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The Spring 2017 Distinguished Cellar Auction
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Estimate: $375
Lightly scuffed labels, 1 lightly torn label, #08239-40.
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98 · 92
98 JCL "A glorious vintage like this is what secured Martha's Vineyard as one of the iconic wines from Napa. Beautifully evolved with notes of sweet dried berries, dried violets and silky tannins. The wine is still offering intense, intriguing flavors that opens up in the glass. A wine that should hold up . . ." 92 RP "One of the ripest, richest Martha's Vineyard Cabernets, this wine is aging marvelously as the tannin has become less noticeable and the fruit more dominant. It reveals a deep, saturated, plum/purple color, and a huge, tell-tale, mint, cassis, and vanillin bouquet with vague earth and licorice notes. Exceptionally full-bodied, powerful, and chewy, with sensational extract..."
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98 JCL "A glorious vintage like this is what secured Martha's Vineyard as one of the iconic wines from Napa. Beautifully evolved with notes of sweet dried berries, dried violets and silky tannins. The wine is still offering intense, intriguing flavors that opens up in the glass. A wine that should hold up . . ." 92 RP "One of the ripest, richest Martha's Vineyard Cabernets, this wine is aging marvelously as the tannin has become less noticeable and the fruit more dominant. It reveals a deep, saturated, plum/purple color, and a huge, tell-tale, mint, cassis, and vanillin bouquet with vague earth and licorice notes. Exceptionally full-bodied, powerful, and chewy, with sensational extract..."
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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.
California's most prestigious wine region, celebrated worldwide for opulent, structured Cabernet Sauvignon. Diverse soils and mountain-to-valley-floor sites yield wines of remarkable ripeness, power and longevity.
A prestigious Napa sub-AVA on the valley floor, home to iconic estates and celebrated for richly textured, powerful Cabernet Sauvignon.
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.