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The Summer 2017 Auction
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Estimate: $225
Upper shoulder, nicked, lightly stained and handwritten notation on label, sign of slight past seepage.
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92 JG ". . . aged very gracefully and is drinking beautifully at age forty-six. The excellent bouquet delivers scents of cassis, bell pepper, a beautiful base of stony soil tones, cigar ash, herb tones, chipotles and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and still very nicely structured, with a good core, fine soil signature, melting tannins and a long, tangy and low fat finish. This is not the blockbuster style of the classic 1968 or 1970 vintages at Mayacamas, but this is an utterly complete wine in its own right and beautiful evidence that Bob Travers did not require only the ripest years to make great wines."
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92 JG ". . . aged very gracefully and is drinking beautifully at age forty-six. The excellent bouquet delivers scents of cassis, bell pepper, a beautiful base of stony soil tones, cigar ash, herb tones, chipotles and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and still very nicely structured, with a good core, fine soil signature, melting tannins and a long, tangy and low fat finish. This is not the blockbuster style of the classic 1968 or 1970 vintages at Mayacamas, but this is an utterly complete wine in its own right and beautiful evidence that Bob Travers did not require only the ripest years to make great wines."
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
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.