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The October 2016 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part II
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Estimate: $225
OC. 2 x 2cm, 4 x 1.5cm.
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93 WA "From two parcels in the Bressandes sector, Laurent's 2006 Corton Vieilles Vignes features smoky black tea, graphite, wet stone, beef bouillon, and ripe blackberry, all of which inform a sumptuous palate underlain by abundant, fine-grained tannins, and leading to a long, lip-smacking yet soothing finish in which saline and carnal savor claim equal prominence with almost black fruits that are liqueur-like in their sense of viscosity and spirituous high tones, yet not at all superficially sweet. Like a number of great 2006s from Corton, this is remarkably hard to resist even now, but I feel sure it will not be at its best for half a dozen years and be worth rationing for twice that long. That said, the 2005 rendition of this wine â see issue 171 â was also remarkably accessible for its appellation, except it did not boast the youthful proportionality or refinement of this 2006."
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93 WA "From two parcels in the Bressandes sector, Laurent's 2006 Corton Vieilles Vignes features smoky black tea, graphite, wet stone, beef bouillon, and ripe blackberry, all of which inform a sumptuous palate underlain by abundant, fine-grained tannins, and leading to a long, lip-smacking yet soothing finish in which saline and carnal savor claim equal prominence with almost black fruits that are liqueur-like in their sense of viscosity and spirituous high tones, yet not at all superficially sweet. Like a number of great 2006s from Corton, this is remarkably hard to resist even now, but I feel sure it will not be at its best for half a dozen years and be worth rationing for twice that long. That said, the 2005 rendition of this wine â see issue 171 â was also remarkably accessible for its appellation, except it did not boast the youthful proportionality or refinement of this 2006."
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