12 bottles per lot
Details
Château Pétrus--Vintage 1982
Pomerol, cru exceptionnel. Château-bottled
Lot 365 level: into neck; lightly wrinkled label, in original wooden case
Lot 366 level: into neck; nicked capsule
Lot 367 levels: into neck; one very slightly wine stained label, mixed importers
Lot 368 levels: eleven bottom neck or better, one top shoulder; one very lightly scuffed label, import information cut from integrated labels
Lot 369 levels: into neck; nicked capsules, one capsule removed and replaced prior to Christie's inspection to reveal Château and vintage branded cork, one lightly nicked label, one very lightly damp stained label
"At a recent luncheon, Petrus '82 lived up to its billing. A medium garnet color, the wine was intensely fragrant, with forward notes of ripe and black berry fruit and fig at first sniff. Further interrogation revealed the aroma of new saddle leather and wild lavender, along with hints of wood smoke and tar. On the palate the wine showed medium body and balanced acidity along with tannins that were still firm but not astringent in the least. The flavors evident on the nose were confirmed and expanded on the palate, and the wine began to adopt the typical sweet fruit brown sugar notes that are typical Pomerol markers for me, along with a very subtle hint of soy and a level of extract and a length that were truly extraordinary. This is a truly profound wine that demonstrates in hedonistic fashion the reason that collectors go to such expense to secure it. Very youthful still." Lunch with a client in Tiburon, CC, July 2010
12 bottles per lot
Pomerol, cru exceptionnel. Château-bottled
Lot 365 level: into neck; lightly wrinkled label, in original wooden case
Lot 366 level: into neck; nicked capsule
Lot 367 levels: into neck; one very slightly wine stained label, mixed importers
Lot 368 levels: eleven bottom neck or better, one top shoulder; one very lightly scuffed label, import information cut from integrated labels
Lot 369 levels: into neck; nicked capsules, one capsule removed and replaced prior to Christie's inspection to reveal Château and vintage branded cork, one lightly nicked label, one very lightly damp stained label
"At a recent luncheon, Petrus '82 lived up to its billing. A medium garnet color, the wine was intensely fragrant, with forward notes of ripe and black berry fruit and fig at first sniff. Further interrogation revealed the aroma of new saddle leather and wild lavender, along with hints of wood smoke and tar. On the palate the wine showed medium body and balanced acidity along with tannins that were still firm but not astringent in the least. The flavors evident on the nose were confirmed and expanded on the palate, and the wine began to adopt the typical sweet fruit brown sugar notes that are typical Pomerol markers for me, along with a very subtle hint of soy and a level of extract and a length that were truly extraordinary. This is a truly profound wine that demonstrates in hedonistic fashion the reason that collectors go to such expense to secure it. Very youthful still." Lunch with a client in Tiburon, CC, July 2010
12 bottles per lot