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Red Bordeaux 1920 to 1929

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Cases Odds Wine Condition Size £each £case
    1920        
  1 Ch. Gruaud Larose Faurre below shoulder, undrinkable, novelty only, good label   50  
  1 Ch. Gruaud Larose Faurre v/h/s, good label, wine colour OK   110  
  1 Ch. Gruaud Larose Sarget m/s, excellent label, plain cork and capsule   80  
  1 Ch. La Mission Haut Brion outstanding in this vintage, j/b/j, fair label   360  
  1 Ch. La Mission Haut Brion recorked at château,  b/n, fair original label   460  
             
    1922        
  7 Ch. Beychevelle wine sick - for amusement only, OK labels halves 10  
  1 Ch. Beychevelle l/s, torn and soiled label, colour OK half 45  
             
    1923        
  1 Ch. Mouton d'Armailhacq likely BB, m/s, good wine colour, tight cork, almost intact good Eschenauer label with vintage, the capsule is embossed John Mark Co and Nathaniel (Poss Johnston)   345  
             
    1924        
  1 Ch. Ducru Beaucaillou m/s, good 'aged' label, wine colour OK   130  
  1 Ch. Haut Brion m/s, excellent label & capsule, very long cork, good wine colour, (A)   315  
  2 Ch. Haut Brion m/s, excellent labels & capsules, rich wine colour, (B)   340  
  1 Ch. Haut Brion u/s, excellent label & capsule, good wine colour, (C)   360  
  1 Ch. Marquis de Terme v/h/s, new label supplied by the château   115  
  3 Ch. Marquis de Terme v/h/s, new labels supplied by château   130  
  1 Ch. Marquis de Terme j/b/j, original label, vintage not clear   145  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild v/h/s, good capsule, wine sick, very good label   535  
  Above bottle has the very rare CARLU label. Photograph available
  
  2 Ch. Pape Clément below shoulder, scraps of labels, wine colour OK halves 20  
  1 Ch. Pape Clément base shoulder, label not legible, wine colour OK half 25  
  2 Ch. Pape Clément below shoulder, labels not legible, wine colour OK halves 30  
  1 Ch. Pape Clément low shoulder, label not legible half 33  
  5 Ch. Pape Clément base shoulder, soiled, intact, legible labels halves 35  
  1 Ch. Pape Clément low shoulder, soiled, intact, legible label half 38  
  1 Ch. Pavie m/s, torn & dirty label, vintage obscured, wine colour OK   75  
  1 Ch. Rausan Ségla EB, v/h/s, intact faded label   105  
  1 Ch. Smith Haut Lafitte below top of label, label just legible, wine colour OK   30  
  1 Ch. Smith Haut Lafitte almost b/n, illegible remnants of label   75  
  1 Ch. Tertre Daugay m/s, excellent new label supplied by château   70  
  1 Ch. Tertre Daugay almost b/n, excellent new label supplied by château   130  
             
    1925        
  1 Ch. Latour ex château stock, mint condition, iwc   585  
             
    1927        
  1 Ch. Latour l-m/s. remains of illegible label, ID and vintage on capsule   395  
             
    1928        
  1 Ch. Brane Cantenac l/s, ok wine colour, left corner torn off reasonable label for age, branded capsule   165  
  1 Ch. Brane Cantenac h/s, good wine colour, almost intact label, branded capsule   230  
  1 Ch. Lafite Rothschild v/h/s, tight cork, good wine colour, vintage clear on bin soiled torn but legible label, top of capsule split off   1075  
 

The following 5 bottles (originally 10) Ch. Lascombes arrived in 2005 having remained undisturbed in private cellars for many decades, all tight corks, good wine colour and branded capsules (no vintage)

  
 

A low level bottle of Ch. Lascombes was sampled by us and found to be in good condition

  
  1 Ch. Lascombes l/s, recorked, colour seems ok, copy label (A)   55  
  1 Ch. Lascombes upper shoulder, copy label (C)   120  
  1 Ch. Lascombes m/s, good original label (E)   175  
  1 Ch. Lascombes above, m/s, very good original label (G)   210  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild v/h/s, intact very good label, looks good although a bit damp stained (B)   2700  
 

The following Ch. Mouton Rothschild originated from Nicholas in Paris and were possibly only released from the Château prior to our purchase in June 1990.

  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild nearly j/b/j, excellent label (C)   2825  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild b/n, magnificent label and capsule (D)   2900  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild above b/n, magnificent label and capsule (E)   2950  
             
    1929 - A legendary great vintage      
  1 Ch. Haut Brion o/j, facsimile label, capsule cut, may have been recorked   465  
  1 Ch. Haut Brion m/s, almost intact, original label, plus facsimile   480  
  1 Ch. Haut Brion v/h/s, scraps of original label + facsimile label   535  
  1 Ch. Haut Brion virtually b/n, facsimile label   590  
  1 Ch. Lafite Rothschild below shoulder, almost intact label, damaged capsule, old weep, wine colour OK   360  
 

The following 11 bottles have been stored in damp conditions for many years and this is why the levels are exceptional. The capsules have been bleached by the damp. The vintage is legible on the tight original corks, colour looks healthy. Supplied with facsimile labels.

  
  2 Ch. Lafite Rothschild  m-h/s   650  
  1 Ch. Lafite Rothschild  h/s   725  
  2 Ch. Lafite Rothschild  v/v/h/s   880  
  3 Ch. Lafite Rothschild  j/b/j   980  
  3 Ch. Lafite Rothschild  b/n   1100  
  Above 11 bottles. (not in owc) priced at £9500   
  1 Ch. Lafite Rothschild v/h/s, facsimile label magnum 2400  
  1 Ch. Latour mid-h/s, intact very good label, branded capsule with vintage, (A)   1425  
  1 Ch. Latour upper shoulder, very minor tear in otherwise very good label, branded capsule with vintage, (B)   1675  
  1 Ch. Latour upper shoulder, intact very good label, branded capsule with vintage, (C)   1725  
  2 Ch. Latour high shoulder, intact very good labels, branded capsules with vintage, (D)   1800  
  1 Ch. Margaux base shoulder, facsimile label, handwritten "1929", wax blob over cork, wine colour OK   329  
  2 Ch. Mouton d'Armailhacq m/s, scraps of original + facsimile labels   155  
  1 Ch. Mouton d'Armailhacq j/b/j, scraps of original + facsimile label   240  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild l/s, re-corked by us, bin soiled label, château and vintage very clear, (A)   725  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild just below mid-shoulder, fairly good bin-soiled but readable label, (B)   1380  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild on join, faded label recognisable as 1929 because of the criss-cross wicker design, (C)   2250  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild almost base neck, good wine colour, very good label for age, (D)   2450  


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