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The Spring 2015 Live Auction
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Lot 1885
Estimate: $375
Lightly scuffed labels.
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"Another stunning wine, the 1999 Barolo Riserva Vecchie Viti dei Capalot e delle Brunate bursts from the glass with superb depth and pure power. Black fruit, smoke, tar, licorice and menthol are some of the many notes that take shape in the glass. The Capalot is bottled only in magnum, and in this vintage, the big bottle keeps the wine incredibly fresh and structured. This huge, dramatic wine finds a measure of finesse in the glass, but it is best left alone for at least a few years. The dark, brooding personality of the year comes through in spades."
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"Another stunning wine, the 1999 Barolo Riserva Vecchie Viti dei Capalot e delle Brunate bursts from the glass with superb depth and pure power. Black fruit, smoke, tar, licorice and menthol are some of the many notes that take shape in the glass. The Capalot is bottled only in magnum, and in this vintage, the big bottle keeps the wine incredibly fresh and structured. This huge, dramatic wine finds a measure of finesse in the glass, but it is best left alone for at least a few years. The dark, brooding personality of the year comes through in spades."
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Italy grows more indigenous grape varieties than any other country and produces wine in all 20 of its regions. From Piedmont's Nebbiolo to Tuscany's Sangiovese, its finest wines pair structure and bright acidity with a strong sense of place.
In Italy's northwest, Piedmont is home to Nebbiolo, the grape behind the powerful, perfumed and long-lived reds of Barolo and Barbaresco. Fog-shrouded hills and calcareous soils define its greatest wines.
The 'King of Wines,' a powerful, tannic and perfumed Nebbiolo from Piedmont's Langhe hills, celebrated for tar-and-roses aromatics and extraordinary aging potential.
Produces pale but powerfully tannic and perfumed reds with tar, rose and cherry notes. The grape behind Barolo and Barbaresco, it is among the most age-worthy in the world.