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The Fall 2012 Internet Only Auction
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Lot 145
Estimate: $325
Two base neck, four very top shoulder, one low shoulder, one lightly corroded and two nicked capsules, six nicked, damp stained, and lightly scuffed labels, one nicked and heavily damp stained label.
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92JMQ
"Ruby red, its intensity still sustained. Withdrawn . . . . Clean. Average intensity. Discreet, with an aromatic animale background note. Intense. Notes of fruits in syrup. Then evolves finely. Clean and ample attack. Developed, with a rather concentrated and fleshy structure. Slow evolution in remarkably balanced tannins toward a powerful finish with austere notes. An ascending structure on the palate. Very long, without the fruit of the '79 but with a more distinguished feel."
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"Ruby red, its intensity still sustained. Withdrawn . . . . Clean. Average intensity. Discreet, with an aromatic animale background note. Intense. Notes of fruits in syrup. Then evolves finely. Clean and ample attack. Developed, with a rather concentrated and fleshy structure. Slow evolution in remarkably balanced tannins toward a powerful finish with austere notes. An ascending structure on the palate. Very long, without the fruit of the '79 but with a more distinguished feel."
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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.
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The world's most planted premium red grape, yielding deeply colored, tannic and structured wines with cassis, cedar and graphite notes. Firm tannins and acidity make it exceptionally age-worthy, whether as a varietal or the backbone of a Bordeaux blend.
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