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The Winter 2014 Series Part 3 - $1 Reserves
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Lot 98
Estimate: $150
Very lightly bin soiled label.
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95JG
"The deep and utterly beautiful nose soars from the glass in a blaze of black cherries, plums, a touch of dark chocolate, Cuban tobacco, sweet nutskins, fresh herbs, soil and a stylish base of new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and utterly classic on the attack, with a sappy core of fruit, beautiful soil inflection, ripe, suave tannins and laser-like focus on the impeccably balanced and very long finish. This has everything going for it and all that is needed now is patience. A brilliant vintage of Figeac that completely avoids some of the overripe fruit character that mars some of the other Right Bank wines in 1998."
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"The deep and utterly beautiful nose soars from the glass in a blaze of black cherries, plums, a touch of dark chocolate, Cuban tobacco, sweet nutskins, fresh herbs, soil and a stylish base of new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and utterly classic on the attack, with a sappy core of fruit, beautiful soil inflection, ripe, suave tannins and laser-like focus on the impeccably balanced and very long finish. This has everything going for it and all that is needed now is patience. A brilliant vintage of Figeac that completely avoids some of the overripe fruit character that mars some of the other Right Bank wines in 1998."
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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 Figeac is a leading Saint-Emilion estate, promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classe (A) in 2022, distinguished by its gravelly soils and an unusually high proportion of Cabernet, yielding elegant, structured wines.