The Spring 2012 Live Auction
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Lot 1172
Estimate: $1,500
One base neck, four very top shoulder, one high shoulder, two upper shoulder, one wrinkled, one nicked, four lightly torn, five lightly scuffed, and one wine stained capsules, two bin soiled, two heavily bin soiled, two lightly torn, five glue stained, one marked and one wrinkled labels, one sign of past seepage.
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95JS
"I absolutely love the nose of licorice, minerals, black currants, and berries. Full and slightly hard and acidic, but I could smell it all night. It softens and turns velvety and dusty on the finish with lots of fruit. Why wait on this?"
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"I absolutely love the nose of licorice, minerals, black currants, and berries. Full and slightly hard and acidic, but I could smell it all night. It softens and turns velvety and dusty on the finish with lots of fruit. Why wait on this?"
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