Fine Wine

February 27March 07, 2023
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LOT 431

Lot 431

CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1995 (1)
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1995 (1)
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) WS 95 WA 96
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) WA 95+
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1995 (1) WA 96
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1995 (1) WS 97 WA 95
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU PÉTRUS 1995 (1) WS 93 WA 96

CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1995 (1)
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1995 (1)
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) WS 95 WA 96
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) WA 95+
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1995 (1) WA 96
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1995 (1) WS 97 WA 95
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU PÉTRUS 1995 (1) WS 93 WA 96
Lot 431 Details
CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1995 (1)

Saint-Émilion. Premier Grand Cru Classé

CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1995 (1)

Saint-Émilion. Premier Grand Cru Classé

CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1995 (1)

Pessac-Léognan. 1er Cru Classé

Deep ruby/purple-colored wine with a tight but promising nose of burning wood embers intermixed with vanilla, spice box, earth, mineral, sweet cherry, black currant, plum-like fruit, medium to full body, a high level of ripe but sweet tannin, and a finish that goes on for a good 40-45 seconds. This wine is just beginning to emerge from a very closed state where it was unyielding and backward. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2035. Last tasted, 11/02. WS 95 WA 96

CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION 1995 (1)

Pessac-Léognan. Grand Cru Classé

One of the bigger wines of the vintage, the ripe, powerful Merlot component has buttressed the Cabernet elements, giving the wine plenty of body, tannin and La Mission’s classic asphalt, cassis, blackberry, smoky barbecue, meaty notes intermixed with a hint of hot rocks. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2035? August 2012 WA 95+

CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1)

Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé

The 1995 Lafite-Rothschild (only one-third of the harvest made it into the final blend) is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet Franc. The wine was showing spectacularly well when I tasted it in November, 1997. It exhibits a dark ruby purple color, and a sweet, powdered mineral, smoky, weedy cassis-scented nose. Beautiful sweetness of fruit is present in this medium-bodied, tightly-knit, but gloriously pure, well-delineated Lafite. February 1998 WS 96 WA 95

CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1995 (1)

Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé

A beauty, the opaque dense purple-colored 1995 exhibits jammy cassis, vanillin, and minerals in its fragrant but still youthful aromatics. Medium to full-bodied, with exceptional purity, superb concentration, and a long, intense, ripe, 40-second finish, this is a magnificent example of Latour. As the wine sat in the glass, scents of roasted espresso and toasty new oak emerged. This classic will require considerable cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2050. June 2000 WA 96

CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1995 (1)

Margaux. 1er Cru Classé

The wine is medium to full-bodied, with extraordinary richness, fabulous equilibrium, and hefty tannin in the finish. In spite of its large size and youthfulness, this wine is user-friendly and accessible. This is a thrilling Margaux that will always be softer and more evolved than its broader-shouldered sibling, the 1996. How fascinating it will be to follow the evolution of both of these vintages over the next half century. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2040. February 1998 WS 97 WA 95

CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1)

Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé

Bottled in June 1997, this profound Mouton is more accessible than the more muscular 1996. A blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 19% Merlot, it reveals an opaque purple color, and reluctant aromas of cassis, truffles, coffee, licorice, and spice. In the mouth, the wine is "great stuff," with superb density, a full-bodied personality, rich mid-palate, and a layered, profound finish that lasts for 40+ seconds. There is outstanding purity and high tannin, but my instincts suggest this wine is lower in acidity and slightly fleshier than the brawnier, bigger 1996. Both are great efforts from Mouton-Rothschild. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2030. February 1998 WS 96 WA 95

CHÂTEAU PÉTRUS 1995 (1)

Pomerol.

The wine exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color, followed by a knock-out nose of pain grille, jammy black fruits, and roasted coffee. On the palate, it possesses teeth-staining extract levels, massive body, and rich, sweet black fruits buttressed by powerful, noticeable tannin. A formidably endowed wine with layers of extract, this is a huge, tannic, monstrous-sized Petrus that will require a minimum of 10 years of cellaring. Forget all the nonsense about Merlot producing sweet, soft, ready to drink wines, because low yielding, old Merlot vines made in the way of Petrus and other top Pomerols frequently possess as much aging potential as any great Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine in the world. Look for the 1995 Petrus to last for 50+ years. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2050. WS 93 WA 96

9 bts.    per lot $9,000 - $10,000

Realised: $14,616
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1995 (1)
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1995 (1)
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) WS 95 WA 96
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) WA 95+
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1995 (1) WA 96
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1995 (1) WS 97 WA 95
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU PÉTRUS 1995 (1) WS 93 WA 96
  • CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1995 (1)
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1995 (1)
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) WS 95 WA 96
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) WA 95+
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1995 (1) WA 96
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1995 (1) WS 97 WA 95
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU PÉTRUS 1995 (1) WS 93 WA 96
  • CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1995 (1)
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1995 (1)
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) WS 95 WA 96
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) WA 95+
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1995 (1) WA 96
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1995 (1) WS 97 WA 95
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU PÉTRUS 1995 (1) WS 93 WA 96

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