Part 2 - Zachy's

Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques Claude Dugat

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• 1993 • 1995 two different importers above 9 bottles

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per lot HK$8500-14,000 US$1100-1800

Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques Claude Dugat 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$12,000-17,000 US$1500-2200 Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques Claude Dugat 1999 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”Roasted oak and candied blackberries are found in the aromatics of the 1999 Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques. Stones, currants, and black cherries...It is austere for a Dugat offering, yet possesses tremendous underlying fruit...” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$13,000-20,000 US$1700-2600

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Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques Claude Dugat 2005 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$13,000-20,000 US$1700-2600 Griotte Chambertin Claude Dugat 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...an exceptional wine in every respect with an explosively ripe and seductive nose of fantastically complex black cherries and spice notes that are followed by rich, lush and opulent full-bodied flavors that possess monumental amounts of extract that coats and stains the palate, all wrapped in a velvety and incredibly long finish...95.” Burghound 7/05. 12 bottles per lot HK$55,000-80,000 US$7000-10,000 Griotte Chambertin Claude Dugat 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”This is easily the most elegant and refined wine to this point with exuberant red berry fruit aromas, spice, warm earth and a touch of anise leading to rich, full-bodied and taut flavors that possess excellent concentration that completely buffers the firm but buried tannins. A beautiful combination of power and finesse...93-95.” Burghound 1/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$60,000-95,000 US$8000-12,000

Lot 911

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913

Chambertin Dugat-Py 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”A floral, spicy and rivetingly complex nose that offers up wonderfully fine gradations of red pinot fruit and warm earth aromas complements to perfection the rich, full and powerful flavors that are generous yet precise on the tautly muscled finish that explodes on the palate...95-98.” Burghound 1/07. 1 bottle per lot HK$11,000-16,000 US$1400-2000

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Charmes Chambertin Dugat-Py 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru lot 914: five lightly bin-soiled labels lot 915: seven lightly bin-soiled labels ”Extraordinary. Clean and fresh, with the extra dimension of rich, thick texture, it shows refined tannins, flavorful fruit and modest oak notes...96.” Wine Spectator 10/00. 11 bottles per lot HK$22,000-36,000 US$2800-4600 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3200-5000


DUJAC Domaine Dujac of Morey St Denis is one of the great, great names of Burgundy. By Burgundy standards, this is a relatively new domaine, having been started by Jacques Seysses only in 1967. His family purchased an estate in Morey then owned by Marcel Graillet, having holdings in Clos de la Roche, Clos St Denis and Gevrey Chambertin “Aux Combottes”; these became the nucleus of Domaine Dujac. Some vines in Echézeaux were added in 1969. The domaine’s small holdings in Bonnes Mares were also purchased in 1969, coming from one of the branches of the Hudelot family. In 1977 more vines in Clos de la Roche, Clos St Denis and Gevrey “Combottes” were added to the original holdings, as well as .70 hectares of Charmes Chambertin. In addition to the Combottes and the grand crus, there are also premier cru holdings in Chambolle Musigny “Gruenchers” and in a handful of Morey St Denis premier crus. Since 1991 there has also been a parcel of Vosne Romanée “Beaumonts” that the domaine leases, and, since 2005, additional Beaumonts as well as slivers of Chambertin and Romanee St Vivant. Also not to be forgotten are two of the finest villages wines to be found in the Côte d’Or, a Chambolle Musigny and a Morey St Denis. On the white wine side of the ledger, there has been for a number of years a Meursault “Limozin”, and now a Puligny Montrachet villages bottling as well. After the frosts of 1985 a .70 section of Morey villages was replanted to Chardonnay, so there is a bit of Morey Blanc as well now. The Dujac style of wine is not for blockbuster, highly-extracted and powerful wines. In fact, color wise, they often are some of the lighter wines to be found in the Côte de Nuits. However, though they are lighter than most in their youth, this is not to say that the wines lack at all in terms of intensity or concentration. As the tasting notes below will attest, these wines not only drink well in their youth, but they age extremely well. Jacques Seysses believes (as do many of the best producers in Burgundy) in as minimal as possible intrusion into the winemaking process. The wines are given a few days of pre-fermentation maceration, fermented with natural yeasts, aged in a significant percentage of new oak, and bottled without filtration. The stalks are retained in the fermentation process, which will often cause the most recently released vintage to seem a bit herbaceous immediately out of the blocks. However, as these wines gain a few years of bottle age, this nuance vanishes, and the pure expression of terroir that Dujac wines are rightly renowned for takes center stage. It is always interesting to me to hear comments that the “winemaking signature” is so prevalent in the wines of Domaine Dujac. While this tenet could be argued for the wines when they are first released (after all, the percentage of new oak here in not insignificant), the wines very quickly become soildriven and admirable expressions of their respective terroirs. John Gilman, View From the Cellar

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Bonnes Mares Dujac 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 2cm or better ”...admirably complex aromas of spice and dried floral elements introducing earthy, pure and solidly well-detailed medium-bodied flavors that are delicious, rich and mouth coating, all wrapped in a moderately firm and lingering finish that is both satisfying and impeccably well-balanced...93.” Burghound 3/10. 3 bottles per lot HK$20,000-32,000 US$2600-4200 Bonnes Mares Dujac 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Sweet red cherries, flowers and mint sit on a bright, sinewy frame that gradually relaxes just enough to release the wine’s potential...95.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 4/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000

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Clos de la Roche Dujac 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 2cm or better ”...absolutely stunning with soaring aromatics that display no trace of over ripe or post mature notes as they complement rich, sweet and powerful flavors that retain a fine sense of elegance and finishing punch...94.” Burghound 7/05. 3 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3200-5000 Clos de la Roche Dujac 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Slightly austere with a mineral essence that tends to suppress the pinot baby fat lurking beneath the surface. The potential here is enormous...93.” Burghound 2/08. 12 bottles per lot HK$34,000-55,000 US$4400-7000


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Clos de la Roche Dujac 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”The nose is a very pure and classy blend of red and black cherries, beetroot, mustard seed, woodsmoke, lovely soil tones and a deft framing of new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish, pure and complex, with a fine core of fruit, tangy acids, fine-grained tannins and truly stunning length and grip on the intensely flavored and beautifully focused finish...94+.” “View From the Cellar,” by John Gilman 11/10. 12 bottles per lot HK$30,000-46,000 US$3800-6000 Clos St Denis Dujac 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”The wine finds a more feminine side of its personality with time in the glass. Despite its deceptively mid-weight body, the 2009 has plenty of underlying structure...The Clos St Denis is the epitome of weightless elegance. Dark raspberries, flowers and sweet spices wrap around the eternal finish...96.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 4/12. 6 bottles per lot HK$15,000-24,000 US$1900-3000

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Echezeaux Dujac 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Explosive fruit, staggering complexity and profoundly long, spicy, velvety flavors...92-94.” Burghound 1/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200 927 Dujac

923

• Echezeaux 1993 bin-soiled label • Clos de la Roche 1996 • Clos St Denis 1996 above 5 bottles

(1)

FAIVELEY

924

Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”A richly and densely fruited nose that is at once earthy and quite animale along with breathtaking complexity complements to perfection the big, rich and sleekly muscled flavors that are very firmly structured but again, not at all aggressive and the sheer depth of material on the palate-drenching finish is nothing short of phenomenal...94-96.” Burghound 1/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$12,000-19,000 US$1600-2400 Echezeaux Faiveley 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Medium red. Very ripe, complex aromas of redcurrant, dried cherry, exotic herbs, spices and truffle. Broad, ripe and seamless, with nicely integrated acidity and pepper and spice notes giving shape and lift to the sweet middle palate. Finishes classically dry and very long, with a saline quality and a strong element of botanical herbs. Very sexy wine with excellent energy for the vintage...93+.” International Wine Center 3/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$11,000-16,000 US$1400-2000

GEANTET-PANSIOT

(1) (3) per lot HK$9500-15,000 US$1200-1900

Chambertin Clos de Beze Faiveley 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru one nicked label ”...a dazzling array of spice, earth, mineral, fruit and subtle floral aromas that change every few seconds but continue onto the elegant, pure, transparent and vibrant flavors that possess superb power and striking depth of material on the unbelievably long finish. This is also quite firmly structured but completely balanced and the flavors are the perfect example of the term power without weight...95-97.” Burghound 1/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$30,000-46,000 US$3800-6000

Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley 1990 Cote de Beaune, Grand Cru seven 2cm or better, five 2.5cm ”Black fruit nose that is quite rich and complex with slightly rustic tannins and a long, intense, moderately structured finish.” Bughound 11/02. 12 bottles per lot HK$12,000-19,000 US$1600-2400

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Charmes Chambertin Geantet-Pansiot 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru one nicked label ”Saturated deep ruby...Multifaceted nose combines black fruits, violet, licorice, espresso, smoke, gibier and sweet butter...Lovely roundness and clarity of flavor. Really explodes on the palate-staining finish...94.” International Wine Center 3/99 24 bottles per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200 Charmes Chambertin Geantet-Pansiot 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Splendidly rich and complex. Lovely fruit. Very lush and succulent. Virile underneath. Full but very round and ripe tannins. Very, very long on the palate. Very, very classy too. This is very fine...” Clive Coates 2/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$12,000-19,000 US$1600-2400


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Charmes Chambertin Geantet-Pansiot 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru Parcel: lots 930-933 ”...delivers a lovely meld of bright cherry, beef marrow, cocoa powder, and chalk. There is a superb sweetness and clarity of finishing fruit along with a vibrant if hard to describe mineral note...94.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 6/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800 12 bottles per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800 12 bottles per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800 12 bottles per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800 Nuits St Georges Les St Georges Henri Gouges 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$6000-9500 US$800-1200 Clos Vougeot Jean Grivot 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles

per lot HK$11,000-16,000 US$1400-2000

Echezeaux Jean Grivot 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru one marked label ”...gorgeous flavors that are big, bold and punchy yet possess a fine sense of finesse and fine length...” Burghound 4/00. 12 bottles per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800

937 938

Richebourg Jean Grivot 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...still reserved but elegant and spicy aromas that offer exceptional purity of expression followed by young, tight and powerful flavors that are racy, fresh and very long...big, robust, almost aggressively tannic flavors supported by powerful black fruit...92.” Burghound 11/04. 7 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3200 12 bottles per lot HK$28,000-42,000 US$3600-5500

Lots 930-933

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ROBERT GROFFIER

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Bonnes Mares Robert Groffier 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru six lightly damp-stained labels 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000 Bonnes Mares Robert Groffier 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru one wrinkled label ”Full bright ruby. Great purity of blackberry and blueberry aromas. Creamy-sweet in the mouth yet penetrating, gripping and solidly structured. Fabulous ripe tannins give the finish great verve and persistence...92-95.” International Wine Center 2/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200 Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses Robert Groffier 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”This medium-to-dark ruby-colored wine is a grand cru in quality, if not officially. Its perfumed nose of roses, sweet red fruits, blackberries, and hints of freshly laid asphalt leads to a stunning, medium-to-full-bodied, and silky-textured personality...” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/98. 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000

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Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses Robert Groffier 1999 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”Deep bright ruby. Aromas of black cherry, raw crushed dark berries, violet and coffee. Dense and delineated in the mouth, with primal flavors of crushed fruits. Finishes with palatestaining length and plenty of verve; vibrant black fruit flavors are at once thoroughly expressed and quite cool...91-93.” International Wine Center 3/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200 Chambertin Clos de Beze Robert Groffier 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...boisterous Asian spice and candied cherry aromas. Cookie dough, blackberry syrup, violets, candied cherries, and hints of licorice can be found in this muscular, opulent wine. Its liquid velvet-like personality screams of sur-maturite, yet it is fresh and delineated. It displays a prodigiously long, candied, supple finish...95.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$19,000-28,000 US$2400-3600 Clos Vougeot Le Grand Maupertuis Anne Gros

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• 1996 • 1999 above 18 bottles

(6) (12) per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3200

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Richebourg Anne Gros 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...magnificently concentrated on the palate. Fabulous fruit. Fullish weight. Very fine grip. The tannins are very ripe. Great length, complexity and vigor, intensity and quality...” Clive Coates 3/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000 Richebourg Anne Gros 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Wonderfully vibrant aromas of raspberry, flowers, blood orange, cardamom and cocoa powder...red berry and floral flavors accented by licorice and medicinal herbs...96.” International Wine Center 3/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$38,000-60,000 US$5000-7500 Richebourg A-F Gros 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles

per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200

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949

Romanee St Vivant Hudelot-Noellat 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000 Romanee St Vivant Hudelot-Noellat 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...rich, intense and naturally sweet middle weight flavors that are lacy, pure and almost delicate before culminating in a suave, explosive and magnificently long finish. This is just terrific and the balance is impeccable...95.” Burghound 1/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$28,000-42,000 US$3600-5500 Hudelot-Noellat

Echezeaux Vieilles Vignes Haegelen-Jayer 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru five lightly damp-stained labels 12 bottles per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800 Richebourg Hudelot-Noellat 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000

Richebourg Hudelot-Noellat 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Here the wood is already almost completely integrated with a cool, spicy, stony and utterly classy nose of highly complex if restrained cassis and plum aromas...96.” Burghound 1/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$38,000-60,000 US$5000-7500

• Richebourg 1995 • Richebourg 1996 wrinkled label • Romanee St Vivant 1996 above 4 bottles

(1) (1) (2) per lot HK$7000-12,000 US$900-1500

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Lot 955

HENRI JAYER It is interesting to reflect upon the fact that in many ways Henri Jayer is portrayed as a modernizer in Burgundy, as many of the techniques that he pioneered in the region have been embraced by legions of vignerons, but in many respects he represented a return to a very traditional approach to winemaking. His emphasis on viticultural practices and the meticulous care that he gave to his vineyards are simply the most obvious facets of his traditional methodology. Henri Jayer revolutionized winemaking during the course of his career. Amongst his very many accomplishments was his emphasis on limiting yields in the vineyard, allowing the cooled must to macerate for a few days prior to the onset of alcoholic fermentation to allow colors to set and adding to the aromatic complexity in the finished wine and bottling the wine unfined and unfiltered. He always spoke of the importance of treating the wine gently during the fermentation and elevage process, which he likened to “moving a sleeping baby who must be carried to its bed from the sofa upon which it has fallen asleep.” He also was a proponent of one hundred percent new oak for his wines. This was the one precept of his winemaking technique that cannot be described as traditional, and it is the one most often cited by modern winemakers when they seek tosprinkle a little of the “fairy dust” of Jayer inspiration on their own wines. There is little doubt that the concept that a grand cru “deserves to be raised in one hundred percent new oak” that is often heard in Burgundy these days can be traced back to Henri Jayer and his success with new wood. However, one of the interesting things I have always found about Henri Jayer’s wines was that I have never tasted one that was over-oaked. He often talked of other producers’ wines which he found too marked by their wood components, and which he liked to describe as “under-wined rather than over-oaked.” I last saw Henri Jayer in November of 2003, at a dinner at a friend’s home in Burgundy. He was lively and warm to everyone gathered around the table that evening, though characteristically still quite honest with his evaluations of the wines served. There were plenty of younger vignerons at the dinner that evening, and as their wines were served, Monsieur Jayer was supportive and appreciative of each wine poured by a winemaker in attendance. But his eyes really lit up as I decanted the last wine of the evening, a 1921 La Tâche bottled by Liger-Belair (1921 predating the vineyard’s monopole status with Domaine de la Romanée Conti). As we poured the wine around the table, he paused and observed: “You know, we are drinking history here- just imagine what was going on in the world at the time this wine was bottled. It is really amazing after all the world has been through since 1921 that this bottle is still here with us today, and that it is still good.” As he took a sip of the 1921 La Tâche we all followed suit. And then he observed that “in the end this is all we can ask for as vignerons- as people, to try and make a bit of history.” That, Monsieur Jayer, you most certainly did, and we will all miss you. John Gilman, View From the Cellar

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Echezeaux Henri Jayer 1993 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru three different importers ”Gorgeously spiced nose with a fascinating blend of primary and secondary aromas that frame rich, bright, earthy flavors underpinned by a ripe, round tannic structure. Packed and powerful, this displays superb vibrancy and it continues to impress with its density and elegance...94.” Burghound 7/02. 6 bottles per lot HK$120,000-170,000 US$15,000-22,000

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957

Echezeaux Henri Jayer for Georges Jayer 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru one wrinkled capsule, imported by Martine’s ”Happily, the ripe, spicy and elegant fruit is very dense and the wood does not dominate though there is a slight sweetening effect on the palate as it rounds off the otherwise nicely detailed flavors...a delicious wine...” Burghound 5/06. 2 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3000 958

Echezeaux Henri Jayer for Georges Jayer 1997 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru imported by Martine’s 2 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3000 Echezeaux Henri Jayer for Georges Jayer 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru imported by Martine’s 1 bottle per lot HK$9500-15,000 US$1200-1900 Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Henri Jayer 1986 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru 1.5cm, imported by Martine’s ”A blistering effort. Wonderful dark cherry aroma. Hints of earth. Simply incredible purity. Ripe, classic Jayer finesse, yet this has wonderful structure. The depth of flavour is outrageous, and it just goes on and on. What a wine, and has time. Liquid gold...9+/10.” DW 4/12. 1 bottle per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000


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Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Henri Jayer 1988 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru 2.5cm, imported by Atherton Imports ”Remarkably aromatic yet this remains focused, tight and pure with intense mineral notes followed by robust, gamey, understated flavors that pack plenty of mid-palate punch plus outstanding length. This is still on its way up and curiously for such a rich, relatively tannic wine, this is rather refined on the finish...93.” Burghound 6/07. 3 bottles per lot HK$70,000-120,000 US$9000-15,000

960

Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Henri Jayer 1991 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru signs of old seepage ”The first signs of secondary fruit aromas have now arrived, creating a wonderfully complex nose of primary and secondary aromas framed by spice, tea, leather and earth notes. The flavor profile is still young and firm though this is impressively rich, full-bodied and intense with medium weight, focused, very precise, ever-so-slightly austere flavors of outstanding length and depth...93.” Burghound 10/03. 2 bottles per lot HK$55,000-80,000 US$7000-10,000

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Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Henri Jayer 1993 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru five 1.5cm or better lot 962: one 3cm ”Massively constructed and still incredibly primary in every respect with its blend of spice and black pinot fruit plus a pungent, penetrating mineral firmness and vibrant acidity. The tannins coat the mouth yet they are ripe and the wine exudes balance and harmony. While this is stunning now, it is nowhere close to ready...One of the truly great wines of the vintage...95.” Burghound 11/04. 2 bottles per lot HK$50,000-80,000 US$6500-10,000 6 bottles per lot HK$160,000-240,000 US$20,000-30,000

Lot 968

Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Henri Jayer 1994 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru imported by Martine’s ”...very ripe flavors displaying hints of Vosne spice supported by ripe tannins and good acidity...” Burghound 10/01. 2 bottles per lot HK$32,000-46,000 US$4000-6000 Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Henri Jayer 1995 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru imported by Martine’s ”Deep, rich, expansive fruit offering intriguing notes of wonderfully rich Vosne spice and packed flavors displaying solid structure and ripeness. Rich, long and quite tannic at this point though the tannins are round and there is no evidence of any astringency. The pieces are all in place for a long, slow evolution and if this can develop additional complexity over time, my score will improve...92.” Burghound 11/02. 2 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000 Vosne Romanee Henri Jayer 1991 Cote de Nuits importer label adhered to labels 2 bottles per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800 Vosne Romanee Henri Jayer 1993 Cote de Nuits 7 bottles per lot HK$60,000-100,000 US$8000-13,000 Vosne Romanee Henri Jayer 1995 Cote de Nuits 2 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3200 Vosne Romanee Les Beaumonts Henri Jayer 1993 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru 1 bottle per lot HK$19,000-28,000 US$2400-3600


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Echezeaux Jayer-Gilles 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru one water-stained vintage tag, eight bin-soiled labels, one nicked label, one with signs of old seepage 10 bottles per lot HK$11,000-16,000 US$1400-2000 Volnay Clos du Chateau des Ducs Michel Lafarge 1990 Cote de Beaune, Premier Cru 1cm or better 12 bottles per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800

971

La Grande Rue Lamarche 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru Parcel: lots 971 & 972 12 bottles

972

12 bottles

Lamarche 1996

973

974

(12) (12) per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3000

Batard Montrachet Hospice de Beaune Cuvee Dames de Flandres Louis Latour 1996 Cote de Beaune, Grand Cru 10 bottles per lot HK$9500-15,000 US$1200-1900

DOMINIQUE LAURENT

per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800 per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800

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• Echezeaux • Grands Echezeaux above 24 bottles

Bonnes Mares Dominique Laurent 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru three damp-stained labels, one nicked label 12 bottles per lot HK$11,000-16,000 US$1400-2000 Chambertin Clos de Beze Dominique Laurent 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru one nicked label 12 bottles per lot HK$11,000-16,000 US$1400-2000


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Chambertin Dominique Laurent 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Initially exploded with sappy perfume of black raspberry, dark chocolate and sweet oak but quickly shut down in the glass...Finishes with great persistence and energy, with the tannins and fruit saturating the entire palate...92-96.” International Wine Center 3/00. 12 bottles per lot HK$11,000-16,000 US$1400-2000

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Clos Vougeot Dominique Laurent 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru two nicked labels 12 bottles per lot HK$7000-10,000 US$900-1300 Grands Echezeaux Dominique Laurent 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru six bin-soiled labels, two torn labels, two torn vintage tags 12 bottles per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800

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Musigny Dominique Laurent 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$19,000-28,000 US$2400-3600 Romanee St Vivant Dominique Laurent 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800 Gevrey Chambertin Philippe Leclerc 2cm or better unless noted • Combe Aux Moines 1985 (10) three nicked labels, one wine-stained vintage tag • Les Cazetiers 1985 (10) six 3cm • Combe Aux Moines 1990 (12) two heavily torn labels, one nicked label, one scuffed label above 32 bottles per lot HK$20,000-32,000 US$2600-4000

Grands Echezeaux Dominique Laurent 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Vibrant, noble aromas of wild rose, violet, cocoa powder and minerals. Penetrating, powerful fruit shows superb spicy depth and cut. Sharply delineated and tightly wound. The very long, expanding finish features very firm tannins and great verve...9396.” International Wine Center 4/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$12,000-17,000 US$1500-2200


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DOMAINE LEROY

Lot 989

How do you determine great? Is it size? Is it quality? Is it price? Is it ‘reputation’ (whatever that is)? Is it the amount of media coverage? However you do compute it, the greatest domaines of Burgundy today must be those under the control of Lalou Bize: the Domaine Leroy and her own Domaine d’Auvenay. The estates of Jadot, Faiveley and Bouchard Pere et Fils are far larger, that of Romanee Conti the most splendid in terms of the percentage of grand cru terroir, but for the nobility of its wines, pride of place must go to Leroy and to Domaine d’Auvenay. The sheer concentration, depth and intensity Lalou Bize manages to squeeze into her bottles is breathtaking. Lalou, born in Paris, was brought up in Meursault, in the mansion today occupied by her daughter Perrine. “From the word go I was fascinated,” she says. “I was a cellar rat, watching and helping the cavistes rack the wines, taste them, bottle them. My mother kept calling me to come out of the cellar and play with my friends like a normal schoolgirl, but as soon as I could I crept back.” In 1955 she persuaded her father to let her take over. She was twenty-three. “He gave me carte blanche,” she says. “I started as I meant to go on. I bought finished wine, and only that which pleased me.” Lalou is now happy at the Domaine Leroy and on her own. “Look at my vines,” she will say. “Look how healthy and comfortable they are.” And, being Lalou, she will not fail to point out a neighbor’s plot of excessively abundant, uncontrolled growth. “And come and taste the wine.” Lalou’s wines, according to her, are always ‘extra’. The one-time cellar rat is now a master in her own right, and the wines she produces are triumphantly brilliant. Clive Coates, “Cote d’Or”

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Chambertin Maison Leroy 1969 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru two 3cm, five 4cm, heavily bin-soiled labels, one nicked label, four scuffed labels, five wine-stained vintage tags, one wrinkled label, five with signs of old seepage ”This outstanding vintage is known for balanced, long-lived wines, and here is the evidence...98.” Wine Spectator 12/96. 7 bottles per lot HK$42,000-65,000 US$5500-8500 Chambertin Domaine Leroy 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru one nicked label, three scuffed labels, two torn labels ”...extraordinarily classy effort with magnificent complexity and superb length...95.” Burghound 4/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$110,000-170,000 US$14,000-22,000 Clos de la Roche Domaine Leroy 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 1cm or better ”This medium-to-full-bodied wine has exquisite equilibrium and focus, as well as a seemingly unending luxurious finish...98.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 10/00. 2 bottles per lot HK$19,000-28,000 US$2400-3600

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Clos de la Roche Domaine Leroy 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...beguiling aromas of perfume, violets, blackberries, and juniper-smoked bacon...99.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 10/00. 1 bottle per lot HK$8000-12,000 US$1000-1500 Clos de la Roche Domaine Leroy 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”It is pure, muscular, dense, and profound...96.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$95,000-140,000 US$12,000-18,000 Clos de Vougeot Domaine Leroy 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru four 2cm or better, seven 3cm, one 3.5cm, ten heavily chipped wax capsules, nine with signs of seepage due to overfill ”...medium-to-dark ruby-colored and offers a nose of waxy red cherries. Big, broad, and medium-to-full-bodied, it has satin-textured black cherries and spices that seemingly last forever in its interminable finish. This wine has great harmony, equilibrium, and balance...96.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 10/00. 12 bottles per lot HK$60,000-85,000 US$7500-11,000


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Clos de Vougeot Domaine Leroy 1995 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Displaying a luxurious nose of cinnamon, dark cherries and Asian spices, the Clos Vougeot...has a beautifully spicy entry and deeply-structured, stony, highly-extracted, dark berry-filled flavors. Velvety-textured and medium-to-full bodied...94-96.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 6/97. 12 bottles per lot HK$38,000-60,000 US$5000-7500 Clos de Vougeot Domaine Leroy 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru lot 992: one torn label lot 993: one nicked label, two different importers ”...has profound red cherry, rose, raspberry, and cinnamon aromas...This wine’s flavor profile is composed of bright black raspberries, cherries, blackberries, and copious spices...95.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 10/00. 12 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000 12 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000 12 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000

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Clos de Vougeot Domaine Leroy 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Rich, earthy and explosive aromas with equally rich, big, tannic flavors that deliver superb depth and outstanding length... The flavors are supple but there is a solid tannic spine beneath the sap. A really fine effort...94.” Burghound 5/02. 12 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000 Corton Renardes Domaine Leroy 1999 Cote de Beaune, Grand Cru ”...nose of candied cherries, jammy strawberries, and blueberry jelly. On the palate, this magnificent wine is indescribably intense and powerful, yet is majestically harmonious and elegant. Loads of cherries and other assorted red fruits are intermingled with spices, fresh herbs, and hints of new oak in its velvety-textured, full-bodied character. This gem also possesses a stupendously long, pure, and supple finish...97.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$42,000-65,000 US$5500-8500


Lot 1000

Gevrey Chambertin Les Combottes Domaine Leroy

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(6) (8) per lot HK$22,000-34,000 US$2800-4400

Latricieres Chambertin Domaine Leroy 1995 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”An elegant, ripe, pure and impressively complex nose of red and dark berry fruit, wet stone and warm earth aromas...all wrapped in a mouth coating and gorgeously long finish...93.” Burghound 3/10. 6 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000

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Latricieres Chambertin Domaine Leroy 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...offers fresh, pure blueberry aromas. This massive, full-bodied wine has stupendous depth, breadth, and length to its blackberry, cherry, and floral character. It is immensely powerful as well as concentrated, and has its vintage’s trademark freshness and grip...97.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 10/00. 6 bottles per lot HK$28,000-42,000 US$3600-5500

Latricieres Chambertin Domaine Leroy 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...the finesse and elegance of the overall package is class personified. This is a thoroughbred race hose with its sleek, muscular flavor profile, superbly complex fruit and incredible length. Very minerally and tres pinot with a nice mix of Gevrey earth, red fruits and undeniable breed. Classic Latricieres...91-94.” Burghound 1/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$60,000-95,000 US$8000-12,000 Mazis Chambertin Conferie des Chevaliers du Tastevin S.A. Leroy 1971 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 1.5cm or better 4 bottles per lot HK$15,000-22,000 US$1900-2800


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Musigny Maison Leroy 1969 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru four 2cm or better, one 3cm, five 3.5cm, two 4cm 12 bottles per lot HK$140,000-220,000 US$18,000-28,000 Musigny Domaine Leroy 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”The fruit just explodes from the glass with a mind-bending array of black fruits, spices and layer after layer of intensely wild yet at the same time refined flavors of earth and spice. As in all great Burgundies with this level of density and power, there is also an unmistakable sense of grace and dignity present. Awe inspiring Musigny...94-96.” Burghound 1/01. 6 bottles per lot HK$110,000-170,000 US$14,000-22,000

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Nuits St Georges Aux Boudots Domaine Leroy 1995 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru one scuffed label 10 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000 Nuits St Georges Aux Boudots Domaine Leroy 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru 11 bottles per lot HK$30,000-46,000 US$3800-6000

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Nuits St Georges Aux Boudots Domaine Leroy 1999 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru one slightly depressed cork ”...reveals refined aromas of roses, violets, blueberries, and blackberries. This is a profound, highly concentrated, intense, elegant wine. Loads of cherries, blackberries, blueberries, and spices can be found in this awesomely fruit-dominated, harmonious offering. It is admirably long in the finish and reveals an outstanding structure...94.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3200-5000 Nuits St Georges Les Pruliers Maison Leroy 1969 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru one 1.5cm, three 2.5cm, three 3cm, one 4cm, five slightly depressed corks 8 bottles per lot HK$15,000-22,000 US$1900-2800 Richebourg Domaine Leroy 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru four bin-soiled labels, four damp-stained labels, one heavily torn label ”Quite earthy and full with relatively forward fruit aromas with sweet, sappy and extremely intense flavors that are much finer and more elegant than is typical for a Leroy Richebourg. This just oozes refinement and class...95.” Burghound 10/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$85,000-120,000 US$11,000-16,000


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Richebourg Domaine Leroy 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”The medium to dark ruby-colored 1999 Richebourg has a demure nose that leads to a broad-shouldered, powerful, concentrated personality. This muscular, masculine wine is packed with huge waves of black cherries, plums, and blueberries. Velvety-textured and dense...95.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$95,000-140,000 US$12,000-18,000 Romanee St Vivant Maison Leroy 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 2cm or better, one with signs of old seepage 2 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3000

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Romanee St Vivant Domaine Leroy 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru two 3cm, four 3.5cm, one damp-stained label, five chipped wax capsules, four with signs of old seepage Provenance: Sherry-Lehmann 6 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000 Romanee St Vivant Domaine Leroy 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”It has huge depth and concentration to its massively powerful, refined character. Raspberries, both red and black, plums, spices, as well as herbs can be discerned in its complex flavor profile...97.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 10/00. 8 bottles per lot HK$50,000-75,000 US$6500-9500 Romanee St Vivant Domaine Leroy 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru one damp-stained label ”...ultra distinguished and refined...Pure, classy and elegant with an incredible range of Vosne spices and violets with an utterly seductive silky, almost lacy texture...the scent here is simply haunting in its beauty. In a word, gorgeous...93-95.” Burghound 1/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$80,000-120,000 US$10,000-16,000

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Vosne Romanee Les Beaux Monts Domaine Leroy 1989 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru 1cm or better ”Coffee, tar and leather notes are followed by wonderfully rich if slightly austere, large scaled flavors...92. Burghound 5/04. 10 bottles per lot HK$32,000-55,000 US$4000-7000 Vosne Romanee Les Beaux Monts Domaine Leroy 1990 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru 1.5cm or better ”Deep and very darkly colored with extremely ripe, borderline over ripe nose that evidences loads of spice and rich black fruits followed by sexy, sappy, intense flavors... Impressive...92.” Burghound 5/03. 6 bottles per lot HK$26,000-38,000 US$3400-5000 Vosne Romanee Les Beaux Monts Domaine Leroy 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”Profound aromas of intensely sweet cherries, raspberries, stones, and earth give way to a full-bodied, extremely feminine, and massively ripe and vibrant core of roses, cherries, and candied blueberries...96.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/98. 6 bottles per lot HK$24,000-36,000 US$3000-4600 12 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000 Vosne Romanee Les Beaux Monts Domaine Leroy 1999 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”...reveals a complex nose of violets, roses, and bing cherries. This medium to full-bodied wine has remarkable depth of dark cherries, blackberries, and cassis-like fruit that lasts throughout the long, harmonious finish...a velvety-textured, extroverted, elegant, and boisterous wine...93.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$36,000-55,000 US$4600-7000


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Domaine Leroy

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• Corton Renardes 1990 (2) one bin-soiled label • Chambolle Musigny Les Charmes 1996 (2) • Nuits St Georges Au Bas de Combe 1996 (1) above 5 bottles per lot HK$12,000-19,000 US$1600-2400 1022

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Richebourg Thibault Liger-Belair 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 6 bottles per lot HK$8000-12,000 US$1000-1500

HUBERT LIGNIER

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Charmes Chambertin Hubert Lignier 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 6 bottles per lot HK$6000-9500 US$800-1200 1023

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Clos de la Roche Hubert Lignier 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 2cm or better, one with signs of old seepage ”On the palate, this full-bodied, broad, fat, and velvetytextured wine is packed with tobacco, cedar, spice, and super-ripe dark fruit flavors. Its plump, supple tannins, and palate-coating, dense character are a hedonist’s dream while its complexity and refinement are made-to-order for those searching out intellectual delights...95.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 10/00. 6 bottles per lot HK$28,000-46,000 US$3600-6000

Clos de la Roche Hubert Lignier 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Scents of gravel, earth, violets, perfume, jammy blueberries, cassis liqueur, black cherries, and hints of road tar...velvetytextured, full-bodied, and magnificently concentrated wine. Candied cherries, stones, rosemary, spicy oak, Asian spices, and hints of chocolate...94-96.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/98. 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3200-5000 Clos de la Roche Hubert Lignier 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”It exhibits a black cherry, blackberry, licorice, and violetscented nose that leads to its explosive, immensely flavorful character. Medium to full-bodied and pure, this fresh, sweet wine is packed to the gills with cherries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. Ample yet highly delineated, it has a magnificently long, fruit-filled finish...94-96.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$36,000-55,000 US$4600-7000

MEO-CAMUZET

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Clos de Vougeot Meo-Camuzet 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 8 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3200 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3200-4800

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Richebourg Meo-Camuzet 1995 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Pretty, ripe and very pure red fruits and relatively supple, rich flavors supported by medium weight tannins. This is unusually fine for the vintage and offers exceptionally good balance and excellent length...93.” Burghound 10/01. 1 bottle per lot HK$3800-6000 US$500-750 Richebourg Meo-Camuzet 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Strawberry and crushed raspberry nose with beautifully defined and surprisingly supple flavors framed by a healthy dollop of pinot extract. The finish is especially intense and lasts for minutes and though this is well structured, everything is in perfect balance. Power without weight in a refined, elegant style...93.” Burghound 5/06. 10 bottles per lot HK$55,000-85,000 US$7000-11,000 12 bottles per lot HK$65,000-100,000 US$8500-13,000

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Richebourg Meo-Camuzet 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Explosive black, sexy, powerful and dense fruit coupled with oriental spice and traces of earth followed by rich, extremely long flavors of cassis, soy and buckets of pinot extract and an incredibly long finish that boasts coffee and chocolate notes. The tannins are quite fine and very ripe and the impression is one of sweetness and perfect balance. This is a real show stopper...94.” Burghound 7/06. 12 bottles per lot HK$95,000-140,000 US$12,000-18,000 Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Meo-Camuzet 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”...this is really lovely with an understated purity and detail that I find utterly beguiling...exceptionally mid-palate sap, fine intensity and incipient complexity all framed and highlighted by prominent finishing acidity...91.’’ Burghound 10/06. 3 bottles per lot HK$17,000-24,000 US$2200-3200

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Vosne Romanee Brulees Meo-Camuzet

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• 1993 (2) Establishment Riedel stamps on labels • 1996 (4) above 6 bottles per lot HK$11,000-17,000 US$1400-2200 Meo-Camuzet 1996

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• Corton Clos Rognet (4) • Nuits St Georges Aux Boudots (2) one with tissue paper adhered to label above 6 bottles per lot HK$5500-8500 US$700-1100

MOMMESSIN

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Charmes Chambertin Mommessin 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 1.5cm or better 6 bottles per lot HK$6500-10,000 US$850-1300 Clos de Tart Mommessin 1985 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru lot 1034: seven 2.5cm, two 3cm, one 4cm, two different importers lot 1035: 2cm or better ”Remarkably elegant and spicy with rich, full, delicious and very complex, mouth coating flavors of superb depth and length...93.” Burghound 10/04. 10 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3200-5000 2 magnums (1.5L) per lot HK$12,000-19,000 US$1600-2400 Clos de Tart Mommessin 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru three 1.5cm or better, six 2.5cm, one 3cm, two 3.5cm, three with signs of old seepage ”Massively constituted nose of blackberries, pinot extract, game and earth that frame intense, complex, large-scaled flavors, excellent length and grand cru finesse. A very impressive Clos de Tart...92.” Burghound 10/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-36,000 US$3000-4600

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Clos de Tart Mommessin 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru lot 1039: one lightly torn label Parcel: lots 1037 & 1038 12 bottles

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per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800 per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800 per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800

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Clos de Tart Mommessin 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Knockout aromas of wonderfully intense black cherry fruit loaded with cassis and a touch of new oak introduce mediumbodied, sweet, harmonious and long flavors all underpinned by racy minerality. The tannins are firm and the density of extract impressive and the length incredible...92.” Burghound 1/02. 12 bottles per lot HK$20,000-30,000 US$2600-3800 Clos de Tart Mommessin 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”An expressive and very ripe black berry fruit, spice, mocha, fresh coffee and earthy nose is surrounded by a generous blast of new oak that continues onto the rich, full, concentrated, powerful and sweet flavors that possess superb mid-palate density and huge length. This is an extremely rich wine...fantastic...96.” Burghound 1/08. 12 bottles per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200 Clos de Tart Mommessin 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles

per lot HK$24,000-36,000 US$3000-4600

Mongeard-Mugneret

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• Richebourg 1993 • Richebourg 1995 • Grands Echezeaux 1996 above 11 bottles

(2) (3) (6) per lot HK$12,000-20,000 US$1600-2600

Pommard Les Rugiens Hubert de Montille 1988 Cote de Beaune, Premier Cru 1cm or better 12 bottles per lot HK$10,000-16,000 US$1300-2000

JF MUGNIER

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Bonnes Mares JF Mugnier 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles

per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000

Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses JF Mugnier 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”Wonderful, both full and delicate, with a lot of lovely flavors wrapping around the taste buds. Concentrate on those wild berry, cherry, blackberry flavors, and enjoy their long ride...” Wine Spectator 7/99. 6 bottles per lot HK$17,000-30,000 US$2200-3800


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Chambolle Musigny Les Fuees JF Mugnier 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”Good dark red. Perfumed aroma of raspberry coulis, redcurrant jam and mocha. Supple and rich, but spicy and precise. Youthful, vibrant and long...” International Wine Center 3/99. 6 bottles per lot HK$5500-8500 US$700-1100

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Musigny JF Mugnier 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Elegance personified with beautifully transparent aromatics of cherries, black berries and pinot extract...good buffering sap and wonderful complexity...the wine seems to be filling out better than most upper level ‘96s. This is all finesse, silk and lace in style with a sweet, long finish...91.” Burghound 5/06. 12 bottles per lot HK$50,000-75,000 US$6500-9500

Richebourg Denis Mugneret 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$17,000-24,000 US$2200-3200 Echezeaux Denis Mugneret 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles

per lot HK$6000-9500 US$800-1200

PERROT-MINOT Chambertin Clos de Beze Vieilles Vignes 2005

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• Christophe Perrot-Minot • Perrot-Minot above 6 bottles

(2) (4) per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3000

Richebourg Denis Mugneret 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3000

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Chambertin Clos de Beze Vieilles Vignes Perrot-Minot 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Good deep red. Reticent nose offers scents of brambly wild blackberry, licorice, smoke, espresso and dark chocolate. Silky on entry, then tight, extremely primary and bound-up in the middle. Penetrating and powerful at present, and not fun to drink, but the wine’s inner-palate tension and purity of flavor are impressive. Finishes with strong tannins and outstanding persistence. For all its power, there’s also an element of finesse here...94+.” International Wine Center 3/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-36,000 US$3000-4600 Chapelle Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Christophe Perrot-Minot 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$19,000-28,000 US$2400-3600 Chapelle Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Perrot-Minot 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...beautifully layered with sweet raspberries, flowers, spices and licorice. This is a decidedly rich, racy Chapelle, yet at the same time there is an element of nervous energy that balances some of the wine’s more overt tendencies...94.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 4/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3000 Charmes Chambertin Henri Perrot-Minot 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru importer label adhered to labels 12 bottles per lot HK$8000-12,000 US$1000-1500

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Charmes Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Henri Perrot-Minot 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3000 Mazoyeres Chambertin Henri Perrot-Minot 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$10,000-15,000 US$1300-1900 Mazoyeres Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Perrot-Minot 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 6 bottles per lot HK$10,000-16,000 US$1300-2000

DOMAINE PONSOT

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Chapelle Chambertin Domaine Ponsot 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...black cherries, plums, chocolate, woodsmoke and a very stylish base of soil tones. On the palate the wine is deep, fullbodied and very pure...a great core of sappy fruit, ripe tannins and outstanding length and grip on the finish...94.” “View From the Cellar,” by John Gilman 11/10. 6 magnums (1.5L) per lot HK$12,000-19,000 US$1600-2400 Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes Domaine Ponsot 1980 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru two 3cm, two 4cm ”The nose is as fully complex and beguiling as it ever was and the richness and intensity of the velvety flavors is nothing other than spectacular...93.” Burghound 6/06. 4 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000

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Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes Domaine Ponsot 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 2cm or better, one with signs of old seepage ”...the nose is beautifully expressive with game, underbrush and earth aromas framing big, rich, round and relatively elegant flavors in the context of the vintage that display notes of leather, spice and remarkable complexity all wrapped in a textured and gorgeous velvety and still tight finish. A very impressive wine...95.” Burghound 11/06. 2 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3200

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Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes Domaine Ponsot 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...spice, earth and game infused nose that introduces strikingly rich, naturally sweet and mouth coating flavors that explode on the formidably long finish. This is a classy wine with absolutely superb complexity, impeccable balance and almost uncanny presence, all delivered with grace and power...A ’wow’ wine...96-98.” Burghound 1/11. 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-46,000 US$4000-6000 Clos St Denis Vieilles Vignes Domaine Ponsot 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 2cm or better ”One of the great noses of the ‘90 vintage with simply stunning purity of expression and positively kaleidoscopic breadth with spice, earth, smoke, game and crushed herb notes adding plenty of nuance to the exceptionally ripe but not roasted fruit aromas. The big, rich, powerful, intense and sappy flavors are savory and utterly elegant with now largely resolved structure and buckets of mouth coating and palate staining seve, all wrapped in a finish that just goes on and on. A great wine of considerable breed and class...96.” Burghound 3/13. 2 bottles per lot HK$12,000-19,000 US$1600-2400 Griotte Chambertin Domaine Ponsot 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 2cm or better, one wine-stained label, four with signs of old seepage ”...a stunning and still mostly primary nose of Gevrey earth, ripe red, beautifully complex fruit. The flavor profile is dense, intense and full yet remains in harmony and perfect balance, ending in firm yet velvety finish. Very classy juice...95.” Burghound 4/03. 6 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-4800

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Chambertin Nicolas Potel 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Here is a 2005 Chambertin that rivals the rose petals of Clos de Beze, along with licorice, a ripeness of red fruit, a suggestion of peach jam, and a pungency of cinnamon that turns tactile on the palate. A chocolate richness and liqueur-like fruit intensity in the mouth never lose sight of the rose petals, nor cover up the chalk, wet stone and roasted meat that underlie a sumptuous, sultry finish...97-98.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 6/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200 Volnay Clos de la Bousse d’Or Pousse d’Or

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• 1990 2cm or better • 1996 above 16 bottles

(6) (10) per lot HK$11,000-17,000 US$1400-2200

Chambertin Clos de Beze Prieure-Roch 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$17,000-24,000 US$2200-3200 Chambertin Clos de Beze Prieure-Roch

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Griotte Chambertin Domaine Ponsot 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru one torn label ”...sports a breathtaking nose here: very pure dark cherry and violet aromas vie for attention with cold limestone and granite aromas. Brilliant delineation with a honeyed element just in the background. The palate has filigree tannins, wonderful definition and sense of symmetry with fabulous focus and purity on the finish. One of the best wines of the vintage...96-98.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 3/11. 12 bottles per lot HK$20,000-32,000 US$2600-4000

• 1996 • 1996 above 12 bottles & 1 magnum (1.5L)

(12) magnum (1) per lot HK$20,000-30,000 US$2600-3800

Chambertin Clos de Beze Prieure-Roch 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800


Lot 1070

JACQUES PRIEUR

1072

1073

120

Chambertin Jacques Prieur 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...offers beautifully ripe red and black fruits on the nose and fat, dense, chewy, and thick layers of delicious cherries, black currants, and raspberries.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/98. 12 bottles per lot HK$11,000-17,000 US$1400-2200 Chambertin Jacques Prieur 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...fruit from red to black and includes spice, game, leather, tea, underbrush and plenty of Gevrey earth that can also be found on the rich, full, powerful and robustly structured flavors...93-95.” Burghound 4/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$19,000-28,000 US$2400-3600

1074

1075

Clos Vougeot Jacques Prieur 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ” ...ripe nose that includes floral elements to the red currant and black berry fruit aromas. Thereis excellent density to the quite serious, brooding and concentrated medium weight plus flavors that exude plenty of dry extract that buffers the otherwise very firm yet fine tannins that add to the mild finishing austerity on the explosively long finish...92-94.” Burghound 5/11. 12 bottles per lot HK$8500-12,000 US$1100-1600 Corton Bressandes Jacques Prieur 2005 Cote de Beaune, Grand Cru ”A block of concentrated black cherry, blackberry and cassis flavors, firm tannins and lively acidity. There’s a wild fruit quality to this, and it builds nicely to the long palate-staining finish, where the oak spice comes forth...95.” Wine Spectator 5/08. 12 bottles per lot HK$7000-10,000 US$900-1300


Lots 1076 & 1077

1076 1077

Musigny Jacques Prieur 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru Parcel: lots 1076 & 1077 ”This dark ruby-colored wine exhibits gorgeous aromatics of violets, perfume, blackberries, and earth tones. It is a powerful, extraordinarily ripe and layered wine jam-packed with juicy black cherries, cassis, and plums...This full-bodied, velvety-textured, and muscular wine has an absolutely awesome finish that lingers seemingly for minutes. Revealing layers of sweet fruit infused with toasty oak, its fruit and power are impressive...94-96.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/98. 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000

1078

1079

Musigny Jacques Prieur 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...exceptionally classy and refined with spicy and fresh black and blue berry fruit aromas...a wonderful sense of detail on the almost sternly structured finish yet the sap buffers any austerity. This is a big Musigny but for all the size and weight, the balance is impeccable...93-96.” Burghound 4/07. 6 bottles per lot HK$11,000-17,000 US$1400-2200 Charmes Chambertin Raphet 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles

per lot HK$6000-9500 US$800-1200


121

Lot 1080

JOSEPH ROTY

1084

No Lot

Charmes Chambertin Joseph Roty

1080

1081

1082

1083

122

• 1988 three 2.5cm, one 3cm • Cuvee Tres Vieilles Vignes 1996 above 5 bottles

(4) (1) per lot HK$6000-9500 US$750-1200

Charmes Chambertin Cuvee Tres Vieilles Vignes Joseph Roty 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Bacon, jammy black cherries, and candied blackberries... unbelievably long, thick, and sweet finish...95-97.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3200-4800 Charmes Chambertin Cuvee Tres Vieilles Vignes Joseph Roty 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Tactile cinnamon spiciness, bitter-sweet herbs, and black cherry and black raspberry concentrate...97-98.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 4/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-46,000 US$4000-6000

1085

1086

Griotte Chambertin Joseph Roty 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...soaring from the glass in a blaze of red and black cherries, grilled meats, coffee bean, a glorious base of chalky soil tones, woodsmoke, cedar and a classy topnote of spices. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very pure on the attack, with a sappy core, a lovely sense of reserve on the attack and great mineral drive on the backend. The finish is very, very long, laser-like and ripely tannic...95+.” “View From the Cellar,” by John Gilman 6/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-36,000 US$3000-4600 Mazis Chambertin Joseph Roty 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...displays meaty, salty, cedar-like notes, game, and superripe, high-toned distilled black raspberry and cherry. It offers palate-staining crystalline black raspberry fruit, licorice and meaty pan scrapings, an abundance of exceedingly fine tannin, and a clear, poised finish...95-96.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 4/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200

Charmes Chambertin Cuvee Tres Vieilles Vignes Joseph Roty 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...cassis, black cherries, dark chocolate, grilled meat, woodsmoke, dark soil tones and nutty new oak...96+.” “View From the Cellar,” by John Gilman 6/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200


Lot 1090

EMMANUEL ROUGET

1087

1088

1089

Echezeaux Emmanuel Rouget 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...a full-bodied, velvety-textured, and immensely refined wine. This feminine, yet powerful beauty is magnificently proportioned, balanced, and reveals creamy blackberries, candied cherries, and hints of chocolate in its complex, concentrated and pure personality...92-94.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 2/98. 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-55,000 US$4000-7000 Echezeaux Emmanuel Rouget 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...round, sexy, seductive, earthy, nicely rich and detailed flavors of excellent intensity and fine length...94.” Burghound 12/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-46,000 US$4000-6000 Echezeaux Emmanuel Rouget 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”A ripe, expressive and airy nose that combines both upper and mid-level register fruit notes that include red pinot, black berry and violet notes trimmed in moderate wood spice as well as natural spice notes of clove and anise that can also be found on the round, rich and beautifully balanced big-bodied flavors that are powerful, long and more stylish than usual. This is a terrific Ech...91-94.” Burghound 1/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-46,000 US$4000-6000

1090

1091 1092

1093

1094

Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Emmanuel Rouget 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”...first class elegance, superb detail and a driving, intense and relatively powerful finish...94.” Burghound 7/04. 6 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000 Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Emmanuel Rouget 1999 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru Parcel: lots 1091 & 1092 ”...round, sexy, seductive, earthy, nicely rich and detailed flavors of excellent intensity and fine length.” Burghound 4/02. 12 bottles per lot HK$60,000-95,000 US$8000-12,000 12 bottles per lot HK$60,000-95,000 US$8000-12,000 Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Emmanuel Rouget 2005 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru two different importers ”...black fruit, earth and subtle mineral notes that lead to more minerality on the precise, sweet, vibrant and harmonious flavors that are sleekly muscled on the powerful, long and classy finish...95.” Burghound 1/08. 12 bottles per lot HK$95,000-140,000 US$12,000-18,000 Vosne Romanee Les Beaumonts Emmanuel Rouget 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”Deep, pure aromas of cassis, violets and vanilla are followed by rich flavors and silky texure...juicy acidity, with a cascade of berries on the finish...94.” Wine Spectator 2000. 6 bottles per lot HK$10,000-15,000 US$1300-1900


123

GEORGES ROUMIER Domaine Georges Roumier occupies a very significant place in the history of Burgundy. It is a young domaine by Burgundy standards, having only commenced under its current guise in 1924 with the marriage of Monsieur Georges Roumier to Mademoiselle Genevieve Quanquin, who brought with her a handful of the family’s vineyards as a wedding dowry. At that time the domaine had Chambolle Musigny villages and premier cru vineyards (including Les Amoureuses), as well as Bonnes Mares. Georges also took on a tiny parcel of Musigny “en metayage” at this time. The domaine was enlarged a number of times since its inception in 1924, with Georges acquiring a bit more Bonnes Mares in 1952, as well as two parcels of Clos Vougeot in the same year. In 1953 the Roumiers also purchased the monopole premier cru Morey St Denis “Clos de la Bussierre.” In 1968, Jean-Marie’s wife, Odile Ponnelle, purchased a tract of unplanted Corton Charlemagne, which was subsequently committed to vine and the first Roumier Corton Charlemagne was released in the 1974 vintage. In 1978 the domaine finally purchased the small slice of Musigny that they had been sharecropping since the mid-1920s. The Domaine Georges Roumier was one of the producers that was encouraged by the founder of La Revue du Vin de France, Raymond Baudoin to begin bottling some of their wines themselves, and selling them directly, rather than to the negociants. Along with producers such as the Marquis d’Angerville, Armand Rousseau, and Henri Gouges, the domaine began estate bottling their wines soon after the first world war, and was one of the domaines that Baudoin encouraged American importer, Frank Schoonmaker to offer in the United States. As such, the Roumier wines are some of the very few Burgundy producers where one can come across older, estate-bottled wines in cellars here in the United States. Domaine Georges Roumier is one of my favorite domaines in all of the Côte d’Or. In my personal cellar, by quite some margin, I have more Roumier wines than from any other producer. I find them to be extremely reliable for cellaring, and to deliver at their apogees all the majestic complexity for which Burgundy is rightly renowned. Out of the blocks they are not the typically delicate style of Chambolle, but rather wines that are full and well-structured in their youth. For young Chambolles they are atypical, but within the fullness of time, they develop all the silk and perfume for which the wines of this village are so rightly cherished. From the superbly-crafted Chambolle Musigny village bottling that I buy in depth in every vintage to the lonely bottle of Roumier Musigny, these are among the greatest wines that I have in my cellar, and bottles that I look forward to growing old with comfortably. Actually, having these Roumier wines in my cellar helps make the thought of growing old a bit more comforting, knowing that as I slow down the Bonnes Mares will be softening and blossoming. John Gilman, View From the Cellar

Lot 1095

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1095

1096

1097

1098

ARMAND ROUSSEAU

Bonnes Mares Georges Roumier 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 2cm or better, one torn label ”Strong secondary fruit aromas couple with big, dense, complex, deep, tannic flavors and impressive length all wrapped in much more prominent acidity than the typical ‘90. This is a big, robust, powerful wine with good depth and richness with ample structure...93.” Burghound 9/05. 6 bottles per lot HK$60,000-85,000 US$7500-11,000

Domaine Armand Rousseau 被認為是 Gevrey Chambertin區的最佳酒莊，這個說法可能會惹來小小的爭議 ... 在1980和 1990年代中，Domaine Rousseau所釀製的年份葡萄酒是這區域中最佳的葡萄酒之一，它能彰顯出布根地 (Burgundy) 深邃的韻味，特別是 1985至1999年的年份葡萄酒，最受推崇，堪稱經典。其中兩個旗艦產品 – Chambertin 和 Chambertin “ Clos de Beze” ，更在 1985 - 1999年間，經常被評為 12 大之一。其實，Rousseau 叫人欽佩之處，就是在次要、差劣的年份，例如：1986、1987、1992、1998 和 2000 年份，也能釀製出叫人充滿驚喜的葡萄酒。雖然次要年份葡萄酒與上佳年份葡萄酒，不可同日而語，但其複雜性、優雅風格等，均不失 Domaine Rousseau 的特性。

Bonnes Mares Georges Roumier 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...spicy, pure, airy and elegant nose while displaying really lovely aromatic complexity that continues on the relatively round sappy and sweet flavors...94.” Burghound 4/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$60,000-85,000 US$7500-11,000

One will get little argument to the assertion that Domaine Armand Rousseau is the finest estate in Gevrey Chambertin... The vintages of the 1980s and 1990s at Domaine Rousseau have produced one of the greatest runs of profound Burgundy ever witnessed by any estate in the region, with the domaine producing legendary efforts in the widely recognized great years of the span from 1985 to 1999. Their two flagship bottlings of Chambertin and Chambertin “Clos de Bèze” have always ranked amongst the top dozen wines to be found in these vintages. However, what it generally not known is how brilliant the Rousseau wines have been in the more difficult vintages of this stretch, such as 1986, 1987, 1992, 1998 and 2000, where the wines have delivered astonishing quality for their respective vintages, and are amongst the great sleepers to be found. The size and dimension of the lesser years may not quite match the great vintages, but the complexity, breed and suave refinement that are the hallmarks of Domaine Rousseau wines are to be found in every one of these wines.

Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses Georges Roumier 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”Superbly rich and complex fruit that explodes from the glass with elegant and stunning purity followed by deep, spicy, velvety, intense flavors that are both harmonious and gloriously long...93.” Burghound 7/03. 3 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000 Charmes Chambertin Christophe Roumier 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$12,000-19,000 US$1600-2400

John Gilman, View From the Cellar

1099

1100

Ruchottes Chambertin Christophe Roumier 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000 Ruchottes Chambertin Michel Bonnefond 1988 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 2cm or better 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000 1102 Ruchottes Chambertin Michel Bonnefond

1101

• 1985 3cm • 1990 1.5cm or better above 4 bottles

Chambertin Armand Rousseau 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 2cm or better, one nicked label, one torn label ”Significantly paler to look at, the nose was absolutely singing with the palate bringing the whole symphony to a crescendo. Incredibly perfumed and expressive, it gave notes of dried cherries, lilacs, rose petals, cinnamon stick and smoky bacon with suggestions of underbrush and menthol. The palate was like drinking satin...97.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$120,000-190,000 US$16,000-24,000

(1) (3) per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800


125

Lot 1102

Lots 1103 & 1104

1103 1104

Chambertin Armand Rousseau 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”One of the greatest wines of the vintage with one of the most complex and stunning panoply of still youthful pinot fruit aromas I have ever experienced. Still almost completely primary and pristine, with the same vinous purity yet even more elegance and intensity plus notes of ripe earth, bitter chocolate hints and anise. Superbly intense, full, sharply focused, big, broad and deep flavors that are not especially dense but lead to a finish that simply goes on and on...95.” Burghound 4/10. 4 bottles per lot HK$32,000-50,000 US$4000-6500 12 bottles per lot HK$95,000-160,000 US$12,000-20,000

1105

Chambertin Armand Rousseau 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Fantastically complex with super dense, concentrated fruit blended with an incredible array of spices and flavors that have really beautiful depth, complexity and length...a simply knock out Chambertin, worthy of every accolade reserved for the very best in Burgundy...93.” Burghound 11/05. 12 bottles per lot HK$85,000-120,000 US$11,000-16,000


127

1106

1107

1108

Chambertin Armand Rousseau 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”The flavors are bigger if not finer with serious power and weight on the rich, full and driving finish that possesses an exuberant underlying sense of energy, all wrapped in a core of rock solid but ripe and balanced tannins...Arguably the Chambertin of the vintage...99.” Burghound 1/08. 12 bottles per lot HK$85,000-120,000 US$11,000-16,000 Chambertin Armand Rousseau 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Dark red. Ineffable aromas of red berries, mint, crushed stone and flowers. At once silky and taut, with outstanding innermouth energy and perfume to the powerful, penetrating flavors of berries, flowers, spices and minerals. Seems to combine the aromatic perfume of the Clos Saint Jacques with the tension and spine of the Clos de Beze--and to take them to a higher level...97+.” International Wine Center 3/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$60,000-95,000 US$8000-12,000 Chambertin Clos de Beze Armand Rousseau 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Incredibly vinous, pure, pretty and exquisite aromas of dark fruit, spices, indeed positively kaleidoscopic in breadth followed by tannic, sappy, intense, remarkably complex flavors... Fresh, long and beautiful...92.” Burghound 10/03. 6 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000

1109 1110

1111

1112

Chambertin Clos de Beze Armand Rousseau 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru lot 1109: one scuffed label lot 1110: two scuffed labels 12 bottles per lot HK$95,000-140,000 US$12,000-18,000 12 bottles per lot HK$95,000-140,000 US$12,000-18,000 Chambertin Clos de Beze Armand Rousseau 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”The medium to dark ruby-colored...a beguiling perfume of red cherry and violet. It is medium to full-bodied, elegant, and unctuously textured. This juicy, sweet red cherry, currant, and raspberry-flavored wine has impeccably ripened tannins detectable in its exceptionally long and delineated finish...92-95.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$85,000-120,000 US$11,000-16,000 Chambertin Clos de Beze Armand Rousseau 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”A positively kaleidoscopic nose features a wonderful panoply of spice and fruit aromas that offer something new and different with every sniff. The rich, full and utterly classic flavors are a study of the harmonious liaison of refinement and power that culminate in an explosive and driving finish...98.” Burghound 1/08. 12 bottles per lot HK$85,000-120,000 US$11,000-16,000

Lot 1106

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Lot 1114

1113

1114

Chambertin Clos de Beze Armand Rousseau 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...the supple, round and marvelously well-detailed broadshouldered flavors possess a silky mid-palate brimming with dry extract on the almost painfully intense and massively long finish that seems to have no end. Along with the Chambertin, I could taste this the next day...95-98.” Burghound 1/11. 12 bottles per lot HK$60,000-95,000 US$8000-12,000 Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques Armand Rousseau 1988 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru 2cm or better ”The nose on the ‘88 Clos St Jacques is outstanding, offering up a melange of black cherries, fraises du bois, grilled meats, herbs, coffee, sous bois and toasty oak. On the palate the wine is fullish, complex and intensely flavored, with a lovely core of sweet fruit, and a very long, meltingly tannic and bouncy finish of beautiful shape and grip. Just a lovely example of the vintage...93.” “View From the Cellar,” by John Gilman 4/06. 3 bottles per lot HK$6000-8500 US$750-1100

1118

1119 1120

1121

1115

1116

1117

130

Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques Armand Rousseau 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”...a medium bodied, finely detailed package with good richness and compelling complexity to the concentrated and very long flavors. As one would expect from a ‘96, there is edgy acidity yet it appears perfectly integrated and gives real lift to the flavors...91.” Burghound 7/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$28,000-42,000 US$3600-5500 Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques Armand Rousseau 1999 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”...intensely sappy pinot fruit, long, rich, powerful and earthy flavors all held together by extraordinary balance. This is just flat out reference standard CSJ...92-93.” Burghound 1/01. 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-50,000 US$4200-6500 Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques Armand Rousseau 2005 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”A subtle trace of wood frames the bright red pinot fruit and naturally spicy nose that is extremely fresh and this sense of vibrancy and freshness suffuses the rich, round and even more powerful lithe and tautly shaped flavors...94.” Burghound 1/08. 6 bottles per lot HK$19,000-30,000 US$2400-3800

1122

Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques Armand Rousseau 2009 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru one torn label ”...a rich, deeply pitched wine built on a serious core of dark red fruit, menthol, spices and licorice...this is a wine built for the cellar. Layers of flavor build to a huge finish supported by considerable tannin. This intense, powerful wine...92.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 4/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-46,000 US$4000-6000 Ruchottes Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes Armand Rousseau 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru Parcel: lots 1119 & 1120 12 bottles per lot HK$19,000-28,000 US$2400-3600 12 bottles per lot HK$19,000-28,000 US$2400-3600 Clos de la Roche Hospices de Beaune Cuvee Cyrot Chaudron Roux 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$7000-11,000 US$900-1400 Charmes Chambertin Serafin Pere et Fils 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 12 bottles per lot HK$8500-12,000 US$1100-1600

1123

No Lot

1124

Chambertin Trapet 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru Parcel: lots 1124 & 1125 12 bottles

1125

12 bottles

per lot HK$11,000-16,000 US$1400-2000 per lot HK$11,000-16,000 US$1400-2000

Trapet 1996

1126

• Chapelle Chambertin • Latricieres Chambertin above 12 bottles

(6) (6) per lot HK$4600-7500 US$600-950


Lot 1132

COMTE GEORGES

DE VOGUE

Bonnes Mares Comte Georges de Vogue

1127

1128

1129

• 1990 2cm or better • 1993 • 1996 above 7 bottles

(4) (1) (2) per lot HK$15,000-24,000 US$1900-3200

Bonnes Mares Comte Georges de Vogue 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru three marked labels ”Dense and intense black fruit with plenty of character is followed by rich, big, tannic flavors that are robust, indeed almost rustic...91.” Burghound 10/05. 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000 Bonnes Mares Comte Georges de Vogue 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”Massive notes of blueberry and blackberry jam yet there is a certain austerity to the nose followed by flavors that are huge, firm, reserved and extremely dense...The length is just flat out stunning and very powerful...93.” Burghound 1/02. 12 bottles per lot HK$28,000-42,000 US$3600-5500

1130

Bonnes Mares Comte Georges de Vogue 2005 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...black and blue berry plus black cherry and violets nuanced by hints of spice and warm earth merge into big, powerful and well-muscled flavors...all wrapped in a dazzling long finish that is perfectly balanced...95.” Burghound 1/08. 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-46,000 US$4000-6000 Chambolle Musigny Comte Georges de Vogue

1131

1132

• 1990 (6) five 1.5cm or better, one 3.5cm • 2005 (12) one heavily damp-stained label, one wine-stained label above 18 bottles per lot HK$11,000-17,000 US$1400-2200 Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses Comte Georges de Vogue 1996 Cote de Nuits, Premier Cru ”Gorgeously seductive and spicy nose with first class elegance and breed followed by medium weight, pure and intense flavors of moderate depth and fine length...undeniably pretty...91.” Burghound 6/03. 12 bottles per lot HK$28,000-42,000 US$3600-5500


131

Lots 1135 & 1136

1133 1134

1135 1136

132

Chambolle Musigny Premier Cru Comte Georges de Vogue 1996 Cote de Nuits lot 1133: two different importers lot 1134: three different importers ”...the aromas and flavors expand and deepen, eventually revealing elegant, pure and rich flavors of lovely detail and complexity if not necessarily great density or concentration. This is clearly very classy juice...91.” Burghound 4/04. 12 bottles per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800 12 bottles per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Comte Georges de Vogue 1990 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru 2cm or better unless noted lot 1136: one 3cm, two damp-stained labels ”...tight-fisted nose and flavors of black fruits, underbrush, minerals, smoke, and new oak...This loaded effort should prove to be one of the longest-lived red Burgundies made in the last twenty years...96.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 2/02. 4 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3000 12 bottles per lot HK$46,000-70,000 US$6000-9000

1137 1138 1139

1140 1141

Musigny Vieilles Vignes Comte Georges de Vogue 1996 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru lot 1137: two damp-stained labels, two different importers lot 1139: four damp-stained labels ”...very sappy pinot fruit, note of rosemary and black cherries, anise and clove with earthy flavors and a pronounced minerality...this is a very powerful wine with incredible length and perfect balance...94.” Burghound 3/07. 8 bottles per lot HK$22,000-34,000 US$2800-4400 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-50,000 US$4200-6500 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-50,000 US$4200-6500 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Comte Georges de Vogue 1999 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru Parcel: lots 1140 & 1141 ”...reveals wonderfully complex aromas of a simply incredible array of black fruits, earth, spice, crushed herbs and notes of chocolate with flavors that are huge but fine, powerful but subtle and rich yet detailed with a stupendously long finish that offers intense minerality. This is genuinely stunning juice...96.” Burghound 11/09. 12 bottles per lot HK$50,000-75,000 US$6500-9500 12 bottles per lot HK$50,000-75,000 US$6500-9500


Lot 1142

Lots

Lots

Lots

Lot 1143

1142

1143

Musigny Vieilles Vignes Comte Georges de Vogue

Mixed Burgundy


• Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Claude Dugat 1993 (1) • Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques Denis Mortet 1995 (4) • Chambertin Clos de Beze Domaine Drouhin-Laroze 1996 (1) • Charmes Chambertin Geantet-Pansiot 1996 (3) • Corton Bressandes Tollot-Beaut 1996 (12) two with signs of old seepage • Gevrey Chambertin Les Fontenys Joseph Roty 1996 (1) • Mazis Chambertin Dominique Laurent 1996 (1) • Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Dugat-Py 2005 (2) • Pommard La Levriere Vieilles Vignes Dugat-Py 2005 (1) above 26 bottles per lot HK$13,000-20,000 US$1700-2600

(1) (1) per lot HK$8500-13,000 US$1100-1700

Musigny Vieilles Vignes Comte Georges de Vogue 2009 Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru ”...fleshes out beautifully with endless layers of fruit that caress the palate in stunning style. Sweet floral notes meld into expressive dark red fruit in this mysterious, evocative Burgundy. There is a weightless intensity to the Musigny that is achingly gorgeous. Waves of flavor continue to build towards the sexy, racy finish as the 2009 shows off its pedigree...97.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 4/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$38,000-60,000 US$5000-7500

1146

Mixed Burgundy

Mixed Burgundy

1144

• Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques Louis Jadot 1990 (4) 1cm or better • Richebourg Jean Gros 1993 (2) above 6 bottles per lot HK$11,000-17,000 US$1400-2200 Volnay

1145

136

• Santenots du Milieu Comtes Lafon 1990 (3) 2cm or better, one torn label • Clos des Chenes Michel Lafarge 1993 (3) two nicked labels • Clos du Chateau des Ducs Michel Lafarge 1993 (3) above 9 bottles per lot HK$9500-15,000 US$1200-1900

1147

• Griotte Chambertin Domaine Ponsot 1993 (1) • Ruchottes Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes Armand Rousseau 1993 (1) bin-soiled label, signs of old seepage • Clos de Tart Mommessin 1996 (1) • Clos de Vougeot Denis Mortet 1996 (2) • Clos Vougeot Haegelen-Jayer 1996 (1) • Clos Vougeot Haegelen-Jayer 1996 magnums (3) one wine-stained vintage tag, one with signs of old seepage • Echezeaux Jacques Prieur 1996 (2) • Mazis Chambertin Joseph Roty 1996 (1) above 9 bottles & 3 magnums (1.5L) per lot HK$13,000-20,000 US$1700-2600


Lot 1150

CHAMPAGNE

1148

1149

Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises Blanc de Noirs 1999 Champagne one scuffed label ”Layers of perfumed red raspberries, flowers and spices flow onto the palate with breathtaking beauty. The mousse is exceptionally fine, as is everything about this wine. Although the wine possesses superb density and richness, it remains light on the palate and supremely graceful...95.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 12/08. 12 bottles per lot HK$38,000-65,000 US$4800-8500

1150

Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises Blanc de Noirs 2002 Champagne individual original wood cases one torn label ”...it is an extraordinary and frankly addicting concoction all its own. Endowed with the most refined mousse imaginable and endless layers of fruit, the 2002 VVF captivates both the hedonistic and intellectual senses to the fullest. Waves of subtle red fruit, smoke, mint and incense appear to be virtually endless, but at the same time, it is the wine’s textural richness that stands out the most...98.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 11/12. 8 bottles per lot HK$32,000-46,000 US$4000-6000

Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises 2000 Champagne individual original wood cases ”Light gold with a steady bead of pinpoint bubbles. Deep, musky aromas of buttered toast, cherry pit, blood orange, lemon rind, pungent herbs and yellow rose, with mounting spiciness. Deeply concentrated but showing unlikely finesse, with firm, gripping red berry and citrus flavors and exotic notes of candied flowers and smoky lees...95.” International Wine Center 12/09. 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-55,000 US$4200-7000


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DOM PÉRIGNON – THE WINE WORLD’S STRONGEST BRAND 一提起 Dom Perignon，很多人都會展現出燦爛的笑容。追思這位 17世紀 Hautvillers的僧侶，不少人把他看成是香檳之父。今天看來，他既是一位令人尊崇的歷史人物，亦是一個值得引以為傲的世界頂級品牌，代表了華麗、閃爍 … 追溯至 1936年，Moet & Chandon的市場總監 Robert-Jean de Vogue又怎會想像得到，他當時欲創製世界上第一隻尊貴香檳的意念與夢想，日後竟會獲得如此空前的成功。 Dom Perignon的風格十分精細、高雅，口感細滑，蘊含烤烘的木味和引人入勝的果味，酒身相當豐潤。除此之外，我更發覺它帶有忌廉、桃、烤烘咖啡和果仁味道。而Dom Perignon Rose則更加獨特及稀有；其酒身十分豐潤，偏向帶有草莓和柑橘的氣息。Dom Perignon Oenotheque是在此卓越家族中最年青的一員，在現任總釀酒師 Richard Geoffroy的推動下，每年都會留存一批同年份的香檳，務求將成熟、繁複口感推至極致。此瑰寶以典雅尊貴的黑色酒瓶包裝，叫人難忘。談到風格，不少公關人士不斷地希望在標籤、酒瓶設計甚至在裝潢上加以改變；但 Dom Perignon卻猶如香檳世界的蘇菲亞羅蘭般，保持經典及超越時間的性感。豐腴線條的樽瓶、橄欖綠色盾形標籤、典雅的草書字體，令 Dom Perignon魔幻般超越永恆。自從 1970 年以後，Dom Perignon只採用鋼製釀酒桶；葡萄方面，只採用 Ay、Bouzy、Verzenay和 Hautvillers的 Pinot Noir，另外相同分量的 Chardonnay，只採用 Cramant和 Mesnil所產者。我很驕傲地說，我可能是嘗過最多著名頂級酒莊、有年份好酒之第一人！ Dom Pérignon - the name alone makes most of us break out in a delightful smile. When we think of this 17th-century monk from Hautvillers - so often pointed out as the father of Champagne – we either regard him with historical reverence, or associate his name with the proudest of all wine labels and everything else that follows in its glamorous, sparkling wake… Back in 1936, Moët & Chandon’s marketing director Robert-Jean de Vogüé could not possibly have imagined what he had done when he dreamed up the idea of the world’s first prestige champagne – a champagne with a sky-high price that was supposed to be even better than the vintage wine, along with a spectacular look that won respect and prompted extravagant enjoyment… The style itself is ultra-sophisticated, with an amazingly silky softness combined with toasted fireworks, backed up by an exotic fruitiness in a medium body. When Dom Pérignon is at its best I find notes of forest morelles, cream, peach and an overabundance of roasted coffee beans and nuttiness. Dom Pérignon Rosé is an even more exquisite and rare product that has been molded in a similar form, though its fullbodied shape leans more to strawberry or orange, where the whiter somewhat lighter variety becomes exotic and toasted. Dom Pérignon Oenothèque is the latest child in this distinguished family. At Richard Geoffroy’s initiative they now release a restricted number of old, wellpreserved bottles from Moët’s own cellar in different stages of maturity. The wine can be newly disgorged, but it isn’t a fixed thing. What is guaranteed, however, is that the wines are in the best possible condition, and that they most likely will act a little more youthfully than the bottles that have been out on the market for a while. This treasure is now decorated with a luxurious black label in unmistakable style. And speaking of style…In an age when PR people constantly want to minimalize labels and change both bottle design and packaging, Dom Pérignon stands there like a Sophia Loren of the champagne world, unchanged and as timelessly sexy. The balance conveyed in the subtly curvaceous shape of the bottle, paired with an olive-green label in the shape of a coat of arms adorned with cursive writing, is still as magical as ever. Since 1970 the wine itself is made exclusively in steel tanks and the grapes are mainly Pinot Noir from Aÿ, Bouzy, Verzenay and Hautvillers, as well as Chardonnay in approximately equal amounts from Cramant and Mesnil. Richard Juhlin, Champagne Club

1151

1152 1153

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Dom Perignon 1982 Champagne 0.5cm below foil ”Seductive and wonderfully balanced, crisp yet it caresses the palate. Has a very complex toasted bread and buttery croissant character along with some nutmeg, spice, chocolate and vanilla notes...93.” Wine Spectator 10/95. 12 bottles per lot HK$28,000-42,000 US$3600-5500 Dom Perignon 1985 Champagne into foil ”The flavour is delicate and fruitily elegant, with a sophisticated smoothness and long aftertaste that remind me of toffee and oranges. The wine is now back in a shyly floral, creamy, elegant phase of its own. Super delightful...95.” The Richard Juhlin Champagne Club 8/06. 4 bottles per lot HK$8000-12,000 US$1000-1500 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-36,000 US$3000-4600

1154 1155 1156

Dom Perignon 1990 Champagne into foil lots 1154 & 1155: two different importers ”Medium lemon-straw colour. Intensely fragrant nose with aromas of jasmine, cinnamon buttered toast, stewed apples and preserved ginger. Concentrated honey-nut, warm apple tart and spice flavours fill the mouth giving ample flesh to the firm, fine structure. The bubbles are still remarkably frisky and, in harmony with the crisp backbone of acid, make for a relatively youthful, elegant and exquisitely balanced wine. Very long finish...98.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 3/09. 10 bottles per lot HK$17,000-24,000 US$2200-3200 12 bottles per lot HK$20,000-32,000 US$2600-4000 6 magnums (1.5L) per lot HK$24,000-36,000 US$3000-4600


Lots 1164 & 1165

1157 1158 1159 1160 1161

1162 1163

Dom Perignon 2002 Champagne Parcel: lots 1157-1159 Parcel: lots 1160 & 1161 ”...is at first intensely floral, with perfumed jasmine that dominates the bouquet. With time in the glass the wine gains richness as the flavors turn decidedly riper and almost tropical. Apricots, passion fruit and peaches emerge from this flashy, opulent Dom Perignon...96.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 12/10. 12 bottles per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800 12 bottles per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800 12 bottles per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800 6 magnums (1.5L) per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800 6 magnums (1.5L) per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800 Dom Perignon Oenotheque 1996 Champagne Parcel: lots 1162 & 1163 ”...offers up layers of pastry, lemon, smoke and toastiness. At first deceptively understated, the wine turns positively explosive and layered on the palate, showing remarkable tension, elegance and power, all wrapped around a seriously intense frame. The balance between fruit and acidity is awesome...97.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 12/10. 12 bottles per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200 12 bottles per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200

1166

1167

1168 1169

1164 1165

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Dom Perignon Rose 1985 Champagne lot 1164: into foil lot 1165: 0.5cm below foil ”A marvelous wine with a nose marked by the extraordinary Ay Pinot. Moet & Chandon have succeeded in the art of making a wine with a powerful Pinot nose and at the same time a buttery, elegant Chardonnay texture. One of the best rose Champagnes I’ve tasted...96.” The Richard Juhlin Champagne Club 5/04. 2 magnums (1.5L) per lot HK$19,000-28,000 US$2400-3600 6 magnums (1.5L) per lot HK$55,000-85,000 US$7000-11,000

1170 1171

Dom Perignon Rose 1988 Champagne into foil ”The nose is nicely defined with light honey, fresh strawberry, copper rust and a touch of tangerine. There is very good weight and volume in the mouth; reticent at first but over 30-40 minutes it blossoms gloriously with stonier scents emerging...92.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 10/12. 6 bottles per lot HK$15,000-24,000 US$1900-3000 Dom Perignon Rose 1990 Champagne into foil ”Superbly euphoric nose, as languorous and silky as a guitar solo by Carlos Santana...has seductive suppleness, complexity, and concentration in one and the same wine. In that sense, Dom Perignon has a greatness that no other wines can really match, excepting La Tache in Burgundy. Besides wonderful structure there are layers of red and exotic fruit, with blood orange as the guiding star. All these fruits are sensitively braided together with all the classically toasted fireworks!...94.” The Richard Juhlin Champagne Club 7/04.. 12 bottles per lot HK$28,000-42,000 US$3600-5500 Dom Perignon Rose 1996 Champagne ”What a wine. The 1996 Rose has begun to fill out rather dramatically. Today it is rich, powerful and totally seductive...97.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 11/10. 5 bottles per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800 12 bottles per lot HK$22,000-34,000 US$2800-4400 Dom Perignon Rose 2000 Champagne Parcel: lots 1170 & 1171 ”...represents the greatest rose Champagne in the world. Always slightly dark-colored for a rose sparkling wine, it is loaded with flavor...98.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/12. 12 bottles per lot HK$20,000-32,000 US$2600-4000 12 bottles per lot HK$20,000-32,000 US$2600-4000


KRUG Of all the wine world’s luxury brands, Krug is perhaps the most glittering. No expense is spared in its production, though the techniques used are in fact remarkably artisanal, including fermentation in small, old wooden casks. Time is of the essence: the overall ageing cycle is the best part of a decade here, with all wines being aged for at least six years sur pointes (upended, after the “ordinary” ageing period that follows the second fermentation is concluded). No expense is spared, either, in the pricing of its five wines, the cheapest of which, Grande Cuvee, costs as much as many rival houses’ top cuvees. This is a wine of magnificent complexity and layered richness, nourishing and diverting, as detailed and textured as a Gobelin tapestry. It contains wines from a decade’s worth of vintages and from at least twenty different crus (not all of them Grand or even Premier, one might note); Krug makes no secret, too, of its need and love for Pinot Meunier. (The Krug 1928 vintage, regarded by the family as the greatest ever, contained twenty percent Meunier, and there is eighteen percent in the finely honed 1988.) There is also a relatively understated rose of pale tawny hue, and a series of vintage wines of magnificent stylistic oscillation, fully respecting the potential of each year. The Collection vintage wines have spent more years in the Krug cellars in Reims; disgorgement took place at the same time as for “ordinary” vintage wines. Finally, a champagne de terroir: the pure Chardonnay Clos du Mesnil, vinified from wines in a genuine 1.9 hectares walled vineyard within the village of Le Mesnil, purchased by Krug in 1971, and released as a vintage wine beginning with 1979. In great years (like 1988) it is magnificent and multi-dimensioned. Andrew Jefford, The New France

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1173 1174

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Krug into foil • 1979 • 1982 above 2 bottles

(1) (1) per lot HK$8000-12,000 US$1000-1500

Krug 1985 Champagne into foil lot 1173: one torn label lot 1174: one scuffed label ”...wonderful, elusive nose of smoke, cream, honey, nuts, peaches, and vanilla...Very long aftertaste of vanilla...92.” The Richard Juhlin Champagne Club 5/04. 8 bottles per lot HK$16,000-26,000 US$2000-3400 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-5000 Krug 1988 Champagne into foil, three scuffed labels ”Honey, ginger, lemon confit, coffee and mineral aromas and flavors come to mind, all kept focused by a firm, tightly wound structure. The finish is where its pedigree shines through, lingering like warm gingerbread and coffee...98.” Wine Spectator 10/03. 11 bottles per lot HK$24,000-42,000 US$3200-5500

1176 1177

1178 1179

Krug 1996 Champagne Parcel: lots 1176 & 1177 ”A powerful, majestic Champagne. Deep and compelling, with aromas of whole-grain toast, coconut and dried citrus that draw you in. Lean and racy on the palate...A classic 1996, with ripe, exotic aromas and a steely structure...99.” Wine Spectator 5/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3200-4800 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3200-4800 Krug 1998 Champagne ”This harmonious Champagne offers luxurious texture, aromatic accents of spring blossom, crushed thyme and chai, powerful, focused acidity and rich notes of lemon meringue, hazelnut, black currant and fresh porcini mushroom. The full package. Impressive...98.” Wine Spectator 10/12. 10 bottles per lot HK$12,000-17,000 US$1500-2200 12 bottles per lot HK$14,000-22,000 US$1800-2800


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Lot 1185

Lot 1185

1180

1181

Krug Clos du Mesnil 1985 Champagne into foil ”What balance and indescribable finesse! Sadly it’s rare these days that I become so awestruck by a wine that I go through an almost religious experience. This wonderful, lime-fruity Champagne with its polished butteriness and sparkling clarity succeeded in inducing that feeling...99.” The Richard Juhlin Champagne Club 10/07. 2 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3000 Louis Roederer Cristal 1990 Champagne into foil ”A classic of power and finesse, richness and delicacy, it may be the greatest Cristal I have ever tasted!...97.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 10/98. 12 bottles per lot HK$28,000-46,000 US$3600-6000

1182 1183

1184 1185

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Louis Roederer Cristal 2004 Champagne original gift cartons Parcel: lots 1182 & 1183 ”It is a powerful, structured Cristal layered with considerable fruit...97.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 12/10. 12 bottles per lot HK$12,000-19,000 US$1600-2400 12 bottles per lot HK$12,000-19,000 US$1600-2400 Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill 1990 Champagne into foil lot 1184: four scuffed labels ”Power and intensity in a glass. Bold and full of bread dough and apple, with a marmalade note, married to a big, firm structure, it still seems youthful. A brilliant Champagne that should develop beautifully...96.” Wine Spectator 12/00. 12 bottles per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200 6 magnums (1.5L) per lot HK$24,000-36,000 US$3000-4600


Lot 1196

1186

SALON

GERMANY

Salon Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil 1982 Champagne eleven 0.5cm below foil, one 1cm below foil ”A classic Salon with brilliant acidity and an exceptionally dry aftertaste of lanolin and butter...95.” The Richard Juhlin Champagne Club 6/06. 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-55,000 US$4000-7000

Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese Forster Ungeheuer Dr Burklin Wolf 1971 Pfalz 2cm or better, two with signs of old seepage 12 half-bottles (375ml) per lot HK$38,000-60,000 US$5000-8000

1192

CALIFORNIA

1187 1188

1189

1190

Salon Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil 1985 Champagne into foil lot 1187: one scuffed label ”A wonderful, mature Champagne, offering toast, mushroom, honey and citrus aromas and flavors that evolve into a long walnut aftertaste. Its richness is offset by bracing acidity, yet not quite fully integrated. Full-bodied and aristocratic...95.” Wine Spectator 11/00. 12 bottles per lot HK$32,000-55,000 US$4200-7000 2 magnums (1.5L) per lot HK$12,000-22,000 US$1600-2800 Salon Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil 1988 Champagne into foil ”A laser beam. Beautifully focused, intense and densely flavored with lime, honey and chanterelles in butter. So rich it’s almost too much, but the vibrant acidity keeps everything in check and driving through the long finish...96.” Wine Spectator 11/00. 6 bottles per lot HK$16,000-26,000 US$2000-3400 Salon Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil 1996 Champagne ”A deep, vinous style, with understated power and grace. The lemon verbena, toast and honey aromas and flavors are propelled by the well-integrated structure and fine bubbles. There’s just a hint of greenness, marking its youthful impetuosity. Has great length...95.” Wine Spectator 12/07. 12 bottles per lot HK$24,000-38,000 US$3000-4800 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame

1191

1193

1194

1195

1196

• 1990 (10) one 3.5cm below foil, nine 4cm below foil • 1990 magnums (2) 4cm below foil above 10 bottles & 2 magnums (1.5L) per lot HK$15,000-24,000 US$1900-3000

1197 1198

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Beringer Vineyards Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon bottom neck or better unless noted • 1984 (4) • 1985 (7) • 1986 (4) • 1987 (10) two very top shoulder, one nicked label above 25 bottles per lot HK$11,000-17,000 US$1400-2200 Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon bottom neck or better unless noted • 1983 (4) two very top shoulder • 1985 (2) • 1986 (6) • 1987 (12) above 24 bottles per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon bottom neck or better • 1978 (2) • 1985 (3) • 1986 (4) • 1987 (9) above 18 bottles per lot HK$15,000-22,000 US$1900-2800 Heitz Wine Cellars Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1968 Napa Valley bottom neck, water-stained label 1 bottle per lot HK$5500-8500 US$700-1100 Heitz Wine Cellars Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1974 Napa Valley lot 1197: just below top shoulder lot 1198: bottom neck ”...a lovely mature appearance; pure eucalyptus, lavender; sweet, assertive, quite a bit, moderate alcohol. Almost a Mouton Rothschild caricature...★★★★★.” Michael Broadbent. 1 bottle per lot HK$4600-8000 US$600-1000 1 magnum (1.5L) per lot HK$19,000-32,000 US$2400-4000


Lot 1198

Lot 1201

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1199

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1201

Heitz Wine Cellars Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1985 Napa Valley into neck, one nicked label ”...explosive richness and ripeness, as well as gobs of sweet fruit presented in a full-bodied, powerful style...The mint/ eucalyptus character, which can be extremely intense in the Martha’s Vineyard cuvee, was presented in a subtle fashion. Expansive and chewy, with superb ripe fruit and concentration...95.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 4/95. 12 bottles per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3000 Heitz Wine Cellars Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon bottom neck or better unless noted • 1973 (1) very top shoulder • 1975 (1) top shoulder • 1977 (1) glue-stained label • 1978 (1) very top shoulder • 1979 (1) • 1981 (2) one very top shoulder, nicked labels • 1982 (2) • 1983 (2) • 1984 (7) one very top shoulder, one nicked label • 1986 (6) above 24 bottles per lot HK$17,000-28,000 US$2200-3600 Joseph Phelps Vineyards into neck • Insignia 1985 (4) one nicked label • Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1986 (4) • Insignia 1986 (4) above 12 bottles per lot HK$7500-12,000 US$950-1500

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1204

Opus One bottom neck or better unless noted • 1985 (4) one very top shoulder • 1986 (4) two very top shoulder • 1987 (6) three just below top shoulder, five corroded capsules • 1988 (4) two very top shoulder above 18 bottles per lot HK$17,000-26,000 US$2200-3400 Robert Mondavi Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1987 Napa Valley three bottom neck or better, nine very top shoulder, one marked label, one loose capsule ”The huge, smoky, oaky, blackcurrant, herb, and vanillinscented nose only hints at what will be achieved with further evolution. Sweet, decadently rich, dense, highly extracted flavors are wrapped around a full-bodied, chewy, super-concentrated, moderately tannic wine...97.” Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate 8/94. 12 bottles per lot HK$9500-14,000 US$1200-1800 Silver Oak Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon bottom neck or better unless noted • Alexander Valley 1984 (2) one very top shoulder • Alexander Valley 1985 (5) • Alexander Valley 1986 (4) • Napa Valley 1986 (4) one very top shoulder • Alexander Valley 1987 (1) • Napa Valley 1987 (2) one very top shoulder • Napa Valley 1990 double magnum (1) above 18 bottles & 1 double magnum (3L) per lot HK$10,000-16,000 US$1300-2000 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23

1205

• 1978 into neck, damp-stained label • 1985 very top shoulder above 2 bottles & 1 magnum (1.5L)

magnum (1) (2)

per lot HK$6000-9500 US$750-1200

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