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LOT 425

Lot 425

CHÂTEAU CALON SÉGUR 2005 (1) WA 94
CHÂTEAU LAFON-ROCHET 2005 (1)
CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 2003 (1) WS 95 WA 98

CHÂTEAU CALON SÉGUR 2005 (1) WA 94 CHÂTEAU LAFON-ROCHET 2005 (1) CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 2003 (1) WS 95 WA 98
Lot 425 Details
CHÂTEAU CALON SÉGUR 2005 (1)

Saint-Estèphe. 3ième Cru Classé
u. vts. marked label.

WA 94

CHÂTEAU LAFON-ROCHET 2005 (1)

Saint-Estèphe. 4ième Cru Classé
u. vts.

CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 2003 (1)

Saint-Estèphe. 2ième Cru Classé
u. bn. marked label.

It remains one of the outstanding wines of a very black and white vintage. Without knowledge of the vintage, I was hesitant to suggest 2003, because though there is clearly fruit intensity locked up inside this Saint Estèphe, it is counterbalanced by the estate's trademark masculinity and austerity. So both on the nose and the palate it reaches this happy medium: pure blackberry, graphite and roasted herbs on the nose, perhaps even more elegant than I have observed on previous bottles. The palate is medium-bodied rather than full bodied with sturdy tannins couched in layers of seamless blackberry and cassis fruit, offset by scents of tobacco and graphite. As usual it has immense length and depth, a Montrose that is really just a few chapters into what is sure to be a longer "book" than many other 2003s. It is not a perfect Montrose, but a couple of hairs' breadth away. Tasted February 2017. WS 95 WA 98

3 bts.    per lot $400 - $600

Realised: $726

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