WineAuction 2015 Live Auction

TURNING 40 CAN BE TRAUMATIC, BUT 1975

LA MISSION IS BREEZING ALONG.

arker calls this “undisputably THE wine of the vintage.”

Though 1975 isn’t particularly exalted, this La Mission 1975

is peerless among the best of Bordeaux.

It consistently received

perfect scores in its first thirty years of life, and remains a vibrant,

vital wine. It comes from a cool year with a tiny crop, yet is still

nicely balanced with tannins and density.

That summer, La Mission’s extraordinary

terroir

, with its well-

drained, gravelly soils fared unbelievably well. Even while much

of the fat has faded away, the wine still possesses a vitality and

vigor that belies age. The color is a dark garnet with just a touch

of lightning at the rim.

This all-star, 100-point wine is very

concentrated, dense and remarkably youthful, likely drinking

gorgeously for many decades. May we all be so lucky.

Note: Bottles are one top shoulder level and two high shoulder level with

two labels slightly bin soiled.

Generously contributed by

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Osborn

ESTIMATED VALUE $3,500

LOT 48

Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1975

PESSAC-LÉOGNAN, BORDEAUX

3 bottles

114

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