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The December 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part I

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Auction Ends: 12/6/2018 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #603. Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle 1997

Description: Consists of 2 Bottles, 0.75L
Region: France, Rhône, Hermitage.
Score: 93 RP.
". . . how sweet, seductive, and precocious this vintage can be. However, the color seems to get deeper with exposure to air (the wine was far more drinkable after 24 hours of aeration than it was upon opening). The moderately intense bouquet exhibits plenty of ripe blackberry and cherry fruit, in addition to spicy, mineral characteristics. There is considerable weight and volume, but the wine is tight, and nearly impenetrable, leaving an impression of a large, deep, four-square monolith in need of . . . cellaring. This is an outstanding Hermitage La Chapelle that will have at least three decades of positive evolution. For readers intent on committing infanticide, open and decant it 12-24 hours in advance. The improvement is dramatic." Wine Advocate #129, Jun 2000
Provenance: The Émeraude Cellar
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $150

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