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The February 2013 Internet-Only Auction Part 3
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Lot 1637
Estimate: $220
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"Amazing richness and depth of sweet, chewy fruit flavors. Dark inky color, with intense blackberry and cherry aromas, full-bodied, with sweet grape and cherry flavors and an excellent balance of round, ripe tannins. A great density of ripe fruit."
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"Amazing richness and depth of sweet, chewy fruit flavors. Dark inky color, with intense blackberry and cherry aromas, full-bodied, with sweet grape and cherry flavors and an excellent balance of round, ripe tannins. A great density of ripe fruit."
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Best known for fortified Port from the Douro Valley, Portugal also produces distinctive dry reds from native grapes such as Touriga Nacional. Its dramatic terraced vineyards and blending traditions give the wines a singular identity.
One of the world's oldest demarcated wine regions, famed for fortified Port and, increasingly, powerful dry reds. Its terraced schist vineyards and native grapes yield wines of concentration and character.
Covers powerful dry reds and fortified Port from native varieties grown on the valley's terraced schist slopes.
Spain's noble red grape, producing structured, savory wines of red fruit and leather that respond beautifully to oak aging in Rioja and Ribera del Duero.
Portugal's finest red grape, giving deeply colored, floral and structured wines central to both Port and the Douro's dry reds.