Lot 337
Château Palmer--Vintage 1961
Closed4 September 2011
Price Realised
HKD 228,000
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Legendary Palmer 1961
Château Palmer--Vintage 1961
Cantenac (Margaux), 3me cru classé. Château-bottled
Levels: two bottom neck, two very top shoulder, seven top shoulder; one very slightly nicked label, very good appearance and color at this age
In original wooden case with damaged lid
"The 1961 Palmer showed spectacularly well at our recent horizontal of the 1961 vintage. The ine was almost impossibly youthful, with plenty of blackcurrant fruit character remaining, but a great spicy, peppery complexity along with notes of violets, cedar, cigar leaf and autumn leaves. On the palate the wine was very dense, with polished tannins still in evidence. The finish was long and very well balanced. This is a wine not yet at its peak - I would say there are several decades left at least for the well-stored bottle." CC, May 2011
11 bottles per lot
Château Palmer--Vintage 1961
Cantenac (Margaux), 3me cru classé. Château-bottled
Levels: two bottom neck, two very top shoulder, seven top shoulder; one very slightly nicked label, very good appearance and color at this age
In original wooden case with damaged lid
"The 1961 Palmer showed spectacularly well at our recent horizontal of the 1961 vintage. The ine was almost impossibly youthful, with plenty of blackcurrant fruit character remaining, but a great spicy, peppery complexity along with notes of violets, cedar, cigar leaf and autumn leaves. On the palate the wine was very dense, with polished tannins still in evidence. The finish was long and very well balanced. This is a wine not yet at its peak - I would say there are several decades left at least for the well-stored bottle." CC, May 2011
11 bottles per lot
Legendary Palmer 1961
Château Palmer--Vintage 1961
Cantenac (Margaux), 3me cru classé. Château-bottled
Levels: two bottom neck, two very top shoulder, seven top shoulder; one very slightly nicked label, very good appearance and color at this age
In original wooden case with damaged lid
"The 1961 Palmer showed spectacularly well at our recent horizontal of the 1961 vintage. The ine was almost impossibly youthful, with plenty of blackcurrant fruit character remaining, but a great spicy, peppery complexity along with notes of violets, cedar, cigar leaf and autumn leaves. On the palate the wine was very dense, with polished tannins still in evidence. The finish was long and very well balanced. This is a wine not yet at its peak - I would say there are several decades left at least for the well-stored bottle." CC, May 2011
11 bottles per lot
Château Palmer--Vintage 1961
Cantenac (Margaux), 3me cru classé. Château-bottled
Levels: two bottom neck, two very top shoulder, seven top shoulder; one very slightly nicked label, very good appearance and color at this age
In original wooden case with damaged lid
"The 1961 Palmer showed spectacularly well at our recent horizontal of the 1961 vintage. The ine was almost impossibly youthful, with plenty of blackcurrant fruit character remaining, but a great spicy, peppery complexity along with notes of violets, cedar, cigar leaf and autumn leaves. On the palate the wine was very dense, with polished tannins still in evidence. The finish was long and very well balanced. This is a wine not yet at its peak - I would say there are several decades left at least for the well-stored bottle." CC, May 2011
11 bottles per lot
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All bottles have U.S.-import slip labels. Some slightly corroded capsules, three slightly damaged. Levels: one into neck, two bottom neck, three top and five upper-shoulder