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The May 2012 Internet-Only Auction Part 3
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Lot 179
Estimate: $850
One base neck, one mid shoulder, worn and torn Nicolas capsules with price sticker residue, one exposing cork, one slightly recessed cork, one lightly glue stained label, bin soiled, scuffed, lightly torn and lightly tissue stained "Établissements Nicolas" labels, labels stamped "Reserve Nicolas," one 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.
The world's largest fine-wine region, built around blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Divided by the Gironde estuary into the structured Left Bank and the plush, Merlot-led Right Bank, it is the historic benchmark for age-worthy claret and sweet Sauternes.
The Left Bank appellation prized for perfumed, silky and elegant Cabernet-based wines. Gravel soils yield claret of aromatic finesse and refinement.
Chateau Brane-Cantenac is a Second Growth estate in Margaux, Bordeaux, producing fragrant, refined and silky Cabernet-based wines from its gravelly plateau vineyards.
