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Estimate: $900
2cm, nicked and lightly wine stained label.
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"Joseph Jamet began vinifying his CĂ´te-RĂ´tie in 1950, but did not bottle his first vintage until 1976, with the nĂŠgociants the beneficiaries of his first quarter century of production. He retired in 1991, passing on the reins of the family domaine to his two sons, Jean-Paul and Jean-Luc. His 1985 bottling is absolutely magical and one of the absolute stars of the vintage, soaring from the glass in a stunning blend of black raspberries, black cherries, beautiful smoky tones, a very complex base of soil, hung game, a touch of pepper and a topnote of raw cocoa. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and truly laser-like in its focus, with a plush core of fruit, great soil drive, melted tannins and exceptional length and grip on the complex and seamlessly balanced finish. This easily has another quarter century of life ahead of it, but it is Ă point and drinking gloriously today."
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"Joseph Jamet began vinifying his CĂ´te-RĂ´tie in 1950, but did not bottle his first vintage until 1976, with the nĂŠgociants the beneficiaries of his first quarter century of production. He retired in 1991, passing on the reins of the family domaine to his two sons, Jean-Paul and Jean-Luc. His 1985 bottling is absolutely magical and one of the absolute stars of the vintage, soaring from the glass in a stunning blend of black raspberries, black cherries, beautiful smoky tones, a very complex base of soil, hung game, a touch of pepper and a topnote of raw cocoa. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and truly laser-like in its focus, with a plush core of fruit, great soil drive, melted tannins and exceptional length and grip on the complex and seamlessly balanced finish. This easily has another quarter century of life ahead of it, but it is Ă point and drinking gloriously today."
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