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The January 2020 Auction: Part 3

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Auction Ends: 1/16/2020 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #1267. Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux 1996

Description: Consists of 1 Bottle, 0.75L
Score: 100 JG.
"It had been a long, long time since I last drank a bottle of the 1996 Cros Parantoux from Henri Jayer and I was so happy to see that this wine has developed beautifully with bottle age and is just about ready to deliver on all of its immaculate early promise. The bouquet has an exotic touch of sappiness that is very beguiling, as the aromatics surge from the glass in a blend of plums, raspberries, dark chocolate, Vosne spices, pigeon, cinnamon, a gloriously complex base of soil tones and spicy oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, flawlessly balanced and seamless, with a sappy core, great transparency, tangy acids and laser-like focus on the very, very long, very complex and moderately tannic finish. Sheer brilliance and now nearing its apogee." John Gilman, View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2018, Issue #77
Provenance: The Maltais Cellar
Notes: Lightly bin soiled vintage neck tag, nicked, lightly bin soiled, and lightly scuffed label. #0080.
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Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $9,500

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