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The July 2017 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part I
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Estimate: $130
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94WA
"The fabulous 2004 raises the bar even higher than the 2003. The perfume is even more expressive, the palate broader, richer, and more concentrtated, and the finish goes on for over one minute. It should be cellared for 4-6 years and should drink well through 2032. There is more good news; a barrel sample of the 2005 seems every bit as good as the 2004. Montecastro is a new estate in Ribera del Duero founded in 2001. The owners have gone to great lengths to do everything right and it shows in the wine."
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Red
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"The fabulous 2004 raises the bar even higher than the 2003. The perfume is even more expressive, the palate broader, richer, and more concentrtated, and the finish goes on for over one minute. It should be cellared for 4-6 years and should drink well through 2032. There is more good news; a barrel sample of the 2005 seems every bit as good as the 2004. Montecastro is a new estate in Ribera del Duero founded in 2001. The owners have gone to great lengths to do everything right and it shows in the wine."
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Spain has the largest area under vine of any country and a deep tradition of oak-aged reds. Tempranillo-based wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, alongside Priorat's Garnacha and Carinena, anchor its fine-wine reputation.
On Spain's high central plateau, Ribera del Duero makes powerful, concentrated Tempranillo (locally Tinto Fino). Wide day-night temperature swings yield deeply colored, structured and age-worthy reds.
Produces powerful, deeply colored Tempranillo from Spain's high plateau, prized for concentration and structure.
Spain's noble red grape, producing structured, savory wines of red fruit and leather that respond beautifully to oak aging in Rioja and Ribera del Duero.