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The May 2015 Internet-Only Auction Part 2
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Lot 63
Estimate: $30
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"The 1998 vintage was a very long and cool year, with uneven ripening plaguing the Laurel Glen cabernet vines, so that a very strict selection was necessary to produce this fine wine. This is my favorite vintage of Laurel Glen cabernet post-1992, as the wine shows more complexity and precision than any subsequent vintage, as perhaps Mother Nature dictated the style of this wine as much as Patrick. The nose is deep and fine, wafting from the glass in a mix of red and black cherries, Cuban cigar smoke, coffee, a touch of chipotle pepper, fresh herb tones and a nice base of new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and shows off a lovely core of fruit, with very fine balance and a long, suave and ripely tannic finish. I still think there were more soil tones in the wines from the decade of the 1980s here, but this is a very well-made wine that I would have no worries about having in the cellar. It still needs a bit more time to reach its apogee."
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"The 1998 vintage was a very long and cool year, with uneven ripening plaguing the Laurel Glen cabernet vines, so that a very strict selection was necessary to produce this fine wine. This is my favorite vintage of Laurel Glen cabernet post-1992, as the wine shows more complexity and precision than any subsequent vintage, as perhaps Mother Nature dictated the style of this wine as much as Patrick. The nose is deep and fine, wafting from the glass in a mix of red and black cherries, Cuban cigar smoke, coffee, a touch of chipotle pepper, fresh herb tones and a nice base of new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and shows off a lovely core of fruit, with very fine balance and a long, suave and ripely tannic finish. I still think there were more soil tones in the wines from the decade of the 1980s here, but this is a very well-made wine that I would have no worries about having in the cellar. It still needs a bit more time to reach its apogee."
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