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The October 2017 Internet-Only Auction Part 2
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Estimate: $100
2cm, lightly scuffed, lightly bin soiled and lightly damp stained label.
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"Showing a bit of brick at the rim, Vieux TĂ©lĂ©graphe's 2001 ChĂąteauneuf-du-Pape remains a wonderfully complex, vibrant wine. Marked by scents of pressed flowers, a hint of button mushrooms and plenty of cherry-raspberry fruit, it's medium to full-bodied and silky textured, finishing long and complex .... A visit to Vieux TĂ©lĂ©graphe also means a chance to revisit past vintages, so [Daniel] Brunier opened bottles of the 2011 and 2001. âArriving after 2010, which was great, I don't have a good memory of that vintage [2011],â said Brunier. But the wine showed well, mature and nicely evolved yet still offering a few more years of drinkability. Of 2001, Brunier remarked, âIt was a normal summer, normal rain at normal times, with no big, defining feature. But this is the kind of vintage I can drink a bottle by myself. It's not a big vintage by the numbers, but it has aged well because it is balanced.â Amen to that."
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"Showing a bit of brick at the rim, Vieux TĂ©lĂ©graphe's 2001 ChĂąteauneuf-du-Pape remains a wonderfully complex, vibrant wine. Marked by scents of pressed flowers, a hint of button mushrooms and plenty of cherry-raspberry fruit, it's medium to full-bodied and silky textured, finishing long and complex .... A visit to Vieux TĂ©lĂ©graphe also means a chance to revisit past vintages, so [Daniel] Brunier opened bottles of the 2011 and 2001. âArriving after 2010, which was great, I don't have a good memory of that vintage [2011],â said Brunier. But the wine showed well, mature and nicely evolved yet still offering a few more years of drinkability. Of 2001, Brunier remarked, âIt was a normal summer, normal rain at normal times, with no big, defining feature. But this is the kind of vintage I can drink a bottle by myself. It's not a big vintage by the numbers, but it has aged well because it is balanced.â Amen to that."
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