Lot 1
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 2007 (1)
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 2007 (1) WA 98
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 2007 (1) WA 94
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION 2007 (1) WA 95
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2007 (1) WA 94
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 2007 (1) WA 92
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2007 (1) WA 92
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 2007 (1)
CHÂTEAU PÉTRUS 2007 (1) WA 93
Lot 1 Details
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 2007 (1)
Saint-Émilion. Premier Grand Cru Classé
u. bn. scraped label.
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 2007 (1)
Sauternes. Premier Cru Supérieur
u vts.
The 2007 d'Yquem is considered a perfect example of the Sauternes "miracle." Despite a chaotic spring and cool summer, the botrytis transformed the grapes, giving them ideal concentration throughout October. With 137 grams of residual sugar, it offers up a complex, fresh, enchanting bouquet with aromas of apricot, pineapple, saffron, orchard fruits and spices intertwined with a touch of white truffles. Full-bodied and concentrated, layered and seamless, the wine is fresh and tense on the mid-palate, with a long, penetrating and racy finish. Superb! October 2023 Drink to 2065 WA 98
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 2007 (1)
Pessac-Léognan. 1er Cru Classé
u. 1.5 cm. scraped & marked label.
2007 Haut Brion has a perfumed bouquet with abundant red fruit, sage, sandalwood and black olive scents that just seem to soar from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, beautifully judged acidity and a gentle build in the mouth towards the savory/meaty finish. There is class interwoven into this Haut Brion from start to finish, and the persistence is very impressive. This is just reaching its drinking plateau. June 2017 Drink to 2040 WA 94
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION 2007 (1)
Pessac-Léognan. Grand Cru Classé
u. bn.
2007 La Mission Haut Brion should be considered as one of the wines of the vintage, perhaps even outclassing the gaff across the road! It has an ebullient bouquet with vivid dark berry, cold, warm gravel and undergrowth scents that are very complex and beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, crisp acidity and a very precise structure, with superb tension on the finish. If you are seeking a 2007 Bordeaux, then this would undoubtedly be one of my picks. June 2017 Drink to 2040 WA 95
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2007 (1)
Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
u. bn. marked label.
Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Lafite-Rothschild has an elegant cigar box bouquet, with dusky black fruit and a touch of antique bureau—just classic Lafite. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, cedar and tobacco infusing the black fruit, classic in style with a conservative yet focused finish that lingers in the mouth. This is certainly the most subtle First Growth, but one of the most refined too—a sophisticated but understated Lafite-Rothschild that will age with discrete style. Tasted February 2017 Drink: 2019-2035 WA 94
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 2007 (1)
Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
u. vts. marked & stained label.
Drink: 2017-2035 WA 92
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2007 (1)
Margaux. 1er Cru Classé
u. bn. scraped label.
WA 92
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 2007 (1)
Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
CHÂTEAU PÉTRUS 2007 (1)
Pomerol.
u. vts.
WA 93