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The November 2016 Distinguished Cellar Auction
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Lot 2329
Estimate: $275
Base neck, very lightly bin soiled labels.
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94JG
"The bouquet is deep, complex and absolutely beautiful as it closes in on its fortieth birthday, offering up a superb mélange of cherries, cassis, a touch of nutskin, tobacco smoke, gravelly soil tones and a classic Ducru topnote of fresh herbs. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and absolutely at its apogee, with stunning complexity, perfect focus and balance, an impressive core, melting tannins and exceptional length and grip on the focused and classy finish. For drinking today, the 1971 Ducru is an absolute beauty! (Drink between 2010-2035)"
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Red
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"The bouquet is deep, complex and absolutely beautiful as it closes in on its fortieth birthday, offering up a superb mélange of cherries, cassis, a touch of nutskin, tobacco smoke, gravelly soil tones and a classic Ducru topnote of fresh herbs. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and absolutely at its apogee, with stunning complexity, perfect focus and balance, an impressive core, melting tannins and exceptional length and grip on the focused and classy finish. For drinking today, the 1971 Ducru is an absolute beauty! (Drink between 2010-2035)"
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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.
The world's most planted premium red grape, yielding deeply colored, tannic and structured wines with cassis, cedar and graphite notes. Firm tannins and acidity make it exceptionally age-worthy, whether as a varietal or the backbone of a Bordeaux blend.
Produces plush, supple, fruit-forward reds with plum and chocolate notes. Softer and earlier-maturing than Cabernet, it adds flesh and roundness to blends and stars in Right Bank Bordeaux.
