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The Summer 2016 Auction
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Lot 1626
Estimate: $60
Very lightly bin soiled and lightly damp stained label.
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JG
". . . Peter Mondavi . . . managed to make a very fine bottle of 1968 Cabernet Sauvignon. Back in these days, Peter Mondavi would still have been buying fruit from Nathan Fay’s excellent vineyard, and it is likely that the backbone of the 1968 is from Fay Vineyard (though he might have also been making a special bottling from these grapes in ’68). In any case, this wine, once it had a chance to open up in the decanter . . . is quite lovely, wafting from the glass in a mix of black cherries, dried eucalyptus, dried black currants, sage, a touch of saddle leather and a nice topnote of allspice. On the palate the wine is full-bodied and quite velvety on the attack, with solid mid-palate depth, melted tannins and very good length and grip on the vibrant finish . . . . a lovely bottle of mature Cabernet Sauvignon from an outstanding vintage."
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