The April 2019 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part III
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1 / 2Lot 1342
Estimate: $275
1 Very top shoulder, light adhesive residue on capsule, very lightly scuffed label.
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92JMQ
"Dark red . . . . evolved. Nose: clean. Average intensity. Discreet. Pepper. Round and warm like Saint-Ămilion. Tan, oily and smoky, with a granular character in the tannin. It is long . . ."
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Red
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"Dark red . . . . evolved. Nose: clean. Average intensity. Discreet. Pepper. Round and warm like Saint-Ămilion. Tan, oily and smoky, with a granular character in the tannin. It is long . . ."
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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.
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.
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.