The March 2012 Internet-Only Auction Part 1
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Lot 673
Estimate: $110
6cm, worn and wine stained capsule, nicked, bin soiled and stained label, sign of past seepage.
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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.
Clos de Vougeot is a large walled Grand Cru in Burgundy's Cote de Nuits, producing full-bodied, earthy Pinot Noir reds; quality varies widely by parcel and grower given its many owners.
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.