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The July 2015 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Featuring The Oregon Coast Collection
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Estimate: $300
Very lightly stained bottle. "Araujo has long stood for a contemporary sense of classicism, and that is exactly what comes through here. First produced in 1991, the Vieilles Vignes was made from Block 3, the estate’s oldest vines of head-trained Eisele clone Cabernet Sauvignon planted in 1964 on St. George rootstock. Block 3 was the source of the 1971 Ridge, 1974 Conn Creek and 1975 Joseph Phelps Eisele Cabernets, all iconic, benchmark wines for the property and Napa Valley. Araujo made just one barrel of the Vieilles Vignes each year until 1998, when the vines finally succumbed to leaf roll virus. At the time, the rest of the fruit off Block 3 went into the Estate Cabernet Sauvignon bottling. The Vieilles Vignes was always 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and was not released commercially, but mostly given as gifts. Readers fortunate enough to own the . . . [Vieilles Vignes] are in for a real treat." - Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Massively proportioned, with a dense core of earth-accented cedar and currant-spiked Cabernet flavors that are intense and well-focused, a long, lively aftertaste and substantial tannins.
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Massively proportioned, with a dense core of earth-accented cedar and currant-spiked Cabernet flavors that are intense and well-focused, a long, lively aftertaste and substantial tannins.
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
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.