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The October 2012 Internet-Only Auction Part 3
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Lot 455
Estimate: $100
Base neck, label nicked at edge.
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"The 1989 Barolo La Villa is a spectacular example of this vintage. The deep ruby color is followed by a bouquet that soars from the glass, offering scents of sweet, jammy, cherry fruit, almonds, smoke, and truffles. The wine displays fabulous fruit, full body, and a tremendously powerful, rich, moderately tannic finish. Impressive . . ."
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"The 1989 Barolo La Villa is a spectacular example of this vintage. The deep ruby color is followed by a bouquet that soars from the glass, offering scents of sweet, jammy, cherry fruit, almonds, smoke, and truffles. The wine displays fabulous fruit, full body, and a tremendously powerful, rich, moderately tannic finish. Impressive . . ."
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Italy grows more indigenous grape varieties than any other country and produces wine in all 20 of its regions. From Piedmont's Nebbiolo to Tuscany's Sangiovese, its finest wines pair structure and bright acidity with a strong sense of place.
In Italy's northwest, Piedmont is home to Nebbiolo, the grape behind the powerful, perfumed and long-lived reds of Barolo and Barbaresco. Fog-shrouded hills and calcareous soils define its greatest wines.
The 'King of Wines,' a powerful, tannic and perfumed Nebbiolo from Piedmont's Langhe hills, celebrated for tar-and-roses aromatics and extraordinary aging potential.
Produces pale but powerfully tannic and perfumed reds with tar, rose and cherry notes. The grape behind Barolo and Barbaresco, it is among the most age-worthy in the world.