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The Spring 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part II

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Auction Ends: 3/22/2018 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #40. Pontet-Canet 1996

Description: Consists of 12 Bottles, 0.75L
Packaging: OWC.
Score: 92 RP.
"I was shocked by how backward the 1996 Pontet-Canet was on the three occasions I tasted it in January. This wine possesses superb potential, but it appears a decade's worth of patience will be necessary. The color is a saturated dark purple. With coaxing, the wine offers aromas of black currant jam intertwined with minerals, sweet oak, and spice. A full-bodied wine, it possesses layered, concentrated, sweet fruit, with an elevated level of ripe tannin." Wine Advocate #122, Apr 1999
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $1,100

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