Chateau Leoville

Fine Vintage Wine ready for the Christmas season in Macao

Yats Cellars specializes in wines that are sought after by wine connoisseurs and Smart wine buyers in Asia. Much emphasis is placed on providing not only famous names like Lafite, Latour and Petrus, but even more for the lesser-known labels such as Cru Bourgeois Bordeaux, lesser-known names, areas and producers in Burgundy and Rhone.

1969 is a vintage particularly difficult in many wine regions around the world especially in Bordeaux. Although the growing and harvesting conditions were not so horrible in 1969 for some parts of the world such as New South America and the United States, the style of the wines of these regions were not designed and products for long aging. Therefore wine lovers in Hong Kong, the Philippines and other Asian cities are struggling to find and buy 1969 vintage wines. Fortunately for buyers who are particularly interested in the 1969 vintage wines, Burgundy and Rhone wines produced two excellent in 1969. But these wines are quite hard to find now.

Caves Yats changed all that by introducing a good selection of fine vintage wines in 1969. Examples:

1969 Chateau Lafon Rochet, 4eme Cru Classe Saint-Estephe

1969 Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2nd Cru Classe, Saint-Julien

1969 Beaune Les Greves, 1er Cru, Joseph Drouhin

1969 Gevrey-Chambertin, Anjoux & Cie Saint-Georges

1969 Châteauneuf du Pape, Cuvée du Vatican, Diffonty & Fils

1969 Chateauneuf du Pape, Dom. Upper Terres Blanches, Remy Diffonty

Do not miss the great white wines of Burgundy have repeatedly demonstrated their incredible longevity to the surprise of fans and even wine connoisseurs. Here is some 1969 white wines of Burgundy:

1969 Meursault, Les Perrières, 1er Cru, Maison Leroy

1969 Le Montrachet Grand Cru, Domaine Leroy

1969 Pouilly-Fuissé, M. Duperray

For those who do have a penchant for Napa Valley classic, how about this:

Robert Cabernet Sauvignon 1969 Mondavi Reserve, Napa Valley

But remember the longevity of sweet dessert wines of Sauternes and Barsac, as this classic:

Château Climens 1969, 1er Cru Classé, Barsac

And for those who love Vintage Port wines, try this for size:

1969 Quinta da Roed Vintage Port - Croft & CA

And last but certainly not least by any stretch, these vintage Champagne as:

Boizel Brut Grand Cru 1969, Boizel, NM Epernay

1969 Dom Perignon

Vintage Wine Cellars Yats is generally considered by the Asian and wine lovers Philippines as the best supplier of old vintages of wine in Asia. Its cellars are in a new cosmopolitan city, just outside of the Philippines Manila Clark Freeport, which has its own international airport called AIMD. Wine lovers from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia Travel to Clark Freeport Philippines to buy these rare bottles of wine limited vintage. Now wine lovers in Hong Kong can select and buy these wines to offer to their offices and homes in Hong Kong.

The selection of wines from wineries Yats is revered not only for big names the first growths, vintage wines and labels cult of Napa Valley, but really for the favorites of connoisseurs, older vintages of lesser known producers who are not seen in ordinary wine stores in Hong Kong or other cities in Asia. As wine drinkers become more mature, their palates are less impressed by the great wines and rich. They begin to demand of wine is more elegant and stylish, something they can really enjoy not only more difficult with kitchens, but even just to drink and enjoy his own.

The wines of wine cellars Yats are designed specifically for this group of wine lovers mature Search for wines that are interesting, not necessarily impressive, and at a fair price that is generally well below those of a big names like, and from a vintage matured from age 20 or older. There are over 2000 wine selections at Yats that fit this description.

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Yats International HK Sales Office,

Room 1302, 13/F., The Centre Mark

287-299 Queen's Road Central Sheung Wan,

Hong Kong SAR

Tel:  (852) 2788-0738  ask for Miss Eva Leung

 

 

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