12 bottles per lot
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Château Haut-Brion--Vintage 1986
Pessac (Graves), 1er cru classé
In original wooden case, damaged lid. Levels 2cms below base of corks or better
Tasting note: The 1986 Haut-Brion, which I thought should be fully mature by now, remains a backward, highly concentrated, powerful wine with more noticeable tannin than most top vintages. The wine does possesses a tell-tale smoky tobacco and sweet blackcurrant-scented nose, in addition to subtle new oak and minerals scents. This medium to full-bodied, rich, intensely smoky wine has still not reached its plateau of maturity. It is unquestionably the wine of the vintage for Graves, and not far off the pace of the great 1986 first-growth Médocs. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2015. Last tasted 7/97. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition # B1 Jan 1998
12 bottles per lot
Pessac (Graves), 1er cru classé
In original wooden case, damaged lid. Levels 2cms below base of corks or better
Tasting note: The 1986 Haut-Brion, which I thought should be fully mature by now, remains a backward, highly concentrated, powerful wine with more noticeable tannin than most top vintages. The wine does possesses a tell-tale smoky tobacco and sweet blackcurrant-scented nose, in addition to subtle new oak and minerals scents. This medium to full-bodied, rich, intensely smoky wine has still not reached its plateau of maturity. It is unquestionably the wine of the vintage for Graves, and not far off the pace of the great 1986 first-growth Médocs. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2015. Last tasted 7/97. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition # B1 Jan 1998
12 bottles per lot
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