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The Fall 2012 Internet Only Auction
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Lot 110
Estimate: $1,100
One top shoulder, three high shoulder, one upper shouler, two upper mid shoulder, corroded, six lightly torn, and six scuffed capsules, one partially exposing cork, two slightly recessed corks, lightly glue stained, very lightly bin soiled, five lightly scuffed, and two nicked labels, signs of past seepage.
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"Pleasant surprise: this Margaux is beautiful even with a worn-out label and levels at top shoulder. Sensual, silky and sweet - a wine that has aged beautifully. Perfect to drink now."
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"Pleasant surprise: this Margaux is beautiful even with a worn-out label and levels at top shoulder. Sensual, silky and sweet - a wine that has aged beautifully. Perfect to drink now."
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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 Margaux is a First Growth estate in Margaux, Bordeaux, celebrated for its perfumed, silky and profoundly elegant Cabernet-dominated wines, considered the epitome of the appellation's finesse.