The July 2025 Auction: Part 5
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1 / 2Lot 78
Estimate: $130
Upper mid shoulder, scuffed capsule, nicked, lightly scuffed, very lightly bin soiled label.
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93WS
"Big and decadent, with rich truffle, berry and chocolate aromas and flavors. Tannic, but very soft. Drinkable now, but worth holding . . ."
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Red
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"Big and decadent, with rich truffle, berry and chocolate aromas and flavors. Tannic, but very soft. Drinkable now, but worth holding . . ."
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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.