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1998 Chateau Bahans Haut Brion and Chateau Haut Brion - 2 bottle(s)-750ml
  • 1998
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Graves
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
  • Mixed Lot
Lot 103

1998 Chateau Bahans Haut Brion and Chateau Haut Brion - 2 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$960 - CAD$1,300
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This lot is comprised of 2 bottle(s) of 1998 Chateau Bahans Haut Brion and Chateau Haut Brion - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $960 - $1300 with a reserve of $700. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11489. In this lot you will find 1 bottle of 1998 Chateau Bahans Haut Brion (750ml), 1 bottle of 1998 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Premier Grand Cru Classe (750ml).

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This consignor was raised by parents who always opened a bottle of wine with dinner, and he fondly remembers Gruaud-Larose. His early interest developed into a passion in 1993. Around that time, he was in Bordeaux and had heard of Chateau Margaux, so he went there, climbed the steps and rang the bell, and they granted him a visit. He started collecting that day and purchased 1990 Chateau Margaux in the village for $80 a bottle. He then started buying more wine, participated in wine events, traveled to several wine producing regions on many occasions and even got married at Château Smith Haut-Lafitte. He purchased mainly from SAQ, LCBO but also from Berry Bros and Rudd, Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa and directly from importers for certain rare wines. He has also managed to get allocations directly from some producers including Harlan, Sine Qua Non, Kosta Browne and Williams Selyem. The bottles were all stored in a temperature-controlled cellar prior to auction.
The scores for 1998 Chateau Bahans Haut Brion - The Wine Advocate - 92, Wine Spectator - 92. The scores for 1998 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Premier Grand Cru Classe - The Wine Advocate - 99, Wine Spectator - 97. The rating for 1998 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Premier Grand Cru Classe is 100 points from Robert Parker and the tasting note - For my money (and I have some in the cellar), the 1998 Haut-Brion is the finest vintage from this estate between 1989 and 2000, surpassing the 1990. While it remains decidedly youthful at age 25, it is beginning to stir, unfurling in the glass with aromas of dark berry fruit, cigar wrapper, loamy soil, pencil shavings and burning embers. Medium-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's layered and elegant, with refined tannins, lively acids and a long, perfumed finish. Exemplifying the ideal of intensity without weight, it enjoys a slight edge over La Mission Haut-Brion in this banner year for both properties.
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