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The September 2017 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part I
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Estimate: $75
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92 WA "The 1982 Colheita Tawny Port was bottled with 155 grams per liter of residual sugar and a long cork in 2016. It comes in at 21.6% alcohol. Moderate in depth, this is long on charm. It has a very bright, fresh start, seeming elegant and balanced, but there is a bit of alcohol showing up front. The touch of molasses on the finish, the sugar and the generally lively demeanor make that a modest issue rather than a critical one. This is very good and very pleasing, but probably a step short of true distinction for what amounts to a 30+-year-old tawny. The price point is reasonable, though, for its age." RV "Nutty aroma, light toast and iodine notes, complex and refined. The palate is medium sweet: a fat profile, full of flavor, with a very long finish reminiscent of bolo rei."
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92 WA "The 1982 Colheita Tawny Port was bottled with 155 grams per liter of residual sugar and a long cork in 2016. It comes in at 21.6% alcohol. Moderate in depth, this is long on charm. It has a very bright, fresh start, seeming elegant and balanced, but there is a bit of alcohol showing up front. The touch of molasses on the finish, the sugar and the generally lively demeanor make that a modest issue rather than a critical one. This is very good and very pleasing, but probably a step short of true distinction for what amounts to a 30+-year-old tawny. The price point is reasonable, though, for its age." RV "Nutty aroma, light toast and iodine notes, complex and refined. The palate is medium sweet: a fat profile, full of flavor, with a very long finish reminiscent of bolo rei."
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Best known for fortified Port from the Douro Valley, Portugal also produces distinctive dry reds from native grapes such as Touriga Nacional. Its dramatic terraced vineyards and blending traditions give the wines a singular identity.
One of the world's oldest demarcated wine regions, famed for fortified Port and, increasingly, powerful dry reds. Its terraced schist vineyards and native grapes yield wines of concentration and character.
Covers powerful dry reds and fortified Port from native varieties grown on the valley's terraced schist slopes.
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.
Portugal's finest red grape, giving deeply colored, floral and structured wines central to both Port and the Douro's dry reds.