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Auction: SFW03 - An Evening of Exceptional Wines
Lot: 32

Assorted First Growth in Half-Bottle vintage 2004

Château Cheval Blanc
Saint-Emilion, 1er Grand Cru Classé (A), 3 half-bottles
Château Margaux
Margaux, 1er Cru Classé, 4 half-bottles
Château Haut Brion
Pessac Léognan (Graves), 1er Cru Classé, 4 half-bottles

Lying duty paid in a temperature-controlled wine cellar in Singapore
11 half-bottles

Tasting Note: "The supple-textured 2004 Château Margaux (93/100 points Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #171 June 2007) is reminiscent of the 2001 or 1999. It exhibits a superb blue/purple color to the rim as well as sweet aromas of flowers, blueberries, creme de cassis, licorice, and smoke, superb fruit intensity, medium body, classic elegance, and silky, sweet tannin in the long finish. This beauty can be drunk now or cellared for two decades or more."

"Haut Brion (92/100 points Lisa Perotti-Brown, in Asia May 2009) medium to deep garnet colour. The nose is still a little mute giving a moderate intensity of youthful aromas: ripe plums, cassis, Chinese five spice, moss and a fair amount of cedar. Oak tannins seem to dominate the structure contributing to the taut astringency of the palate yet there is a good amount of ripe berry and earthy fruit plus medium acidity to balance. Long earthy finish. Drink 2012 to 2034. Tasted February 2009."

"Eighty thousand bottles of 2004 Cheval Blanc (90/100 points Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #171 June 2007) were produced from a blend of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot. Subtle herb, menthol, cranberry, black currant, and licorice aromas emerge from this dark ruby/plum-colored wine. It is medium-bodied and elegant with plenty of sweet fruit, but not a lot of weight or intensity. The complexity and nobility of Cheval Blanc’s gravelly terroir is apparent in this delicate, subtle St.-Emilion. Give it a few years to develop additional aromatics, and drink it over the following 12-15."

Sold for
SG$3,000