03-03-201503-04-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2787BBoston
March 3, 2015 06:00 PMCalender
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Chateau

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$431$350
Auction: Fine Wines - 2787BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 03, 2015 6:00PM

Description:

ChateauHaut Brion1995
Pessac Leognan, 1er Cru Classe
"It is fun to go back and forth between the 1995 and 1996, two superb vintages for Haut-Brion. The 1995 seems to have sweeter tannin and a bit more fat and seamlessness when compared to the more structured and muscular 1996. Certainly 1995 was a vintage that the brilliant administrator Jean Delmas handled flawlessly. The result is a 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." R. Parker for TWA, 96 pts. 01/03
1 bottle
Estimate $300-400


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Keywords

Jean Delmas, brilliant administrator