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The August 2015 Internet-Only Auction Part 1
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Estimate: $500
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"The debut vintage for their luxury old-vine cuvée, which is over 90% Grenache, but in theory made from all 13 authorized red wine varietals in Chùteauneuf-du-Pape, the 1998 Cuvée da Capo is a monumental Chùteauneuf-du-Pape. It was actually splendid to drink in its first 5-6 years of life, and then shut down very firmly, and is now just coming out of this dormant period. It is much more delineated than it was in its fat, grapy, almost overripe youthful state, and now shows extraordinary precision and definition. It is still a massive wine, opaque ruby/purple to the rim, with notes of camphor, meat juices, roasted herbs, licorice, pepper, and spice. Thick, unctuously textured, but with zesty acidity and sweet tannin, the wine is still very young, and not yet an adolescent. This is one 1998 Chùteauneuf-du-Pape that will age for 30-40 years, and no doubt be prodigious . . ."
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"The debut vintage for their luxury old-vine cuvée, which is over 90% Grenache, but in theory made from all 13 authorized red wine varietals in Chùteauneuf-du-Pape, the 1998 Cuvée da Capo is a monumental Chùteauneuf-du-Pape. It was actually splendid to drink in its first 5-6 years of life, and then shut down very firmly, and is now just coming out of this dormant period. It is much more delineated than it was in its fat, grapy, almost overripe youthful state, and now shows extraordinary precision and definition. It is still a massive wine, opaque ruby/purple to the rim, with notes of camphor, meat juices, roasted herbs, licorice, pepper, and spice. Thick, unctuously textured, but with zesty acidity and sweet tannin, the wine is still very young, and not yet an adolescent. This is one 1998 Chùteauneuf-du-Pape that will age for 30-40 years, and no doubt be prodigious . . ."
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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.
Spans the Syrah-driven northern crus of Cote-Rotie and Hermitage and the Grenache-based blends of the warmer south, led by Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Its wines are known for power, spice and warmth.
The southern Rhone's most famous appellation, blending Grenache with Syrah, Mourvedre and more into rich, warming, spice-laden reds from galet-strewn soils.