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The February 2021 Auction: Part 4

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Auction Ends: 2/25/2021 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #872. La Mission Haut-Brion 1995

Description: Consists of 9 Bottles, 0.75L
Score: 95+ RP.
"This vintage is aging at a glacial pace and the tannins are currently more significant than their counterbalancing components of fruit and glycerin. While the word “potential” seems to be the most positive descriptor for this vintage, there are some nagging doubts about whether all the tannins will melt away and the fruit will hold. As in most 1995s, the color remains a healthy dark plum/purple. One of the bigger wines of the vintage, the ripe, powerful Merlot component has buttressed the Cabernet elements, giving the wine plenty of body, tannin and La Mission’s classic asphalt, cassis, blackberry, smoky barbecue, meaty notes intermixed with a hint of hot rocks. The 1995 is still a young wine and I am beginning to wonder if this vintage overall will resemble 1975 . . ." Robert M. Parker, Jr., Wine Advocate #202, Aug 2012
Provenance: The Multitude Cellar
Notes: Lightly damp stained, lightly scuffed, nicked labels.
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Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $2,750

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