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Masdeu.
climate of England mi ght produce on it , " and the most prompt mea sures were adopted to ascertain that fact . In October , 1833 , a few . sample pipes arrived in this country , part of which were purchased ; and when the first cargo came in September , 1834 , per the Astrea , Captain Golder , from port Vendres , ten pipes were immediately bottled with every attention the experiment deserved
, that its progress might be watched , its nature ascertained , and its qualities fully developed . The result of this experiment ( an experiment the Proprietors believe confined to their house alone ) has been most favourable . In the first year much improvement took place , but it had not yet arrived at that maturity which would warrant them in introducing it to the public ; but another
year ' s ordeal has produced an article equal to some of the most expensive wines of the French market . It is in brilliant condition , with a firm crust ; may be moved without the slightest injury ; and the nobility and public in general are respectfully invited to pass their judgment on it at the vaults of their Establishment . The Proprietors , therefore , having from their practical experience the fullest confidence in the intrinsic merits and improving qualities of this wine , have made arrangements with the growers for a permanent
supply of the best quality that Rousillon produces ; and , in order to distinguish it from second growths and other common red wines of the south of France , it hasbeen determined to designate it by the title of" Masdeu , " this being the name of the principal estate upon which it is grown ; in the same manner that the first growth clarets receive their denomination from the vineyards of "Lafitte" " Latour" and " Chateau
Mar-, , geaux . " They are now landing aparcel of fifty pipes at the London Docks , ex Les Deux Jules , Captain Gugnen , from port Vendres , part of which are being cleared home , and ate warranted to be of equal quality to those which have been in bottle upwards of two years , and the same results may with confidence be anticipated .
The Proprietors , in conclusion , regret the necessity of cautioning the public and the country wine merchants against a common red wine shipped at the port of Cette , which has been in many instances surreptitiously imposed upon the wine merchants , and , through them , unknowingl y ^ upon the public , as the genuine Masdeu , to which it has no more affinity than the port wine produced in Figueira has to the
highest quality of the vineyards of the Alto Douro . Cash prices as under . Country orders must contain remittances , or references in London .
Hampers , Is . per dozen . Bottles , 2 s . per dozen . Per Pipe , j Per Hogshead , | Per Quarter Cask , ] Per Dozen , £ 66 . I £ 33 10 , ? . I £ 16 16 * . | 28 s . The old crusted per the Astrea , bottled Sept . 1834 , . 32 * .. per dozen . & £ 0 . HENEKEV AND COMFY , 23 , High Holborn .
Note . —Wine merchants supplied at the market price . «© " For General Lisl of Prices ; see itie other side
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masdeu.
climate of England mi ght produce on it , " and the most prompt mea sures were adopted to ascertain that fact . In October , 1833 , a few . sample pipes arrived in this country , part of which were purchased ; and when the first cargo came in September , 1834 , per the Astrea , Captain Golder , from port Vendres , ten pipes were immediately bottled with every attention the experiment deserved
, that its progress might be watched , its nature ascertained , and its qualities fully developed . The result of this experiment ( an experiment the Proprietors believe confined to their house alone ) has been most favourable . In the first year much improvement took place , but it had not yet arrived at that maturity which would warrant them in introducing it to the public ; but another
year ' s ordeal has produced an article equal to some of the most expensive wines of the French market . It is in brilliant condition , with a firm crust ; may be moved without the slightest injury ; and the nobility and public in general are respectfully invited to pass their judgment on it at the vaults of their Establishment . The Proprietors , therefore , having from their practical experience the fullest confidence in the intrinsic merits and improving qualities of this wine , have made arrangements with the growers for a permanent
supply of the best quality that Rousillon produces ; and , in order to distinguish it from second growths and other common red wines of the south of France , it hasbeen determined to designate it by the title of" Masdeu , " this being the name of the principal estate upon which it is grown ; in the same manner that the first growth clarets receive their denomination from the vineyards of "Lafitte" " Latour" and " Chateau
Mar-, , geaux . " They are now landing aparcel of fifty pipes at the London Docks , ex Les Deux Jules , Captain Gugnen , from port Vendres , part of which are being cleared home , and ate warranted to be of equal quality to those which have been in bottle upwards of two years , and the same results may with confidence be anticipated .
The Proprietors , in conclusion , regret the necessity of cautioning the public and the country wine merchants against a common red wine shipped at the port of Cette , which has been in many instances surreptitiously imposed upon the wine merchants , and , through them , unknowingl y ^ upon the public , as the genuine Masdeu , to which it has no more affinity than the port wine produced in Figueira has to the
highest quality of the vineyards of the Alto Douro . Cash prices as under . Country orders must contain remittances , or references in London .
Hampers , Is . per dozen . Bottles , 2 s . per dozen . Per Pipe , j Per Hogshead , | Per Quarter Cask , ] Per Dozen , £ 66 . I £ 33 10 , ? . I £ 16 16 * . | 28 s . The old crusted per the Astrea , bottled Sept . 1834 , . 32 * .. per dozen . & £ 0 . HENEKEV AND COMFY , 23 , High Holborn .
Note . —Wine merchants supplied at the market price . «© " For General Lisl of Prices ; see itie other side