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Chateau Haut-Brion 1989 Chateau Haut-Brion 1989 Pessac-Leognan (Graves), 1er Cru Classe All bottles in all lots have excellent levels Lots 6132-6160: Excellent appearance Lot 6161-6162: Good appearance Lot 6163: Good appearance, apart from 1 very small mark on 1 label Lot 6164: 1 label slightly marked and nicked Lot 6165: 1 label very slightly soiled, 2 foil capsules creased Lot 6166: 1 label with 2 small nicks, otherwise excellent appearance Lot 6167: 2 labels very lightly marked, otherwise excellent appearance Lot 6168: 3 labels slightly marked, otherwise good appearance Lot 6169: 4 labels very slightly marked, 1 slightly soiled, slip labels slightly overlap bottom edge of main label Lot 6170: 8 with good appearance, 4 labels slightly soiled Lot 6171: Labels slightly soiled Lot 6172: Labels slightly soiled, 1 label nicked, internal dividers of owc missing, lid damaged Lot 6173: Slip labels just cover bottom edge of main labels otherwise very good appearance Lot 6174: Excellent appearance, wine comes from 2 different importers Lot 6175: Slip labels slightly overlap main label, 7 main labels slightly marked, wine comes from different importers Lot 6176: Labels scuffed and nicked at edges, 1 also with small nick in center Lot 6177: 2 labels nicked, 2 soiled, 1 sign of seepage with stained label Lot 6178: 1 label faded and slightly soiled, slip label covers bottom edge of main label, 1 label scuffed at left edge, otherwise good appearance, wine comes from different importers Lot 6179: Good levels and appearance At a 2012 dinner where its great youthful bloom was still much in evidence, full of intense black fruit and exciting variations on the themes of tapenade and peat. But this is all about ripe berries and luscious texture, a wine both for now and for decades into the future. Magnums are even more concentrated, packing a real punch. In 2013, in Cambridge for the 350th anniversary of Pepys naming Haut-Brion in his diary, it had huge, glorious impact. Serena Sutcliffe, MW Lot 6132 12 bts (owc) Lot 6133 12 bts (owc) Lot 6134 12 bts (owc) Lot 6135 12 bts (owc) Lot 6136 12 bts (owc) Lot 6137 12 bts (owc) Lot 6138 12 bts (owc) Lot 6139 12 bts (owc) Lot 6140 12 bts (owc) Lot 6141 12 bts (owc) Lot 6142 12 bts (owc) Lot 6143 12 bts (owc) Lot 6144 12 bts (owc) Lot 6145 12 bts (owc) Lot 6146 12 bts (owc) Lot 6147 12 bts (owc) Lot 6148 12 bts (owc) Lot 6149 12 bts (owc) Lot 6150 12 bts (owc) Lot 6151 12 bts (owc) Lot 6152 12 bts (owc) Lot 6153 12 bts (owc) Lot 6154 12 bts (owc) Lot 6155 12 bts (owc) Lot 6156 12 bts (owc) Lot 6157 12 bts (owc) Lot 6158 12 bts (owc) Lot 6159 12 bts (owc) Lot 6160 12 bts (owc) Lot 6161 12 bts (owc) Lot 6162 12 bts (owc) Lot 6163 12 bts (owc) Lot 6164 12 bts (owc) Lot 6165 12 bts (owc) Lot 6166 12 bts (owc) Lot 6167 12 bts (owc) Lot 6168 12 bts (owc) Lot 6169 12 bts (owc) Lot 6170 12 bts (owc) Lot 6171 12 bts (owc) Lot 6172 12 bts (owc) Lot 6173 12 bts (owc) Lot 6174 12 bts (wc) Lot 6175 12 bts (wc) Lot 6176 12 bts (cn) Lot 6177 12 bts (cn) per lot: HKD 100000-140000 per lot: USD 13000-18000 Haut-Brion is the connoisseur's First Growth, sumptuous, soft, elegant and fine, so come-hither you sink into it. The hidden depths in its velvet folds of flavour are a revelation, with the extraordinary Cohiba notes leading to a spicy, constantly intriguing taste. With age, Haut-Brion simply melts in the mouth, while in youth it is delicious before the other Firsts emerge from the chrysalis. This is the classiest, finest-textured wine from Pessac-Leognan, with its unique, almost "peaty" flavours. Serena Sutcliffe, MW Quantity: 1