Fine Wine

March 0210, 2020
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LOT 288

Lot 288

LES CAILLOUX (LUCIEN ET ANDRÉ BRUNEL) CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE CUVÉE CENTENAIRE 1998 (6) WA 97

LES CAILLOUX (LUCIEN ET ANDRÉ BRUNEL) CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE CUVÉE CENTENAIRE 1998 (6) WA 97
Lot 288 Details
LES CAILLOUX (LUCIEN ET ANDRÉ BRUNEL) CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE CUVÉE CENTENAIRE 1998

Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
6 x scuffed labels

Happily, the last two bottles of 1998 Cuvee Centenaire from my cellar were representative of the score that has been bestowed above. Dense plum/garnet to the rim, with an extraordinary nose of creme de cassis, blackberry, licorice, camphor, new saddle leather, and scorched earth, the wine is full-bodied, opulent, rich, very pure, and from sound bottles, a great Cuvee Centenaire that comes close to rivaling the perfect 1990. This wine should drink well for another decade or more. June 2010 WA 97

6 bts.    per lot $1,000 - $1,200

Realised: $1,116
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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