1 dozen bottles per lot
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FINE WINE FROM A NEW JERSEY GENTLEMAN
From a much larger collection comes this prudent cellar thinning. Only the great wines were selected for this sale, whether it was numerous cases of Bordeaux, all bought on release, or wonderful Grand Cru Burgundies from some of the top producers. All of the wines in this collection were removed from a purpose-built temperature controlled home cellar, in which racks of bottles from all of the world's wine regions lined the walls. The center of the cellar was stacked with OWCs almost as high as a man. In other words, it was time for some of these gems to go to auction, and it wasn't without some distress that this collector, a true connoisseur and wine lover, let his wines head to the block.
TOP CLARETS
Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1988
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Levels: into neck; four lightly tissue stained labels
In original wooden case
1988 Lafite
"The 1988 Lafite shows notes of currant and cedar on the nose with an attractive floral note, a hint of smoke and a slight note of tobacco. On the palate, the wine is firmly textured but showing supple tannic structure, great balance and a lingering finish. Very nice." CC, At Christie's, April 2010
1 dozen bottles per lot
From a much larger collection comes this prudent cellar thinning. Only the great wines were selected for this sale, whether it was numerous cases of Bordeaux, all bought on release, or wonderful Grand Cru Burgundies from some of the top producers. All of the wines in this collection were removed from a purpose-built temperature controlled home cellar, in which racks of bottles from all of the world's wine regions lined the walls. The center of the cellar was stacked with OWCs almost as high as a man. In other words, it was time for some of these gems to go to auction, and it wasn't without some distress that this collector, a true connoisseur and wine lover, let his wines head to the block.
TOP CLARETS
Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1988
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Levels: into neck; four lightly tissue stained labels
In original wooden case
1988 Lafite
"The 1988 Lafite shows notes of currant and cedar on the nose with an attractive floral note, a hint of smoke and a slight note of tobacco. On the palate, the wine is firmly textured but showing supple tannic structure, great balance and a lingering finish. Very nice." CC, At Christie's, April 2010
1 dozen bottles per lot