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Lot 1864
Estimate: $1,400
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95NM
"The 1999 Ruchottes-Chambertin is just beginning to flex its muscles. It has an exquisite and intense bouquet with dark cherries, crushed violets, iris, a touch of incense that both express the growing season and the terroir. Watch how it unfurls in the glass, gaining more and more precision. The palate is medium-bodied with red pastilles on the entry, perfectly judged acidity and an almost sorbet-fresh finish that has plenty of coiled-up energy after 18 years. This is a splendid, almost extravagant Ruchottes-Chambertin that is going to give another 20 or 30 years of drinking pleasure. Tasted at the Ruchottes-Chambertin vertical in London."
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"The 1999 Ruchottes-Chambertin is just beginning to flex its muscles. It has an exquisite and intense bouquet with dark cherries, crushed violets, iris, a touch of incense that both express the growing season and the terroir. Watch how it unfurls in the glass, gaining more and more precision. The palate is medium-bodied with red pastilles on the entry, perfectly judged acidity and an almost sorbet-fresh finish that has plenty of coiled-up energy after 18 years. This is a splendid, almost extravagant Ruchottes-Chambertin that is going to give another 20 or 30 years of drinking pleasure. Tasted at the Ruchottes-Chambertin vertical in London."
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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.
The Cote de Nuits' largest Grand Cru commune, producing powerful, structured and deeply flavored Pinot Noir built for long aging.
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.
