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The Winter 2011 Auction
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Lot 475
Estimate: $2,500
3cm, very lightly scuffed capsule, bin soiled, lightly stained label, #13263.
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98NM
"One of the standouts of the decade, the 1964 La Tâche Grand Cru vies with the 1962 and 1966. Showing modest bricking on the rim, it has a vigorous bouquet with copious red fruit mixed with black tea, briary and pressed flowers, beautifully defined but full and generous. The palate is medium-bodied with superb energy given its age, layers of red fruit laced with truffle and Provençal herbs, just a tang of Earl Grey towards the very persistent and quite haunting finish. Maybe the 1966 has more breeding but you cannot deny the brilliance of this wine. Tasted at a private dinner in Hong Kong."
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"One of the standouts of the decade, the 1964 La Tâche Grand Cru vies with the 1962 and 1966. Showing modest bricking on the rim, it has a vigorous bouquet with copious red fruit mixed with black tea, briary and pressed flowers, beautifully defined but full and generous. The palate is medium-bodied with superb energy given its age, layers of red fruit laced with truffle and Provençal herbs, just a tang of Earl Grey towards the very persistent and quite haunting finish. Maybe the 1966 has more breeding but you cannot deny the brilliance of this wine. Tasted at a private dinner in Hong Kong."
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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.
Produces the world's most revered Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from a mosaic of tiny, terroir-defined climats. Its hierarchy of village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards makes site the ultimate expression of quality.
Arguably Burgundy's most exalted village, home to legendary Grand Crus. Its Pinot Noir is renowned for perfume, silk and sublime complexity.
A thin-skinned, terroir-sensitive red producing perfumed, silky and elegant wines of red-berry fruit and earthy complexity. It reaches its apogee in Burgundy.
