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The May 2014 Internet-Only Auction Part 3
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Lot 2184
Estimate: $80
Very lightly scuffed label.
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"The single-vineyard, spectacularly stunning 1998 Condrieu La Doriane is a wine of huge richness. The natural alcohol is a whopping 14.7% as this vineyard only yielded 10-12 hectoliters per hectare. Dry, with no residual sugar, this fruit-bomb sees some aging in small oak casks, but it serves only to delineate its features as opposed to adding flavor. The wine reveals lavish glycerin in addition to a knock-out bouquet of peaches, bananas, spice, tropical fruits and honey. The low acidity, high alcohol, and extraordinary richness make for a sumptuous impression. It will not make old bones, but for drinking during its first 1-2 years of life, this is a lavishly rich, luxurious dry white that must be tasted to be believed."
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"The single-vineyard, spectacularly stunning 1998 Condrieu La Doriane is a wine of huge richness. The natural alcohol is a whopping 14.7% as this vineyard only yielded 10-12 hectoliters per hectare. Dry, with no residual sugar, this fruit-bomb sees some aging in small oak casks, but it serves only to delineate its features as opposed to adding flavor. The wine reveals lavish glycerin in addition to a knock-out bouquet of peaches, bananas, spice, tropical fruits and honey. The low acidity, high alcohol, and extraordinary richness make for a sumptuous impression. It will not make old bones, but for drinking during its first 1-2 years of life, this is a lavishly rich, luxurious dry white that must be tasted to be believed."
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