An overseas client sent some images from a fine wine tasting that they attended. They were unsure about some of the bottles.
As always, I cannot give concrete opinions based only on photos, let alone low res images like these, without seeing the bottles in person and without any knowledge of the provenance. But here we go…
I can’t find any record of 1947 Cheval Blanc with a Calvet slip label. This is more common for the 1949. I have seen 1947 with a single Calvet-branded label, though.
The difference in colour between the main label and the Calvet label can be explained by different paper, with the labels applied separately by the château and the negociant. Difficult to tell in this image but was there an attempt to change 1949 to 1947? The damp stain conveniently falls over the vintage. Approach with caution.
The Haut-Brion 1989 should have a gold capsule, not the pale lavender of more recent vintages – though this could simply be a trick of the light in a low res photo.
The Hermitage La Chapelle has “1961” printed horizontally, whereas it should (I think) be at a 45-degree angle. Approach with caution.
The capsule of the Mouton Rothschild 1945 appears to have been removed completely, which is unusual for a high-end fine wine tasting. Was somebody trying to hide something…?