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__________ - Rare Wines
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1908 Cossart Bual Madeira Portugal
Madeira is a unique fortified wine that has the reputation of being the longest-lived of all wines. In fact, Madeira is practically impervious to age. Another bonus is that once a bottle of Madeira is opened it lasts indefinitely, and the finest vintage-dated Madeiras actually improve with aeration. Bual is a sweet style of Madeira named after the grape variety from which it is made. The sweetest type of Madeira is Malmsey, followed by Bual, Verdelho, and the driest, Sercial. Bual is the darkest variety and its aroma is akin to a mixture of barley sugar, rich caramel, and dried apricot. With age, the sweetness so obvious in a young Bual tends to be modified and it can taste similar to old Verdelho. Bual is perfect with nuts and fruit, but an exquisite, rare, and complex wine such as this can also be sipped and savored entirely by itself.
Price: $339,95
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1933 Broadbent Malvasia Madeira Portugal
Madeira, with port and sherry, is one of world's great fortified wines. It is also among the longest-lived wines, and bottlings from the 19th century are not uncommon. This Malmsey from Broadbent is made from the grape variety of the same name. Malmseys are the sweetest Madeiras and an old wine such as this bottling is intensely sweet, almost syrupy, and should be enjoyed at the end of a meal like a port or sweet sherry. This 1933 was hand-selected on the island by Michael Broadbent, widely considered to be the world's foremost authority on Madeira.
Price: $179,95
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1934 Leacock Bual Portugal
Madeiras are among the longest-lived wines, and bottlings from the 19th century are not uncommon. Leacock is one of the finest producers in the Madeira Wine Company, an organization that counts some 27 wineries in its membership. This 1934 Bual is made from the grape variety of the same name and is medium-sweet in style. Michael Broadbent describes the 1934 Leacock in The Great New Vintage Wine Book as having a "beautiful rarified bouquet, twist of lime; sweet, full-flavored, tangy, good length, excellent acidity." While the 1934 would be delicious now served with fresh fruit and nuts, it can be aged indefinitely due to the wine's very high natural acidity.
Price: $279,95
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1937 Ch. d'Yquem Sauternes Premier Grand Cru Bordeaux
As close to liquid gold as any doctor would let you ingest, Chateau d'Yquem unilaterally commands respect and elicits starry-eyed wonderment from even the most jaded wine critics. As it's difficult to verbalize perfection, suffice it to say that the famed and much lauded 1937 vintage is truly a treasure to behold. Low neck fill.
Price: $2,00
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1945 Ch. d'Yquem Sauternes Premier Grand Cru Bordeaux
How does one describe a great vintage of the greatest sweet wine in the world? Clive Coates, MW, calls the 1945 Yquem a "multidimensional, fantastic cornucopia of fruit," and adds that it is "marvellously fresh, complex, subtle, [and] mind-blowingly good." Extremely limited. High shoulder fill.
Price: $1,00
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1945 Ch. Latour Pauillac Magnum Bordeaux
Many believe the 1945 Chateau Latour to be among the greatest red wines ever made. This magnum of legendary Bordeaux was produced from the first of three great post-war vintages and it's power and longevity are simply astonishing. Extremely limited! Low neck fill.
Price: $5,00
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1945 Chateau Leoville-Las-Cases St. Julien Deuxieme Cru Bordeaux France
The deuxieme cru, or second growth, Chateau Leoville-Las-Cases enjoys somewhat of an underdog's reputation in Bordeaux; many will vehemently argue that the house's consistently high quality surely should merit an upgrade to premier cru status. But as we've learned from the 50-plus-year plight of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, such modification to the historic 1855 classification is easier said than done. At any rate, the Leoville-Las-Cases is a first-class wine, and the 1945 is truly a rare gem to be treasured, and moreover, savored. High shoulder fill.
Price: $1,00
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1945 Chateau Petrus Pomerol Bordeaux France
The 1945 Petrus is a legendary wine from a great vintage. The wine is still surprisingly fresh for its age with flavors suggesting summer fruits, licorice, truffles, and smoke. The 1945 Petrus was originally blessed with formidable tannins that have evolved beautifully, rendering the wine drinkable over the next several years.
Price: $6,00
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1945 Graham's Porto Vintage Portugal
The first post-war vintage in the Douro was spectacular and the Graham’s is considered by many to be the finest wine produced in that year. Powerful yet superbly balanced, the 1945 Graham’s is an extremely rare piece of 20th century vinous history.
Price: $895,00
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1947 Bourillon D'Orleans Vouvray Moelleux Loire Valley France
At its best, sweet (moelleux) Vouvray is the richest and most age-worthy of all the Loire Valley wines. Made from Chenin Blanc grapes, these wines have the concentration, texture, and acidity to last 50 years or more. An outstanding year, 1947 was the most intense and luscious vintage in post-war history. Bourillon d’Orleans is an excellent producer and this wine is ready to relish now.
Price: $299,95
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