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The July 2011 Internet-Only Auction Part 2
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Estimate: $400
Neck; lightly bin soiled label.
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97 NM "The highlight of the Araujo vertical. A deep garnet core with dark brick rim. It has a broody nose at first, plum, prune, minerals, moderate definition but not much lift. Medium-bodied palate, ultra-smooth entry and seamless tannins. Satin texture, very focused with good acidity. The power creeps up on you, real crescendo on the finish with a real kick on the back-palate, almost a citrus-like in its freshness. This remains primal after 12-years...and it will need another twelve! Magnificent." 95 RP ...a wine that combines the extraordinary power and richness of this hot area of Napa, with stunning purity and delineationā¦
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97 NM "The highlight of the Araujo vertical. A deep garnet core with dark brick rim. It has a broody nose at first, plum, prune, minerals, moderate definition but not much lift. Medium-bodied palate, ultra-smooth entry and seamless tannins. Satin texture, very focused with good acidity. The power creeps up on you, real crescendo on the finish with a real kick on the back-palate, almost a citrus-like in its freshness. This remains primal after 12-years...and it will need another twelve! Magnificent." 95 RP ...a wine that combines the extraordinary power and richness of this hot area of Napa, with stunning purity and delineationā¦
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