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The Winter 2011 Auction
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Lot 542
Estimate: $22,500
OWC. 3.5cm or better, #1543 - 1548.
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96 · 95
96 WS "Firm and intensely focused, pouring a wealth of pineapple, grapefruit and walnut-tinged pear flavors into a lithe and elegant frame. Built to develop with a certain roughness. This needs [time] . . ." 95 AM The rich, full-bodied, mouth coating flavors are impressively intense and extremely powerful and there is an opulent, almost unctuous quality to the finish, which stains the palate and lingers for minutes.
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96 WS "Firm and intensely focused, pouring a wealth of pineapple, grapefruit and walnut-tinged pear flavors into a lithe and elegant frame. Built to develop with a certain roughness. This needs [time] . . ." 95 AM The rich, full-bodied, mouth coating flavors are impressively intense and extremely powerful and there is an opulent, almost unctuous quality to the finish, which stains the palate and lingers for minutes.
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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.
Chassagne-Montrachet is a village AOC in Burgundy's Cote de Beaune with numerous Premier Crus, renowned above all for rich, nutty, mineral Chardonnay whites, though it also makes firm Pinot Noir reds.
The world's most versatile white grape, producing everything from steely Chablis to rich, oaked whites. Its neutrality makes it a mirror of terroir and winemaking, and the foundation of white Burgundy and Champagne.