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The February 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction Featuring The Tower Cellar
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Estimate: $1,600
Top shoulder, lightly corroded, lightly bin soiled, lightly scuffed Château-branded short capsule reveals vintage-branded cork, slightly protruding cork, heavily damp stained, heavily bin soiled, scuffed, nicked and wine stained label.
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"Tasted 6 times with consistent notes. It has been several years since I had the 1949, but having gone through a half case I purchased in outstanding condition, I must say that every bottle was exceptional, with a gorgeously ripe, jammy nose of black fruits, sweet, expansive, medium-bodied flavors, and a silky texture. It is interesting that La Conseillante, never the most tannic, muscular, or powerful wine, appears to be drinkable at a remarkably young age yet hold its fruit for decades. A friend of the Nicolas family, the proprietor, told me he consumed several cases of the 1949 in the early fifties because it was so tasty - further proof that balance, not tannin, is often the key to a graceful evolution. I have high hopes that the 1989 and 1990 will prove to be as awesome and ageworthy as the 1949."
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"Tasted 6 times with consistent notes. It has been several years since I had the 1949, but having gone through a half case I purchased in outstanding condition, I must say that every bottle was exceptional, with a gorgeously ripe, jammy nose of black fruits, sweet, expansive, medium-bodied flavors, and a silky texture. It is interesting that La Conseillante, never the most tannic, muscular, or powerful wine, appears to be drinkable at a remarkably young age yet hold its fruit for decades. A friend of the Nicolas family, the proprietor, told me he consumed several cases of the 1949 in the early fifties because it was so tasty - further proof that balance, not tannin, is often the key to a graceful evolution. I have high hopes that the 1989 and 1990 will prove to be as awesome and ageworthy as the 1949."
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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.
A tiny, prestigious Right Bank appellation famed for opulent, velvety Merlot-based wines. Iron-rich clay soils yield some of the world's most coveted and concentrated reds.
Chateau La Conseillante is a top Pomerol estate in Bordeaux, sited on the plateau between Pomerol and Saint-Emilion, prized for fragrant, silky and elegant Merlot-dominated wines.
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.