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The August 2017 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part II
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Estimate: $40
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"A touch of new wood frames wonderfully spicy and lively aromas of citrus and limestone, leading to pure, tight, very minerally flavors offering beautiful precision and outstanding fruit-acid balance. This is classy, intense and very long with finesse to burn with fine finishing persistence."
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"A touch of new wood frames wonderfully spicy and lively aromas of citrus and limestone, leading to pure, tight, very minerally flavors offering beautiful precision and outstanding fruit-acid balance. This is classy, intense and very long with finesse to burn with fine finishing persistence."
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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.
Produces the world's most revered Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from a mosaic of tiny, terroir-defined climats. Its hierarchy of village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards makes site the ultimate expression of quality.
Chassagne-Montrachet is a village AOC in Burgundy's Cote de Beaune with numerous Premier Crus, renowned above all for rich, nutty, mineral Chardonnay whites, though it also makes firm Pinot Noir reds.
The world's most versatile white grape, producing everything from steely Chablis to rich, oaked whites. Its neutrality makes it a mirror of terroir and winemaking, and the foundation of white Burgundy and Champagne.