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The Fall 2012 Internet Only Auction
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Lot 175
Estimate: $350
Base neck or better, one wine stained and lightly corroded capsule, lightly scuffed and heavily wine stained labels, three lightly torn label.
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"Full bodied, with a deep, almost opaque ruby/purple color, a forward, cassis-scented aroma, and rich, lush flavors, the 1983 Talbot is a large-scaled wine that is drinking surprisingly well. It is one of the great successes of the vintage."
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"Full bodied, with a deep, almost opaque ruby/purple color, a forward, cassis-scented aroma, and rich, lush flavors, the 1983 Talbot is a large-scaled wine that is drinking surprisingly well. It is one of the great successes of the vintage."
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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.
Chateau Talbot is a Fourth Growth estate in Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, producing generous, supple and reliably classic Cabernet-based wines from its large single vineyard.
An aromatic red grape lending perfume, red fruit and a leafy, savory edge. It thrives in the Loire and as a key blending partner in Bordeaux, especially Saint-Emilion.
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.
Produces plush, supple, fruit-forward reds with plum and chocolate notes. Softer and earlier-maturing than Cabernet, it adds flesh and roundness to blends and stars in Right Bank Bordeaux.
A deeply colored, tannic Bordeaux blending grape adding color, structure and floral, spicy complexity in small proportions.