clos St. Jacques,
Chevalier Montrachet, Boillot (253)
Corton Charlemagne, Diamond
Montrachet, Marquis de Laguiche,
Armand Rousseau (380)
Vosne Romanée, Les Beaux Monts,
Gevrey Chambertin, Joseph Drouhin
Bruno Clavelier (1030)
(277, 332)
2008
Puligny Montrachet, Les Champs
Vosne Romanée, Maizieres, A F Gros
Gevrey Chambertin, Les Azerottes,
Gains, Louis Jadot (338)
(1030)
Louis Max (332)
Puligny Montrachet, Les Folatières,
Gevrey Chambertin, Les Cazetiers,
Boillot (253)
2003
Remoissenet (275)
Gevrey Chambertin, Les Evocelles,
Gevrey Chambertin, Tres Vieilles
Musigny, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes,
Comte de Vogüé (387)
2003
Vignes, Dugat-Py (277, 375)
Gevrey Chambertin, Vieilles Vignes,
Marc Roy (332)
Corton Charlemagne, Bouchard
Pere et Fils (1031)
Rully, Jean Boillot (337)
Monthélie, Les Duresses, Comtes
Lafon (389)
Morey St. Denis, Dujac (276)
Meursault, Nicolas Potel (337)
Morey St. Denis, Vieilles Vignes,
Montrachet, Louis Jadot (336)
Alain Jeanniard (333)
2004
Morey St. Denis, Vieilles Vignes,
Chambertin, Clos de Bèze,
Nicolas Potel (333)
Bruno Clair (329)
Nuits St. Georges, Les Vaucrains,
Clos Vougeot, Musigni, Domaine Gros
Robert Chevillon (334, 374)
Frère et Soeur (329)
Pommard, Joseph Drouhin (328)
2004
2005
Pernand Vergelesses, Champy
Père et Fils (337)
Pernand Vergelesses, Clos de Bully,
White Burgundy
1985
Père et Fils (278)
Puligny Montrachet, Remoissenet
Savigny lès Beaune, la Dominode,
Pommard, Les Chanlins, Parent (56)
Chassagne Montrachet, Bouchard
Bruno Clair (328)
Pommard, Les Rugiens, Louis Jadot
Père et Fils (801)
Vosne Romanée, Sylvain Cathiard
(56)
(328)
Richebourg , Lucien le Moine (376)
1987
Les Embrazées, Morey (336)
Savigny lès Beaune, Champy
Bâtard Montrachet, Lequin (801)
Chassagne Montrachet, Morgeot,
2005
2006
Chassagne Montrachet,
Château de la Crée (336)
Père et Fils (328)
Savigny lès Beaune, Clos des
1996
Marsannay, Champs Perdrix,
Guettes, Louis Jadot (278)
Chevalier Montrachet, Bouchard
Marc Roy (337)
Vieillles Vignes, Doudet (327)
Savigny lès Beaune, Joseph Drouhin
Père et Fils (336)
Meursault Charmes, Louis Jadot
Beaune, Clos de la Mousse,
(328)
Montrachet, Domaine Thenard ,
(1032)
Savigny lès Beaune, Les Fourches,
Remoissenet (873)
Beaune, Clos des Mouches,
Aloxe Corton, Bruno Clair (327)
Aloxe Corton, Les Guérets,
Meursault Genevrieres, Ballot Millot
(1032)
Savigny lès Beaune, Louis Jadot
1998
Meursault Genevrieres, Bouchard
Beaune, Clos l’Ecu, Faiveley (56)
(328)
Corton Charlemagne, Joseph Drouhin
Pere et Fils (1032)
(857)
Beaune, Les Boucherottes,
Louis Jadot (327)
Meursault Genevrieres, Latour-Giraud
(1032)
2006
Beaune, Les Epenottes, Parent (56)
1999
Beaune, Les Grèves, Jacques Prieur
Montrachet, Louis Jadot (42)
(287)
Echézeaux, Domaine Jacques Prieur
Montrachet, Marquis de Laguiche,
Puligny Montrachet, Clavoillon,
Beaune, Les Grèves, Vigne de
(80)
Leflaive (338)
l'Enfant Jésus, Bouchard Père et Fils
(56)
Leflaive (338)
195
St. Aubin, Clos de la Chatenière,
1995
Crozes Hermitage, Les Jalets,
Pierre Yves Colin-Morey (337)
Châteauneuf du Pape,
Châteauneuf du Pape, Château de
St. Aubin, Les Murgers des
Gigondas, Domaine de Font-Sane
Beaucastel (281, 1035)
2001
(297)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Clos de
Hommage à Jacques Perrin,
Gigondas, Domaine la Boussiere
l’Oratoire des Papes (1044)
2007
(297)
Chablis, Raoul Gautherin (1033)
Châteauneuf du Pape, la Crau,
Hermitage, la Chapelle,
Clos des Papes (280)
Dents de Chien, Hubert Lamy (337)
Leflaive (868)
1999
2008
Crozes Hermitage, Domaine de
Bessardes, Delas Freres (1035)
Chablis Fourchaume, Chablisienne
Thalabert, Paul Jaboulet Aîné (893)
Cuvée de la Reine des Bois,
Châteauneuf du Pape, Cuvée
Boisrenard, Domaine de Beaurenard
(890)
(1033)
Hermitage, Jean-Louis Chave
Domaine de la Mordorée (548)
Chablis la Fourchaume la Piece au
(342, 874)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Cuvée des
Comte, Jean-Claude Bessin (1033)
Clos de l'Oratoire (48)
Félix, Bois de Boursan (279, 1040)
Chablis Les Clos, Domaine Pinson
1996
Châteauneuf du Pape, Cuvée Etienne
(1033)
Chablis, Les Forets,
Louis Michel et Fils (1033)
Châteauneuf du Pape, la Bernardine,
Gonnet, Font de Michelle (892)
Chapoutier (804)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Domaine de la
Châteauneuf du Pape, Cuvée Marquis
Solitude (48)
Anselme, Vignes Ventenaires,
Paul Jaboulet Aîné (893, 954)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Guigal (1092)
Domain Mathieu (1045)
Châteauneuf du Pape, la Bernadine,
1997
Chapoutier (48)
Domaine de Beaurenard (279, 890)
Leflaive (868)
Rhône Red
1984
Châteauneuf du Pape, Réserve
Sixtine, Cuvée du Vatican (1092)
Hermitage, Gambert de Loche,
Côte Rôtie, Côte Blonde,
Cave de Tain l’Hermitage (893)
René Rostaing (82)
(392, 677, 874, 1035)
1998
Paul Jaboulet Aîné (47, 954)
Châteauneuf du Pape, la Reserve
Côte Rôtie, la Mouline, Guigal (859)
1985
Hermitage, la Sizeranne, Chapoutier
Bois de Boursan (891)
(47)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Closiers (892)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Cuvée Alexis
2000
1987
Establet, Domaine de Grand Tinel
Le Vieux Donjon (280, 1043)
Côte Rôtie, la Landonne, Guigal (83)
(1043)
Château de Beaucastel (281, 1092)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Réserve
Sixtine, Cuvée du Vatican (279)
1989
Boisrenard, Domaine de Beaurenard
Côte Rôtie, Château D'Ampuis,
(804, 890)
Guigal (164)
Secrete, Domaine de la Solitude
(279)
Crozes Hermitage, Thalabert,
Chantemerle, Bosquet des Papes
(890)
Cuvée des Cadettes,
Ermitage, le Pavillon, Chapoutier
(165)
Félix, Bois de Boursan (891)
Ermitage, l'Ermite, Chapoutier (165)
1990
Félix, Bois de Boursan (279)
Hermitage, Jean-Louis Chave (342)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Barbe Rac,
Hermitage, le Gréal, Marc Sorrel
Chapoutier (85)
Domaine de Bois de Boursan (1040)
(280)
Chateauneuf du Pape,
Domaine de Grand Tinel (1043)
2002
Côte Rôtie, Guigal (47)
Domaine de la Pinede (892)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Les Choregies,
Côte Rôtie, la Landonne, Guigal
Hermitage, Chapoutier (47)
Clos de l'Oratoire (1044, 1092)
(341)
Hermitage, Guigal (47)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Mont Redon
(48)
Côte Rôtie, la Turque, Guigal (341)
1991
Domaine du Galet des Papes (892)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Vigeronne,
(165)
Côtes du Rhone, Cuvée Syrah,
Domaine de Relagnes (1045)
Château de Fonsalette (84)
Domaine Petit Biscarelle (297)
Cornas, René Balthazar (340)
Ermitage, l'Ermite, Chapoutier
Cornas, Saint Pierre,
(1034)
1993
Domaine Pontifical (297)
Paul Jaboulet Âiné (297)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Les Cailloux,
Crozes Hermitages, Les Varonniers,
Cuvée Centenaire, Brunel (804)
La Bernadine, Chapoutier (892)
Chapoutier (280)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Cuvée da
Gigondas Font des Aieux,
Capo, Domaine du Pégaü (393)
1994
Châteauneuf du Pape, Hommage à
Jacques Perrin, Château de
Beaucastel (762)
2003
Domaine de la Tourade (1035)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Cuvée de
Châteauneuf du Pape, le Secret
Hermitage, Guigal (893)
Mon Aïeul, Pierre Usseglio (86)
de Sabon, Roger Sabon (548)
Châteauneuf du Pape, l’Immortelle,
Hermitage, la Sizeranne, Chapoutier
Gonnet, Domaine Font de Michelle
Château de la Gardine (859)
(893)
(1044)
196
1989
Barolo, Zonchera, Ceretto (809)
Exceptionnelle, Vieux Lazaret (1043)
Veuve Clicquot, la Grande Dame
Sassicaia (958)
(895)
Solaia (955)
Cuvée Renaissance,
Domaine de Cristia (1038)
Tignanello (839)
1990
Cornas, Les Ruchets,
Bollinger, Brut RD, Extra Brut (400)
Jean-Luc Colombo (340)
Réservée, Domaine du Pégaü (399,
Bollinger, Grande Année (250)
Côte Rôtie, Brune et Blonde, Guigal
1043)
Dom Pérignon (233, 765)
Sassicaia (959)
(164)
Moët & Chandon, Brut Imperiale
Tignanello (712)
Côte Rôtie, Château D'Ampuis,
(765)
1986
Côte Blonde, Guigal (83)
Perrier-Jouët, Cuvée Belle Époque,
1987
Brut (803)
Sassicaia (959)
(390)
Salon, Blanc de Blancs, le Mesnil
Solaia (955)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Les Hautes
(1047)
1988
Brusquieres Cuvée Speciale,
Domaine de la Charbonniere (1039)
1993
Brunello di Montalcino, Pertimali
(165)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Val de Dieu,
(Livio Sassetti) (768)
Louis Roederer, Cristal (1046)
Sassicaia (960)
Famille Brechet, Château de Vaudieu
(1045)
Marquise de la Tourette, Delas Freres
Châteauneuf du Pape, Vieilles
(1035)
Solaia (955)
1995
1989
Vignes, Domaine de Villeneuve
Bollinger, RD (472)
(1040)
Dom Pérignon (765)
Barbaresco, Gaja (720)
Krug, Brut Vintage (549)
Barolo, la Serra, Roberto Voerzio
(769)
2004
2009
1996
Solaia (956)
Gonnet, Domaine Font de Michelle
Sperss, Gaja (474)
Nicolas Feuillatte, Cuvée Palmes d'Or
(1044)
(1046)
Sassicaia (959)
Rhône White
1990
Pol Roger, Cuvée Sir Winston
Churchill (402)
Brunello di Montalcino, Montosoli,
Altesino (727)
1998
Coudoulet, Château de Beaucastel
(1047)
(892)
1991
(472)
Sassicaia (961)
1993
2005
2000
Châteauneuf du Pape, Blanc,
1997
Bollinger, Grande Année (1046)
Barbaresco, Costa Russi, Gaja (721)
Barolo, Sperss, Gaja (728)
Cuvée des Cadettes,
2001
1998
Ornellaia (718, 957)
Ermitage, le Méal Blanc, Chapoutier
Krug, Clos Du Mesnil (668)
Solaia (956)
(1034)
Sorì San Lorenzo, Gaja (722)
(669)
Laurence, Domaine du Pégaü (1039)
1994
Châteauneuf du Pape, Deus Ex
2004
Machina, Clos Saint Jean (394)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Blanc,
1999
Brunello di Montalcino,
Châteauneuf du Pape, Domaine de la
Dom Pérignon (472)
Poggio Antico (726)
Darmagi, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gaja
Vieille Julienne (164)
2000
(723)
Champagne
Dom Pérignon Rosé (669)
Solaia (956)
(391)
1982
2004
1995
Louis Roederer, Cristal Rosé (237)
Le Vieux Donjon (164)
Krug, Brut Vintage (802)
Perrier-Jouët, Cuvée Belle Époque,
Gigondas, Pierre Aiguille,
Rose (803)
Barolo, la Serra, Roberto Voerzio
(769)
Italy
Brunello di Montalcino, Altero,
Poggio Antico (726)
1983
2006
1 9 74
Châteauneuf du Pape, Deus Ex
(895)
Barolo, Riserva, Bertelo (810)
Altesino (727)
1985
1977
Riserva, Campogiovanni (727)
Brunello di Montalcino, Quercione
Machina, Clos Saint Jean (395)
Côte Rôtie, Seigneur du Maugiron,
Delas Frères (340)
Dom Pérignon (765)
Brunello di Montalcino, Col D'Orcia
Brunello di Montalcino, Rennina,
Côte Rôtie, St. Cosme (340)
Louis Roederer, Cristal Rosé
(839)
Pieve Santa Restituta (726)
1985
Brunello di Montalcino, Sugarile,
(241, 242, 243)
2007
1988
Masseto (476)
Louis Roederer, Cristal (239, 240)
Barolo, Bricco Rocche, Prapo,
Ornellaia (957)
Ceretto (808)
(1046)
Barolo, Riserva, Caseta (810)
197
1996
Brunello di Montalcino, Sugarile,
Solengo, Argiano (739)
Brunello di Montalcino, Case Basse,
Amarone della Valpolicella, Vaio
Riserva, Soldera (807)
Armaron, Serègo Alighieri, Masi
Sorì Tildìn, Gaja (724)
Brunello di Montalcino, Poggio Alle
(767)
Villa Poggio Salvi (1052)
Tignanello (168, 712, 767, 1093)
Mura, Castello Banfi (513)
Barbaresco , Gaja (720)
Cepparello, Isole e Olena (737)
Valpolicella, Classico Superiore,
Guado Al Tasso, Antinori (736)
Chianti Classico, Riserva Poggio
Quintarelli (171)
Magari, Ca' Marcanda (1093)
Barolo, Bricco Rocche, Brunate,
Rosso, San Felice (957)
Ceretto (728)
Darmagi, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gaja
1999
Siepi, Castello di Fonterutoli (737)
Barolo, Brunate, Roberto Voerzio (24)
(723)
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Solaia (227, 738)
Tignanello (712)
Masseto (735, 1049)
Barolo, Runcot, Elio Grasso (769)
Guado Al Tasso, Antinori (167, 736)
Superiore Riserva, Quintarelli (171)
Brunello di Montalcino, Argiano
La Gioia, Riecine (169)
Amarone della Valpolicella,
(739)
Marchesi di Barolo, Riserva (896)
Dal Forno Romano (479)
Masseto (476, 729)
Masseto (730, 731, 732, 733)
Amarone, Roccolo Grassi (170)
Ornellaia (718)
Messorio, le Macchiole (407)
Punti di Villa, Mazzi (1059)
Barolo, Bricco Fiasco, Azelia (166)
2001
Rosso Ca Del Merlo, Quintarelli (171)
Ornellaia (74, 477, 718)
Barolo, Brovia (807)
Sassicaia (961)
Percarlo, San Guisto a Rentennano
Tomasso Bussola (1059)
Barolo, Brunate, Roberto Voerzio (473)
Siepi, Fonterutoli (737)
(87)
Amarone, Campo Casalin,
Barolo, Carobric, Paolo Scavino (166)
Barolo, Ornato, Pio Cesare (513)
Sassicaia (716)
Barolo, Pio Cesare (166, 513)
Valpolicella Classico, Superiore,
Solaia (738)
Barolo, Boscareto, Ferdinando
Barolo, Rocche Dell Annunziata,
Quintarelli (171)
Principiano (166)
Riserva, Scavino (473)
1997
Barolo, Bricco Rocche, Prapo (811)
Barolo, Rocche dell'Annunziata
Tignanello (168, 713)
Barolo, Carobric, Paolo Scavino (166)
Torriglione, Roberto Voerzio (473)
Barolo, Cerequio, Roberto Voerzio
Barolo, San Rocco, Azelia (166)
1998
(473)
Amarone della Valpolicella, Tommasi
(767)
Alzero, Cabernet Franc, Quintarelli
Barolo, Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba,
CastelGiocondo, Frescobaldi (170)
(480)
Giacosa (473)
Brunello di Montalcino, Conti
Barolo, Bricco Rocche, Brunate,
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico ,
Constanti (169)
Ceretto (1093)
Quintarelli (480, 1059)
Altesino (806)
Barolo, Bricco Rocche, Ceretto (24)
Brunello di Montalcino, Pian Delle
Pian delle Vigne, Antinori (167)
Barolo, Gavarini, Vigna Chiniera,
Vigne, Antinori (167, 957)
Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva,
Altesino (806)
Elio Grasso (769)
Amarone della Valpolicella, Tommasi
Brunello di Montalcino, Poggio
Barolo, Mauro Molino (728)
(767)
all'Oro, Riserva, Castello Banfi
Barolo, Parussi, Conterno Fantino
Amarone, Monte Cristi,
(169, 1054)
(769)
Cepparello, Isole e Olena (737)
Barolo, Sorì Ginestra,
Guado Al Tasso, Antinori (167, 736)
Conti Costanti (1052)
Conterno Fantino (769)
Barbaresco, Poderi Colla, Roncaglia
Masseto (734)
Il Palazzonne (957)
Barolo, Vigneto Rocche,
(896)
Ornellaia (719)
Giovanni Corino (811)
Barbaresco, Vanotu, Giorgio Pelissero
(768)
Rosso del Bepi, Quintarelli (480)
Poggio Salvi (1052)
CastelGiocondo Riserva, Frescobaldi
Barbaresco, Vursu Starderi,
Sassicaia (717)
Brunello di Montalcino, Tenuta
(550, 896)
La Spinetta (768)
Siepi, Fonterutoli (737)
Nuova, Casanova di Neri (806)
Barolo, Pio Cesare (896)
Solaia (475, 739)
Brunello, la Fornace (807)
Pian delle Vigne (727)
Barolo, Rocche Dell Annunziata,
Clos Mogador, Manyetes,
Riserva, Scavino (473)
Tignanello (168, 714, 1093)
Rene Barbier (1061)
Pian Delle Vigne, Antinori (1094)
Barolo, Sperss, Gaja (728)
Valpolicella Superiore,
Guado al Tasso, Antinori (167)
Brunello di Montalcino, Poggio Alle
Barolo, Vigneto Cerequio,
Masseto (499, 735, 1050)
Mura, Castello Banfi (727, 1094)
Beni di Batasiolo (896)
Vigna d'Alceo, Castello dei Rampolla
Sassicaia (717)
Brunello di Montalcino, Poggio
(88)
All'Oro, Riserva, Castello Banfi (767)
Castello Banfi (896)
Solaia, Annata Diversa (518)
Sperss, Gaja (474)
Brunello di Montalcino, Madonna del
2000
Sugarille, Gaja (1051)
Piano Riserva, Valdicava (806)
Alzero, Cabernet Franc, Quintarelli
Tignanello (168, 712, 767)
(671)
Valpolicella Superiore,
Castelli Martinozzi (1094)
Altesino (727)
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico,
Brunello di Montalcino, Pian Delle
Quintarelli (671)
Vigna Conca, Mauro Molino (169)
Conti Costanti (1052)
Vigne, Antinori (167)
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico,
Costasera, Masi (767)
2002
Eredi Fuligni (1053)
Barbaresco, Sorì San Lorenzo, Gaja
Masseto (476)
Conteisa, Gaja (728)
(723)
Ornellaia (169)
Fattoi Ofelio & Figli (1094)
Guado Al Tasso, Antinori (736)
Barolo Ginestra, Paolo Conterno
Sassicaia (767)
Masseto (729)
(288)
Solaia (475)
La Gerla (1094)
Ornellaia (718)
Barolo, Cannubi, Burlotto (288)
Pian Delle Vigne, Brunello di
Barolo, Vigna Bricco Gattera, Cordero
di Montezemolo (288)
Poggio Antico (1054)
Montalcino, Marchesi Antinori (1054)
Sassicaia (715, 767)
Barolo, Vigna la Volta, Cabutto (288)
Vigna Paganelli, Il Poggione (806)
Solaia (739)
Barolo, Vigneto Arborina, Elio Altare
(1057)
198
2003
2007
2005
Amarone della Valpolicella, Zenato
Ca Marcanda Magari, Gaja (1048)
Aalto PS, Bodegas Aalto (1066)
Scharzhofberger, Riesling Kabinett,
(1059)
Flaccianello della Pieve, Fontodi (670)
El Nido, El Nido (1068)
Egon Müller (344, 345)
Amarone, Cinque Stelle,
Sassicaia (675)
2006
Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Riesling
Spatlese, Studert-Prum (345)
Barbaresco, Il Bricco, Pio Cesare
2009
(1058)
Masseto (673)
Portugal
2007
Brunello di Montalcino, Altesino
2005
Norheimer Kirscheck, Spätlese,
(343)
Quinta do Noval (284)
Donnhoff (344)
Brunello di Montalcino, Angelini
Spain
Kabinett, Markus Molitor (344)
(343)
1989
Azienda Lisini (1053)
Mas la Plana, Gran Coronas,
Germany
Kabinett, Max Richter (344)
Brunello di Montalcino, Colombini
Miguel Torres (771)
1975
(343)
Unico Gran Reserva, Vega-Sicilia
Scharzhofberger, Riesling Spatlese,
Spatlese, Selbach-Oster (345)
(1067)
Egon Muller (344)
Fattoria dei Barbi (343)
Brunello di Montalcino, la Poderina
1991
(343)
Mas la Plana, Gran Coronas,
Ockfener Bockstein, Riesling
Miguel Torres (771)
Spatlese, St. Urbanshof (344)
Poggio Antico (807)
Vega Sicilia, 'Unico',
Scharzhofberger, Riesling Spätlese
Ornellaia (169)
Bodegas Vega Sicilia (771)
1999
Halbtrocken, Reichsgraf von
Kesselstatt (345)
Sassicaia (478)
United States Red
1979
Heitz Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Sito Moresco, Gaja (812)
1998
Solaia (475)
Classic, Cims de Porrera (1065)
Tignanello (168)
Clos Erasmus, Priorat (551)
Bernkasteler Doktor, Riesling
1980
Mas la Plana, Miguel Torres (771)
Spatlese, Wegeler (344)
Opus One (980)
Valbuena 5, Vega-Sicilia (1067)
Hattenheimer Kabinett,
Romano (672, 805)
2000
Hattenheimer Nussbrunnen Auslese,
Clos du Bois, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Gloria de Ostatu, Bodegas Ostatu
Balthasar Ress (344)
Marlstone (840)
Barolo, Bricco Ceretta, Schiavenza
(1068)
2004
Martha's Vineyard (962, 972)
2001
Balthasar Ress (344)
Amarone della Valpolicella, Dal Forno
Jean Baptiste Kabinett, Gunderloch
(344)
(343)
1981
1982
Barolo, Pio Cesare (403)
2001
Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Riesling
Inglenook, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Barolo, Schiavenza Broglio (343)
Aalto, PS (90)
Auslese, Reinhold Haart (345)
Reserve Cask (841)
Brunello di Montalcino, la Vigna,
Cims De Porrera, Classico (172)
Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Riesling
William Hill, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Podere (1055)
Clos Fonta, Mas D'En Gil (1065)
Spatlese, Reinhold Haart (345)
Gold Label (841)
Brunello di Montalcino, le Lucere,
Costers de Mas Igneus, Vinyes de
Riesling Spatlese, Ungsteiner
San Filippo (1055)
Costers de Mas Igneus (1064)
Herrenberg, Darting (345)
Finca Dofi , Álvaro Palacios (1062)
Saarburger Rausch Kabinett, Zilliken
Beaulieu Vineyard, Georges de
Vigna Paganelli, Il Poggione (406)
La Vina de Andres Romeo,
(344)
Latour, Private Reserve (962, 972)
1983
Brunello di Montalcino, Siro Pacenti
Benjamin Romeo (1068)
Schloss Johannisberger Kabinett,
(405, 807, 1055)
Mas D'En Gil, Clos Fonta (172)
Fürst von Metternich (344)
1985
Masseto (408, 499)
Mas la Plana, Miguel Torres (172)
Ungsteiner Herrenberg, Riesling
Dominus Estate (962, 972)
Ornellaia (477)
Pares Balta Marta de Balta,
Auslese, Kurt Darting (345)
Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Sassicaia (478)
Pares Balta (1066)
Howell Mountain (416)
Solaia (475)
Torre Muga, Muga (1068)
Kabinett, Studert-Prum (345)
William Hill, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Tignanello (168, 513)
2003
2002
‘Clos Figueras’, Clos Figueras (1064)
Bernkastler Doktor, Riesling Kabinett
2005
Clos Erasmus, Clos i Terrasses
, Dr. H. Thanisch (344)
Caymus Vineyards,
Barolo, Rocche, Vietti (404)
(1065)
Urzinger Wurzgarten Riesling
Cabernet Sauvignon (962, 972)
Opus One (962, 972)
Silver label (841)
Sugarille, Gaja (1051)
1986
Redigaffi, Tua Rita (1056)
Clos Mogador, Rene Barbier (1061)
Kabinett, Dr. Loosen (344)
Sassicaia (478)
Dolc de l'Obac, Costers del Siurana
Sterling Vineyards,
Tignanello (168)
(1063)
Cabernet Sauvignon,
2006
(172, 1062)
2005
Bernkasteler Doktor, Riesling
1987
Flaccianello della Pieve, Fontodi
2004
Spatlese, Wegeler (344)
(670)
Miserere, Costers del Siurana (1064)
Riesling Auslese, Zeltinger
Hess Collection, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Giusto di Notri, Tua Rita (413)
Clos de l’Obac, Costers del Siurana
Sonnenuhr, Gessinger (345)
Reserve (841)
Diamond Mountain Ranch (840)
Finca Dofí, Alvaro Palacios
Ca Marcanda, Angelo Gaja (1048)
Le Macchiole, Merlot, Messorio (89)
(1063)
Riesling Kabinett, Avelsbacher
Masseto (24, 25, 410, 673, 1049)
Finca Dofí, Alvaro Palacios (172)
Altenberg, Bischofliche (345)
1988
Merlot Messorio, le Macchiole (409)
Numanthia, Numanthia-Termes (552)
Ornellaia (411, 477)
Palomero, Bodegas Uvaguilera
Auslese, Kerpen (345)
Redigaffi, Tua Rita (414)
Aguilera (1066)
Sassicaia (412, 675)
Zeltinger Deutschherrenberg, Riesling
Auslese, Markus Molitor (345)
1990
Latour, Private Reserve (962, 972)
199
1991
Pahlmeyer, Proprietary Red (347)
1998
Schrader Cellars, Cabernet
Beringer, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Pride Mountain, Reserve Claret (572)
Caymus Vineyards, Cabernet
Sauvignon, RBS Beckstoffer
To Kalon Vyd (583)
Private Reserve (897)
Ridge, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Sauvignon, Special Selection (740)
Dominus (14)
Monte Bello (899)
Dalla Valle, Maya (427)
Turley, Petite Syrah, Hayne Vineyard
Ridge, Geyserville (899)
Joseph Phelps, Insignia (1095)
(592)
1992
Shafer, Cabernet Sauvignon (898)
Opus One (1095)
Diamond Creek, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Sterling, SVR, Proprietary Blend
Quilceda Creek, Cabernet Sauvignon
Lake Vineyard (773)
(898)
(104)
Araujo, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Quintessa, Rutherford Ranch (745)
Eisele Vineyard (553)
2002
Dunn Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon,
1996
Château Montelena,
Beringer, Alluvium, Knight's Valley
Monte Bello (175)
Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate (173)
Harlan Estate (430)
(840)
Ridge, Zinfandel, Lytton Springs
Sine Qua Non, Black & Blue, Syrah
Beringer, Cabernet Sauvignon (742)
(899)
Hundred Acre, Cabernet Sauvignon,
(12)
Sine Qua Non, Backward & Forward
Kayli Morgan (775)
Sauvignon (740)
(95)
Joseph Phelps, Insignia
Sine Qua Non, E-Raised, Syrah (91)
(118, 119, 120, 524, 525,
526, 527, 568, 570)
1993
Arrowood, Cabernet Sauvignon (897)
Sine Qua Non, The Antagonists,
Red Rock Terrace Microclimate 3
Grenache (91)
Latour, Private Reserve (897)
(773)
Dominus Estate (681)
1999
Pride Mountain, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Sauvignon (897)
Grace Family, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Bacio Divino (742)
Reserve (99, 574)
Paul Hobbs, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Beckstoffer To Kalon (98)
Vineyard 29 (256)
(577)
Opus One (741)
Colgin Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Shafer, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Pahlmeyer, Proprietary Red (346)
Cariad Vineyard (256)
Hillside Select (431, 532)
1994
Dominus (744)
Sine Qua Non, Syrah,
Arrowood, Cabernet Sauvignon (897)
Reserve (572)
Just for the Love of It (590)
Grace Family, Cabernet Sauvignon
Sloan Estate, Proprietary Red (461)
Ridge, Cabernet Sauvignon, Monte
(256)
Turley, Petite Syrah, Hayne Vineyard
(593)
Bryant Family, Cabernet Sauvignon
Bello (175)
(201, 202)
Screaming Eagle, Cabernet
Opus One (741)
Caymus Vineyards,
Sauvignon (20)
Cabernet Sauvignon (897)
Silver Oak, Cabernet Sauvignon (742)
Amuse Bouche Merlot (773)
Silver Oak, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Alexander Valley (898)
2000
Cardinale (173)
Dalla Valle, Cabernet Sauvignon
2003
(419)
1997
Grgich Hills, Cabernet Sauvignon
(424)
Blankiet, Cabernet Sauvignon,
(346)
Paradise Hills (256)
Harlan Estate (15, 519, 561)
Kayli Morgan (776)
Joseph Phelps, Insignia (116, 566)
Château Montelena, Cabernet
Marcassin, Pinot Noir,
Opus One (897)
Sauvignon Estate (980)
Marcassin Vineyard (442)
Cornerstone Cellars, Cabernet
Shafer, Merlot (742)
Sauvignon (898)
Sine Qua Non, The Boot (591)
Three Sisters Vineyard (115)
2001
(447, 578)
Monte Bello (899)
Robert Mondavi, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Dominus (744)
Reserve (421, 898)
Far Niente, Cabernet Sauvignon
Sine Qua Non, Grenache, Li'l E (95)
Screaming Eagle,
(742)
Sloan Estate, Proprietary Red (103)
Grace Family, Cabernet Sauvignon
(742)
1995
Harlan Estate (425)
Dominus Estate (174, 558, 559)
Caymus Vineyards,
Dumol, Pinot Noir,
2004
(521, 567, 742)
Russian River Valley (256)
Opus One (741)
Dumol, Syrah, Eddie's Patch (256)
Harlan Estate (17)
Private Reserve (482, 742)
Peter Michael, Les Pavots (426)
Harlan, The Maiden (565)
Beringer, Knight's Valley (840)
Reserve (573)
Kayli Morgan (777)
(423)
Reserve (429)
Pride Mountain, Claret, Reserve (99)
Screaming Eagle, Cabernet
Quilceda Creek, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Sauvignon (21)
(576)
Galitzine Vineyard (108, 347)
Gravelly Meadow (899)
Turley, Petite Syrah, Aida Vineyard
Rudd Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Oakville Estate (173)
Monte Bello (175)
(173)
Red Rock Terrace (899)
Turley, Petite Syrah, Rattlesnake
Acres (173)
200
Sine Qua Non, Syrah, A Shot in
One Point Five (175)
the Dark, Eleven Confessions
Shafer, Merlot (175)
Vineyard (537)
Sine Qua Non, Grenache, Ode to E
Sine Qua Non, Syrah, Raven (588)
(586)
Sine Qua Non, Syrah, Ode to E (535)
United States White
1995
1995
Penfolds, Grange (484)
E & E Black Pepper Shiraz (963)
Peter Michael, Chardonnay,
Rosemount, Syrah, Balmoral (900)
Mon Plaisir (256)
Wolf Blass, Cabernet
2007
Sauvignon/Shiraz, Black Label (963)
1996
2005
Beringer, Chardonnay,
1996
Brokenwood, Graveyard, Shiraz (178)
(437, 555)
Caymus Vineyards,
Cayuse, Syrah, Armada Vineyard
1997
(903)
(556)
Hanzell, Chardonnay (346)
Cape Mentelle, Cabernet Sauvignon
Devil's Lair, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Margaret River (901)
Joseph Phelps, Backus Vineyard,
Cariad Vineyard (876)
2002
Marcassin, Chardonnay,
St. Hallett, Shiraz, Old Block (900)
Tychson Hill Vineyard (438)
Wolf Blass, Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz,
Opus One (686)
Colgin Cellars, Proprietary Red,
Sine Qua Non, Proprietary White,
Black Label (963)
IX Estate (876)
Whisperin' E (596)
1997
(447, 578)
Dana Estates, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Helms Vineyard (439)
2003
Brokenwood, Graveyard, Shiraz (178)
Galitzine Vineyard (108)
Harlan, The Maiden (681)
Brokenwood, Shiraz, Rayner (178)
Scarecrow, Cabernet Sauvignon (114)
Kayli Morgan (779)
Sauvignon, CCS (111)
Hundred Acre, Shiraz, Ancient Way
2004
(127)
Sine Qua Non, The Rejuvenators
Penfolds, RWT Shiraz (176)
One Point Five (175)
(586)
Sine Qua Non, Grenache,
Opus One (688)
Atlantis Fe 203 2B&C (585)
2005
Sine Qua Non, Pinot Noir,
(530, 579)
Kistler, Chardonnay,
Château Reynella, Basket Pressed
Over And Out (92)
Schrader Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Vine Hill Vineyard (346)
Shiraz (904)
1998
Charles Melton, Nine Popes (903)
CCS (112)
Chris Ringland, Shiraz (28)
Atlantis Fe 203 1A/B/C (536)
Schrader Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Marcassin Vineyard (448, 595)
Clarendon Hills, Shiraz,
Sine Qua Non, The Petition (535)
Brookman Vineyard (903)
George III (113)
Atlantis Fe 203 1A (585)
2006
2006
Sine Qua Non, Grenache, Pictures
Kistler, Chardonnay, Dutton Ranch
(539)
(346)
d'Arenberg, The Dead Arm Shiraz
(1098)
Tychson Hill Vineyard (436)
Sine Qua Non, Roussanne Viognier,
Devil's Lair, Chardonnay (901)
Body and Soul (96)
Henschke, Semillon, Louis (903)
Harlan Estate (109)
2008
2007
Vineyard, Block 6 (787)
Colgin Cellars, Proprietary Red,
Leeuwin Estate, Chardonnay,
Kayli Morgan (778)
IX Estate (440)
Art Series (904)
Kay Brothers, Shiraz, Amery
Futo Red (774)
Kenwood, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Jack London Vineyard (346)
(580)
Blue Slide Ridge (444)
Saxum, James Berry Vineyard (681)
Saxum, James Berry Vineyard,
Bone Rock (681)
Scarecrow, M Etain (583)
Opus One (687)
Sauvignon, Beckstoffer To Kalon
Reserve (100, 101, 102)
(113)
Screaming Eagle,
(105, 106, 107, 447, 578)
Sine Qua Non, Next of Kyn (584)
Sine Qua Non, Syrah, B-20
(94, 689, 690, 691)
Hillside Select (692)
Turley, Zinfandel, Hayne Vineyard
Sine Qua Non, Autrement dit Rose
(594)
(586)
Vérité, la Joie (694)
Vérité, la Muse (694)
In the Crosshairs (538)
Vérité, le Désir (694)
Sine Qua Non, Grenache, Raven
(93, 534, 587)
Penfolds, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Australia
Bin 707 (903)
Penfolds, Grange (26, 282,
486, 785, 902, 1075)
1981
Rosemount, Syrah, Balmoral (900)
1982
Wynns, Shiraz, Michael (903)
1999
1986
(122, 877, 1098)
1993
Hardy's, Shiraz, Eileen Hardy (900)
Bin 707 (903)
1994
E & E Black Pepper Shiraz (963)
Grant Burge, Meshach Shiraz (1096)
Hardy's, Shiraz, Eileen Hardy (1096)
Rosemount Estates, GSM,
Mountain Blue Mudgee (1096)
St. Hallet, Shiraz, Blackwell (904)
St. Hallett, Shiraz, Old Block (904)
2009
Bryant Family, Bettina (433)
Scarecrow, M Etain (583)
201
Chile
2000
2004
Birchwood, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Clarendon Hills, Astralis, Shiraz
Twin Rivers (904)
(784)
2001
Birchwood, Shiraz, Decades (904)
Don Melchor, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Concha y Toro (29)
(877, 1098)
(180, 1098)
Graham's (909, 1081)
Taylor's (286, 908)
Warre’s (1080)
1986
Graham’s, Malvedos (51)
2003
Duck Muck Creek, Shiraz (784)
Carmin De Peumo, Carmenere,
Penfolds, Grange (27, 489)
Terrunyo (1069)
Graham's, Malvedos (909)
Kay Brothers, Shiraz,
Don Melchor, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Taylor's, Quinta de Vargellas (908)
Concha y Toro (289)
Amery Vineyard, Block 6 (787)
Torbreck, Descendant (177)
Whistler Wines, Shiraz (283)
Torbreck, Run Rig (299)
Torbreck, The Factor (125)
1987
1991
2004
Almaviva, Cabernet Sauvignon
2005
2001
Clarendon Hills, Grenache Old Vines,
(180, 1098)
(1070)
1992
2006
Quinta do Vesuvio (910)
Taylor's (598, 1079)
Niepoort (910)
Blewitt Springs Vineyard (179)
Elderton, Ode To Lorraine (283)
Almaviva, Cabernet Sauvignon
Clarendon Hills, Grenache Old Vines,
Kilikanoon, Shiraz, Attunga 1865
(1071)
1994
Romas Vineyard (179)
(490)
2007
Churchill's (285)
(123, 124, 180, 597, 787,
Torbreck, Descendant (177)
Concha y Toro, Terrunyo Block 27
Croft (285)
878, 905, 1098)
Torbreck, Les Amis (490)
(289)
Devil's Lair, Chardonnay (901)
Elderton, Shiraz, Command (1076)
Grant Burge, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Shadrach (1096)
Dow's (906, 1079)
Fonseca (285, 879, 907)
Quinta da Eria Velba (907)
Port
Quinta do Vesuvio (285, 910)
2006
Grant Burge, Meshach Shiraz (1096)
1960
Taylor’s (286, 599, 879, 908)
Kay Brothers, Amery Hillside Shiraz
(1098)
Croft (285)
Warre's (1080)
(1076)
Kilikanoon, Shiraz, Attunga 1865
Penfolds, Grange (451, 487, 1097)
(490)
1963
1995
Mollydooker, Velvet Glove (783)
Cockburn (49)
Turkey Flat, Shiraz (283)
Noon, Shiraz Reserve (452)
1996
Two Hands Shiraz, Bad Impersonator
(904)
2007
2002
(1098)
Mollydooker, Velvet Glove (783)
(180, 813, 1098)
Grant Burge, Abednego (1096)
Marquis Philips Shiraz, Integrity
Argentina
(121)
2000
Bin 707 (1074)
Catena, Cabernet Sauvignon (289)
2003
Penley, Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve
Catena Zapata, Malbec, Nicolas ,
(283)
Catena (1072)
Torbreck, Run Rig (786, 1077)
2004
Catena Alta, Cabernet Sauvignon
2003
(289)
Catena Zapata, Malbec, Nicolas,
Catena (1073)
Clarendon Hills, Syrah,
Hickinbotham Vineyard (179)
2005
Catena Alta, Cabernet Sauvignon
(1098)
(289)
Elderton, Shiraz, Command (490)
Marquis Philips Shiraz, Integrity
2006
(121)
Vistalba Corte A, Carlos Pulenta
(1069)
Torbreck, Les Amis (490)
1966
2007
Trapiche, Malbec,
Fausto Orellana de Escobar (289)
Quinta do Noval, Nacional (348)
1997
1970
(285, 907)
Delaforce, Quinta da Corte
Feuerheerd’s (51)
Dow's (285, 906)
Kopke (51)
Fonseca (906)
Sandeman (51)
Graham's (514, 909)
Taylor's (50, 286, 301)
Niepoort (910)
Warre's (51)
Quinta do Crasto (285)
1972
Taylor's (128, 286, 514)
Dow's (349)
Warre's (907)
1975
2000
Cockburn (51)
Cockburn (514)
Taylor's (52, 349)
Dow's (906)
Fonseca (906)
1977
Graham's (514)
Graham's (54)
Niepoort (910)
Kopke (51)
Taylor's (286, 301)
Quinta do Infantada (1082)
Warre's (55, 907, 1080)
Quinta do Noval (906, 1078)
1980
Taylor's (129, 600)
Smith Woodhouse (1079)
Warre's (907)
Quinta do Noval, Silval (1078)
Taylor's (51, 301)
2003
1983
Croft (514)
Graham's (1081)
Graham’s (1081)
Quinta de Roriz (514)
1985
Dow's (906)
Fonseca (907)
202
Fonseca (349)
Torbreck, The Factor (786, 1077)
Taylor's (49)
2004
50 ML
2003
2001
Barolo, Cordero di Montezemolo,
Monfalletto (473)
2007
Cognac
2004
Château Rieussec (511)
Tignanello (168)
NV
Louis XIII de Remy Martin Grande
Hungary
Champagne Cognac (814)
2005
Château de Fargues (1024)
2004
Château Doisy Daëne (511)
Tignanello (168)
Château Filhot (471)
1995
Birsalmas Aszu Tokaji, 5 Puttonyos,
Château Guiraud (471, 511)
Royal Tokaji (710)
Germany
2006
1999
Oremus Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos,
H A LV E S
Vega Sicilia (710)
Red Bordeaux
Cognac
2007
1952
NV
Zeltlinger Sonnenuhr, Riesling
Auslese, Selbach-Oster (345)
2002
Geyserberg, Beerenauslese,
Bechtheimer (344)
Erte #1, Vigne, Courvoisier (788)
Rhône Red
Erte #2, Vendanges, Courvoisier
2000
(788)
Château Beychevelle (463)
Erte #3, Distillation, Courvoisier
Château Haut Sarpe (38)
1986
(788)
Auslese, Studert-Prum (345)
Erte #4, Vieillissement, Courvoisier
(131)
2005
1998
(788)
Erte #5, Degustation, Courvoisier
United States Red
White Bordeaux
1982
1999
Erte #7, la Part des Anges,
Château Gilette, Crème de Tête
Courvoisier (788)
(41, 639)
2005
1985
2000
Atlantis Fe 203 2D (589)
(788)
1996
Erte #6, l’esprit du Cognac,
Courvoisier (788)
Erte #8, Inedit, Courvoisier (788)
United States White
1986
2001
Côte Rôtie, Brune et Blonde, Guigal
1997
NV
1988
(164)
Chalk Hill, Semillion Botrytised (773)
Bowmore, 30 Year old, Dragon
Ceramic, Official Distillery Bottling
2004
2000
Whisky
(454)
Glenmorangie, 25 years old, Official
1989
Sine Qua Non, Roussanne, Suey TBA
(533)
Distillery Bottling, 43% alc. (456)
2005
2001
Springbank, 21 years old, Official
Distillery Bottling (460)
Château Lafaurie Peyraguey (889)
Sine Qua Non, Mr. K The Straw Man
(97)
1965
Springbank, Local Barley, 36 years
2005
1990
old, Official Distillery Bottling,
Château d’Yquem (296, 889, 1024)
50.4% alc. (459)
Château Lafaurie Peyraguey (889)
1975
1996
Caol Ila 25 year (455)
Italy
Sine Qua Non, Roussanne,
Atlantis Fe 203 3E (97, 589)
1989
Sperss, Gaja (474)
Port
1998
1977
1997
Ardbeg, 24 years old, Official
Distillery Bottling (453)
Château de Fargues (1024)
Sperss, Gaja (474)
Warre’s (907)
2000
1979
Port Ellen 24 year old (458)
2001
1981
Château Guiraud (471)
Macallan, Cask Reserve, 18 years old
Cru Peyraguey (41)
1994
2000
Graham’s (909)
Taylor’s (908)
(457)
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LARGE
Red Bordeaux
1999
1990
Sassicaia (961)
Ermitage, l’Ermite Blanc, Chapoutier
(307, 509, 603)
(11)
1961
Château Smith Haut Lafitte (627)
Château la Gaffelière (323)
Chianti Classico Riserva, Monsanto
(896)
2000
1982
1995
Château Duhart-Milon (850)
White Bordeaux
1983
1996
Cadettes, Château de la Nerthe (548)
1996
Chianti Classico Riserva, Antinori
(896)
2001
Nipozzano (767)
2004
Ornellaia (875)
2002
1985
Sassicaia (875)
Red Burgundy
Ermitage, l’Ermite, Chapoutier (165)
1961
2005
Masseto (674)
1989
Clos Vougeot, Remoissenet
Ornellaia (670)
Père et Fils (230)
Sassicaia (676)
1990
1972
2006
1999
2007
Griotte Chambertin, Esmonin (332)
Château la Lagune (40)
2008
Château Latour Martillac (850)
1993
2004
1994
Viña El Pison, Artadi (415)
United States Red
2003
1995
Spain
Château Lamothe Bergeron (302)
2008
1986
1996
Rhône Red
Rhône White
1987
2009
1990
1997
1988
1999
1993
Champagne
Château Charmail (302)
1994
1985
Dom Pérignon, Rosé,
Möet & Chandon (238)
1995
1988
Dom Pérignon (231)
1990
1994
2001
1996
Château Haut Bages Libéral (307)
(236)
(575)
1995
1995
2000
1989
1990
2003
1997
(603)
1997
Italy
1998
1983
2005
1989
Sassicaia (770)
Château Larcis-Ducasse (994)
204
(575)
1998
Harlan Estate (562)
(575)
2000
United States White
Kayli Morgan (780)
2000
Sine Qua Non, the Hussy (13)
2001
Australia
Kayli Morgan (780)
1998
(575)
2002
Port
Kayli Morgan (780)
1977
Graham’s (53, 301)
(117, 528, 569)
Taylor’s (53)
Warre (965)
Hillside Select (432)
Taylor’s (908)
2003
Cognac
Kayli Morgan (781)
NV
2004
Kayli Morgan (781)
Sauvignon, Old Sparky (110)
2005
Harlan Estate (564)
Kayli Morgan (781)
Sine Qua Non, 17th Nail in
My Cranium (22)
Naked Truth (23)
2006
Kayli Morgan (782)
2007
(531, 575)
2008
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DELIVERY AND COLLECTIONS
Picking Up Your Order
International Delivery
As many of the wines featured in the auction are rare and
delicate, customers might prefer to pick up these wines directly
from the temperature-controlled conditions at the LCBO.
With this in mind, starting on Saturday, December 8th between
9 AM and 3 PM, and thereafter within normal business hours
between 8 AM to 4 PM from Monday through Friday (excluding
holidays), customers may pick up their purchased lots at the
warehouse facility at 33 Freeland St., Toronto. In order to
accommodate your order, we ask that you book your
appointment no less than 48 hours prior to your desired
pick-up time by contacting vintagesauction@lcbo.ca or the
VINTAGES Auction Consultant at 416-864-6890.
Customers in the United States or overseas are advised that
they are responsible for arranging international shipping.
Bidders may contact Mark Parratto or John Dang at Worldwide
Cargo, 2 Johnson Road, Lawrence, NY, tel: 516-371-2300
fax: 516-371-1176 or e-mail: jdang@worldwidecargogroup.com
to facilitate the shipment of their wine. Customers will be
responsible for any duties, taxes, shipping or other charges
levied in their arrangement with Worldwide Cargo.
Customers should note that photo ID and a copy of the customer
invoice must be shown before the product will be released.
Any third party assigned by the buyer to pick up their shipment
must be accompanied by a copy of the original invoice and
a letter authorizing the release of goods to that third party.
Please be aware that lots must be claimed within four months of
the date of auction.
International bidders are reminded that various states or
countries may impose limitations on the amount and quantity
of alcoholic beverages that can be legally brought into their
jurisdiction. The LCBO shall not assume any responsibility
for obtaining or applying for any permits or licences that might
be required for the shipment of goods into various states.
Therefore, all bidders are advised to investigate the possibility
of such a limitation and to check with their local authorities
to determine the manner in which alcohol can be imported
into their local authorities.
Customer Service
Domestic Delivery
Delivery of wine purchased at auction is available within
Ontario. For assistance in arranging your delivery, contact
vintagesauction@lcbo.com. A delivery charge will apply and
payment must be arranged prior to release of the goods.
Payment for the delivery can be made over the phone via Visa
or MasterCard.
Bidders should note that the LCBO recommends that
purchasers arrange to collect their purchases. Shipping by any
commercial means, particularly of older wines, can be risky
and result in damage. The LCBO cannot assume responsibility
for any damage that occurs to wine while in transit.
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We would be pleased to help you with any questions you have
about the pickup of your auction purchase. Just call LCBO
Auction Services at 416-864-6890. We are open Monday
through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5 PM After hours, you may leave
a message and we will contact you the next business day.
No te : Th e LC BO is n o t resp o n sib le fo r th e ac ts o r o m issio n s o f an y sh ip p e r,
in c lud in g p ac kin g , sh ip p in g , in suran c e o r d e live ry , fo r an y lo ts p urc h ase d at
auc tio n . C usto m e rs m ust d e al d ire c tly w ith th e sh ip p e r in th e e ve n t o f an y lo ss,
d am ag e o r th e ft.
LEVEL/ULLAGE DESCRIPTIONS
AND INTERPRETATIONS
Bordeaux Levels
Burgundy Levels
For wines in bottles with defined shoulders, including
Bordeaux, Port and other wines, the level is measured
and catalogued as follows:
For wines in bottles with sloping necks, including Burgundy,
German and other wines, the level between the cork and
wine is measured and catalogued in centimetres.
Perfectly good for any age of wine.
Outstandingly good for a wine of 10 years in bottle
or longer.
BN.
BASE NECK:
VTS.
VERY TOP SHOULDER
TS.
TOP SHOULDER:
Normal for any Bordeaux 15 years old
The condition and drinkability of Burgundy is less affected
by ullage than its equivalent from Bordeaux. A 5-7 cm ullage
in a 50-year-old Burgundy can be considered normal, indeed
good for age; 3.5-4 cm excellent for age; 7 cm rarely a risk.
Exam p le : (u. 3x5c m ) m e an s 3 b o ttles ullag e d 5 c m .
or older.
HS.
MS.
LS.
BS.
U.
Slight natural reduction through
the easing of the cork and evaporation through
cork and capsule. Usually no problem. Acceptable
for any wine over 20 years old. Exceptional for
pre-1950 wines.
MID SHOULDER: Probably some weakening of the cork
and some risk. Not abnormal for wines 30-40 years
of age. Estimates usually take this into account.
LOW SHOULDER: Risky and usually only accepted for sale
if wine or label exceptionally rare or interesting.
Always offered with low estimate.
BOTTOM SHOULDER: Not acceptable for sale unless a rare
sort of bottle. Wine will usually be undrinkable.
ULLAGE: Level.
HIGH SHOULDER:
Bottle Sizes
0.375 litres
0.75 litres
HF. BT.
HALF BOTTLE =
BT(S).
BOTTLE(S) =
LTR.
LITRE
MAG.
MAGNUM =
D. MAG.
JERO.
JERO.
IMP.
METH.
SALM.
1.5 litres, or two regular bottles
DOUBLE MAGNUM (BORDEAUX, PORT) = 3 litres
JEROBOAM (BURGUNDY, CHAMPAGNE) = 3 litres
JEROBOAM (BORDEAUX) = 5 litres*
IMPÉRIALE (BORDEAUX) = 6 litres
METHUSELAH (BURGUNDY, CHAMPAGNE) = 6 litres
SALMANAZAR = 9 litres
* Up to 1978, je ro b o am s w e re g e n e rally b o ttle d in 4.5-ltr. b o ttles.
Notes and Rating Sources
Exam p le : (u. 2ts) m e an s 2 b o ttles ullag e d to to p sh o uld e r.
OC.
ORIGINAL CARTON
WA
OWC.
ORIGINAL WOODEN CASE
WS
RC
RESERVE CHÂTEAU
Wine Advocate
Wine Spectator
AM
IWC
Allen Meadows
International Wine Cellar
Sp ec ial no tic e: Th o ug h every effo rt is m ade to desc ribe o r m easure th e levels o f o lder vintag es, c o rks o ver 20 y ears o ld beg in to lo se th eir elastic ity and levels c an c h ang e betw een
c atalo g uing and sale. O ld c o rks h ave also been kno w n to fail during o r after sh ip m ent. We th erefo re rep eat th at th ere is alw ay s a risk o f c o rk failure w ith o ld w ines and due
allo w anc e m ust be m ade fo r th is. Under no c irc um stanc es c an an adjustm ent o f p ric e o r c redit be m ade after delivery exc ep t under th e term s o f th e w arranty stated in Parag rap h
11 o f th e C o nditio ns o f Sale.
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CONDITIONS OF SALE
1.
The word “auctioneer” wherever used in these
conditions of sale, means the LCBO and its agent
Waddington’s Auctioneers.
2.
While the auctioneer has endeavoured to catalogue
and describe correctly each lot to be sold, guarantee is
not made of the correctness of the catalogue or other
descriptions of the physical condition, fitness for use,
rarity, quality, potability, size, importance,
authenticity, attribution, provenance and/or historical
relevance of any lot, and no statement anywhere shall
be deemed such a warranty, representation or
condition, and no sale will be set aside on account of
any imperfections not noted. Each lot is sold “as is”,
“where is” and without recourse.
3.
Without limiting paragraph 2, the buyer
acknowledges that lots consigned by consignors may
not have been subjected to quality testing.
4.
The auctioneer has the right to refuse any bid and to
advance the bidding at his absolute discretion. Bids
presented by persons less than 19 years of age will be
rejected. The highest bidder accepted by the
auctioneer shall be the buyer. If any dispute should
arise between bidders, or in the event of doubt on the
part of the auctioneer as to the validity of any bid, the
auctioneer may, at his discretion, determine the
successful bidder or may reoffer the lot.
5.
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The buyer will comply with all laws, statutes,
ordinances and regulations regarding bidding,
purchase and transport of lots. The amount and/or
type of alcoholic beverages purchased and taken into
another province, state or country may be limited or
entirely prohibited. The buyer is responsible for
compliance with all applicable tax laws, duties and
exportation and importation requirements. The
LCBO does not have responsibility or obligation to the
buyer to apply for or obtain any special licences or
permits required for the lawful transport, exportation
or importation of lots notwithstanding that the LCBO
may arrange for the transport of property on behalf of
the buyer. Each buyer represents and warrants that he
or she will insure that any purchased lots shipped to
such purchaser will be received by a person at least 19
years of age.
6.
Subject to the fulfillment of all of the conditions set
forth herein, on the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer,
title to the offered lot will pass to the highest bidder
acknowledged by the auctioneer and such bidder
thereupon (i) must present satisfactory legal
documentation that he/she is at least 19 years of age,
(ii) assumes full risk and responsibility therefor, (iii)
will immediately pay the full purchase price or such
part as the LCBO may require. The sales price shall be
exclusive of any storage, insurance or delivery charge.
7.
If the auctioneer decides that any opening bid is too
low, he may reject the same. The auctioneer reserves
the right to withdraw any lot from the sale or to
divide any lot or to combine any two or more lots at
his sole discretion.
8.
Title to the offered lot will pass immediately to the
bidder on the sale of the lot and such bidder assumes
full risk and responsibility therefore and will there
upon pay the full purchase price therefor, or such part
as may be required. If the required payment is not
complied with, the lot or lots purchased by this bidder
may, at the auctioneer’s absolute
discretion, be put up again and resold.
9.
Each and every lot is sold by the vendor with all faults
and defects and with all errors of description and is to
be taken and paid for whether genuine and authentic
or not and no compensation shall be paid for same.
10.
Disputes pertaining to market value, ullage,
suitability, spoilage, deterioration, shortages,
commentary by auctioneer, expert opinion or oral
descriptions are seen as an independent dispute
between the buyer and seller.
11.
12.
13.
Notwithstanding the previous conditions of sale, if
within 10 days after the sale of the lot the purchaser
gives notice in writing to the LCBO that the lot sold is
a deliberate forgery and within seven days after such
notification the buyer returns the same to the LCBO
in the same condition as at the time of sale, the LCBO
shall have the right to have the buyer obtain, at the
buyer’s expense, the written opinion of two
recognized experts in the field, mutually acceptable to
the LCBO and the purchaser, before the LCBO
determines whether to rescind the sale.
PAYMENT shall be made by VISA, MASTERCARD,
AMEX, CERTIFIED CHEQUE or INTERAC on the
day of purchase. Absentee and phone bidders may pay
the next business day. Any account not settled within
10 business days following the close of the sale will be
cancelled without recourse to the buyer. All property
shall be removed by the buyer at his expense not later
than four months following the sale. If it is not so
removed and paid for, and if the account is not settled
in full, a handling charge of the greater of 5% of the
purchase price or 2% of the purchase price per month
(24% per year) until settled and removed, will be
payable by the buyer. LCBO reserves the right to
ship goods not removed by the buyer as set out
above to a third party warehouse at the buyer’s
entire risk and expense.
The LCBO is not responsible for the acts or omissions
in the packing or shipping of purchased lots or of
other carriers or packers of purchased lots, whether
or not recommended by them. Packing and handling
of purchased lots is at the entire risk of the buyer. If a
buyer requests that any lot purchased in this sale be
shipped to him or her, or if purchased lots are shipped
to a third party warehouse pursuant to paragraph 12
above, such purchaser authorizes the LCBO, as the
case may be, to arrange for such shipment on his or
her behalf and to select a common carrier if necessary
to ship such lots.
14.
The auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of
any consignor.
15.
Each lot sold is subject to a buyer’s premium of 17% of
the purchase price, payable by all successful buyers on
all lots purchased.
16.
Unless exempted by law, the buyer is required to pay
Ontario Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) of 13% on the
total purchase price. (Buyers not resident in Canada
are exempt if the purchase is shipped out of Canada
by common carrier.) GST will be charged where
applicable. Each buyer agrees to be responsible for
all applicable sales, excise and use taxes related to the
purchase of lots that are not collected at the time of
payment for such purchase.
17.
These Conditions of Sale as well as the Buyer’s,
LCBO’s respective rights and obligations hereunder,
shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the province
of Ontario. By bidding at auction, whether present
in person or by agent, order bid, telephone or other
means, the purchaser shall be deemed to have
consented to the exclusive jurisdiction of the provincial
courts of, and the federal courts sitting in, the province
of Ontario. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the LCBO
reserves the right to bring an action in any court of
competent jurisdiction to the extent permitted by the
laws of the relevant jurisdiction.
18.
In no event will the LCBO’s liability to a buyer exceed
the purchase price actually paid.
Estimates
After each lot we have printed pre-sale estimates,
which are approximations, educated guesses, based
where known on comparable auction values; they are
not “prices.” Bidding begins at about half the
estimate, but the final price may very well be less or
more than any estimate shown.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR
PURCHASERS AT THIS AUCTION
Estimates
Hammer Price
An estimated selling price with a low and a high exclusive
of buyer’s premium is printed following each lot description.
Estimates are guidelines only, based on, where possible,
what similar wines have sold for in the past. Due to market
fluctuations all estimates are subject to revision and should not
be relied upon as a representation or prediction of selling
price. Please contact the LCBO’s wine department for
questions concerning individual lots.
For lots that are sold, the last price announced by the
auctioneer is the hammer price. A buyer’s premium of 17% as
indicated in the Conditions of Sale will be added to the
successful bid price. Please see the Conditions of Sale printed in
this catalogue on the page prior.
Bidding
Bidding is per individual lot. In order to bid in person at this
auction you must register for a paddle. Unless you have
previously bid for the LCBO auction please be prepared to
show identification and provide requested information to an
LCBO representative.
Bidding will commence with the first lot and follow
consecutively the order of the catalogue as indicated by the
auctioneer and at increments determined by the auctioneer.
Typically, bids are raised in increments of 10%. There are three
ways to bid. You may bid in person by attending the auction,
submit an absentee bid form by mail or fax, or in some cases
bid by telephone. If you are unable to attend the sale, please see
the Absentee Bid Form in this catalogue and the Advice to
Absentee Bidders.
Reserves
Unless otherwise indicated all lots in this auction are offered
subject to a reserve or minimum bid. A reserve is the
confidential minimum agreed to by the LCBO and the
consignor. The reserve is typically set at a percentage of the
low end estimate and in no case will exceed the low estimate.
The auctioneer may open the bidding on any lot by placing
consecutive bids on behalf of the consignor, but only up to the
reserve. In no case will the auctioneer place consecutive bids
above the reserve.
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Payment
If you are the successful bidder on a lot, payment is to be made
immediately following the sale in accordance with clause 12 of
the Conditions of Sale. Buyers should be aware that any
account not settled within 10 business days following the close
of the sale will be cancelled without recourse. On receipt of
payment you will receive an invoice and release order. All
delivery and pickup inquiries should be made to the LCBO.
Please see information and instructions for pickup in this
catalogue.
Sales Tax
Ontario Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) of 13% is payable on the
hammer price and the buyer’s premium.
International buyers shipping out of the country by common
carrier (please see instructions on delivery in this catalogue)
will be exempt from these taxes.
Arrangement of Lots
and Cataloguing
Wines of individual owners are grouped together usually
preceded by a heading. Wines are catalogued as accurately as
possible at press time. Purchasers must take into account the
natural variations of cases, corks and ullages. A chart is
provided for your guidance. Except as stipulated in clause 11 of
the Conditions of Sale, the LCBO is unable to accept returns.
ABSENTEE BID FORM
SALE TITLE
Name (please print or type)
Date
Vintages Auction
Finest & Rarest Wines
Address
DATE
October 19th & 20th, 2012
SALE NUMBER
1012
City
Province
Telephone / Home
Business
Postal Code
IMPORTANT
Please see Guide for
Absentee Bidders, on page 212
All bids must be received by 5 PM
on Thursday, October 18th, 2012
with no exceptions.
Fax
Email
Please mail or fax or e-mail to:
LCBO Auction Department 1002
55 Lake Shore Blvd East, 4th Floor,
Toronto, Ontario M5E 1A4
Fax 416-864-2476
E-mail: vintagesauction@lcbo.com
{ } Please check if this is a new address.
Bank Name
Account
FILLING OUT THE
ABSENTEE BID FORM
Contact
Telephone
When filling out the absentee bid
form, be sure to accurately record
the lot numbers and descriptions
and the top price you are willing to
pay for each lot. "Buy" or unlimited
bids will not be accepted.
Always indicate a "top limit" –
the amount up to which you would
bid if you were attending the
auction yourself. Please place your
bids as early as possible. In the
event of identical bids, the earliest
received will take precedence.
auction that I make.
I agree that I am bound by the “Conditions of Sale”, which are published in the catalogue for the sale and govern all purchases at
Please note that the LCBO offers
this service as a convenience to
clients who are unable to attend
the sale. Although we will make
every effort, the LCBO will not be
responsible for error or failure to
execute bids.
Successful Absentee Bidders will be
notified within three days of the sale.
Signed (We must have your signature to execute this bid.)
Permission to execute one bid above the stated maximum
Lot Number
(Bid is per lot
number as listed
in the catalogue)
Catalogue/Description
(Please print or type)
yes { }
no { }
Top Limit of Bid
not including the
buyer’s premium
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GUIDE FOR ABSENTEE BIDDERS
The LCBO provides an absentee bidding service for the
convenience of its clients who cannot attend the auction.
There is no charge for this service and we will do our best to
obtain the item(s) as reasonably as possible (as though you
were present, bidding for yourself ). Bids placed by telephone
must be confirmed by letter or fax before sale time.
The LCBO assumes no responsibility for failure to execute
these bids for any reason whatsoever.
Bids are placed subject to the Conditions of Sale.
In the instance of identical bids for the same lot, the earlier bid
will take precedence.
Occasionally, a bid accepted from the floor will match your
maximum absentee bid. We therefore recommend that the
absentee bidder allow us the discretion to go one bid above the
stated maximum. Please check off the appropriate box on the
Absentee Bid Form. An instruction to buy with no upper limit
will not be accepted.
a premium of 17% per lot is payable by the purchaser.
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Successful bidders will be notified by e-mail, telephone or by
mail within three days. Arrangements should be made for
prompt settlement of accounts and pickup of purchases.
Please refer to our shipping policy on page 206.
Storage charges may be payable otherwise.
Payment may be made with Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, Interac,
Certified Cheque or Wire Transfer with prior approval.
In the special circumstance of a wire transfer please contact the
LCBO for more details.
DEPARTMENTS AND INFORMATION
LCBO
LCBO Chairman
Philip J. Olsson
LCBO President & CEO
Bob Peter
Vice President, Merchandising
Shari Mogk-Edwards
416-365-5872
Managing Director, LCBO Auctions
Barry O’Brien
416-864-6821
VINTAGES Auction Consultant
John Yoxall
416-864-6890
Marketing Director
Linda Alton
416-365-5933
Photography
Kevin Hewitt Photography
416-504-2888
Acting Marketing Manager
Marie-Claude Masson
416-864-6803
Design & Production /
Desktop Publishing
Whistle Creations
647-298-3744
Marketing Coordinators
Michelle Runch
Regan Beckett
416-864-6836
Design & Art Direction
Cris Jaw
416-864-3152
Production Director
Mark Greene
416-864-6799
waddingtons.ca
Auctioneers
Client Support
Duncan McLean
President
Waddington’s Auctioneers
Duane Smith
General Manager
das@waddingtons.ca
416-847-6172
Rob Cowley
Vice President
Joyner’s Canadian Fine Art
Stephen Ranger
Vice-President
Business Development
Duncan McLean
President
Bonnie Herman
CFO / COO
Geoffrey Joyner
Canadian Fine Art
Robert Cowley
Canadian Fine Art
William F. Kime
Decorative Arts
Alastair McLean
Fine and Antique Furniture
Donald P. McLean
Fine Jewellery & Watches
Christa Ouimet
Inuit Art
Anthony Wu
Asian Art
Jamie Long
Creative / Technical Director
Susan Robertson
International Fine Art
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FOR OUR HONG KONG BUYERS
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AUTOPAY DOCUMENT
In line with all significant Private Clubs in Hong Kong, Crown Wine Cellars accepts
Autopay as the only method of payment for its services.
It would be most appreciated if you would complete the AUTOPAY form and mail
the original to Crown Wine Cellars Limited.
- Terms and Conditions
- Autopay Form
The Autopay limit must be set at no less than HK$5,000, but may be set higher.
Bank Autopay application form
- Complete the form and sign it but leave the Debtor’s Reference blank.
- Return the original signed hard copy to:
Crown Wine Cellars Limited,
18 Deep Water Bay Drive,
Shouson Hill,
Hong Kong
- CWC Ltd will fill in the Debtor’s Reference.
- CWC will check the information and submit the completed form
to your nominated bank.
- Once successfully processed, your bank will inform HSBC,
and HSBC will send a letter to CWC to confirm the auto pay function.
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1. Additional storage charge
CWC will offer 30 days free storage
following the date of the sale. Thereafter
the wine must either be removed from our
cellars, or an account must be opened by
submitting all the required registration
documents. All failing, CWC will charge
HKD$20 per bottle per month or part
thereof including insurance until either of
the above options is selected.
2. Inspection
Should a client request for inspection,
charges will be HKD$300 per hour.
3. Photos
Should a client request photos of their
wine, charges will be HKD$10 per photo,
with a minimum single charge of HKD$60.
4. Re-packing fee for shipping
Re-packing fee will be charged at HKD$10
per bottle, with a minimum single charge of
HKD$120. Please kindly note that CWC
only offers this re-packing service but not
an international shipping service.
5. Local delivery
CWC will arrange for the delivery of wines
if clients request the same. Insurance during
local transportation covers replacement for
loss or breakage at full current market
value with no deductible charged.
The attached charges are applicable for all
local deliveries.
From CWC2, 3 & 4 Tuen Mun
BTS.
NT
Kln
HK
1-6
HK$ 210.0 HK$ 210.0 HK$ 300.0
7-12
HK$ 260.0 HK$ 260.0 HK$ 350.0
13-48
HK$ 360.0 HK$ 360.0 HK$ 450.0
49-240 HK$ 530.0 HK$ 530.0 HK$ 620.0
Delivery / Collection Charges
6. Advance notice
Please schedule any delivery and pick up
by contacting CWC directly at least 3 days
in advance.
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7. Contact details
Please contact Mr Arnold Cheng or
Ms Maggie Ma directly to arrange
all deliveries and pick-ups.
Arnold Cheng
Operations Manager
CWC2, 3 and 4
Crown Wine Cellars Ltd
Tel: 2453 3530 @ CWC4
Email: acheng@crownwinecellars.com
Maggie Ma
Secretary
Crown Wine Cellars Ltd
Tel: 2453 3530 @ CWC4
E-mail: mma@crownwinecellars.com
8. Registration forms
Please find attached required Registration,
Terms and Conditions and Autopay forms.
9. Cellar-only membership information
CWC is pleased to announce that CWC2
and CWC3 are now almost at full capacity.
This has necessitated the construction of
CWC4 which will incorporate all the lessons
that we have learnt while establishing CWC
as the leading wine cellar and storage
facility in the world.
What makes CWC2, 3 & 4 stand out above
all competitors is the attention to detail with
no expense spared. Small concrete cells
(NOT A SINGLE WAREHOUSE) are created
each with their own complex computerized
climate control systems (NOT SINGLE
SYSTEM AIR-CONDITIONING) that
are able to deliver superb, balanced
temperature and humidity results that
comfortably surpass the performance
of all competing wine storage facilities.
CWC4 will take care of our expected
private and trade requests until the end
of 2010.
CWC has transferred our storage-only and
merchant wines to these new facilities, thus
making way at our Shouson Hill Cellars to
cater exclusively for our Full-Club Members.
Some key information:
• Storage at the new facility will be charged
by the case or half case.
• Registration, handling and delivery will
take place by the case only.
• All cases will be sealed upon arrival.
• Should clients wish to have the contents of
their wine cases/crate checked, this can be
done at a specified price.
• Prices will start at HK$144 per year per
case of 12 bottles.
Pricing:
• 1 Year Storage (Above 10 cases):
HK$144 per case of 12 bottles; HK$72
per case of 6 bottles or each single
Magnum, double Magnum, Imperial,
Jeroboam.
• 1 Year Storage (Below 10 cases): HK$288
per case of 12 bottles; HK$144 per case
of 6 bottles or each single Magnum,
double Magnum, Imperial, Jeroboam.
• Monthly Storage (above 500 cases):
HK$15 per case of 12 bottles; HK$7.5 per
case of 6 bottles or each single Magnum,
• Monthly Storage (Below 500 cases):
HK$18 per case of 12 bottles; HK$9 per
case of 6 bottles or each single Magnum,
Special Conditions:
1. There is a minimum charge equivalent
to HK$180 per month for each monthly
account operated.
2. There will be a case registration, handling,
application of a tamper-proof seal and
in/out one off charge upon arrival as
follows: HK$18 per case of 12 bottles;
HK$9 per case of 6 bottles or each
single Magnum, double Magnum,
Imperial, Jeroboam.
3. Should a client request for individual
checking of wines upon arrival, charges
will be as follows:HK$120 per case of 12
bottles; HK$60 per case of 6 bottles or
each single Magnum, double Magnum,
Imperial, Jeroboam.
4. Individual bottles may not be retrieved from
cases unless the individual checking of all
wines in the case concerned is undertaken
and the case is resealed. Charges will
resume for a full case thereafter irrespective
of the number of bottles contained therein.
5. All wine kept at CWC facilities is subject to
compulsory comprehensive insurance cover
charged at HK$0.30 per bottle irrespective
of value. This industry leading insurance
cover guarantees replacement for loss or
breakage at full current market value with
no deductible charged.
Bid live with the
click of a mouse.
This year VINTAGES will be partnering with
Artfact to provide you with the opportunity to
bid on this year’s consignments online.
Follow these 3 steps to register.
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2
3
Follow the Artfact link on vintages.com/auction
Choose the Auctions link to browse
by sale or search for items by keyword.
Click Get Approved to Bid, complete the
registration form and click Submit to send your
request to Waddington’s Auction House.
Please allow 3 business days for
processing requests.
Place absentee bids with the Artfact
Secure Bid TM system or bid live on sale day
with the Artfact Live! Bidder Console.
VINTAGES
AT T H E L C B O
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To ensure that you are registered in time for this year’s auction, we will not be accepting
any online applications after October 15, 2012. Please contact VINTAGES Auction Consultant,
John Yoxall at vintagesauction@lcbo.com for more information.
V I N TA G E S
Save a u c t i o n
the
date!
OCTOBER 19 & 20, 2012
VINTAGES’ 11th annual auction begins Friday, October 19 th
with a four-course dinner and reception featuring a fabulous
selection of high end bordeaux. This is a rare opportunity
to experience fine wines, fine food and great company!
PRE-AUCTION DINNER
AUCTION SCHEDULE
Friday, October 19th
Trump International Hotel & Tower
The Grand Ballroom
325 Bay Street, Toronto
Reception: 5:30 PM
Dinner: 6:00 PM
Tickets: $275 per person
Limited availability
Session 1 – Friday, October 19th at 8 PM
Trump International Hotel & Tower, The Grand Ballroom
325 Bay Street, Toronto
Session 2 – Saturday, October 20th at 10 AM
Waddington’s Auction House
275 King Street East, Toronto
No tickets required.
All sessions to be held under the direction of Waddington’s Auction House,
Toronto. Online bidding will also be available via Artfact live auctions:
www.artfact.com
Call 416-365-5767 or toll free 1-800-266-4764 for Dinner tickets,
Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 6 PM, Saturday 9 AM to 6 PM.
Wines poured at this event will be measured and some wines may run out. Due to printing lead time,
we cannot guarantee tickets will be available. All ticket sales are final.
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For questions concerning this year’s sale, please email vintagesauction@lcbo.com
or visit vintages.com/auction
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October 19 & 20, 2012

VINTAGES AUCTION

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