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The March 2013 Internet-Only Auction Part 1
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Lot 103
Estimate: $340
Top shoulder, worn capsule, lightly scuffed label.
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Reviews
17.5JR
"Very pale ruby . . . . Now this wine is light but it tastes as though at one stage it had great intensity of ripe fruit. The fine tannins are just starting to overwhelm the faded but very fine and appetising fruit. A wonderful testament to what 50-year-old bordeaux can do . . ."
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"Very pale ruby . . . . Now this wine is light but it tastes as though at one stage it had great intensity of ripe fruit. The fine tannins are just starting to overwhelm the faded but very fine and appetising fruit. A wonderful testament to what 50-year-old bordeaux can do . . ."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
The world's largest fine-wine region, built around blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Divided by the Gironde estuary into the structured Left Bank and the plush, Merlot-led Right Bank, it is the historic benchmark for age-worthy claret and sweet Sauternes.
Chateau Talbot is a Fourth Growth estate in Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, producing generous, supple and reliably classic Cabernet-based wines from its large single vineyard.