Finest and Rarest | Opulent British and European Cellars
Finest and Rarest | Opulent British and European Cellars
Lot 359-513 : A beautifully balanced red and white Burgundy collection, featuring DRC, Leroy, Rousseau, Mugnier, Liger-Belair and many more.
Lot Closed
October 19, 12:00:30 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 16,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Romanée Conti 2006
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Côte de Nuits, Grand Cru
Excellent label, label very slightly marked, French back label
Extremely complex spicy nose, multi-layered and mysterious. Enormous, packed-down concentration on the palate. A wonderful sweet, gummy taste. A finish of pure blueberries. Peaty aftertaste plus huge fruit. Serena Sutcliffe, MW
WA 98
1 bt (cn)
Provenance:
A beautifully balanced red and white Burgundy collection kept in excellent climate-controlled storage in Northern Europe, featuring a roll call of the great and the good: Armand Rousseau, Leroy, Liger-Belair, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Mugnier, in excellent condition. This cellar was curated by a highly knowledgeable and hospitable group of friends who bought together and stored together. The list goes on – Dujac, Anne Gros, Leflaive, Roumier, Méo-Camuzet, Raveneau, available in highly-attractive smallish lots.
LYING IN OCTAVIAN, WILTSHIRE Offered In Bond, available Duty Paid
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