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Red Bordeaux 1940 to 1949

Other Vintages
1914 - 1919  1920 -1929  1930 - 1939  1940 - 1949  1950 - 1959  1960 - 1969  1970 - 1979  1980 - 1989   1990 - 1999   2000+
Cases Odds Wine Condition size £each £case
    1942        
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild m/s, in wartime green bottle, capsule cut to reveal branded cork, facsimile label   465  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild above m/s, wartime green bottle, facsimile label   525  
             
    1943        
  1 Ch. Léoville Poyferré below base shoulder, wine sick, fragile, loose label, estate visible but not vintage, supplied with facsimile label curiosity value only   43  
   

Considering their age you are unlikely to find Mouton labels in as good condition as these

     
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild l/s, intact very good label - not snow white (A)   260  
  5 Ch. Mouton Rothschild m/s, intact very good labels (B)   320  
  2 Ch. Mouton Rothschild h/s, repaired, very good original labels (C)   365  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild m/s, excellent labels - not snow white (D)   390  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild h/s, super label (F)   485  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild v/h/s, super label (G)   525  
             
    1944        
  1 Ch. Latour j/b/j, left edge slightly torn off good label for age, mature wine colour, short capsule without vintage   375  
             
    1945 - the greatest vintage ever?      
  Ch. Latour rates 95-98 points from Robert Parker.
All have short capsules embossed with the vintage.
 
  1 Ch. Latour m/s, mature colour, damaged capsule, facsimile label (A)   800  
  1 Ch. Latour m/s, minor tear on left hand corner of label (K)   1450  
  1 Ch. Latour v/v/h/s. torn ragged label, (N)   2400  
  1 Ch. Latour u/s. minor tear to bottom edge of label, (L)   2475  
  2 Ch. Latour u/s, intact very good labels, (M)   2550  
  1 Ch. Latour v/h/s, superb label, minor stains (D)   2650  
  1 Ch. Latour v/h/s, excellent for age, soiled label, vintage on capsule, (E)   2700  
  1 Ch. Latour v/h/s, vintage on  capsule, intact, a little damp stained label, very good for age,  (J)   2725  
  1 Ch. Latour j/b/j good capsule, unclear if original label, (G)   2750  
  1 Ch. Latour b/n, good capsule, unclear if original label, (I)   2950  
  2 Ch. Latour v/v/h/s, excellent labels, (O)   3050  
  2 Ch. Latour almost base neck, excellent labels, (P)   3150  
  1 Ch. Léoville Las Cases j/b/j, good label   635  
             
    1946        
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild h/s, some light wine stains on intact very good label for age,  OK capsule, (A)   3250  
             
    1947        
   

These Beychevelle are Belgian Bottled, Maison Buteneers-Liege, but good A.de Luze & Fils Bordeaux labels

     
  2 Ch. Beychevelle m/s (A)   125  
  1 Ch. Beychevelle u/s, good intact dust engrained label (C)   155  
  1 Ch. Lafite Rothschild l-m/s, badly torn/soiled label   275  
  1 Ch. Latour j/b/j, facsimile label, (RP 92?),  (A)   1250  
  1 Ch. Latour v/h/s, dusty label, (RP 92?), (D)   1750  
  1 Ch. Latour v/v/h/s, intact dusty and stained label, (RP 92?), (E)   1875  
  1 Ch. Latour j/b/j, slightly soiled label, (RP 92?), (G)   1950  
  1 Ch. Mouton Cadet  E.B.b/n, very soiled and fragile label, only "19.." showing (A)   75  
  2 Ch. Mouton Cadet E.B. i/n as above, vintage clear on separate necklet (B) English bottled by Edward Young and Co   95  
             
    1948        
  1 Ch. Latour l-m/s, rich wine colour, very good label, vintage not legible on capsule (A)   480  
  1 Ch. Latour just above m/s, weakish colour, very good label, vintage on capsule (B)   680  
  1 Ch. Latour h/s, rich wine colour, very good label, vintage on capsule (C)   1075  
             
    1949        
  1 Ch. Cantemerle i/n, small tear on label   125  
  1 Clos Fourtet, St Emilion v/h/s, OK label, vintage obscured   85  
  1 Ch. Lafite Rothschild l-m/s, colour OK, reasonable label (A)   285  
  3 Ch. Lafite Rothschild m/s, torn labels (B)   370  
  1 Ch. Lafite Rothschild m/s, OK labels (C)   415  
  1 Ch. Lafite Rothschild v/h/s, badly soiled label (E)   550  
  1 Ch. Lafite Rothschild u/s, OK label (F)   660  
  2 Ch. Lafite Rothschild i/n, badly soiled labels (G)   800  
1   Ch. Lafite Rothschild re-corked at château in 1984, owc (H)     19,000
  1 Ch. Lafite Rothschild re-corked at château  magnum 2850  
    Ch. Latour rates 98 points from Robert Parker, "On each of the previous occasions I have had this wine, it has flirted with perfection"      
    Unless otherwise stated all Ch. Latour has the vintage stamped on the capsule      
  1 Ch. Latour m/s, dust engrained label, good capsule, (RP 98), (A)   1290  
  1 Ch. Latour m/s, good label, (RP 98), (B)   1300  
  1 Ch. Latour m-u/s, torn and soiled but fair readable label, (RP 98), (C)   1675  
  2 Ch. Latour v/v/h/s, dust engrained labels, good capsules, (RP 98), (D)   2250  
  1 Ch. Latour v/v/h/s, soiled readable label, (RP 98), (E)   2350  
  1 Ch. Latour v/v/h/s, super label, minute tear, bottom right, (RP 98), (F)   2900  
  1 Ch. Latour almost b/n, very good capsule, good but 'aged' label, (RP 98), (G)   3100  
  1 Ch. Latour almost b/n, excellent label, (RP 98), (H)   3600  
  1 Ch. Latour b/n, excellent label, minute tear, (repaired), (RP 98), (I)   3500  
   

The Baron's favourite vintage and a formidable Mouton according to R/P

     
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild m/s, tear at top of slightly 'aged' label (A)   2150  
  1 Ch. Mouton Rothschild m/s, good intact label with very small tears at bottom (B)   2225  


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