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The May 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part III
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Estimate: $800
5 base neck, 3 very top shoulder, 3 top shoulder, corroded and scuffed capsules, bin soiled, scuffed, lightly mold stained, wrinkled, 8 lightly torn and 2 torn labels.
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"Deep garnet core with tawny rim. A gorgeous nose when first poured from the glass. Iron filings, fig compote and a little raspberry. Quite lush and very well-defined. Reminds me of a Pomerol in many ways. The palate is medium-bodied, very well-balanced with that typical fleshy core of fruit. Quite savory, irony, complex with a little dryness on the finish. This is a wonderful 1985 although it faded in the glass. Drinking perfectly now but will last . . ."
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"Deep garnet core with tawny rim. A gorgeous nose when first poured from the glass. Iron filings, fig compote and a little raspberry. Quite lush and very well-defined. Reminds me of a Pomerol in many ways. The palate is medium-bodied, very well-balanced with that typical fleshy core of fruit. Quite savory, irony, complex with a little dryness on the finish. This is a wonderful 1985 although it faded in the glass. Drinking perfectly now but will last . . ."
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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.
The world's largest fine-wine region, built around blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Divided by the Gironde estuary into the structured Left Bank and the plush, Merlot-led Right Bank, it is the historic benchmark for age-worthy claret and sweet Sauternes.
The Left Bank appellation prized for perfumed, silky and elegant Cabernet-based wines. Gravel soils yield claret of aromatic finesse and refinement.
Chateau Brane-Cantenac is a Second Growth estate in Margaux, Bordeaux, producing fragrant, refined and silky Cabernet-based wines from its gravelly plateau vineyards.
An aromatic red grape lending perfume, red fruit and a leafy, savory edge. It thrives in the Loire and as a key blending partner in Bordeaux, especially Saint-Emilion.
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.
Produces plush, supple, fruit-forward reds with plum and chocolate notes. Softer and earlier-maturing than Cabernet, it adds flesh and roundness to blends and stars in Right Bank Bordeaux.
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