I have come across some old bottles of wine.Can anyone tell me if
they are valuable.
There are 2 bottles of Chateau Latour:Appellation Pauillac and the
date is 1959

Then there is a bottle of Lafitte-Rothschild Appellation Pauillac
Date 1962

There is also a 1969 bottle of Domaine Jacques Prieur Appellation
Puligny-Montrachet.But as it is a white wine does that mean it has no
value?

Gary Davies,Connemara,Ireland

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I have come across some old bottles of wine.Can anyone tell me if
they are valuable.
There are 2 bottles of Chateau Latour:Appellation Pauillac and the
date is 1959

Then there is a bottle of Lafitte-Rothschild Appellation Pauillac
Date 1962

There is also a 1969 bottle of Domaine Jacques Prieur Appellation
Puligny-Montrachet.But as it is a white wine does that mean it has no
value?

Gary Davies,Connemara,Ireland


Best thing to do is invite us all over to check it out ;-)

As with most of these requests for value the first question is going to be
how badly abused have these bottles been? How are the levels in the neck of
the bottle? Is there any visible leakage? You just might have the makings
of a wonderful small party. Open try enjoy or open another (have some
backups just in case) Start with the white there might not be anything
there, but you'll never know.

"GARY DAVIES" schreef in bericht
om...
I have come across some old bottles of wine.Can anyone tell me if
they are valuable.
There are 2 bottles of Chateau Latour:Appellation Pauillac and the
date is 1959

Then there is a bottle of Lafitte-Rothschild Appellation Pauillac
Date 1962

There is also a 1969 bottle of Domaine Jacques Prieur Appellation
Puligny-Montrachet.But as it is a white wine does that mean it has no
value?

Gary Davies,Connemara,Ireland


The reads will be good not to say excellent. The 62 perhaps a bit old. The
white one will be very excellent. A beautiful year. When stocked well no
problem. The price ???? Taste it and make an estimation
Greatings Peter

Salut/Hi GARY DAVIES,

le/on 24 Apr 2004 09:36:32 -0700, tu disais/you said:-

I have come across some old bottles of wine.Can anyone tell me if
they are valuable.
There are 2 bottles of Chateau Latour:Appellation Pauillac and the
date is 1959

What a _pity_ it isn't Ch Mouton-Rothschild. That's about the best red I've
ever drunk. '59 was a very great year, but is getting old now. The 1st
growth Latour '59 could be a truly phenomenal bottle. It all depends upon
how it was stored. If you don't know, and can't guarantee good "provenance"
you may be able to sell them but for much less.

Then there is a bottle of Lafitte-Rothschild Appellation Pauillac
Date 1962

'62 was an excellent year, and would have had a wonderful reputation had it
not been preceded by 1961, which is a vintage of myth. Lafite-Rothschild as
another 1st growth but I suspect this would be a little over the top. check
on Christie's web site to get an idea of the value of these wines.

There is also a 1969 bottle of Domaine Jacques Prieur Appellation
Puligny-Montrachet.But as it is a white wine does that mean it has no
value?

No, it doesn't mean that. 1969 was a very great year in Burgundy, and white
burgundies keep a long time. Domaine Jacques Prieur is a top notch producer.
So far so good. However, it's a village wine, not one from a specific great
vineyard, so may not have survived as well as if it had been. I'd call this
one a "pig in a poke". It might be dead, or it might be wonderful. I don't
think it's valueless, though I'd not expect it to fetch anything like as
much as the stellar Latour and the wonderful (in its day) Lafite.

You've got some fascinating drinking ahead of you... it would be TOO sad to
sell them.

--
All the Best
Ian Hoare
http://www.souvigne.com
mailbox full to avoid spam. try me at website

What a _pity_ it isn't Ch Mouton-Rothschild. That's about the best red I've
ever drunk. '59 was a very great year, but is getting old now.

Depends on cellaring, of course.

I had the 59 Montrose and 59 Margaux 3 or 4 years ago - magnificent!



Lafite-Rothschild as
another 1st growth but I suspect this would be a little over the top.

62 Lafite is getting on a bit - the Latour is magnifique!

Salut/Hi Bill Spohn,

le/on 24 Apr 2004 22:07:11 GMT, tu disais/you said:-

What a _pity_ it isn't Ch Mouton-Rothschild. That's about the best red I've
ever drunk. '59 was a very great year, but is getting old now.

Depends on cellaring, of course.

Of course.

I had the 59 Montrose and 59 Margaux 3 or 4 years ago - magnificent!

Sigh... BIG sigh.

Lafite-Rothschild as another 1st growth but I suspect this would be a little over the top.

62 Lafite is getting on a bit - the Latour is magnifique!

Thanks for amplifying.
--
All the Best
Ian Hoare
http://www.souvigne.com
mailbox full to avoid spam. try me at website

Thanks to you all.I am sorry to disappoint you but I will surely be
looking to sell these bottles as I am not an oenophile to that
extent!