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The May 2014 Internet-Only Auction Part 2
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Lot 263
Estimate: $95
3cm, slightly recessed cork, lightly wine stained vintage neck tag, nicked label, sign of slight past seepage.
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"Darker in color and with another notch on the concentration belt, the 1989 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reserve is a fully mature Chateauneuf thatâs overflowing with character. Also from a hot year (even more so than the 1990), it has a more muscular feel than the â90, with blackberry and currants, ground pepper, herbs and earthy characteristics all present in its full-bodied, concentrated and angular personality."
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"Darker in color and with another notch on the concentration belt, the 1989 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reserve is a fully mature Chateauneuf thatâs overflowing with character. Also from a hot year (even more so than the 1990), it has a more muscular feel than the â90, with blackberry and currants, ground pepper, herbs and earthy characteristics all present in its full-bodied, concentrated and angular personality."
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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.
Spans the Syrah-driven northern crus of Cote-Rotie and Hermitage and the Grenache-based blends of the warmer south, led by Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Its wines are known for power, spice and warmth.
The southern Rhone's most famous appellation, blending Grenache with Syrah, Mourvedre and more into rich, warming, spice-laden reds from galet-strewn soils.
A warm-climate red giving generous, high-alcohol wines of red fruit and spice. It anchors southern Rhone blends and old-vine wines in Spain and Australia.
A late-ripening red lending structure, dark fruit and gamey, meaty complexity to southern Rhone and Mediterranean blends.
Syrah (Shiraz) produces dark, powerful reds with black fruit, pepper and smoked-meat notes. It yields elegant, perfumed wines in the northern Rhone and bold, rich styles in Australia.