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The July 2013 Internet-Only Auction Part 2
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Lot 284
Estimate: $85
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92-94NM
"A blind sample for Wine Magazine that just blew me away. A very attractive, herbaceous nose with a hint of espresso. Good definition, though muted compared to others. The full-bodied palate and some supple sweet black fruits, good acidity and a high-toned character (though not cloying.) Lovely mocha and roasted herbs on the finish. This is excellent."
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Red
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"A blind sample for Wine Magazine that just blew me away. A very attractive, herbaceous nose with a hint of espresso. Good definition, though muted compared to others. The full-bodied palate and some supple sweet black fruits, good acidity and a high-toned character (though not cloying.) Lovely mocha and roasted herbs on the finish. This is excellent."
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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.
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.