Old and Rare Bottles of Claret
| RED | 2017 | 5 bottles | Château Léoville Las Cases | 75cl | £120 per bottle | Château Léoville Las Cases 2017 / 5 bottles / 75cl £120 per bottle |
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| RED | 2018 | 3 bottles | Château Cheval Blanc | 75cl | £360 per bottle | Château Cheval Blanc 2018 / 3 bottles / 75cl £360 per bottle |
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| RED | 2018 | 3 bottles | Château Léoville Poyferré | Imperial | £750 per bottle | Château Léoville Poyferré 2018 / 3 bottles / Imperial £750 per bottle |
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| RED | 2019 | 3 bottles | Château Berliquet | Double Magnums | £185 per bottle | Château Berliquet 2019 / 3 bottles / Double Magnums £185 per bottle |
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Tasting Notes"Vibrant damson in colour. I love the deep creaminess that is evident from the first nose, with hints of cocoa and gunsmoke. There is more clay here than at Canon; about 50% of the vineyard has a clay layer over the limestone whereas at Canon it is closer to 10%, meaning Berliquet is less ethereal, more urgent and powerful, still with precision and feathery chalky tannins. They have restored the underground limestone cellars for barrel ageing. A yield of 45hl/ha. 45% new oak, for what is the 2nd full year of the Canon team working the vineyard. Thomas Duclos consultant. Drinking Window 2026 - 2042. 93 points." Jane Anson, Decanter |
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| RED | 2019 | 1 bottle | Château Grand Puy Lacoste | Jeroboam | £360 per bottle | Château Grand Puy Lacoste 2019 / 1 bottle / Jeroboam £360 per bottle |
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| RED | 2020 | 3 bottles | Château Calon Ségur | 75cl | £75 per bottle | Château Calon Ségur 2020 / 3 bottles / 75cl £75 per bottle |
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| RED | 2020 | 3 bottles | Château Palmer - Historical XIXth Century Blend | 75cl | £195 per bottle | Château Palmer Historical XIXth Century Blend 2020 / 3 bottles / 75cl £195 per bottle |
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| RED | 2025 | Château Grand Puy Lacoste - Caisse Variation : 1 double magnum, 2 magnums and 4 bottles | 9l | £510 per bottle | Château Grand Puy Lacoste Caisse Variation : 1 double magnum, 2 magnums and 4 bottles 2025 / / 9l £510 per bottle |
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Tasting Notes"The 2025 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a relatively fruity, soft wine for the château, notwithstanding the warm, dry year and yields 30 hectoliters per hectare (in line with the appellation, but much less than the norm). This is the first vintage Grand-Puy-Lacoste made in their new cellar, so the more vibrant style is not a total surprise. Even so, there is no question that 2025 opens the door to a new chapter. Stylistically, it is quite different from the wines that have preceded it. 2033 - 2065. 92-94 points" Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com ------"Vibrant, in the spirit of the 2025 vintage, cloves, capsicum, blueberry and cassis fruits, plenty of delicious texture, lovely sappy and bright juice, firm tannins, appellation typicity, crayon and mint leaf. First year for the new cellar. 65% new oak for ageing. 2036-2055. 94 points" janeanson.com------"The 2025 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is the first to be made in the new gravity-fed winery. It was picked between September 4 and 18 at 30 hl/ha, much lower than normal, with a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon (76%). Matured in 65% new oak, it has a perfumed bouquet with blackberry and raspberry fruit, touches of graphite emerging with aeration, beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with edgy tannins. Definitely one of the most refined GPLs that I have tasted at this stage, very harmonious, complex and engaging. Superb persistence on the finish, this is a complete Pauillac that is going to give immense pleasure. 2032 - 2060. 94-96 points" Neal Martin, Vinous.com------"A Cabernet-dominant blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot from yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare, the 2025 Château Grand Puy Lacoste is gorgeous, with ultra-classic Pauillac aromatics of red and black fruits, lead pencil, graphite, and crushed stone. Medium-bodied on the palate, it has a concentrated, layered mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's up there with the top vintages of this cuvée, and it doesn't get more Pauillac than this. 94-96 points" Jebdunnuck.com-----"The 2025 Grand-Puy-Lacoste reveals a classic, refined bouquet of cassis, dark berries, cedar and lead pencil, with discreet floral nuances. Medium- to full-bodied, structured and precise, it’s built around a well-defined core of fruit framed by finely grained, youthful, filigreed tannins with a tensile profile. Less demonstrative than some of its peers in Pauillac, it privileges balance and typicity over sheer power, concluding with a long, elegant and mineral finish. Produced from a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot, this is the first vintage vinified in the estate’s new gravity-fed cellar, enabling more precise parcel selection—an evolution that appears to reinforce the wine’s precision and coherence. 95-97 points" Yohan Castaing, RobertParker.com------"Excellent GPL, medium- to full-bodied with a great expression of dark fruit that is evenly distributed. It’s fresh and precise with grainy, integrated tannins that should only integrate more. A blend of 76% cabernet sauvignon and 24% merlot. 96-97 points" jamessuckling.com |
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