Beschreibung:

THE COLLECTION OF MALLARDS, A FAMILY COUNTRY HOUSE CELLAR This impressive collection of fine wines represents the careful curation by three generations of a wine loving family; the Fakhre family. The central part of the collection, including a wonderful collection of Château Lafite Rothschild, bottles of the famous 1900 vintage, alongside 1947 and 1949, was purchased from Viscount Strathallan in the mid 1980’s. Lord Strathallan, son of the Earl of Perth, was a great family friend of the Fakhre household and upon the sale of one of his Scottish homes, he was happy to see his treasured bottles go to such a vinously minded family. The Fakhre’s were re-designing a glorious country house in the New Forest, Mallards, on the banks of the Solent. They designed their own cellar, with a capacity for 30,000 bottles and asked the Directors of Berry, Bros & Rudd to inspect the cellar for storage conditions. Berry Bros were so impressed by the cool, dark space that they declared it, over a glass of fine Bordeaux, one of the best cellars they had seen in England. Danny Fakhre continued his father’s passion in the 1990’s, buying wines from around France and beyond to fill spaces in the vast network of cellars. Danny was great friends with the Janoueix family of Bordeaux and remembers many fine lunches drinking Château La Croix St-Georges. Danny’s children are now great wine lovers and Danny’s son Farid is a devoted foodie, using the glorious kitchen of their Arts and Crafts home to create Asian inspired dishes to match the wines brought up from the cellars. The fine collection of wines from Domaine Bouchard is worth noting with Grand Cru such Le Corton 1971, Musigny 1972 and Clos de la Roche 1973 appearing. Champagne is offered, Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises 1970, alongside Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé 1975 in magnum. Vintages of Penfolds, Grange made by the great Don Ditter are notable highlights, the 1978, 1979, 1982 and 1983 vintages. A selection of port from top houses such as Warre and Fonseca is worth noting and the modern vintages of Bordeaux, 1992 Le Pin and 1981 and 1982 Petrus, the latter in magnum are rare finds. The labels for the wines, as with any from great country house cellars, bear the marks of history and storage in a cool, dark cellar. This collection is the chance for passionate wine lovers, who appreciate provenance and aged vintages to acquire bottles from a cellar which has taken a great deal of care and curation to build. HISTORIC LAFITE Château Lafite-Rothschild 1900 Pauillac, 1er cru classé 'Selection Raymond Baudoin' slip label. Bin-soiled, stained and slightly damaged and scuffed label. 'Rebouché Mars 1953.' Level: base of neck 1 bottle per lot