Fine Wines | Skinner Auction 2852B by Bonhams Skinner

Fine Wines Featuring Whisky, Rare Spirits & Fine Ales with Lower Falls Wine Company

Sale 2852B

October 20, 2015

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Fine Wines Featuring Whisky, Rare Spirits & Fine Ales with Lower Falls Wine Company

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Provenance From the Cellar of a Massachusetts Collector Selections from a Boston Cellar Bordeaux Highlights from a North Shore Collection Cellar Trimming from a long-time friend of Skinner From a Broad and Deep Wellesley Cellar

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Shift through the register of left bank Bordeaux classifications in both standard and larger format bottles, then make an about face to Napa. Maintained in pristine cellar conditions and removed by Skinner staff. 1 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1986 Pauillac u: into neck “The 1986 possesses outstanding richness, a deep color, medium body, a graceful, harmonious texture, and superb length. The penetrating fragrance of cedar, chestnuts, minerals, and rich fruit is a hallmark of this wine. Powerful, dense, rich, and tannic, as well as medium to full-bodied, with awesome extraction of fruit, this Lafite has immense potential. Patience is required. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2030.” R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 01/98 1 bottle $700-1,000 2 Chateau Margaux 1990 Margaux, 1er Cru Classe u: five into neck, one bottom neck “I had this wine both in Seoul, Korea in February, and from my cellar in December, 2008, and it was remarkable how identical the wines smelled and tasted. It offers an extraordinary aromatic display of spring flowers, camphor, sweet red and black fruits, a hint of licorice, and no evidence of its 100% new oak cask aging. Round and generous with low acidity, but an opulent, full-bodied richness that is fresh with laser-like precision, this stunning wine is just beginning to reach its plateau of full maturity, where it should remain for another three decades. A sensational effort, it is one of the legendary wines made at Chateau Margaux.” R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 06/09 6 bottles $4,000-5,000

3 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1982 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe u: bottom neck “This wine remains one of the legends of Bordeaux. It has thrown off the backward, youthful style that existed during its first 25 years of life, and over the last 4-5 years has developed such secondary nuances as cedar and spice box. The creme de cassis, underlying floral note, full-bodied power, extraordinary purity, multilayered texture, and finish of over a minute are a showcase for what this Chateau accomplished in 1982. The wine is still amazingly youthful, vibrant, and pure. It appears capable of remaining fruity and vibrant in 2082! Thank God it is beginning to budge, as I would like to drink most of my supply before I kick the bucket. This is a great, still youthful wine, and, on occasion, one does understand the hierarchy of Bordeaux chateaux when you see the complexity and brilliance of this first-growth. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2050+.” R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 06/09 1 bottle $700-1,000 4 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1986 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe u: very top shoulder, very slightly protruding corks, lightly scuffed label “Deep garnet-black colour. An incredible array of aromas on the nose: blackberry, black cherry, tobacco, espresso, leather, black olive and loam. The palate is absolutely seamless from first impression to finish, effortlessly building layers of complexity in the mouth and leading to a very long, earth and spice finish. I can’t see how this could possibly be improved so have no alternative but concede perfection. Drink now to 2045+.” L. Perrotti-Brown for TWA, 100 pts. 05/09 2 bottles $1,200-1,600 5 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1988 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe u: into neck 2 bottles $500-700 6 Chateau Cos d’Estournel 1986 St. Estephe, 2eme Cru Classe u: four into neck, one bottom neck, wrinkled capsules 5 bottles $500-750

7 Chateau Gruaud Larose 1982 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe u: into neck “A massive wine that is clearly of first-growth quality in this vintage, the 1982 Gruaud Larose remains a youngster. A broodingly dense, thick, unctuously textured, inky/plum/garnet/ purple color offers up scents of beef blood, steak tartare, cassis, herbs, tobacco, and underbrush. One of the most concentrated wines of the vintage (as well as one of the most concentrated Bordeaux’s I have ever tasted), it is a huge, full-bodied, weighty, rich wine whose tannins are getting silkier and silkier. It appears set for another 30-40 years of life. This behemoth is a singularly profound example of Gruaud Larose that continues to justify its legendary status. Anticipated maturity: now-2050.” R. Parker for TWA, 98 pts. 06/09 2 bottles $600-800 8 Chateau Gruaud Larose 1986 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe u: into neck, one very slightly protruding cork worn capsules, one scuffed label R. Parker for TWA, 96 pts. 01/03 2 magnums $400-600 9 Chateau Gruaud Larose 1986 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe u: into neck, lightly worn capsules “Still tasting as if it were only 7-8 years of age, the dense, garnet/purple-colored 1986 Gruaud-Larose is evolving at a glacier pace. The wine still has mammoth structure, tremendous reserves of fruit and concentration, and a finish that lasts close to a minute. The wine is massive, very impressively constituted, with still some mouth-searing tannin to shed. Decanting of one to two hours in advance seems to soften it a bit, but this is a wine that seems to be almost immortal in terms of its longevity. It is a great Medoc classic, and certainly one of the most magnificent Gruaud-Larose ever made.” R. Parker for TWA, 96 pts. 01/03 6 bottles $600-900 10 Chateau Gruaud Larose 2000 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe R. Parker for TWA, 94 pts. 06/10 6 bottles $425-600

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11 Chateau Lascombes 2003 Margaux, 2eme Cru Classe R. Parker for TWA, 94 pts. 08/14 9 bottles $350-550 12 Chateau Lascombes 2004 Margaux, 2eme Cru Classe 6 bottles $250-350 13 Chateau Lascombes 2005 Margaux, 2eme Cru Classe 6 bottles $300-450 14 Chateau Lascombes 2005 Margaux, 2eme Cru Classe 3 magnums $300-450 15 Chateau Leoville Barton 1990 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe u: into neck 5 bottles $450-650 16 Chateau Leoville Barton 1990 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe u: into neck 3 magnums $600-900

17 Chateau Leoville Barton 2000 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe R. Parker for TWA, 95+ pts. 06/10 12 bottles $900-1,500 18 Chateau Leoville Barton 2000 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe R. Parker for TWA, 95+ pts. 06/10 6 bottles $450-750 19 Chateau Leoville Barton 2005 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe 6 bottles $350-550

20 Chateau Montrose 1990 St. Estephe, 2eme Cru Classe u: into neck “The final blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc was harvested between September 14 and October 3. The spring was cold, yet summer was extremely hot and dry—one of the hottest vintages since 1949. The fact that virtually no rain fell in September served as a catalyst to get all the grapes ripe and in cellars. Some bottles of this wine have a definite brett population that gives off the notes of sweaty horses, but this one did not. The ones I have had from my cellar—where I have had it frequently—are quite pure and clean. I suspect that the brett population is in all of them, but unless the wine hits some heat along the transportation route or in storage, the wine will not show any brett. This one tasted at the chateau, as well as those I’ve had from my cellar, have been pristine and not showing the sweaty horse notes that can be in evidence in brett populations that have flourished in the bottle because of external temperatures. This wine has an incredibly complex nose of spring flowers, blackberry and cassis liqueur, scorched earth and barbecue spice. It is fullbodied, majestic and opulent, with low acidity and fabulous fruit. It is close to full maturity. The wine should continue to drink well for at least another 30 or more years, but it is showing secondary nuances in the perfume. The wine is absolutely magnificent, broad, savory and mouth-filling. This is one of the alltime modern legends from Bordeaux as well as Chateau Montrose.” R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 08/14 6 bottles $2,700-3,900 21 Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 1989 Pauillac, 2eme Cru Classe u: five into neck, one bottom neck R. Parker for TWA, 95 pts. 02/97 6 bottles $800-1,000 22 Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 1989 Pauillac, 2eme Cru Classe u: into neck R. Parker for TWA, 95 pts. 02/97 1 magnum $300-450

23 Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 1990 Pauillac, 2eme Cru Classe u: into neck “A remarkable vintage for Pichon Longueville Baron, 1990 is one of this estate’s two or three finest wines made in the last 40 years. Still inky/blue/purple-tinged to the rim, it reveals an extraordinary bouquet of charcoal, incense, creme de cassis, blue and black fruits, and a hint of licorice as well as an impressively long finish. While drinkable, its evolution is extremely slow, and I would not be surprised to see it last another two decades or more.” R. Parker for TWA, 97 pts. 06/09 6 bottles $1,000-1,500 24 Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 1990 Pauillac, 2eme Cru Classe u: into neck R. Parker for TWA, 97 pts. 06/09 3 magnums $1,200-1,800 25 Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2000 Pauillac, 2eme Cru Classe “This is one of the great wines of the vintage, and certainly a candidate for one of the finest wines made at this estate under the management of Christian Seeley and proprietor AXA. Showing incredibly well at two tastings of 2000s, the wine has a dense bluish/purple color and a beautiful nose of incense, melted asphalt, and creme de cassis as well as hints of new saddle leather and licorice. It is superbly concentrated and very pure, with excellent texture and opulence. The acidity seems low, the tannin high but well-integrated. This is a compelling 2000 that is just closing in on its window of maturity and should stay there for at least 20 or more years. Bravo!” R. Parker for TWA, 97 pts. 06/10 9 bottles $1,200-1,600 26 Chateau Pichon Longueville Lalande 1982 Pauillac, 2eme Cru Classe u: into neck, lightly scuffed capsule, lightly scuffed label R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 06/09 1 magnum $1,000-1,500 27 Chateau Pichon Longueville Lalande 1986 Pauillac, 2eme Cru Classe u: into neck 6 bottles $800-1,000

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28 Chateau Pichon Longueville Lalande 2000 Pauillac, 2eme Cru Classe R. Parker for TWA, 96 pts. 06/10 5 bottles $600-900

33 Chateau Talbot 1990 St. Julien, 4eme Cru Classe u: into neck 2 magnums $300-400

29 Chateau d’Issan 2005 Margaux, 3eme Cru Classe “The more serious grand vin twin, the 2005 d’Issan, has a stunning nose of spring flowers, blackcurrant and blue/black fruits galore, and an impressively opaque dark plum/ purple color. With a rich, concentrated and pure mouthfeel, wonderfully sweet tannin, full-bodied density and richness, but elegance in abundance, this is a stunner, and one of the great Margaux of the vintage. Drink it now and over the next 20 years.” R. Parker for TWA, 96 pts. 06/15 3 magnums $400-500

34 Chateau Talbot 2000 St. Julien, 4eme Cru Classe 12 bottles $600-900

30 Chateau Malescot St. Exupery 2005 Margaux, 3eme Cru Classe “A beautiful wine, once again, from this property that has been on a superb qualitative roll for several decades. Dense ruby/purple with notes of graphite, background oak, youthful crème de cassis and blackberry fruit as well as a floral underpinning, it is medium to full-bodied, textured, rich and impressive. Still in a somewhat adolescent stage, it should hit full maturity in another 2-3 years and last at least two decades.” R. Parker for TWA, 96 pts. 06/15 6 bottles $500-750 31 Chateau Branaire Ducru 2003 St. Julien, 4eme Cru Classe one stained label “This fully mature, gorgeous 2003 Branaire Ducru possesses silky tannins, lots of cedary, spice box, floral, black cherry, forest floor and velvety leather-like notes, full body, and an opulent, complex yet elegant style. A beauty of complexity, richness and finesse, it should continue to drink well for another 5-6 years.” R. Parker for TWA, 94 pts. 08/14 6 bottles $250-350 32 Chateau Talbot 1986 St. Julien, 4eme Cru Classe u: four bottom neck, two very top shoulder, lightly scuffed labels R. Parker for TWA, 96 pts. 01/03 6 bottles $425-650

35 Chateau Lynch Bages 1989 Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe u: into neck “The 1989 has taken forever to shed its formidable tannins, but what a great vintage of Lynch Bages! I would rank it at the top of the pyramid although the 1990, 2000, and down the road, some of the more recent vintages such as 2005, 2009 and 2010 should come close to matching the 1989’s extraordinary concentration and undeniable aging potential. Its dense purple color reveals a slight lightening at the edge and the stunning bouquet offers classic notes of creme de cassis, subtle smoke, oak and graphite. Powerful and rich with some tannins still to shed at age 22, it is still a young adolescent in terms of its evolution and will benefit from another 4-5 years of cellaring. It should prove to be a 50 year wine.” R. Parker for TWA, 99+ pts. 08/11 6 bottles $1,500-2,100 36 Chateau Lynch Bages 1989 Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe u: into neck, nicked label R. Parker for TWA, 99+ pts. 08/11 1 magnum $500-700 37 Chateau Lynch Bages 1990 Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe u: two into neck, one very top shoulder “This magnificent Lynch Bages has been drinking well since the day it was released and it continues to go from strength to strength. The biggest, richest, fullest-bodied Lynch Bages until the 2000, the fully mature 1990 exhibits an unbelievably explosive nose of black currants, cedarwood, herbs and spice. The majestic, classically Bordeaux aromatics are followed by a full-bodied, voluptuously textured, rich, intense wine with superb purity as well as thrilling levels of fruit, glycerin and sweetness. This beauty should continue to provide immense pleasure over the next 15+ years.” R. Parker for TWA, 99 pts. 08/11 3 bottles $600-900

38 Chateau Lynch Bages 1990 Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe u: into neck R. Parker for TWA, 99 pts. 08/11 3 magnums $1,200-1,800

39 Chateau Lynch Bages 2000 Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe “Beginning to open magnificently, the still dense purple-colored 2000 reveals a blossoming bouquet of blackberries, cassis, graphite and pen ink. Full-bodied with velvety tannins that have resolved themselves beautifully over the last eleven years, this wine is still an adolescent, but it exhibits admirable purity, texture, mouthfeel and power combined with elegance. One of the all-time great examples of Lynch Bages, the 2000 is just beginning to drink well yet promises to last for another 20-25+ years.” R. Parker for TWA, 97 pts. 08/11 12 bottles $1,500-2,400 40 Chateau Lynch Bages 2000 Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe R. Parker for TWA, 97 pts. 08/11 3 bottles $400-600 41 Chateau Pontet Canet 2005 Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe one wrinkled label “Possibly the youngest wine of all the 2005 Médocs in terms of its evolution, at age 10 the inky purple 2005 Pontet-Canet tastes more like a two-year-old wine. Loads of pure blueberry, blackberry and cassis fruit are present along with a hint of licorice and background oak. It is full-bodied, ripe, and excruciatingly fresh, vigorous and exuberant. This is a tour de force, and a sensational effort that rivals the first growths. Give it another 5-10 years of cellaring, and drink it over the following 30-40 years.” R. Parker for TWA, 97+ pts. 06/15 6 bottles $400-600

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42 Chateau Pontet Canet 2006 Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe “The 2006 is a wine to stockpile, especially for those in their thirties and forties as it needs another decade to reach maturity, after which it should keep for 30+ years. This vineyard, just south of Mouton Rothschild, has produced an opaque bluish/purplecolored 2006 with an extraordinarily pure nose of graphite, charcoal, sweet creme de cassis, and a hint of scorched earth. Incredible concentration, stunning richness, and a 60-second finish result in a wine that transcends the vintage as well as this estate’s 1855 classification. This enormously endowed, modern day classic is a legend in the making. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2050+.” R. Parker for TWA, 95+ pts. 02/09 12 bottles $700-1,000

46 Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc De L’Oree 1996 Northern Rhone “It is no secret that I adore Chapoutier’s luxury cuvee of white Hermitage called Cuvee L’Oree. Made from 90-year old vines and microscopic yields of 10-12 hectoliters per hectare, this wine flirts with perfection. It is a compelling white Hermitage. Made from 100% Marsanne, it is as rich and multidimensional as the fullest, most massive Montrachet money can buy. It is unctuously textured, yet extraordinarily and beautifully balanced. I suspect it will drink well early in life, and then shut down for a few years. It should last for 4-5 decades. The 1996 possesses some of the most amazing glycerin levels I have ever seen in a dry white wine. In short, this wine must be tasted to be believed.” R. Parker for TWA, 99 pts. 02/99 1 magnum $200-300

43 Chateau La Vieille Cure 2005 Fronsac 12 bottles $350-500

47 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve 1991 Napa u: into neck R. Parker for TWA, 96 pts. 06/11 4 bottles $250-350

44 Chateau Angelus 1990 St. Emilion u: into neck R. Parker for TWA, 96 pts. 06/09 3 bottles $1,000-1,500 45 Chateau Pipeau 2005 St. Emilion 4 magnums $150-250

48 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon 1991 Napa u: into neck 6 bottles $400-575 49 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon 1992 Napa u: into neck 6 bottles $425-650 50 Dominus Estate 1990 Napa u: into neck, one stained label R. Parker for TWA, 95 pts. 02/97 6 bottles $450-750 51 Dominus Estate 1991 Napa u: into neck L. Perrotti-Brown for TWA, 94 pts. 11/11 7 bottles $1,000-1,400

52 Dominus Estate 1992 Napa u: into neck 6 bottles $450-650

53 Dominus Estate 1992 Napa u: into neck 3 magnums $500-700 54 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Vertical 1987 (2 bts) u: one bottom neck, one very top shoulder 1990 (5 bts) u: three into neck, one bottom neck, one very top shoulder, slightly depressed corks, signs of old seepage 1992 (5 bts) u: into neck Napa 12 bottles $500-700 55 Opus One Proprietary Red 1991 Napa u: into neck, one scuffed label 3 bottles $500-750 56 Joseph Phelps Insignia 1994 Napa u: into neck “The 1994 boasts an inky/purple color along with a glorious nose of black raspberries, blackberries and black currants that is still somewhat primary despite nearly 18 years in bottle. The Phelps team kept this cuvee in 100% new French oak for 28 months. Its magnificent structure, intensity and purity of fruit, ripeness, balance combined with authoritative power and the magnetic appeal of this full-bodied, Bordeaux-styled wine are extraordinary. This amazing effort is just coming into its best years, and should drink well for at least another 15-20 years.” R. Parker for TWA, 98 pts. 11/13 4 bottles $500-700 57 Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon 1992 Napa u: into neck 6 bottles $350-550

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A selection of old world wines from a long-time friend of Skinner, punctuated with a collection of Raveneau Chablis. Removed from temperaturecontrolled, custom-built home storage by Skinner specialists. Further lots from this cellar appear in the Fine Wines & Spirits online auction. 58 Louis Roederer Cristal 2002 Reims “Seriously precocious nose with notes of apple blossom, fresh strawberries, clotted cream, cashews and lightly toasted hazelnuts plus a barely detectable hint of oak. Great concentration of apple crumble flavours with very fine bubbles and a crisp backbone of acid. Long creamy finish.” L. Perrotti-Brown for TWA, 94 pts. 05/09 2 bottles $350-500 59 Chateau Leoville Barton 2005 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe 3 magnums $450-600 60 Chateau Pontet Canet 2009 Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe “An amazing wine in every sense, this classic, full-bodied Pauillac is the quintessential Pontet Canet from proprietor Alfred Tesseron, who continues to reduce yields and farms his vineyards biodynamically – a rarity in Bordeaux. Black as a moonless night, the 2009 Pontet Canet offers up notes of incense, graphite, smoke, licorice, creme de cassis and blackberries. A wine of irrefutable purity, laser-like precision, colossal weight and richness, and sensational freshness, this is a tour de force in winemaking that is capable of lasting 50 or more years. The tannins are elevated, but they are sweet and beautifully integrated as are the acidity, wood and alcohol (which must be in excess of 14%). This vineyard, which is situated on the high plateau of Pauillac adjacent to Mouton Rothschild, appears to have done everything perfectly in 2009. This cuvee should shut down in the cellar and re-open in a decade or more. Anticipated maturity: 2025-2075.” R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 2012 6 magnums $1,800-2,400

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61 Chateau Pontet Canet 2010 Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe “An absolutely amazing wine, from grapes harvested between the end of September and October 17, this blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot has close to 15% natural alcohol. It comes from one of the few biodynamic vineyards in Bordeaux, but you are likely to see many more, given the success that Tesseron seems to be having at all levels, both in his vineyards and in his fermentation/ winemaking. An astounding, compelling wine with the classic Pauillac nose more often associated with its cross-street neighbor, Mouton-Rothschild, creme de cassis, there are also some violets and other assorted floral notes. The wine has off-the-charts massiveness and intensity but never comes across as heavy, overbearing or astringent. The freshness, laser-like precision, and fullbodied, massive richness and extract are simply remarkable to behold and experience. It is very easy, to become jaded tasting such great wines from a great vintage, but it is really a privilege to taste something as amazing as this. Unfortunately, it needs a good decade of cellaring, and that’s assuming it doesn’t close down over the next few years. This is a 50- to 75-year wine from one of the half-dozen or so most compulsive and obsessive proprietors in all of Bordeaux. Is there anything that proprietor Alfred Tesseron is not doing right? Talk about an estate that is on top of its game! Pontet-Canet’s 2010 is a more structured, tannic and restrained version of their most recent perfect wine, the 2009. Kudos to Pontet-Canet!” R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 02/13 1 magnum $300-400 62 Chateau Chasse Spleen 2005 Moulis-en-Medoc 12 bottles (owc) $350-500 63 Michel Lafarge Volnay Clos des Chenes 2005 Cote de Beaune “A beautifully elegant and highly complex nose of extract of dark berry fruit that is both elegant and complex serves as a dramatic introduction to the big-bodied, indeed even robust flavors that are firm, dense and incredibly concentrated, all wrapped in a palate drenching finish that just oozes dry extract and gives a velvety texture to the unbelievably long finale. This is a wonderfully gifted wine that has everything it needs to age gracefully for multiple decades and it will need 12 to 15 years in a cool cellar to really hit its stride. This too is one of those ‘wow’ wines.” Burghound, 94 pts. 04/08 4 bottles $400-600

64 Raveneau Chablis Blanchot 2009 Chablis Burghound, 93 pts. 10/11 1 bottle $150-200 65 Raveneau Chablis Butteaux 2008 Chablis Burghound, 93 pts. 10/10 1 bottle $125-175 66 Raveneau Chablis Butteaux 2011 Chablis 3 bottles $200-300 67 Raveneau Chablis Foret 2010 Chablis 1 bottle $100-150

68 Raveneau Chablis Montee de Tonnerre 2010 Chablis “This is pretty much spot on with my last review in 2012 save for the fact that it’s evolving a bit more slowly and I have extended the suggested initial drinking window accordingly. That review is: Almost invisible wood frames the pretty and impressively complex nose of dried flower, citrus zest, mineral reduction and tidal pool aromas. The well-concentrated mid-palate is quite round and supple though the focus is maintained as there is an underlying firm spine of acidity on the superbly intense and strikingly persistent finish. As it often is when young, this is really quite serious and it will require a few years to unwind and reveal all of its potential but make no mistake, this is going to be great in time.” Burghound, 94 pts. 06/14 1 bottle $150-200 69 Raveneau Chablis Monts Mains 2010 Chablis 1 bottle $100-150

70 Vogue Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2006 Cote de Nuits “This is also extremely floral with a reserved nose that is an airy, spicy and ripe mélange of red and blue pinot fruit that displays really lovely violet and rose petal notes that are picked up by the minerally, intense and harmonious flavors that are beautifully proportioned and are blessed with ample amounts of dry extract on the essence of pinot and explosive, energetic and hugely long yet incredible precise finish that is also built on a base of firm minerality. This is almost exotic in character yet everything is in beautiful concordance. In a word, great.” Burghound, 96 pts. 01/09 1 bottle $325-450 71 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape 2010 Southern Rhone “Interestingly enough, even though many of the 2010 Perrin et Fils selections from the southern Rhone were scheduled to be bottled right after my visit, the 2010 Beaucastel had already been put in bottle. This is a gorgeous wine, a classic blend of 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise and the balance the other permitted varietals in the appellation. Deep purple, with loads of bouquet garni, beef blood, blackberry, kirsch, smoke and truffle, this wine is full-bodied, rich and showing even better than it did last year. I still think it needs 3-5 years of cellaring, and it should last for 25-30 years, as most of the top vintages of Beaucastel do.” R. Parker for TWA, 95 pts. 10/12 6 bottles (owc) $300-400 72 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2002 Mosel Saar Ruwer 12 bottles (oc) $250-350 73 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2005 Mosel Saar Ruwer 12 bottles $300-400

74 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2007 Mosel Saar Ruwer 12 bottles $250-350

80 Bruno Clair Savigny Les Beaune La Dominode 2002 Cote de Beaune 12 bottles $500-700

Further selections from a cellar featured in our February 2014 auction, these lots highlight two producers: Bruno Clair and Prince Florent de Merode. Bruno Clair’s La Dominode vineyard was planted in 1904 and these vineyards from Florent de Merode now form the Corton wines of Domaine de la Romanee Conti. Removed from custom, temperature-controlled home storage.

81 Prince Florent de Merode Corton Bressandes 1989 Cote de Beaune u: less than 0.5cm, lightly bin-soiled labels 6 bottles $200-300

75 Bruno Clair Gevrey Chambertin Les Cazetieres 1993 Cote de Nuits u: less than 0.5cm 8 bottles $300-400 76 Bruno Clair Gevrey Chambertin Les Cazetieres 1999 Cote de Nuits 5 bottles $250-350 77 Bruno Clair Savigny Les Beaune La Dominode 1993 Cote de Beaune u: less than 0.5cm, one wrinkled label 9 bottles $275-350 78 Bruno Clair Savigny Les Beaune La Dominode 1996 Cote de Beaune 11 bottles $375-550 79 Bruno Clair Savigny Les Beaune La Dominode 1999 Cote de Beaune 3 bottles $125-175

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82 Prince Florent de Merode Corton Bressandes Vertical 1988 (1 bt) u: 0.5cm, very lightly corroded capsule, lightly bin-soiled label 1998 (1 bt) Cote de Beaune 2 bottles $60-90 83 Prince Florent de Merode Corton Renardes 1990 Cote de Beaune u: less than 0.5cm, bin-soiled labels 11 bottles $375-550

84 Prince Florent de Merode Corton Clos du Roi 1990 Cote de Beaune u: eight 0.5cm or better, three 1.0cm, one 1.5cm, lightly bin-soiled labels 12 bottles $1,600-2,000 85 Prince Florent de Merode Corton Clos du Roi 1993 Cote de Beaune u: 0.5cm, lightly bin-soiled labels 8 bottles $500-650

86 Prince Florent de Merode Corton Clos du Roi Vertical 1983 (1 bt) u: 1.5cm, lightly bin-soiled label 1989 (3 bts) u: 0.5cm, lightly bin-soiled labels 1993 (1 bt) u: 0.5cm, stained label Cote de Beaune 5 bottles $200-300 87 Mixed Prince Florent de Merode Aloxe Corton 1er Cru 1990 (1 bt) u: 0.5cm, very lightly corroded capsule, lightly binsoiled label Pommard Clos de la Platiere 1990 (2 bts) u: one 0.5cm, one 1.0cm, bin-soiled labels Cote de Beaune 3 bottles $150-200

Full-throttle Bordeaux: lauded vintages of first and second growth for drinking now/then. From the cellar of an astute collector. Stored meticulously in custom-built temperature-controlled cellar and removed by Skinner specialists. 88 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1998 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe “A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, this wine represents only 34% of Lafite’s total harvest. In a less than perfect Medoc vintage, it has been spectacular since birth, putting on more weight and flesh over the last year. This opaque purple-colored 1998 is close to perfection. The spectacular nose of lead pencil, smoky, mineral, and black currant fruit soars majestically from the glass. The wine is elegant yet profoundly rich, revealing the essence of Lafite’s character. The tannin is sweet, and the wine is spectacularly layered yet never heavy. The finish is sweet, superrich, yet impeccably balanced and long (50+ seconds).” R. Parker for TWA, 98 pts. 04/01 12 bottles $6,000-9,000 89 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1998 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe “A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, this wine represents only 34% of Lafite’s total harvest. In a less than perfect Medoc vintage, it has been spectacular since birth, putting on more weight and flesh over the last year. This opaque purple-colored 1998 is close to perfection. The spectacular nose of lead pencil, smoky, mineral, and black currant fruit soars majestically from the glass. The wine is elegant yet profoundly rich, revealing the essence of Lafite’s character. The tannin is sweet, and the wine is spectacularly layered yet never heavy. The finish is sweet, superrich, yet impeccably balanced and long (50+ seconds).” R. Parker for TWA, 98 pts. 04/01 12 bottles $6,000-9,000

90 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1998 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe R. Parker for TWA, 98 pts. 04/01 8 bottles $4,000-6,000 91 Chateau Margaux 1998 Margaux, 1er Cru Classe 5 bottles $1,500-2,250 92 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1993 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe 3 bottles $800-1,200

93 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1996 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe 3 bottles $900-1,400 94 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1998 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe 6 bottles $1,800-2,700 95 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 1998 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe 9 bottles $600-900 96 Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2000 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe “Along with the Medoc first growths, Leoville Barton, Chateau Montrose, Sociando Mallet, and a handful of other producers, Leoville Las Cases continues to make a wine meant for very long-term cellaring. When I did my earlier tastings of the 2000, my projected maturity dates were 2012-2040, but it is looking more like 2020-2050. This full-bodied blend of nearly 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.4% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc still has a youthful ruby/purple color, notes of graphite, kirsch liqueur, black currants, and lead pencil shavings, with good acidity, the tell-tale purity, layered ripeness and intensity, and a profound finish. However, with its high level of tannin and brooding backwardness, this superb effort needs to be forgotten for up to a decade.” R. Parker for TWA, 98+ pts. 06/10 6 bottles $1,000-1,400

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97 Chateau Leoville Poyferre 1996 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe 12 bottles $800-1,200 98 Chateau Clerc Milon Vertical 1998 (6 bts) 1999 (10 bts) 2000 (1 bt) Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe 17 bottles $600-900 99 Chateau Lynch Bages 1996 Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe 12 bottles $1,200-1,800 100 Chateau Pontet Canet 1996 Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe 12 bottles $600-900 101 Les Forts de Latour 2000 Pauillac 6 bottles $750-1,000

102 Opus One Proprietary Red 1997 Napa 5 bottles $1,000-1,500

Our June auction offered a teaser of this outstanding collection and more lots are available in the Fine Wines & Spirits online auction as well. Rife with highly rated wines with a focus on Rhone and Italy, peppered with Bordeaux and a bit of SQN as well, just standing in this cellar made my mouth water. Removed from a temperature-controlled, purposebuilt home cellar, this represents just a small portion of this aficionado’s collection.

103 Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon Oenotheque 1990 Epernay 3 bottles (owc) $1,200-1,800 104 Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon 1996 Epernay L. Perrotti-Brown for TWA, 96 pts. 05/11 2 bottles $325-500

105 Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon Andy Warhol 2002 Epernay 3 bottles (each in oc) $400-600 106 Chateau Latour 1999 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe123 3 bottles $1,000-1,300 107 Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 1989 Pauillac, 2eme Cru Classe u: into neck R. Parker for TWA, 95 pts. 02/97 6 bottles $750-1,000 108 Chateau Pichon Longueville Lalande 2002 Pauillac, 2eme Cru Classe R. Parker for TWA, 94 pts. 04/05 12 bottles (owc) $700-1,000 109 Reserve de la Comtesse 1999 Pauillac 12 bottles (owc) $450-600 110 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge 2005 Pessac Leognan R. Parker for TWA, 92 pts. 04/08 12 bottles (owc) $750-900 111 Chateau Clos St Martin 2005 St. Emilion “With a gorgeous nose of super-concentrated black cherry/kirsch liqueur, this wine offers notes of licorice, crushed rock and flowers followed by a full-bodied, powerful, rich finish with a boatload of tannin. This is a longdistance runner and a sensational effort in the vintage. Drink it over the next 25-30 years.” R. Parker for TWA, 97+ pts. 06/15 4 bottles $300-400 112 Chateau Destieux 2005 St. Emilion R. Parker for TWA, 94 pts. 06/15 12 bottles (owc) $300-400

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113 Guigal Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis 1999 Northern Rhone “The 1999 Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis is a knockout bottle of wine that gives up gorgeously mature aromas and flavors of kirsch, blackberry, game, olive and spice in its medium-bodied, seamless and elegant profile. It’s a rock-star effort that’s drinking at full maturity.” J. Dunnuck for TWA, 95 pts. 08/14 6 bottles (owc) $450-600 114 Tardieu Laurent Cote Rotie 1999 Northern Rhone R. Parker for TWA, (95-97) pts. 04/02 3 bottles $200-300 115 Domaine Charvin Chateauneuf du Pape 2005 Southern Rhone “Laurent’s 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape continues to show brilliantly. Made from the standard estate blend of 85% Grenache and then 5% each of Syrah, Mourvèdre and Vaccarese, aged all in concrete tank, it offers up a thrilling bouquet of kirsch and darker berry-styled fruits, flowers, licorice and pepper. Gorgeous on all accounts, with full-bodied richness, beautiful purity and laser focus and precision on the palate, drink this rock-star Châteauneuf anytime over the coming 10-15 years.” J. Dunnuck for TWA, 95 pts. 02/15 4 bottles $150-250 116 Clos de Papes Chateauneuf du Pape 2003 (2 bts) one with signs of old seepage and lightly corroded capsule 2005 (2 bts) 2006 (4 bts) Southern Rhone 8 bottles $600-800 117 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape 2007 Southern Rhone R. Parker for TWA, 99+ pts. 10/09 6 bottles $600-900

118 Clos St Jean Chateauneuf du Pape Combe de Fous 2005 Southern Rhone “Up there with the ‘07, yet in a different style, the 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Combe des Fous is a blockbuster that tops out on my scale. Exotic, perfumed and layered, with incredible kirsch, ground herbs, pepper and hints of olive tapenade-like aromas and flavors, this beauty is full-bodied and flawless on the palate, with ultra-fine tannin structure, building richness and a finish that just won’t quit. Given its depth of fruit, it’s a sheer joy to drink even today, yet will continue to knock it out of the park over the coming decade or more.” J. Dunnuck for TWA, 100 pts. 08/14 3 bottles $300-450 119 Cavallotto Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe 2001 Piedmont “The 2001 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe is a great choice for readers who can be patient. Freshly cut flowers, mint, spices and violets are some of the many notes that flow from this structured, powerful Barolo. The 2001 remains virile and incredibly youthful in its personality. Sweet balsamic notes develop in the glass, adding considerable depth and nuance. The San Giuseppe is a jewel of a wine with a bright, bright future. Today it is stunningly beautiful. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2031.” A. Galloni for TWA, 96 pts. 04/12 5 bottles $425-575 120 Clerico Sori Ginestra 2001 Piedmont 12 bottles (oc) $500-700 121 Conterno Fantino Sori Ginestra 2001 Piedmont A. Galloni for TWA, 94 pts. 04/12 1 magnum $150-225 122 Manzone La Gramolere Barolo 2004 Piedmont A. Galloni for TWA, 94 pts. 12/07 12 bottles (oc) $400-600 123 Silvio Nardi Brunello di Montalcino Vigneto Manachiara 1997 Tuscany 12 bottles (owc) $900-1,400

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124 Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis 2001 Piedmont A. Galloni for TWA, 95 pts. 04/12 6 bottles (owc) $750-1,000 125 Scavino Barolo Cannubi 1997 (4 bts) 1998 (1 bt) 1998 (1 bt) 2001 (4 bts) 2003 (2 bts) Piedmont 12 bottles $600-800

131 Clarendon Hills Astralis 2001 McLaren Vale “The 2001 Syrah Astralis Vineyard may be just as compelling as the 2002. Tighter because of being in the bottle, it is an extraordinary effort that offers the essence of graphite, blackberry liqueur, espresso, and acacia flowers, all combining into an olfactory smorgasbord for the senses. Sensationally concentrated, with sweet tannin, but neither weighty nor over the top as might be expected for a wine of such extreme richness, it is an extraordinarily welldelineated Syrah that should hit its prime in 10-12 years, and last for 30-40. Hail Caesar...I mean Roman!” R. Parker for TWA, 99 pts. 08/03 1 bottle $125-175

126 Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio Alle Mura 1997 Tuscany 6 bottles (owc) $300-400

132 Concha Toro Don Melchor 2002 Maipo 12 bottles (owc) $600-800

127 Fontodi Flaccianello 2009 Tuscany A. Galloni for TWA, 94 pts. 06/12 12 bottles (owc) $800-1,200

133 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 Napa R. Parker for TWA, 97 pts. 06/11 6 bottles (oc) $425-600

128 Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino 1998 (2 bts) 1999 (2 bts) 2000 (3 bts) 2001 (3 bts) Tuscany 10 bottles $400-600 129 Tua Rita Redigaffi 2009 Tuscany “09 Redigaffi bursts onto the palate with an exciting melange of blackberries, grilled herbs, flowers, mint, rosemary and spices. It is a powerful, juicy Merlot loaded with fruit, but there is also more than enough structure to provide support. Dark notes of tar, incense and smoke add complexity on the finish. Generally I prefer Redigaffi between ages 5 and 15.” A. Galloni for TWA, 95 pts. 06/12 3 bottles $250-375 130 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino 2004 Tuscany A. Galloni for TWA, 95 pts. 06/09 5 bottles $250-375

134 Ramey Pedregal Proprietary Red 2007 Napa R. Parker for TWA, 96+ pts. 12/10 6 bottles (oc) $450-600 135 Sine Qua Non Atlantis Fe 203-1a 2005 California “The perfect 2005 Syrah Atlantis Fe 203-1a,b,c is a blend of 93% Syrah, 5% Grenache, and 2% Viognier, with 25% whole clusters. Whereas the Ode to E is all from the Eleven Confessions Vineyard, this cuvee is a combination of 43% from the estate vineyard, 28% from the White Hawk Vineyard, 21% from the Alban Vineyard, and 8% from the Bien Nacido Vineyard. The good news is there are nearly 1,500 cases of this recently released offering. An extraordinarily flowery nose interwoven with scents of blueberries, blackberries, incense, and graphite soars from the glass. Although not the biggest or most concentrated Syrah Krankl has made, it is one of the most nuanced, elegant, and complex. It remains full-bodied, but builds incrementally on the palate, and comes across as elegant and delicate, especially when compared to many California Syrahs. Nevertheless, the intensity is mind-boggling, and the finish lasts for nearly a minute. Drink this amazing effort over the next 10-15+ years.” R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 06/08 1 bottle $300-400

136 Sine Qua Non Atlantis Fe 203-1b 2005 California 1 bottle $300-400 137 Sine Qua Non Atlantis Fe 203-1c 2005 California 1 bottle $300-400 138 Sine Qua Non Labels 2007 California “The recently released 2007 Syrah Labels (89% Syrah, 7% Grenache, and 4% Viognier) comes from the 11 Confessions Estate Vineyard (57%), a small amount from the home estate vineyard in Oak View called Cumulus, and the rest from purchased fruit grown in the White Hawk Vineyard in Los Alamos and the Bien Nacido Vineyard in Santa Maria. A sensational effort, it is performing even better out of bottle than it did from barrel. An opaque purple color is accompanied by beautiful notes of charcoal, acacia flowers, blueberries, blackberries, graphite, and subtle smoke. With great fruit, tremendous texture, and full-bodied power, it is locked and loaded. This cuvee should provide great drinking in addition to some provocative discussions over the next 10-15 years.” R. Parker for TWA, 98+ pts. 08/10 1 bottle $175-250 139 Sine Qua Non Raven No. 1 2006 California 1 bottle $200-300

Essential but still missing? No longer. SQN without the wait. Removed by Skinner specialists. 140 Sine Qua Non The Thrill of Stamp Collecting Syrah 2009 California A. Galloni for TWA, 95 pts. 08/12 2 bottles $400-600

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141 Sine Qua Non Turn the Whole Thing Upside Down Grenache 2009 California “The 2009 Grenache Upside Down emerges from the glass with layers of dark red fruit as it sweeps across the palate. There is an inner sweetness and sheer depth that make the 2009 compelling. The 11% Syrah and 5% Mourvedre make themselves heard clearly in adding layers of depth and pure richness. Tar, anise and graphite meld together on the rich, dramatic finish. This is a striking wine endowed with tons of pure textural dimension. The 2009 was sourced from Eleven Confessions (72%), Cumulus (22%) and Bien Nacido (6%) vineyards. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2021.” A. Galloni for TWA, 96+ pts. 08/12 2 bottles $350-500 142 Sine Qua Non Stockholm Syndrome 2010 Syrah 2010 (3 bts) Grenache 2010 (3 bts) California “The 2010 Syrah Stockholm Syndrome is a monumental effort that will stand toe-totoe with the greatest Syrahs in the world. A blend of 96% Syrah, 3% Roussanne and 1% Viognier, it was fermented with 16% whole cluster before spending just under 42 months in 100% new French oak. It offers an incredible array of sweet dark fruits, cassis, white chocolate, licorice and hints of bacon fat that meld perfectly with its full-bodied, seamless, layered and impeccably puttogether palate. Given the wealth of fruit here, it’s amazing how this stays light, graceful and elegant, without ever seeming over the top in any way. While there’s no shortage of tannin here, they’re sweet and integrated, so feel free to enjoy this rock-star effort anytime over the coming two decades or more.” J. Dunnuck for TWA, 100 pts. 08/14 “The current release of the estate vineyard (a.k.a. the extended barrel-aged cuvee), the 2010 Grenache Stockholm Syndrome is an incredible effort that I couldn’t find a fault with. A blend of 75% Grenache, 22% Syrah, 2% Roussanne and 1% Viognier, all from the Eleven Confession Vineyard, it spent just under 30 months in 22% new and 78% used French oak prior to bottling. Locked and loaded, it knocks it out of the park with its cassis, licorice, smoked duck, spice-box and exotic herb-styled bouquet. The palate follows suit and while it has the expected depth and richness of the estate, it’s seamless, elegant and lively, with perfect balance, ultra-fine tannin and a finish that just won’t quit. It doesn’t get any better and count yourself lucky if you can latch onto a couple of these. It will thrill for 15-20 years.” J. Dunnuck for TWA, 100 pts. 08/14 6 bottles $4,500-5,500

143 Sine Qua Non Dark Blossom Syrah 2011 California “The 2011 Syrah Dark Blossom showed even better from bottle than barrel. A blend of 84% Syrah, 8% Grenache, 4% Petite Sirah and the rest Roussanne and Petite Manseng, this beauty was fermented with 17% whole clusters and aged in equal parts new and used French oak. One of the shining successes in the vintage, it’s a full-bodied, concentrated and layered Syrah that has awesome aromatics of blackcurrants, Peking duck, pepper, licorice and charcuterie in its seamless, thrillingly pure profile. As with Manfred’s other 2011s, the tannins are certainly present, yet they’re sweet, polished and have no hard edges. Give this beauty 2-3 years in the cellar and enjoy bottles through 2031.” J. Dunnuck for TWA, 99 pts. 08/14 6 bottles $1,200-1,800 144 Sine Qua Non Dark Blossom Grenache 2011 California “The 2011 Grenache Dark Blossom is probably the best Grenache-based blend in the vintage. A blend of 75% Grenache, 12.5% Syrah, 11.5% Mourvedre and a splash of Roussanne (fermented with 11% whole clusters), it has a perfumed, complex style, with notions of black raspberry, cassis, dried flowers, white pepper and licorice giving way to a full-bodied, layered and seamless mouthfeel. There’s no shortage of fruit here, and while it’s hard to resist now, it has enough tannin to warrant short-term cellaring. It should knock it out of the park through 2029.” J. Dunnuck for TWA, 97 pts. 08/14 6 bottles $1,000-1,500 145 Sine Qua Non Next of Kyn Cumulus Vineyard #5 2011 California J. Dunnuck for TWA, 97 pts. 081/15 2 bottles $600-800 146 Sine Qua Non Stein Grenache 2012 California J. Dunnuck for TWA, 97 pts. 08/15 2 bottles $400-500

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147 Sine Qua Non Stock Syrah 2012 California “A step up from the Grenache, the blockbuster-styled 2012 Syrah Stock checks in as a blend of 84% Syrah, 7% Grenache, 6% Petit Sirah, and the rest Viognier and Mourvedre, that was fermented with 32% whole clusters and aged in just over half new French oak. It offers stunning notes of blackcurrants, cassis, smoked meats, ground pepper and wild herbs to go with a full-bodied, unctuous, layered, yet always graceful and elegant feel on the palate. Nicely structured, with perfect overall balance, it still has the open-knit character of the vintage, yet has plenty of underlying structure, which at the moment is slightly hidden by the wine’s lavish fruit. It will be better in 2-3 years, and have two decades of overall longevity.” J. Dunnuck for TWA, 98 pts. 08/15 2 bottles $400-550 148 Sine Qua Non In the Abstract 2012 California “A step up from the Grenache, the blockbuster-styled 2012 Syrah Stock checks in as a blend of 84% Syrah, 7% Grenache, 6% Petit Sirah, and the rest Viognier and Mourvedre, that was fermented with 32% whole clusters and aged in just over half new French oak. It offers stunning notes of blackcurrants, cassis, smoked meats, ground pepper and wild herbs to go with a full-bodied, unctuous, layered, yet always graceful and elegant feel on the palate. Nicely structured, with perfect overall balance, it still has the open-knit character of the vintage, yet has plenty of underlying structure, which at the moment is slightly hidden by the wine’s lavish fruit. It will be better in 2-3 years, and have two decades of overall longevity.” J. Dunnuck for TWA, 97 pts. 08/14 2 bottles $250-350 149 Joseph Phelps Insignia 2007 Napa “Aged 24 months in new French oak, this infant 2007 exhibits an inky/purple color along with notes of graphite, spring flowers and smoky oak. This full-bodied, classic Insignia reveals fabulous depth, ripeness, texture, viscosity and richness. Still young and unformed, it should evolve for 25 or more years.” R. Parker for TWA, 99 pts. 11/13 8 bottles $1,400-2,000

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150 Domaine Pegau Cuvee da Capo 2007 Southern Rhone “For the fourth time, the Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee da Capo has been produced, and for the fourth time, it has received a perfect score although I might back off the 2000’s perfect score based on the fact that it seems to be more of an upper-ninety point wine than pure perfection these days. The 2007 may come closest in style to the 1998, the debut vintage, although the tannins are sweeter and the wine is perhaps fatter and richer in the mouth. The alcohols in these cuvees can be very high, ranging from 16.1% in 2003, 15.8% in 2000, 16.3% in 1998, to 15.5% (the lowest ever) in 2007. An inky/purple color is followed by aromas of smoked meats, Peking duck, licorice, lavender, aged beef, grilled steak blood, black currants, plums, sauteed cepes and soy. Enormously concentrated, broad, expansive and massive but not over the top, this is a tour de force in winemaking that is impossible to imagine unless one has a bottle to work through over the course of 4 to 5 hours. Although they advertise using all 13 authorized varietals, this wine is over 90% Grenache, largely from the famed La Crau section of Chateauneuf du Pape. They do have other vineyards from which they pull some of the fruit that goes into the Cuvee da Capo, including St.-Jean, Esquilons and occasionally Monpertuis. The 2007 seems to be broader, fatter, more unctuously textured and more flattering to drink at this stage than the 1998 was. In that sense, the evolutionary development may resemble their 2003s. The 2007 was bottled in February, 2010, and my anticipated drinking dates are 2014-2030+.” R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 10/10 5 bottles $1,300-1,800 151 Chateau d’Yquem 1990 Sauternes, 1er Cru Superior “An extraordinary effort, Yquem’s 1990 is a rich and fabulously superb, sweet wine. This wine also possesses lots of elegance and finesse. The wine’s medium gold color is accompanied by an exceptionally sweet nose of honeyed tropical fruits, peaches, coconut, and apricots. High quality, subtle toasty oak is well-integrated. The wine is massive on the palate, with layers of intensely ripe botrytistinged, exceptionally sweet fruit. Surprisingly well-integrated acidity, and a seamless, full-bodied power and richness have created a wine of remarkable harmony and purity. Certainly it is one of the richest Yquems I have ever tasted, with 50-100 years of potential longevity. An awesome Yquem! Anticipated maturity: 2003-2050+.” R. Parker for TWA, 99 pts. 04/99 1 demi bottle $150-200

152 Chateau d’Yquem 2001 Sauternes, 1er Cru Superior “There are 10,000 cases of this perfect sweet white Bordeaux. The 2001 Yquem reveals a hint of green in its light gold color. While somewhat reticent aromatically, with airing, it offers up honeyed tropical fruit, orange marmalade, pineapple, sweet creme brulee, and buttered nut-like scents. In the mouth, it is full-bodied with gorgeously refreshing acidity as well as massive concentration and unctuosity. Everything is uplifted and given laser-like focus by refreshing acidity. This large-scaled, youthful Yquem appears set to take its place among the most legendary vintages of the past, and will age effortlessly for 75+ years. Anticipated maturity: 20102100+.“ R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 04/05 1 demi bottle $275-375

Further cellar trimming from a long-time friend of Skinner, these lots are a dizzying selection of some of the world’s best wines: Ponsot, Chave, Marcassin, Schrader… the statement made from these 18 lots speaks directly to the keen eye of the collector. Removed from temperature-controlled storage for this auction. 153 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1986 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe u: top shoulder, signs of old seepage, lightly scuffed label, very lightly wine-stained label loose at edge “Deep garnet-black colour. An incredible array of aromas on the nose: blackberry, black cherry, tobacco, espresso, leather, black olive and loam. The palate is absolutely seamless from first impression to finish, effortlessly building layers of complexity in the mouth and leading to a very long, earth and spice finish. I can’t see how this could possibly be improved so have no alternative but concede perfection. Drink now to 2045+.” L. Perrotti-Brown for TWA, 100 pts. 05/09 1 bottle $600-800 153A Joseph Drouhin Musigny 2010 Cote de Nuits signs of old seepage “Here the fantastic nose closely resembles that of the Amoureuses except that the wood is more completely integrated. The suave and gorgeously rich middle weight flavors display superb precision and like its stable mate, the palate impression is one of pure silk. There is ample minerality on the fantastically complex and persistent finish and once again, this is a picture perfect example of power without weight. In short, this is absolutely a ‘wow’ wine.” Burghound, 94-97 pts. 04/12 1 bottle $700-1,000

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154 Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes 2008 Cote de Nuits two with signs of overfill seepage, all three labels show the dot as yellow Burghound, (94-96) pts. 01/10 3 magnums (owc) $1,400-1,800 155 JL Chave Hermitage Rouge 2006 Northern Rhone slightly protruding cork, capsule intact “Superior to the 2007, the 2006 Hermitage reminds me of Chave’s brilliant 1991. An incredibly subtle perfume of black raspberries, creme de cassis, camphor, and acacia flowers is followed by an elegant, concentrated wine with beautifully integrated acidity, tannin, wood, and alcohol. This seamless, gorgeously-proportioned, large-framed wine represents the definition of finesse, elegance, and terroir. It will be drinkable in several years, and should last for 20-25 years.” R. Parker for TWA, 96 pts. 04/09 1 bottle $150-200 156 Chapoutier l’Ermite 2000 Northern Rhone signs of old seepage, wine-stained label “I grossly underestimated the 2000 Ermitage l’Ermite from barrel. This wine, which emerges from largely pre-phylloxera vines planted on the dome of Hermitage, adjacent to the chapel that is perched there so photogenically, possesses extraordinary finesse and elegance. It reveals notes of liquid minerals intermixed with kirsch liqueur and blackberries. While it never possesses the power and breadth of flavor of Le Meal or Le Pavillon, l’Ermite appears to be a hypothetical blend of Bordeaux’s Lafleur and Ausone as it always displays a certain austerity early in life. The extraordinary 2000 flirts with perfection. A provocative wine with great minerality, finesse, and delineation, it blew me away when I tasted it from bottle.” R. Parker for TWA, 99 pts. 06/03 1 magnum $400-500

157 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape 2007 Southern Rhone damp-stained labels “Paul Avril was a bigger-than-life vigneron, a visionary, and a great teacher, but Vincent has been in charge for a number of years, and he has rewarded his father with what I believe is the greatest Chateauneuf du Pape made since 1978 and 1990, the 2007. I have not only tasted this wine at the estate, but I purchased it for my cellar, and have now drunk it on three separate occasions out of bottle. It is unquestionably one of the great Chateauneufs of my lifetime, and I suspect it will merit a three digit score after another 3-4 years of cellaring. The blend is generally 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, and the rest small amounts of Muscardin, Vaccarese, Counoise, and Syrah. It exhibits what is probably the deepest color I have ever seen here, and the finished alcohol is a high (for Clos des Papes) 15.5%. Still slightly restrained because of its recent bottling, but wow, what potential complexity, mind-boggling richness, and compelling flavor profile are apparent. It is a sublime expression of the art of winemaking as evidenced by its dense purple color and big, sweet kiss of kirsch, framboise, blackberries, licorice, roasted herbs, and smoked meat. It hits the palate with a fascinating combination of substance, power, full-bodied authority yet extraordinary freshness, elegance, and precision. Give it 3-4 years of cellaring, and watch it unleash its glory over the next three decades. This is a prodigious wine of great quality from one of the most important reference point estates in Chateauneuf du Pape.” R. Parker for TWA, 99+ pts. 10/09 4 magnums $800-1,000 158 Galardi Terra di Lavoro IGT 2001 Tuscany damp-stained labels, one slightly wine-stained label “The 2001 Terra di Lavoro is a stunning wine that is enjoying a most peaceful and positive evolution today. It delivers a level of complexity and elegance that puts it in a class of its own. The bouquet exhibits tertiary aromas of smoke, ash, licorice, cured meat and dried fruit. Those aromas show a fluid quality that is backed by energy and momentum. Wait a few moments and dried herbs, rosemary and mint rise from the glass. It shows a silky, elongated quality in the mouth with fine tannins and extra long persistency. Given how well this wine is holding up, it still has a long way to go.” Monica Larner for TWA, 96 pts. 04/15 3 bottles $200-300

159 Marcassin Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard 2009 Sonoma “The 2009 Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard 181 is a gorgeous, clearly California version of a grand cru from Burgundy, such as Clos SaintDenis or Clos de la Roche. This deep plum/ garnet-colored wine offers intense berry fruit along with forest floor, spice box, earth and loads of plum, cherry and strawberry notes, moving toward darker fruits, as well as earthy, autumnal, foresty scents. The wine is fullbodied, with great intensity, sweet tannins and good acidity. Drink it over the next decade or more.” R. Parker for TWA, 98 pts. 08/15 12 bottles $2,400-3,250 160 Marcassin Pinot Noir Three Sisters Vineyard 2009 Sonoma 2 bottles $200-300 161 Marcassin Pinot Noir Blue Slide Ridge Vineyard 2009 Sonoma “The prodigious 2009 Pinot Noir Blue Slide Ridge reminds me of one of the great vintages of the DRC Vosne-Romanee. Notes of forest floor, jammy raspberries, blueberries, boysenberries and spring flowers are followed by a full-bodied, textured, layered mouthfeel, and great intensity, precision and freshness. This stunning 2009 is already showing considerable complexity, and should age effortlessly for 10-15 years.” R. Parker for TWA, 98 pts. 12/13 2 bottles $350-450 162 Marcassin Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard 2009 Sonoma “Light gold in color, with an extraordinary nose of poached pears, citrus honey and a touch of orange rind, the 2009 Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard has beautiful fruit, a fullbodied mouthfeel, penetrating acids and an underlying minerality and richness. The finish goes on for a good 40-45 seconds. This is sensational Chardonnay and very much in keeping with this vineyard. Drink now-2020.” R. Parker for TWA, 98 pts. 08/15 12 bottles $2,000-2,400

164 Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon Old Sparky Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2011 Napa “The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Old Sparky reveals lots of cassis, spring flower, graphite and spice characteristics along with good minerality. Medium to full-bodied and strikingly rich, it, too, is a great success for the vintage. It should drink well for 15 or more years.” R. Parker for TWA, 95 pts. 10/13 1 magnum (owc) $400-600 165 Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon Old Sparky Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2012 Napa 2 magnums (owc) $1,600-2,200 166 Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon Old Sparky Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2012 Napa 2 magnums (owc) $1,600-2,200 167 Mixed Schrader 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2012 (4 bts) Cabernet Sauvignon LPV Beckstoffer 2012 (2 bts) Cabernet Sauvignon GIII 2012 (1 bt) Cabernet Sauvignon T-6 2012 (2 bts) Cabernet Sauvignon CCS 2012 (2 bts) Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2012 (1 bt) Napa 12 bottles $2,800-3,750 168 Mixed Schrader 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2012 (4 bts) Cabernet Sauvignon LPV Beckstoffer 2012 (2 bts) Cabernet Sauvignon GIII 2012 (1 bt) Cabernet Sauvignon T-6 2012 (2 bts) Cabernet Sauvignon CCS 2012 (2 bts) Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2012 (1 bt) Napa 12 bottles $2,800-3,750

163 Marcassin Chardonnay Three Sisters Vineyard 2009 Sonoma 4 bottles $400-550

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169 Mixed Schrader 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2011 (1 bt) Cabernet Sauvignon CCS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2011 (1 bt) Cabernet Sauvignon T6 Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2011 (1 bt) Napa 3 bottles $450-650

A passionate collector and long-time friend of Skinner drops a few gems into auction from a deep and inspiring cellar. Removed from private and professional temperature-controlled storage by Skinner specialists. 170 Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon Oenotheque 1990 Epernay 1 bottle $450-600 171 Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon Andy Warhol Label 2002 Epernay “The 2002 Dom Perignon is at first intensely floral, with perfumed jasmine that dominates the bouquet. With time in the glass the wine gains richness as the flavors turn decidedly riper and almost tropical. Apricots, passion fruit and peaches emerge from this flashy, opulent Dom Perignon. The wine’s volume makes it approachable today, but readers in search of more complexity will want to cellar this for at least a few years to allow for some of the baby fat to drop off. Geoffroy describes the vintage as very ripe and adds that some of the Chardonnay showed the ill-effects of the hot growing season in the somewhat burned, dehydrated fruit that came in that year. This bottle was disgorged in July, 2009.” A. Galloni for TWA, 96 pts. 12/10 6 bottles (oc) $1,200-1,500 172 Chateau Margaux 1994 Margaux, 1er Cru Classe u: into neck 2 bottles $600-800

173 Chateau Cos d’Estournel 2005 St. Estephe, 2eme Cru Classe “The 2005 Cos d’Estournel is another great success from this property, which is owned by Michel Reybier. A superstar of St.-Estèphe in this vintage, this wine has a dense ruby/purple color, beautiful, sweet cassis and blackcurrant fruit, some floral notes, spice and a touch of oak in a full-bodied, layered, impressive multidimensional style. The tannins are surprisingly sweet and well-integrated, as is the acidity, alcohol and wood. This is a beauty and certainly the top wine of St.-Estèphe. Drink it over the next 25+ years.” R. Parker for TWA, 97 pts. 06/15 1 double magnum $750-900

175 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 2006 Pessac Leognan “A somewhat under-the-radar La Mission, the 2006 was generally overlooked following the brilliance of the 2005. A young, dense purplehued wine that is developing beautifully, it exhibits notes of Asian plum sauce, charcoal, barbecue smoke, roasted meats, graphite and background oak. Full-bodied with good acidity, moderate tannin and a vigorous, powerful youthfulness, the 2006 will age more quickly than the 2005, but it still requires another 5-8 years of cellaring. Anticipated Maturity: 2014-2035.” R Parker for TWA, 94 pts. 08/12 1 double magnum $1,200-1,500

174 Chateau Montrose 2009 St. Estephe, 2eme Cru Classe “The final blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc was harvested between September 14 and October 3. The spring was cold, yet summer was extremely hot and dry—one of the hottest vintages since 1949. The fact that virtually no rain fell in September served as a catalyst to get all the grapes ripe and in cellars. Some bottles of this wine have a definite brett population that gives off the notes of sweaty horses, but this one did not. The ones I have had from my cellar—where I have had it frequently—are quite pure and clean. I suspect that the brett population is in all of them, but unless the wine hits some heat along the transportation route or in storage, the wine will not show any brett. This one tasted at the chateau, as well as those I’ve had from my cellar, have been pristine and not showing the sweaty horse notes that can be in evidence in brett populations that have flourished in the bottle because of external temperatures. This wine has an incredibly complex nose of spring flowers, blackberry and cassis liqueur, scorched earth and barbecue spice. It is fullbodied, majestic and opulent, with low acidity and fabulous fruit. It is close to full maturity. The wine should continue to drink well for at least another 30 or more years, but it is showing secondary nuances in the perfume. The wine is absolutely magnificent, broad, savory and mouth-filling. This is one of the alltime modern legends from Bordeaux as well as Chateau Montrose.” R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 08/14 3 bottles $900-1,200

176 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve 2008 Tuscany A. Galloni for TWA, 94 pts. 06/12 3 magnums $550-750 177 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve 2008 Tuscany A. Galloni for TWA, 94 pts. 06/12 1 double magnum $400-600 178 Bond Melbury 2002 Napa “The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Melbury, which comes from a hillside vineyard site near Lake Hennessey, is showing even better than it did in its youth. Probably years away from full maturity, the wine has an extraordinary aromatic profile of smoky meats intermixed with blackberry, creme de cassis, charcoal, lead pencil shavings and espresso. Dense, opulent and full-bodied, with terrific fruit, this is a showcase style of vintage for a wine of such great ripeness and massive intensity. This extraordinary effort displays oodles of glycerin and fabulous purity, while the oak has been completely absorbed. The cooler hillside climate of blue fruits and spring flowers is also present as the wine aerates in the glass. This wine has at least another 15-30 years of potential ahead of it.” R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 06/12 1 bottle $350-425

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179 Bond Horizontal 2010 Melbury 2010 (1 mag) Pluribus 2010 (1 mag) Quella 2010 (1 mag) St. Eden 2010 (1 mag) Vecina 2010 (1 mag) Napa 5 magnums (owc) $2,800-3,750 180 Harlan Estate Proprietary Red 1997 Napa “The 1997 Harlan Estate is one of the greatest Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines I have ever tasted. A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, with the rest Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this enormously-endowed, profoundly rich wine must be tasted to be believed. Opaque purple-colored, it boasts spectacular, soaring aromatics of vanilla, minerals, coffee, blackberries, licorice, and cassis. In the mouth, layer after layer unfold powerfully yet gently. Acidity, tannin, and alcohol are wellbalanced by the wine’s unreal richness and singular personality. The finish exceeds one minute. Anticipated maturity: 2001-2030.” R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 12/00 1 bottle $800-1,000 181 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard 2006 Napa R. Parker for TWA, 98+ pts. 12/08 1 bottle $400-600 182-184 No lots.

From an all-around knockout of a cellar, these distinguished collectors offer up cased lots and large format bottlings for when the occasion demands a step up. Maintained in private and professional temperature-controlled storage. 185 Clarence de Haut Brion 2010 Pessac-Leognan 12 bottles (owc) $1,000-1,200

186 Chateau Pavie Macquin 1999 St. Emilion 12 bottles (owc) $500-700 187 Chateau Pavie Macquin 2005 St. Emilion R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 08/15 3 magnums $450-600 188 Chateau Clinet 2011 Pomerol “Clinet has produced a blockbuster wine, even in the lighter, less consistent vintage of 2011. It reveals a dense purple color as well as an abundance of black cherry, black currant and blackberry fruit intermixed with licorice, incense and a touch of camphor. Full-bodied, opulent and fleshy with a substantial finish, this showy, dramatic 2011 should drink well for 15-20 years. Brilliant!” R. Parker for TWA, 95 pts. 04/14 12 bottles (owc) $700-1,000 189 Bernard Dugat Py Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2011 Cote de Nuits 12 bottles (2xoc) $850-1,200 190 Ponsot Morey St Denis Cuvee Alouettes 2009 Cote de Nuits “A very pretty nose of discreet spice notes, red currants and damp earth nuances that continue onto the rich, powerful and impressively concentrated medium-bodied flavors blessed with an abundance of dry extract that buffers the notably firm, mineraldriven and wonderfully complex finish that seems to go on and on. This is terrific and one of the best vintages that I have ever seen for this wine.” Burghound, (91-94) pts. 01/11 1 magnum $125-175

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From various consignors, maintained in ideal cellar conditions. 191 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe u: one very top shoulder, one top shoulder, one lightly torn capsule removed and replaced by Skinner specialists to reveal fully branded cork “This is a denser version of the 1990 that stylistically reminds me of what the young 1959 probably tasted like. Still backward with a deep ruby/plum color revealing only a touch of lightening at the edge, the wine offers up an extraordinary nose of caramelized herbs, smoke, cedar, pen ink, black currants, and earth. The gorgeous aromatics are followed by a full-bodied, plump, rich, fleshy wine with low acidity. With 6-8 hours decanting in a closed decanter, it will offer beautiful drinking, but it needs another 5-8 years to reach full maturity. It is capable of lasting 50-60 years. This classic Lafite is not as fat and concentrated as the 1982 Latour, nor as complex or concentrated as the 1982 Mouton Rothschild, but it is a winner all the same.” R. Parker for TWA, 97+ pts. 06/09 2 bottles $3,000-4,000 192 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1986 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe “The 1986 possesses outstanding richness, a deep color, medium body, a graceful, harmonious texture, and superb length. The penetrating fragrance of cedar, chestnuts, minerals, and rich fruit is a hallmark of this wine. Powerful, dense, rich, and tannic, as well as medium to full-bodied, with awesome extraction of fruit, this Lafite has immense potential. Patience is required. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2030.” R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 01/98 1 bottle $750-1,100 193 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1989 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe u: bottom neck 3 bottles $1,400-1,800 193A Chateau d’Yquem 1928 Sauternes, 1er Cru Superiore u: high shoulder, lighly bin-soiled and nicked label, mahogany color 1 bottle $2,000-3,000

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194 Chateau Palmer 2005 Margaux, 3eme Cru Classe “This spectacular offering should continue to improve, and may merit an even higher score after additional aging. Stunningly rich and powerful, the dark purple-tinged 2005 Palmer is a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 7% Petit Verdot. Aromas of incense, burning embers, black currants, plums, licorice, and flowers are followed by a full-bodied Margaux with more weight and power even than its nearby first-growth rival, Chateau Margaux. The abundant acidity and tannins are beautifully coated by the wine’s exceptional fruit extract and overall harmony and richness. It is so concentrated that one is hard pressed to find even a hint of new oak.” R. Parker for TWA, 97 pts. 04/08 3 bottles $500-700 195 Carruades de Lafite Rothschild 1999 Pauillac 1 magnum $250-350 196 Carruades de Lafite Rothschild 2000 Pauillac 1 magnum $300-450 197 Carruades de Lafite Rothschild 2008 Pauillac “A blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, the 2008 exhibits graphite, sandalwood, black and red currant, chocolate and damp earth characteristics in its elegant, medium to full-bodied, fresh, lively personality. It is a delicious, luscious, already evolved wine to drink over the next 15+ years.” R. Parker for TWA, 91 pts. 05/11 2 magnums $600-800 198 Chateau Chasse Spleen 1989 Moulis en Medoc 12 bottles (owc) $600-850 199 Mixed Bordeaux Chateau Margaux 1980 (1 bt) u: bottom neck stained and binsoiled label 1994 (1 bt) u: into neck, lightly stained label Chateau Cos d’Estournel 1982 (1 bt) u: into neck, lightly bin-soiled label Chateau Leoville Las Cases 1970 (1 bt) u: mid-shoulder, bin-soiled label Chateau Figeac 1982 (1 bt) u: very top shoulder, stained and bin-soiled label Chateau du Malle 1975 (1 bt) u: very top shoulder 6 bottles $800-1,000

200 Gros Frere et Soeur Vosne Romanee 1999 Cote de Nuits 10 bottles $300-400

204 Paul Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle 1990 Northern Rhone 1 bottle $400-500

201 Nicolas Potel Chambertin 2005 Cote de Nuits “Strong reduction characterizes this raw and almost unbelievably primary nose that leads to big, rich, and opulent flavors that possess a forceful, detailed and quite minerally finish that is serious, brooding and strikingly long. This is texturally and stylistically different than virtually all the other wines though there may be convergence once it develops further in barrel though for now, it’s a wine apart.” Burghound, (92-95) pts. 01/01/07 6 bottles (owc) $1,300-1,800

205 Vega Sicilia Unico 1953 Castilla Leon u: very top shoulder, slight signs of old seepage, very lightly corroded capsules, binsoiled labels 2 bottles $1,000-1,500

202 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Grands Echezeaux 1993 Cote de Nuits u: 1.5cm, signs of possible seepage, slight corrosion to capsule Provenance: The Doctor’s Collection. 1 bottle $650-850

203 Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache 1990 Cote de Nuits u: 3.0cm, signs of old seepage, lightly stained label Bottle No. 17533 “A stunning, massive, full-on and completely classic La Tâche nose that displays almost unbelievable complexity so with many different elements that it is impossible to even begin to describe them all; the primary components include ethereal and still fresh pinot fruit, clove, knock out spiciness, anise, hoisin, soy and a trace of earth but these elements only hint at the sheer depth. The flavors are big, rich, refined, classy, penetrating and superbly powerful yet everything is in perfect balance and there is more than sufficient sève to balance off the still considerable tannins. The finish is intense, pure and so long that it is haunting; I could literally still taste this wine days later after I had it because it had such a dramatic and emotional impact. In its youth, this was one of the finest young Burgundies that I have ever been privileged to try and it only seems to get better with each passing year. For my taste, this is getting close to arriving at its peak but it’s not quite there though again, I stress that this is to my taste and some may find it to already be in its sweet spot of maturation. In short, this is absolutely brilliant. Note that while I have had relatively consistent notes, I have had two bottles that were a bit astringent on the finish and not in the class of what I describe above.” Burghound, 99 pts. 01/12 1 bottle $3,000-4,000

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206 Mixed Gaja Darmagi Cabernet Sauvignon 1983 (9 bts) u: six very top shoulder, three top shoulder, two torn labels Conteisa 1997 (1 bt) R. Parker for TWA, 98 pts. 06/01 2000 (2 bts) A. Galloni for TWA, 95 pts. 06/11 Piedmont 12 bottles $1,000-1,500 207 Mixed Jarvis Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2005 (4 bts) Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 (3 bts) 2007 (2 bts) Napa 9 bottles $1,000-1,500 208 Ridge Monte Bello 1985 Santa Cruz u: one into neck, four bottom neck, one very top shoulder R. Parker for TWA, 94 pts. 04/95 6 bottles $600-900

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Founded in 1988 by John Hall, Goose Island has been at the forefront of the craft beer boom in the United States. Starting from scratch at a time when “microbrew” wasn’t part of everyday lexicon, Goose Island started to push the boundaries and challenge the American beer drinker’s palate. In 1992, they pioneered the process of aging beer in bourbon barrels and later expanded their barrel aging program to include American interpretations of traditional Belgian ales. It is our pleasure to offer the following four lots directly from the cellars of Goose Island, who has generously offered to donate the proceeds of sale to benefit the ALS Therapy Development Institute, the world’s first and largest nonprofit biotech 100% focused on developing treatments for ALS.

209 Goose Island Beer Company Brothers and Sisters - Belgian Style Ales Pere Jacques 2010 (2 12ozs) Belgian style dubbel ale Halia 2015 (1 765ml bottle) Belgian style farmhouse ale fermented in wine barrels on white peaches Lolita 2015 (1 765ml bottle) Belgian style wild ale fermented in wine barrels with raspberries Gillian 2015 (1 765ml bottle) Belgian style farmhouse ale aged in wine barrels with strawberries, honey and white pepper Juliet 2013 (1 765ml bottle) Belgian style wild ale fermented in wine barrels with blackberries Madame Rose 2014 (1 765ml bottle) Belgian style brown ale aged in wine barrels with cherries Chicago, Illinois 2 12oz bottles 5 765ml bottles $150-200

210 Goose Island Beer Company Bourbon County Ales Bourbon County Brand Stout 2012 (1 12oz) stout aged in bourbon barrels, 15% 2013 (1 12oz) stout aged in bourbon barrels, 14.9% 2014 (1 12oz) stout aged in bourbon barrels, 13.8% Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout 2014 (1 12oz) stout aged in bourbon barrels with Intelligentsia Zirikana coffee added, 12.6% Bourbon County Brand Barleywine Ale 2013 (1 12oz) malt beverage aged in bourbon barrels that previously held Bourbon County Brand Stout, 12.3% 2014 (1 12oz) malt beverage aged in bourbon barrels that previously held Bourbon County Brand Stout, 12.1% Chicago, Illinois 6 12oz bottles $70-100

211 Goose Island Beer Company Bourbon County Ales Bourbon County Brand Stout 2012 (1 12oz) stout aged in bourbon barrels, 15% 2013 (1 12oz) stout aged in bourbon barrels, 14.9% 2014 (1 12oz) stout aged in bourbon barrels, 13.8% Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout 2014 (1 12oz) nicked label, stout aged in bourbon barrels with Intelligentsia Zirikana coffee added, 12.6% Bourbon County Brand Barleywine Ale 2013 (1 12oz) malt beverage aged in bourbon barrels that previously held Bourbon County Brand Stout, 12.3% 2014 (1 12oz) malt beverage aged in bourbon barrels that previously held Bourbon County Brand Stout, 12.1% Chicago, Illinois 6 12oz bottles $70-100 212 Goose Island Beer Company Vanilla Rye Bourbon County Brand Stout 2014 Chicago, Illinois stout aged in rye whiskey barrels with Mexican and Madagascar vanilla beans 1 22oz bottle $100-150

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A selection of fine ales from various cellars, from stouts to sours and highlighted by Southampton’s Black Raspberry Lambic and Cantillon’s Blåbær, two of the finest examples of fruited, spontaneously fermented ales. 213 Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Vanilla Rye 2014 Chicago, Illinois stout aged in rye whiskey barrels with Mexican and Madagascar vanilla beans 1 22oz bottle $100-150 214 Nomad Brewery Batch S#1 Chicago, Illinois produced and bottled by Lincoln Park Brewery, Inc., ale aged in Stitzel-Weller bourbon barrels 1 750ml bottle $100-150 215 Hoppin’ Frog B.O.R.I.S. Van Wink Akron, Ohio stout aged in Van Winkle barrels 1 22oz bottle $70-100 216 Three Floyds Dark Lord 2014 Munster, Indiana blue wax, Russian imperial stout brewed with coffee and vanilla 1 22oz bottle $60-80 216A Black Hog Brewing Company Disco Pigs Disco Pig #1 Brown Brett Braggot (1 500ml) brown ale fermented with honey, saison yeast and one strain of Brettanomyces, bottle 1457 of 4000 Disco Pig #3 La Rouge Trois (1 500ml) Flanders red style ale, brewed with Oxbow Brewing Company, bottle 442 of 798 Oxford, Connecticut 2 500ml bottle $100-150 217 The Bruery Mother Funker 2012 Placentia, California sour blonde ale aged in oak barrels 1 750ml bottle $30-50

218 Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales Collababiere Special Holiday Ale Dexter, Michigan ale brewed with chestnuts, juniper, sage and caraway, aged in oak, blend 1, bottled December 29, 2010 1 750ml bottle $60-90

222 Drie Fonteinen Armand’4 Lente 2010 (750ml) Zomer 2010 (750ml) Herfst 2010 (750ml) Winter 2010 (750ml) Beersel, Belgium 4 750ml bottles (owc) $700-1,000

219 Southampton Black Raspberry Lambic Southampton, New York aged in wine barrels for 21 months with black raspberries 1 750ml bottle $600-800

222A Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze Vintage Yellow Label Vertical 2006 (1 750ml) scuffed label, bottled November 30, 2006 2007 (1 750ml) torn capsule, synthetic cork, bottled February 2, 2007 2007 (1 750ml) nicked label, no capsule, Champagne-style cork, bottled December 27, 2007 Beersel, Belgium 3 750ml bottles $500-700

220 Mixed Russian River Brewing Company Beatification (1 375ml) batch 011012 Consecration (1 375ml) batch 005X2F Supplication (1 375ml) batch 005X2 Santa Rosa, California 3 375ml bottles $125-175 220A Cantillon Blåbær 2015 Brussels, Belgium 2015 release, lambic aged on blueberries 1 750ml bottle $300-400 220B Cantillon Blåbær 2015 Brussels, Belgium 2015 release, lambic aged on blueberries 1 750ml bottle $300-400 220C Cantillon Cuvee de Monk’s Gueuze 2008 Brussels, Belgium bottled 2008, gueuze selected with Tom Peeters of Monk’s Café 1 750ml bottle $200-300 221 Cantillon Grand Cru Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru Brussels, Belgium brewed 2002, bottled 2005, organic lambic aged three years in oak 1 750ml bottle $200-300 221A Cantillon Vigneronne 2005 Brussels, Belgium lightly torn capsule, bottled 2005, two-year lambic aged on Muscat grapes 1 375ml bottle $150-200

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222B Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze Green Label Beersel, Belgium lightly nicked and stained label, bottled December 1, 2004 1 1500ml bottle $250-350 223 De Dolle Stille Nacht Reserva 2010 Esen, Belgium ale aged in Bordeaux barrels for 25 months 1 750ml bottle $100-150

The following fine spirits come from various cellars and are arranged alphabetically by general region. French spirits begin at Lot 224, American whiskey at Lot 238, single-malt scotch at Lot 265, blended scotch at Lot 326, followed by other spirits. 224 Cognac Napoleon Grand Reserve 1811 Cognac u: below shoulder, wax capsule mostly worn away, no volume or ABV stated 1 bottle $800-1,000 225 Cognac Napoleon 1811 Grand Reserve Cognac u: high shoulder, original bottling, original corrugated cardboard sleeve, bottle coated in cellar grime, wax capsule mostly intact, no volume or ABV stated $2,000-2,500

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226 Darroze Bas Armagnac 1932 Armagnac official bottling, damage to wax seal, bottled 1982, 46% 1 750ml bottle $400-500

233 Laubade Bas Armagnac 1947 Armagnac official bottling, minor damage to wax seal, bottled May 19, 1997, 40% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $600-800

240 AH Hirsch Reserve Bourbon 16 Years Old Pennsylvania official bottling, gold wax, distilled 1974, 45.8% 1 750ml bottle $1,200-1,600

227 Darroze Dupont 20 Years Old 1983 Armagnac 43.90% 8 750ml bottles $800-1,000

234 Hennessy Ellipse Cognac a blend of seven eaux de vie, each selected by one of the seven Hennessy master blenders, housed in Baccarat crystal decanter number 536, 43.5% 1 750ml bottle (pc) $6,000-9,000

241 AH Hirsch Reserve Bourbon 16 Years Old Pennsylvania official bottling, gold foil capsule, distilled 1974, 45.8% 1 750ml bottle $1,000-1,200

228 Pierre Ferrand Ancestrale Cognac official bottling, Grande Champagne Cognac, 40% 3 750ml bottles (owc) $1,200-1,500 229 Pierre Ferrand Ancestrale Cognac official bottling, Grande Champagne Cognac, 40% 4 750ml bottles (owc) $1,600-2,000

230 Pierre Ferrand Grande Champagne Cognac 1965 Cognac official bottling, Grande Champagne Cognac, bottled 1999, bottles #1061, #1062, #1054, 41% 3 750ml bottles (owc) $1,500-2,000

231 Pierre Ferrand Grande Champagne Cognac 1965 Cognac official bottling, Grande Champagne Cognac, bottled 1999, bottles #403, #848, #1017, #1048, 41% 4 750ml bottles (three in owc) $2,000-2,500

232 Pierre Ferrand Grande Champagne Cognac 1968 Cognac official bottling, Grande Champagne Cognac, bottled 1999, bottles #401 and #407, 41% 2 750ml bottles (one in owc) $600-800

235 Remy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl Cognac Louis XIII cognac aged in tiercon C100-29, a century-old 500-liter barrel, housed in black crystal Baccarat decanter number 003 of 786, 40% 1 750ml bottle (pc) $20,000-24,000 236 Privilege Reserve du Prince Cognac Cognac official bottling, “Limited Selection from Private Paradis,” bottle #BCD 630, “Regarded by the Most Respected Licensed Appraisers as an Authentic Pre-World War 1 Vintage,” 40% 1 750ml bottle $2,000-2,500 237 Domaine de la Voute Grand Fine Champagne Cognac 1er Grand Cru de Cognac Cognac bottled by Madame Gaston Briand, sealed and banded case, handwritten “41” on side, white cardboard oc, 46% 12 4/5 quart bottles $2,000-2,500 238 AH Hirsch Reserve Bourbon 16 Years Old Pennsylvania official bottling, blue wax, light vertical cracks to wax capsule, cellar grime on bottle, distilled 1974, 45.8% 1 750ml bottle $1,500-2,000

239 AH Hirsch Reserve Bourbon 16 Years Old Pennsylvania official bottling, gold wax, distilled 1974, 45.8% 1 750ml bottle $1,200-1,600

242 AH Hirsch Reserve Bourbon 16 Years Old Pennsylvania official bottling, gold foil capsule, distilled 1974, 45.8% 1 750ml bottle $1,000-1,200 243 AH Hirsch Finest Reserve Bourbon 20 Years Old Pennsylvania official bottling, red wax, hairline crack around capsule, lightly stained label, cellar grime on bottle, distilled 1974, 45.8% 1 750ml bottle $1,500-2,000 244 AH Hirsch Finest Reserve Bourbon 20 Years Old 1974 Pennsylvania official bottling, red wax, hairline crack around capsule, lightly stained label, cellar grime on bottle, distilled 1974, 45.8% 1 750ml bottle $1,500-2,000 245 American Medicinal Spirits Co. Select Reserve 1917 Kentucky Harry E Wilken Distillery, distilled 1917, bottled 1932, 100 Proof 3 1 pint bottles $600-800 246 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection George T. Stagg Kentucky official bottling, Fall 2005 release, 70.6% 4 750ml bottles $1,800-2,200

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247 EH Taylor OFC “A Perfect Whiskey” Kentucky u: bottom shoulder, official bottling, 3-part molded glass, c. 1880, wax capsule mostly worn away, small chip in top, damage to cork, bottle reads “Not a purer or better article of Whiskey made in the world,” AM Swope, Collector of Internal Revenue, 7th District KY, no volume or ABV stated Note: Hon. Armstead M. Swope (1844-1889) was appointed Internal Revenue Collector of the Seventeenth District of Kentucky in 1877 and held the position until his resignation dated February 25, 1884 and made effective March 31 of that year. Swope was stabbed to death by a political rival, William Casseus Goodloe, on November 8, 1889, shooting his assailant in the process, who later died of his wounds. 1 bottle $1,200-1,500 247A EH Taylor Cured Oak Bourbon 17 Years Old Kentucky official bottling, 2015 release, made in oak barrels with staves cured for 13 months, more than twice the typical length of curing, 50% 1 750ml bottle $300-500 248 Glenmore Whiskey 1913 Kentucky Glenmore Distilleries Company, Owensboro, KY, bottled Fall 1918, “Guaranteed to be a Pure Natural Whiskey,” bottled in bond, 50% 1 quart bottle $1,000-1,200

252 Monticello Special Reserve 9 Years Old Pennsylvania u: bottom shoulder, Thompson Distilling Company, West Brownsville, PA, bottled by The Geo. T. Stagg Company, Frankfort, KY, c. 1940s, 45% 1 pint bottle $300-400 253 Old Overholt 1935 official bottling, distilled 1935, bottled 1941, 50% 1 quart bottle (oc) $600-800

254 Old Fitzgerald 1849 10 Years Old Kentucky u: mid shoulder, official bottling, Stitzel Weller, presentation case with one of two shot glasses, c. 1970, 45.2% 1 4/5 quart bottle (pc) $500-600

255 Old Fitzgerald American Sons Of St. Patrick Decanter Kentucky official bottling, Italian export strip over American strip label, American strip label broken below seal, portion over seal intact, Italian strip label damaged at seal, 43% 1 4/5 quart bottle $300-500

249 Hayner Rich Pure Whisky Ohio u: low shoulder, official bottling, c. 1910, driven cork, no ABV stated 1 quart bottle $1,000-1,200

256 Very Xtra Old Fitzgerald 10 Years Old Kentucky official bottling, Stitzel Weller, presentation case with two shot glasses, distilled Spring 1958, bottled Spring 1968, 50% 1 4/5 quart bottle (pc) $2,000-2,500

250 Hayner Rich Pure Whiskey Ohio u: low shoulder, Hayner Distilling Co., preprohibition bottling, no ABV stated 1 quart bottle $1,200-1,500

257 Very Xtra Old Fitzgerald 10 Years Old Kentucky official bottling, distilled 1956, bottled 1966, 50% 1 4/5 quart bottle (oc) $1,500-2,000

251 IW Harper 1946 Kentucky distilled Spring 1946, bottled Fall 1950 4 4/5 quart bottles $1,000-1,200

258 Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13 Years Old Kentucky official bottling, bottle C3599, Lawrenceburg bottling, early 2000s, 47.8% 1 750ml bottle $600-800

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259 Old Rip Van Winkle Bourbon 10 Years Old Kentucky official bottling, 2014 release, 53.5% 2 750ml bottles $600-800 260 Van Winkle Special Reserve Bourbon 12 Years Old Lot B Kentucky official bottling, 45.2% 3 750ml bottles $1,200-1,500 261 Mixed Van Winkle Bourbon 15 Year Old Rip Van Winkle Bourbon 15 Years Old (1 750ml) official bottling, bottle #B1053, 53.5% Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon 15 Years Old (1 750ml) official bottling, 53.5% 2 750ml bottles $800-1,000 262 Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Bourbon 20 Years Old Kentucky official bottling, 2011 release, red velvet bag, 45.2% 1 750ml bottle $900-1,100 263 WL Weller 19 Years Old 1982 Kentucky official bottling, distilled Spring 1982, bottled Fall 2001, 45% 2 750ml bottles $800-1,000 264 Mixed Early Bourbon Old Sunny Brook Bourbon (1 quart) original bottling, driven cork, “For Medicinal Purposes...,” 50% Old Prentice 11 Years Old 1918 (1 pint) u: well below shoulder, original bottling, distilled 1918, bottled 1929, 50% Kentucky 1 pint bottle 1 quart bottle $1,000-1,500

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265 Ardbeg 22 Years Old 1978 Islay Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseur’s Choice, bottled 2000, 40% 1 750ml bottle (oc) $300-400

272 Balvenie Vintage Cask 30 Years Old 1973 Speyside official bottling, cask #7484, distilled May 21, 1973, bottled April 28, 2004, bottle #230/309, 49.7% 1 700ml bottle (owc) $1,100-1,400

266 Ardbeg 27 Years Old 1972 Islay Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask, distilled November 1972, bottled July 2000, 144 bottles from Sherry cask, 50% 2 750ml bottles (oc) $800-1,000

273 Balvenie 31 Years Old 1966 Speyside official bottling, cask #1894, distilled February 14, 1966, bottled November 20, 1997, bottle #43/156, 45.5% 1 750ml bottle (oc) $1,500-2,000

267 Ardbeg 1978 Islay official bottling, 43% 3 750ml bottles (oc) $1,200-1,500

274 Balvenie Vintage Cask 31 Years Old 1976 Speyside official bottling, cask #6568, distilled June 18, 1976, bottled March 27, 2008, bottle #38/202, 53.8% 1 700ml bottle (owc) $700-900

268 Ardbeg Committee Release Guaranteed 21 Years Old Islay official bottling, bottled exclusively for members of The Committee in July 2001, bottled from twelve hand-selected casks and bottled at cask strength, 56.3% 1 700ml bottle $700-900 269 Ardbeg Lord of the Isles 25 Years Old Islay official bottling, 46% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $1,000-1,200

270 Ardbeg Provenance 1974 Islay official bottling, numbered certificate, small tartan “blanket,” bottled November 18, 1997, #4886, 55.6% 1 700ml bottle (owc) $1,500-2,000

271 Mixed Ardbeg Very Young 1998 (1 700ml) official bottling, box not original, bottled 2004, 6 years old, 58.3% Still Young 1998 (1 700ml, oc) official bottling, bottled 2006, 8 years old, 56.2% Almost There 1998 (1 700ml, oc) official bottling, bottled 2007, 9 years old, 54.1% Renaissance 1998 (1 700ml, oc) official bottling, bottled 2008, 10 years old, 55.9% Islay 4 700ml bottles $500-700

275 Balvenie 33 Years Old 1972 Speyside official bottling, cask #14932, distilled November 27, 1972, bottled June 6, 2006, bottle #13/129, 47.3% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $1,200-1,500 276 Balvenie 34 Years Old 1971 Speyside official bottling, cask #8925, distilled June 29, 1971, bottled September 14, 2005, bottle # 126/189, 47.1% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $1,200-1,500 277 Bowmore Sea Dragon 30 Years Old Islay official bottling, 43% 3 750ml bottles $3,000-4,000 278 Bowmore Sea Dragon 30 Years Old Islay official bottling, 43% 3 750ml bottles $3,000-4,000

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279 Mixed Bowmore The Devil’s Casks 10 Years Old (1 750ml, oc) official bottling, first release, 56.9% 21 Years Old (1 750ml, pc) official bottling, 43% 25 Years Old (1 750ml, pc) official bottling, 43% Islay 3 750ml bottles $550-650 280 Dallas Dhu 20 Years Old 1979 Speyside Gordon & MacPhail, bottled 1999, 40% 3 750ml bottles (two in oc) $600-800 281 Glenlivet Cellar Collection 40 Years Old 1964 Speyside official bottling, bottled 2004, 1824 bottles, 45.1% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $1,200-1,500 282 Glenlivet Vintage Series 1972 Speyside official bottling, bottled 1998, sample code 2LVF802, 54.37% 3 750ml bottles (two in owc) $1,200-1,500 283 Glenlivet Vintage Series Box Set Speyside official bottling, bottled in 1998, 200ml samples of each: 1967 sample 2LVF001 (53.32%), 1968 sample 2LVF002 (52.75%), 1969 sample 2LVF003 (52.20%), 1970 sample 2LVF013 (56.42%), 1972 sample 2LVF005 (54.29%) 5 200ml bottles (owc) $800-1,000 284 Glenmorangie 1971 Highlands official bottling, limited bottling, 43% 2 750ml bottles (owc) $800-1,000 285 Glenmorangie 1971 Highlands official bottling, limited bottling, 43% 2 750ml bottles (owc) $800-1,000

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286 Glenrothes 32 Years Old 1972 Speyside official bottling, bottled 2005, bottles #11877, #11952, #11968, 43% 3 750ml bottles $1,200-1,500 287 Laphroaig 27 Years Old 1981 Islay official bottling, Oloroso sherry casks 1 750ml bottle $1,000-1,200 288 Laphroaig 30 Years Old Islay official bottling, 43% 2 750ml bottles $1,800-2,200 289 Laphroaig 30 Years Old Islay official bottling, 43% 1 750ml bottle $900-1,100 290 Laphroaig 30 Years Old Islay official bottling, 43% 1 750ml $900-1,100 291 Macallan 30 Years Old Speyside official bottling, blue label, 43% 1 750ml bottle $2,500-3,000 292 Macallan 30 Years Old Speyside official bottling, blue label, 43% 1 750ml bottle $2,500-3,000 293 Macallan 30 Years Old Speyside official bottling, blue label, 43% 1 750ml bottle $2,500-3,000

294 Macallan 30 Years Old Speyside official bottling, blue label, 43% 1 750ml bottle $2,500-3,000 295 The Macallan 30 Years Old Speyside original bottling, Sherry oak, 43% 1 750ml bottle $1,500-2,000

296 Macallan Anniversary 25 Years Old 1974 Speyside official bottling, 43% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $1,000-1,200

297 Macallan Anniversary 25 Years Old 1974 Speyside official bottling, 43% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $1,000-1,200

298 Macallan Anniversary 25 Years Old 1975 Speyside official bottling, 43% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $1,000-1,200

299 Macallan Anniversary 25 Years Old Speyside official bottling, 43% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $1,000-1,200 300 Macallan Cask Strength Speyside official bottling, 60.1% 4 750ml bottles (oc) $600-800

301 Macallan Coronation Speyside official bottling, set containing two bottles, each in a limited edition of 1953 bottles of “Macallan whiskies of contrasting characters, representing the diversity of the years of Queen’s reign,” one 58.1%, one 55.7% 2 350ml bottles (pc) $1,600-2,000

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302 Macallan Diamond Jubilee Speyside official bottling, one of 2012 bottles released in 2012 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, 52% 1 700ml bottle (pc) $1,500-2,000 303 Macallan Fine Oak 30 Years Old Speyside official bottling, 43% 1 700ml bottle $900-1,200 304 Macallan Gran Reserva 18 Years Old 1979 Speyside official bottling, 40% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $1,000-1,200 305 Macallan Gran Reserva 18 Years Old 1979 Speyside official bottling, 40% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $1,000-1,200 306 Macallan Gran Reserva 18 Years Old 1979 Speyside official bottling, 40% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $1,000-1,200 307 Macallan Gran Reserva 18 Years Old 1979 Speyside official bottling, 40% 1 750ml bottle (owc) $1,000-1,200

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308 Port Ellen 22 Years Old 1979 Islay official bottling, 1st annual release, bottled 2001, #2433/6000, 56.2% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $1,500-2,000

313 Port Ellen 27 Years Old 1978 Islay official bottling, 6th annual release, bottled 2006, #2849/4560, 54.2% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $700-900

309 Port Ellen 24 Years Old 1978 Islay official bottling, 2nd annual release, bottled 2002, #4586/12000, 59.35% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $900-1,100

314 Port Ellen 28 Years Old 1979 Islay official bottling, 7th annual release, bottled 2007, #3434/5274, 53.8% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $700-900

310 Port Ellen 24 Years Old 1979 Islay official bottling, 3rd annual release, bottled 2003, #6492/9000, 57.3% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $900-1,100

315 Port Ellen 29 Years Old 1978 Islay official bottling, 8th annual release, bottled 2008, #4847/6618, 55.3% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $700-900

311 Port Ellen 25 Years Old 1978 Islay official bottling, 4th annual release, bottled 2004, #414/5100, 56.2% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $900-1,100

316 Port Ellen 30 Years Old 1979 Islay official bottling, 9th annual release, bottled 2009, #4216/5916, 57.7% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $900-1,100

312 Port Ellen 25 Years Old 1979 Islay official bottling, 5th annual release, bottled 2005, #1819/5280, 57.4% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $700-900

317 Port Ellen 31 Years Old 1978 Islay official bottling, 10th annual release, bottled 2010, refill Sherry barrels, #1801/3000, 54.6% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $1,000-1,200 318 Port Ellen 32 Years Old 1979 Islay official bottling, 11th annual release, bottled 2011, American and European oak casks, #2409/2988, 53.9% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $800-1,000

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319 Port Ellen 32 Years Old 1979 Islay official bottling, 12th annual release, bottled 2012, American and European oak casks, #2736/2964, 52.5% 1 750ml bottle (oc) $1,000-1,200

320 Port Ellen 34 Years Old 1978 Islay official bottling, 13th annual release, bottled 2013, #221/2958, 55% 1 750ml bottle (oc) $1,600-2,000

321 Port Ellen 22 Years Old 1978 Islay Rare Malts, bottled October 2000, #596/4580, 60.5% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $700-900

321A Port Ellen 22 Years Old 1982 Islay Douglas Laing, cask #740, distilled February 1982, bottled September 2004, for the PLOWED Society, 264 bottles, 61.1% 1 750ml bottle $400-500 322 Port Ellen 30 Years Old 1982 Islay Malts of Scotland, Sherry hogshead MoS12017, distilled February 1982, bottled April 2012, #136/298, 58.6% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $600-800 323 Port Ellen 28 Years Old 1983 Islay Malts of Scotland, cask MoS-11011, distilled February 1983, bottled October 2011, #114/267, 58.9% 1 700ml bottle (oc) $400-500

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324 Rosebank 12 Years Old Lowlands Gordon & MacPhail, single cask #1533, selected and bottled 2003 exclusively for Binny’s by Joe C., 247 bottles, 60.3% 4 750ml bottles $800-1,000 325 Mixed Strathisla 42 Years Old 1954 (750ml) Gordon & MacPhail, 40% 40 Years Old 1960 (750ml) Gordon & MacPhail, 40% 27 Years Old 1967 (750ml) Gordon & MacPhail, 40% Speyside 3 750ml bottles $850-1,050

326 Ballantine’s 30 Years Old Scotland official bottling, c. 1952, crystal decanters with accompanying stoppers, each in original carton with original twelve-bottle wooden crate, 43.4% 6 4/5 quart bottles $2,500-3,000 327 Bel Sec Dry Gin England ME Bellows & Co., NY, c. 1900s-1910s, no ABV stated 5 4/5 quart bottles $1,200-1,500 328 Double Eagle Pure Rye Whiskey Canada Distillers Corporation, Montreal, Canada, c. 1920s, bottled in bond, “Sardine Can” bottle with metal key, no ABV stated 1 quart bottle $600-800

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Index Champagne 1990 Dom Perignon Oenotheque ..................... 103, 170 1996 Dom Perignon ................................................. 104 2002 Dom Perignon Andy Warhol .................... 105, 171 Louis Roederer Cristal ....................................... 58

Bordeaux 1982 Gruaud Larose .................................................... 7 Lafite Rothschild .............................................. 191 Mouton Rothschild .............................................. 3 Pichon Lalande ................................................. 26 1986 Cos d’Estournel ................................................... 6 Gruaud Larose .................................................8-9 Lafite Rothschild .......................................... 1, 192 Mouton Rothschild ...................................... 4, 153 Pichon Lalande ................................................. 27 Talbot ................................................................ 32 1988 Mouton Rothschild .............................................. 5 1989 Chasse Spleen ................................................ 198 Lafite Rothschild .............................................. 193 Lynch Bages ................................................35-36 Pichon Baron .......................................22-23, 107 1990 Angelus ............................................................. 44 Leoville Barton ..............................................15-16 Lynch Bages ................................................37-38 Margaux .............................................................. 2 Montrose ........................................................... 20 Pichon Baron ...............................................23-24 Talbot ................................................................ 33 1993 Mouton Rothschild ............................................ 92 1994 Margaux .......................................................... 172 1996 Leoville Poyferre ................................................ 97 Lynch Bages ..................................................... 99 Mouton Rothschild ............................................ 93 Pontet Canet ................................................... 100

1998 Ducru Beaucaillou ............................................. 95 Lafite Rothschild ...........................................88-90 Margaux ............................................................ 91 Mouton Rothschild ............................................ 94 1999 Carruades de Lafite Rothschild ....................... 195 Latour ............................................................. 106 Pavie Macquin ................................................. 186 Reserve de la Comtesse ................................. 109 2000 Carruades de Lafite Rothschild ....................... 196 Gruaud Larose .................................................. 10 Leoville Barton ..............................................17-18 Leoville Las Cases ............................................. 96 Les Forts de Latour ......................................... 101 Lynch Bages ................................................39-40 Pichon Baron .................................................... 25 Pichon Lalande ................................................. 28 Talbot ................................................................ 34 2002 Pichon Lalande ............................................... 108 2003 Branaire Ducru .................................................. 31 Lascombes ....................................................... 11 2004 Lascombes ....................................................... 12 2005 Chasse Spleen .................................................. 62 Clos St Martin ................................................. 111 Cos d’Estournel ............................................... 173 Destieux .......................................................... 112 d’Issan .............................................................. 29 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge .......................... 110 La Vieille Cure ................................................... 43 Lascombes ..................................................13-14 Leoville Barton ............................................. 19, 59 Malescot St. Exupery ........................................ 30 Palmer ............................................................. 194 Pavie Macquin ................................................. 187 Pipeau ............................................................... 45 Pontet Canet ..................................................... 41 2006 La Mission Haut Brion ..................................... 175 Pontet Canet ..................................................... 42 2008 Carruades de Lafite Rothschild ....................... 197 2009 Montrose ......................................................... 174 Pontet Canet ..................................................... 60

2010 Clarence de Haut Brion ................................... 185 Pontet Canet ..................................................... 61 2011 Clinet ............................................................... 188 Mixed Lots Mixed Bordeaux............................................... 199 Vertical Lots Clerc Milon......................................................... 98

White Bordeaux 1928 d’Yquem .......................................................193A 1990 d’Yquem ......................................................... 151 2001 d’Yquem ......................................................... 152

Burgundy 1989 Merode Corton Bressandes .............................. 81 1990 DRC La Tache ................................................ 203 Merode Corton Clos du Roi .............................. 84 Merode Corton Renardes .................................. 83 1993 B. Clair GC Les Cazetieres ................................ 75 B. Clair Savigny Les Beaune La Dominode ....... 77 DRC Grands Echezeaux .................................. 202 Merode Corton Clos du Roi .............................. 85 1996 B. Clair Savigny Les Beaune La Dominode ....... 78 1999 B. Clair GC Les Cazetieres ................................ 76 B. Clair Savigny Les Beaune La Dominode ....... 79 Gros Frere et Soeur Vosne Romanee .............. 200 2002 B. Clair Savigny Les Beaune La Dominode ....... 80 2005 Michel Lafarge Volnay Clos des Chenes ............ 63 Nicolas Potel Chambertin ................................ 201 2006 Vogue Musigny VV ............................................ 70

2008 Ponsot Clos de la Roche VV ........................... 154 Raveneau Chablis Butteaux .............................. 65 2009 Ponsot Morey St Denis Cuvee Alouettes ......... 190 Raveneau Chablis Blanchot ............................... 64 2010 Joseph Drouhin Musigny ...............................153A Raveneau Chablis Foret .................................... 67 Raveneau Chablis Montee de Tonnerre ............. 68 Raveneau Chablis Monts Mains ........................ 69 2011 Bernard Dugat Py GC VV ................................ 189 Raveneau Chablis Butteaux .............................. 66 Mixed Lots Mixed Merode.................................................... 87 Vertical Lots Merode Corton Bressandes............................... 82 Merode Corton Clos du Roi................................ 86

Rhone

Germany 2002 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese .... 72 2005 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese .... 73 2007 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese .... 74

Italy 1997 Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio Alle Mura ..... 126 Silvio Nardi Brunello di Montalcino Vigneto Manachiara ..................................................... 123 2001 Cavallotto Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe ................................................. 119 Clerico Sori Ginestra ....................................... 120 Conterno Fantino Sori Ginestra ....................... 121 Galardi Terra di Lavoro IGT ............................. 158 Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis .................. 124

1990 Paul Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle .............. 204

2004 Manzone La Gramolere Barolo ........................ 122 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino ..................... 130

1996 Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc De L’Oree ............... 46

2008 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve ................176-177

1999 Guigal Cote Rotie d’Ampuis ............................ 113 Tardieu Laurent Cote Rotie ............................. 114

2009 Fontodi Flaccianello ......................................... 127 Tua Rita Redigaffi ............................................ 129

2000 Chapoutier l’Ermite .......................................... 156

Mixed Lots Mixed Gaja....................................................... 206

2005 Clos St Jean CNDP Combe de Fous .............. 118 Domaine Charvin CNDP .................................. 115

Vertical Lots Scavino Barolo Canubbi................................... 125 Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino.................. 128

2006 JL Chave Hermitage Rouge ............................ 155

Spain

2007 Clos des Papes CNDP ............................ 117, 157 Domaine Pegau Cuvee da Capo ..................... 150

1953 Vega Sicilia Unico ............................................ 205

2010 Beaucastel CNDP ............................................. 71

California

Vertical Lots Clos de Papes CNDP....................................... 116

1985 Ridge Monte Bello ........................................... 208

1990 Dominus Estate ................................................. 50 1991 Beringer CS Private Reserve ............................. 47 Dalla Valle CS .................................................... 48 Dominus Estate ................................................. 51 Opus One ......................................................... 55 1992 Dalla Valle CS .................................................... 49 Dominus Estate ............................................52-53 Philip Togni CS .................................................. 57 1994 Joseph Phelps Insignia ...................................... 56 1997 Harlan Estate.................................................... 181 Opus One......................................................... 102 2001 Beringer Private Reserve CS ........................... 133 Pride Reserve Claret ........................................ 182 2002 Bond Melbury .................................................. 178 2005 SQN Atlantis Fe 203-1a .................................. 135 SQN Atlantis Fe 203-1b .................................. 136 SQN Atlantis Fe 203-1c .................................. 137 2006 Schrader CS BTK ............................................ 183 SQN Raven No. 1 ........................................... 139 2007 Joseph Phelps Insignia .................................... 149 Ramey Pedregal .............................................. 134 SQN Labels ..................................................... 138 2009 Marcassin Chardonnay Marcassin ................... 162 Marcassin Chardonnay Three Sisters .............. 163 Marcassin PN Blue Slide Ridge ....................... 161 Marcassin PN Marcassin ................................. 159 Marcassin PN Three Sisters ............................ 160 SQN Stamp Collecting..................................... 140 SQN Upside Down........................................... 141 2010 Bond Horizontal .............................................. 179 Grace Family CS ............................................. 180 Schrader CS T6 BTK ...................................... 184 SQN Stockholm Syndrome ............................. 142

2011 Mixed Schrader ............................................... 169 Schrader CS Old Sparky BTK ......................... 164 SQN Dark Blossom Grenache ......................... 144 SQN Dark Blossom Syrah ............................... 143 SQN Next of Kyn Cumulus #5 ......................... 145 2012 Mixed Schrader ........................................167-168 Schrader CS Old Sparky BTK ..................165-166 SQN In the Abstract ........................................ 148 SQN Stein Grenache ....................................... 146 SQN Stock Syrah ............................................ 147 Mixed Lots Mixed Jarvis..................................................... 207 Vertical Lots Mondavi CS Reserve.......................................... 54

Chile 2002 Concha Toro Don Melchor .............................. 132

Australia 2001 Clarendon Hills Astralis .................................... 131

Ales Black Hog......................................................216A Cantillon............................................... 220A-221A De Dolle........................................................... 223 Drie Fonteinen........................................ 222-222B Goose Island.............................................209-213 Hoppinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Frog.................................................... 215 Jolly Pumpkin................................................... 218 Nomad............................................................. 214 Russian River................................................... 220 Southampton................................................... 219 The Bruery....................................................... 217 Three Floyds..................................................... 216

Spirits AH Hirsch .................................................238-244 American Medicinal Spirits Co. ........................ 245 Ardbeg......................................................265-271 Ballantines........................................................ 326 Balvenie.....................................................272-276 Bel Sec Dry Gin................................................ 327 Bowmore..................................................277-279 Cognac Napoleon 1811 Grand Reserve......224-25 Dallas Dhu........................................................ 280 Darroze.....................................................226-227 Domaine de la Voute........................................ 237 Double Eagle.................................................... 328 EH Taylor................................................247-247A

George T. Stagg............................................... 246 Glenlivet....................................................281-283 Glenmorangie ...........................................284-285 Glenmore......................................................... 248 Glenrothes........................................................ 286 Hayner.......................................................249-250 Hennessy......................................................... 234 IW Harper ........................................................ 251 Laphroaig..................................................287-290 Laubaude......................................................... 233 Macallan....................................................291-307 Mixed Early Bourbon........................................ 264 Monticello......................................................... 252 Old Fitzgerald............................................254-257 Old Overholt .................................................... 253 Pierre Ferrand............................................228-232 Port Ellen...................................................308-323 Privilege............................................................ 236 Remy Martin..................................................... 235 Rosebank......................................................... 324 Strathisla.......................................................... 325 Van Winkle................................................258-262 WL Weller......................................................... 263

Skinner, Inc. & Lower Falls Wine Co. Conditions of Sale – Fine Wines Auction 1. All bidders and buyers of wine must be at least 21 years of age and shall present satisfying legal documentation of this at auction. In the event the buyer is a partnership or corporate entity, the receiver of the wine shall furnish proof fulfilling this criteria. 2. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc., below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event, and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, Skinner, Inc. and Lower Falls Wine Co. may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot. 3. All property is sold “as is,” and neither Skinner, Inc. and Lower Falls Wine Co. nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation or any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, or description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice, or in the catalog, or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability. Prospective buyers are urged to inspect those lots they have interest in. 4. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by Skinner, Inc. shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Please note Massachusetts state law requires all purchasers of alcoholic beverages be at least 21 years of age. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate. 5. All merchandise purchased is payable directly to Skinner Inc., and must be paid for the day of the auction. All merchandise must be removed from Lower Falls Wine Co. within forty five (45) days of the auction, and in no event shall Skinner Inc. or Lower Falls Wine Co. have any liability for any damage to property left on its premises for more than fourteen (14) days after the sale. Lower Falls Wine Co. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage fee per lot as determined by Lower Falls Wine Co. (see Collection of Wines). If any property has not been removed within forty five (45) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. and Lower Falls Wine Co. (a) the merchandise may be transferred to and stored at a bonded warehouse and the purchaser agrees to pay all transfer and storage expenses, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. and Lower Falls Wine Co. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser. 6. Acceptable forms of payment are cash, good check, or wire transfers, payable in U.S. dollars. Checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing the check. Skinner, Inc. and Lower Falls Wine Co. reserve the right to hold merchandise purchased until the funds have cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner and/or Lower Falls Wine Co. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. 7. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. and Lower Falls Wine Co. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale. 8. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. and Lower Falls Wine Co. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item. 9. Lower Falls Wine Co. may, in their discretion and at purchaser’s request, package and arrange for delivery as directed by the purchaser. In such event, purchaser agrees that (a) all such packaging, handling and delivery is at the sole risk of the purchaser and that Skinner, Inc. and Lower Falls Wine Co. shall have no liability for any loss or damage to such items, and (b) purchaser shall pay in advance, all packaging expenses, including labor, materials, carriers fees and all insurance charges. Please arrange seventy-two (72) hours in advance for collection and delivery. Purchaser shall make itself aware of the limitations and restrictions imposed by various states in regards to the transportation and importation of alcoholic beverages and purchaser has the sole responsibility to research and comply with all permit and licensing requirements. Neither Skinner, Inc. nor Lower Falls Wine Co. shall be responsible for obtaining any permits or licenses on behalf of purchaser and no sale shall be cancelled or refunded for lack of purchaser’s noncompliance with permitting and licensing issues. (Please see Collection of Wines) 10. A premium equal to 23% of the final bid price up to and including $100,000, plus 20% of the final bid price from $100,001 up to and including $1,000,000, plus 12% of the final bid price from $1,000,001 and over will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. 11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid. 12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent. 13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The buyer/ bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit. Revised January 8, 2014

Ullage (Level of Wine) Illustration and Interpretations For Bordeaux, Port, and other shouldered bottles n. bn. vts. ts. hs. ms. lms. s.

ullage is into neck bottom neck very top shoulder top shoulder; usual level for Bordeaux older than 15 yrs high shoulder; usual cork reduction, often found in Bordeaux over 20 yrs, low risk mid shoulder; variation likely as indicates cork deterioration low mid shoulder; some risks, reflected in estimates shoulder; risky, reflected in estimates into neck bottom neck very top shoulder top shoulder high shoulder mid shoulder low mid shoulder shoulder

Ullage of wines of vintages fifteen years and younger may be assumed to be of bottom neck or better unless otherwise noted. Similarly, regarding older vintages, lack of notation indicates acceptable and appropriate ullage, clear label and sound cork; potential bidders must be prepared for reasonable variations in ullage in all vintages older than 20 years. Bidders with specific condition questions should contact the Fine Wines department. Conditions generally not noted on group lots. Bordeaux wines are cataloged referencing the 1855 classification. Chateau Petrus cataloging reflects the practice of granting it 1er Cru Classe and other notable Pomerol Chateaux are designated Cru Classe. All Bordeaux wines may assume to be chateau bottled unless otherwise stated. It is standard practice for Skinner/Lower Falls Wine to open all original wooden cases (owc) for visual inspection. The opening of banded cases will be determined on an individual basis. For Burgundy, German wines and all other more gradually slope-shouldered bottles, the ullage measurement is taken in centimeters from cork base, e.g. 3cm, 5cm, 7cm. Bottle Sizes bottle (750 ml) magnum (2xbt) marie jeanne (3xbt) double magnum (4xbt)

jeroboam (4xbt); Burgundy, Champagne jeroboam (6xbt); Bordeaux imperiale (8xbt); Bordeaux methuselah (8xbt); Burgundy

demi bottle (demi) split (1/4 bottle) Champagne

Buyersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Caution: Levels are as when cataloged; ullage may change due to cork deterioration; other bottle conditions may occur during storage and shipment. Risk of ullage variation and cork deterioration and/or failure is assumed by the buyer at time of sale and no sale cancellations, price negotiations, or bottle substitutions will be undertaken by either Skinner or Lower Falls Wine. Similarly, no substitutions will be made due to inaccurate descriptions. Flights of Lots: Are of the same type, vintage and bottle count and follow one after another numerically, though ullage and bottle conditions may vary. The auctioneer may exercise discretion to offer, in consecutive lot order and at that same price, the following lots in the flight to the first successful bidder of that flight. Subsequently, those lots not purchased will be offered anew and so on. Absentee bids placed on any lot in a flight will be applied to the next lot in the flight (if unsuccessful), until the flight concludes. Environmental Note: It has only been in the last 15-20 years that the wine industry has moved away from using lead capsules to cover the cork and neck of a bottle. When opening an older wine, if you do have a lead capsule, give consideration as to how you dispose of it.

Collection of Goods Your Wines Lower Falls Wine Co. will endeavor to release or transport your wine to you as quickly as possible. The inherent nature of fine wine—particularly aged bottles—requires that due care be taken in its storage and transport. We request your partnership in making sure no harm arises during storage, collection or transportation. We may offer suggestions as to the best course of action to safeguard your purchase. Fees charged are only to recover associated costs and are not intended to create a profit center from the act of getting your wines to you. Pick-up of Wines Collection is available by prior arrangement only at: Lower Falls Wine Co. 2366 Washington Street (Rt. 16) Newton Lower Falls, MA 02462 Please schedule your pick-up by contacting Lower Falls Wine Co., 617.332.3000, jgainey@lowerfallswine.com, or www.lowerfallswine.com, a minimum of seventy-two hours in advance. Full payment of all applicable charges must be received prior to the release of any goods. Wines will only be released to those over 21 years of age. Proof of age will be required. Issues with Regard to Transportation All bidders should make themselves aware of the limitations and restrictions imposed by various states with regard to the importation of alcoholic beverages which have been purchased at auction and transported into any states jurisdiction. All buyers have the sole responsibility to research, understand and comply with all permit or license requirements before collection or transport of purchases occurs. Neither Skinner Inc. nor Lower Falls Wine Co. is responsible for obtaining any permits or licenses on behalf of any bidder. Lower Falls Wine will facilitate, where able, in the making of arrangements for the buyer on their behalf. Bidders are strongly urged to understand the individual state statutes with regard to importation prior to participation in any auction to insure compliance with said statutes. Local Delivery Lower Falls Wine Co. will deliver within Metro west Boston at no charge. We will deliver for a fee inside Route 495. • One case, $29 • Two to four cases, $19 per case • Five or more cases, $14 per case Buyers arranging Massachusetts delivery outside of Route 495 should inquire as to the fees for delivery. Deliveries are made Monday through Friday during normal business hours. Delivery will usually occur within one week of your request. All fees associated with delivery must be paid in advance of delivery. We reserve the right to (re)package wines if deemed necessary for a nominal fee. Wines will only be delivered to, and must be signed for by, someone over 21 years of age. Third-Party Delivery For third-party shipments, Skinner and Lower Falls Wine Co. advise you to consider: • Manhattan Wine Company, www.mwcwine.com, 973.574.8701 a NYC Metro wine transportation and storage service provider with a network of national contacts • Western Carriers, www.westerncarriers.com, 800.631.7776 a national provider of fine wine storage and temperature-controlled transportation services. • River Valley Wine Cellars, www.rivervalleywinecellars.com, 914.345.8700 Splits Any lot that is split for either pick-up or delivery will be subject to a nominal charge. Storage Complimentary storage of any purchases will not exceed forty-five days past the auction date. All uncollected lots will be charged $100 per month (or fraction thereof). Purchases in excess of ten lots will be subject to a fee of a minimum of $250 per month. Lower Falls Wine Co. will not be liable for wines fourteen (14) days after auction date. All inquires with regard to collection or delivery should be addressed to Lower Falls Wine Co. at 617.332.3000

Directions to Skinnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Boston Gallery/63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116 617.350.5400 From the West: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Prudential/Copley exit located in the Prudential tunnel. Once on the exit ramp, stay in the right hand lane and follow the signs for Copley. The ramp exits onto Stuart Street. Drive straight through five sets of lights and take a left onto Charles Street South. Take your first left off of Charles St. South onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From the South: Take 93-N to Exit 20 for I-90 W toward Worcester. Follow signs for Chinatown/South Station. Bear left at the fork to continue towards Kneeland Street. Turn left onto Kneeland Street. Kneeland Street becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From Logan Airport: Take the Ted Williams Tunnel. Take Exit 25 toward South Boston and bear left at the fork in the ramp. Bear right onto B St. Turn left onto Northern Ave which becomes Seaport Blvd. Turn left onto Surface Rd. Turn right onto Kneeland Street which becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From the North: Take I-93 South towards Boston. Take exit 26 towards Storrow Drive.â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Merge onto MA-28 South via the ramp on the left. Turn left onto Beacon Street. Turn right onto Arlington Street. Turn left onto Boylston Street. Turn right onto Hadassah Way. Skinner is on the right at 63 Park Plaza.

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