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The Summer 2017 Auction
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Lot 289
Estimate: $1,200
High shoulder, corroded, scuffed, lightly torn and nicked capsule, heavily damp stained, heavily bin soiled and scuffed label.
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"Medium carmine/garnet with delicate lightening at edge; ripe, almost overripe nose, slightly redolent of blackberry jelly. Palate quite tannic . . . with some chocolate on the finish, ending dry and neat . . . a food companion."
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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.
Home to three of Bordeaux's five First Growths, Pauillac is the Left Bank benchmark for powerful, structured Cabernet Sauvignon. Its wines are famed for cassis, cedar and graphite notes and exceptional aging potential.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild is a First Growth estate in Pauillac, Bordeaux, elevated to First Growth status in 1973 and famous for its rich, exotic Cabernet-based wines and artist-designed labels.
