Tasting Notes: Limited-Edition Château Mouton Rothschild and Wines from a Distinguished Swiss Private Collection

Tasting Notes: Limited-Edition Château Mouton Rothschild and Wines from a Distinguished Swiss Private Collection

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  Château Mouton Rothschild Versailles Celebration Case, 5 Bottles
  Comprising 1 bottle each of the 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 vintages Starting bid £9,000
  
  A glorious, spicy, cassis nose, the true expression of Mouton. Terrific blackberry juiciness and mocha glossiness. Seamless beauty and a "meaty", chocolatey taste. Coffee bean finish, with such a "lift" at the end due to the bouncy acidity of the year. This is all pent-up splendour and so textured one could almost eat it. Huge potential.
  
  Serena Sutcliffe, MW on Château Mouton Rothschild 2005
  

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  Château Mouton Rothschild 1989, 6 Bottles
  Estimate £1,600-2,200
  
  In 2019, this remains great Mouton. A huge, cassis, opulent bouquet leads to a plush blackcurrant, rich textured taste, exotic and mouth-enveloping. The power is lurking behind the luscious fruit and everything is gloriously in place. Miss this at your peril - I am always bowled over by it.
  Serena Sutcliffe, MW

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  Château Cheval Blanc 1982, 1 Magnum
  Estimate £1,200-1,500
  
  This is glorious. It has all the spices and leather of textbook Cheval Blanc, rich, powerful and mouth-filling - splendid with roast goose. It has years ahead of it.
  Serena Sutcliffe, MW
  
  Château Cheval Blanc 1985, 1 Jeroboam
  Estimate £2,000-2,800
  
  In 2019, pure alpha wine. Mega scented and totally voluptuous, with flavours of plums and leather. Lip-licking and absolutely stunning.
  Serena Sutcliffe, MW
  
  Château Cheval Blanc 1990, 12 Bottles
  Estimate: £9,000-13,000
  
  A nose of figs, toast and caramel. An amazing array of scents. Fabulous, sweet, spicy cinnamon on the palate. Pure silk. Tremendously seductive with sweet leather at the end. Just incredible - one of the greatest Cheval Blancs.
  Serena Sutcliffe, MW
  

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  Petrus 1985, 6 Bottles
  Estimate: £6,000-8,000
  
  A glorious earthy, truffley, tobacco bouquet, with notes of lead pencil and liquorice all the way through. It was just so rosy of taste, so bloomy, utterly luscious and yet linear underneath. Another bottle had a bouquet that was very berryish, typically Petrus. Irony taste. Absolutely ready.
  Serena Sutcliffe, MW
  

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  Chambertin 1990 Domaine Armand Rousseau, 2 Magnums
  Estimate £18,000-24,000
  
  A magical scent of wild herbs, wet violets, woodsmoke and coffee. Enormous finesse of texture on the palate, allied to power. Sweet, succulent and lingering. The strongest flavour is cherries which stays right to the end.
  Serena Sutcliffe, MW
  
  Chambertin Clos de Bèze 1990 Domaine Armand Rousseau, 6 Bottles
  Estimate: £13,000-18,000
  
  This is one of the most iconic wines in the whole of Burgundy, a flawless feat of brilliance from the magician that is Charles Rousseau.
  Serena Sutcliffe, MW

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  Château La Mission Haut Brion 2005, 12 Bottles
  Estimate: £3,800-5,000
  
  Simply fabulous, overwhelming nose of deep, blackberry intensity, with no sense of the high alcohol. The wonderful projection is due to slightly higher acidity which gives it great backbone. Stunning composition and fruity juiciness. Extraordinary concentration, excitement and health. All the impact comes from great care on the picking dates - there is no over-extraction, just profound flavour and huge length of red fruit.
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  La Tâche 2004, DRC, 3 Bottles
  Estimate £7,200-9,500
  
  So intoxicating and spicy. Very black fruit. But also, such luscious red fruit on the palate, like really rich redcurrants. The tannic structure is very well balanced and covered with glycerol, a real feat. Briary blackberries on the finish. Stunning for the year - and excellent anyway.
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  Grands Echézeaux 2005, DRC, 3 Bottles
  Estimate: £4,800-6,200
  
  Incredible cherry centre to it. Much more concentrated and intense than the Echézeaux. Almost peaty/earthy flavours on the finish. Real plummy depth and violetty aftertaste.
  Serena Sutcliffe, MW
  
  Echézeaux 2005, DRC, 3 Bottles
  Estimate: £4,000-5,200
  
  Lovely full-frontal brambly nose. Quite smoky too. Very black fruit and full of undergrowth flavours. Fruity projection and complete health.
  Serena Sutcliffe, MW
  

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  Château Haut Brion Blanc 1996, 6 Bottles
  Estimate: £2,000-2,600
  
  A stupendous year for dry whites from Pessac-Léognan - and this is the tops. Rich, huge and all-enveloping, but with marvellous acidity giving it total freshness and a finish of fresh ginger.
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