Red Bordeaux - 1960 Vintage
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Red Bordeaux - 1961 Vintage - A giant of a year
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Chateau Gruaud Larose, 1961 - Robert Parker 96 points (Oct 94), "This is claret at its most decadent" - Anticipated maturity, now-2015. Apart from (P), all have OK wine colour. All except (C) & (D) have virtually intact labels. |
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Chateau Latour, 1961. Robert Parker 100 points!
"Port like with an unctuous texture and a dark garnet colour with considerable amber at the edge, the 1961 Latour possesses a viscosity and thickness approached only by vintages such as 1982 and 1959. Two tried were liquid perfection, exhibiting fragrant, cedary, truffle, leather, mineral, and sweet jammy aromatics, full-bodied, voluptuous textures, exquisite purity and concentration, and a layered, highly nuanced finish that represents the essence of compellingly great wine. The 1961 has been fully mature for than 15 years, but, much like the 1982, it seems to get richer, holding on to 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!
Anticipated maturity now-2025." |
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The lovely wine expert and "Times" wine correspondent, Jane MacQuitty, specifically mentioned us in March 2011 for Chateau Latour, 1961, in her foodies & wine "secret address book". |
The following 7 bottles, (II) to (OO), have good "Alfred Schyler Fils & Co, Negociants a Bordeaux" slip labels on the back of the bottles. |
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Serena Sutcliffe, MW, Head of Sotheby's Wine Department. (Reproduced with her approval)
Chateau Latour, 1961: "In everyone's list of mythical wines, but still very much present in its enormous vigour, dimension and complexity. The rich, pervasively scented bouquet leads to a great, treacly taste, with overlapping layers, plus fruit and tannin in massive doses. A huge gulp of intoxication fruit and aromatics, with that inimitable thick texture of 1961 in general and Latour in particular. So much fat, it covers the tannins.Total tensile strength. It literally is 'crunchy' with berries. After 2 hours in the glass, it is even more stupendous." |
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Such is the magnetic attraction to this great wine that 4 cases, direct from the cellars of Chateau Latour, were sold at Christies' May, 2011 auction in Hong Kong at a rock solid price of over 115,000 GBP per case! |
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I doubt you will find any other case of this majestic RP 100 wine in such superb condition! |
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Our world wide searches show hardly any Chateau Latour 1961 available elsewhere and yet we have in stock 6 straight cases and 19 bottles! |
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A mixture of the great Chateau Lynch Bages in half bottles. |
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Chateau Margaux, 1961, "A classic Robert Parker 94 pointer" |
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At its best, the 1961 is a great Mouton. Robert Parker 98 points.
Most bottles have original numbered labels in various conditions as listed.
All have faded top black sections of labels. Photographs available. All are RP 98 |
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Red Bordeaux - 1962 Vintage
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Marquis de Terme, Grand vin de Margaux, Belgian bottled by Dalimier Fils-Liege.
They have excellent labels and all have branded corks with a vintage |
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Red Bordeaux - 1964 Vintage
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Red Bordeaux - 1965 Vintage
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Above Chateau Lynch Bages halves available in an original wooden case. |
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Red Bordeaux - 1966 Vintage
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A competent effort from Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou |
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Chateau Gruaud Larose made excellent wine in 1966 |
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Any 12 bottles of 1966 Chateau Haut Brion less 5% and available in original wooden case |
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Chateau Latour, 1966, Robert Parker 96 points "The wine of the vintage...classic".
All the dust engrained labels on the Latour bottles are completely readable and nicely mature looking.
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Above corroded capsules could be replaced with new, plain capsules.
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1966, Chateau Mouton Rothschild, a classic example of the vintage, in my opinion the best ever label design by Pierre Alechinsky.
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Originating from a private client, having been purchased "En Primeur" and unmoved since arriving in the U.K., we appear to be the first to open the original wooden cases. The labels are in super condition, but there are some short fills, possibly at the time of bottling as there are no signs of seepage. |
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Chateau Palmer, 1966, Robert Parker 96 points, "One of the 3 or 4 best wines of the vintage" |
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Red Bordeaux - 1967 Vintage
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Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste, 2 original wooden cases available for mixed dozens and 3% reductions |
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1x12 original wooden case available for any selected dozen and 5% off price for above Mouton 1967 |
Red Bordeaux - 1969 Vintage
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