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MASSANDRA
Founded by Tsar Nicholas II in 1894, the Massandra Imperial Winery, on the outskirts of Yalta, on the Crimean Peninsula, supplied the royal family with fine wines while they were vacationing at their summer palace at Livadia. The Tsar's summer palace at Livadia was the site of the Yalta Conference between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin in Febuary 1945.
WHITE MUSCAT
The White and Pink Muscats of Massandra are their classic wines and are considered by many to be the finest Muscats in the world. The regular wines are produced to be drunk after two years but a Special Cuvée is placed into the Massandra 'Collection' and not sold until it is six years old. These fabulous wines need between forty and sixty years to reach their peak, when they are a golden brown in colour with intense flavours, still very sweet but with a refreshing acidity to balance. Muscat is one of the oldest known species of grape in the world and was probably introduced to the Crimea by the Greeks. Grape seeds found near Massandra show that Muscat has been cultivated here for at least 2,500 years. Some early experimental wines by Prince Golitzin, the Tsar's winemaker, are labelled as 'Muscat Yquem'. This was an attempt to imitate the great Bordeaux wine, one of the Tsar's favourites, in the Crimea.
Massandra White Muscat 1929
Massandra
In individual original cartons. Cellophane wrapped bottles. Slightly damaged wax capsules. Bin-soiled labels. Levels: into-neck
2 bottles per lot
Founded by Tsar Nicholas II in 1894, the Massandra Imperial Winery, on the outskirts of Yalta, on the Crimean Peninsula, supplied the royal family with fine wines while they were vacationing at their summer palace at Livadia. The Tsar's summer palace at Livadia was the site of the Yalta Conference between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin in Febuary 1945.
WHITE MUSCAT
The White and Pink Muscats of Massandra are their classic wines and are considered by many to be the finest Muscats in the world. The regular wines are produced to be drunk after two years but a Special Cuvée is placed into the Massandra 'Collection' and not sold until it is six years old. These fabulous wines need between forty and sixty years to reach their peak, when they are a golden brown in colour with intense flavours, still very sweet but with a refreshing acidity to balance. Muscat is one of the oldest known species of grape in the world and was probably introduced to the Crimea by the Greeks. Grape seeds found near Massandra show that Muscat has been cultivated here for at least 2,500 years. Some early experimental wines by Prince Golitzin, the Tsar's winemaker, are labelled as 'Muscat Yquem'. This was an attempt to imitate the great Bordeaux wine, one of the Tsar's favourites, in the Crimea.
Massandra White Muscat 1929
Massandra
In individual original cartons. Cellophane wrapped bottles. Slightly damaged wax capsules. Bin-soiled labels. Levels: into-neck
2 bottles per lot
Special Notice
‡ For wine offered ‘in bond’ only. If you choose to buy the wine in bond no Excise Duty or Clearance VAT will be charged on the hammer.
If you choose to buy the wine out of bond Excise Duty as applicable will be added to the hammer price and Clearance VAT at 20% will be charged on the
Duty inclusive hammer price. Whether you buy the wine in bond or out of bond, 20% VAT will be added to the buyer’s premium and shown on the invoice
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Noah May
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