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The November 2012 Internet-Only Auction Part 1
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Lot 234
Estimate: $275
Lightly scuffed labels, one nicked at edge.
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"This black-colored wine has licorice and cassis liqueur aromas that are followed by a huge, massively-concentrated, broad-shouldered, and intense personality. It is chewy-textured yet admirably focused with well-integrated and refreshing acidity. Even though this is a powerful and structured wine, its copious tannins are supple and silky. It can be drunk young, but should evolve marvelously . . . . This wine hails from a little-known premier cru vineyard located west of Estournelles St. Jacques and just above Les Verroilles in the Combe de Lavaux sector. According to Geantet, this site is particularly cool and windy because the Combe acts as a funnel, guiding brisk air into the valley. He informed me that in 1996 the vines suffered from coulure and millerandage (respectively damaged flowering and stunted fruit embryos) that severely lowered yields."
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"This black-colored wine has licorice and cassis liqueur aromas that are followed by a huge, massively-concentrated, broad-shouldered, and intense personality. It is chewy-textured yet admirably focused with well-integrated and refreshing acidity. Even though this is a powerful and structured wine, its copious tannins are supple and silky. It can be drunk young, but should evolve marvelously . . . . This wine hails from a little-known premier cru vineyard located west of Estournelles St. Jacques and just above Les Verroilles in the Combe de Lavaux sector. According to Geantet, this site is particularly cool and windy because the Combe acts as a funnel, guiding brisk air into the valley. He informed me that in 1996 the vines suffered from coulure and millerandage (respectively damaged flowering and stunted fruit embryos) that severely lowered yields."
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