The March 2013 Internet-Only Auction Part 2
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Lot 52
Estimate: $130
Very top shoulder, lightly scuffed capsule, nicked, scuffed, and lightly glue stained label.
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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.
The Left Bank appellation prized for perfumed, silky and elegant Cabernet-based wines. Gravel soils yield claret of aromatic finesse and refinement.
Chateau d'Issan is a Third Growth estate in Margaux, Bordeaux, set around a moated Renaissance chateau at Cantenac and known for elegant, perfumed and refined Cabernet-based wines.