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The December 2019 Auction: Part 2
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Estimate: $750
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92GG
"Dark hue. The nose gradually unfurls to predominant elegant, mineral oak with notes of dark fruits in the background. On the palate, a tightly-wound, muted style with a compact structure. A promising wine that has yet to reveal itself."
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Red
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"Dark hue. The nose gradually unfurls to predominant elegant, mineral oak with notes of dark fruits in the background. On the palate, a tightly-wound, muted style with a compact structure. A promising wine that has yet to reveal itself."
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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.
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.