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The Summer 2017 Auction
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Estimate: $120
Base neck and lightly bin soiled labels.
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91WS
"Offers an irresistible youthful exuberance, with a plush layer of baby fat over a muscular, firm structure. Vanilla oak flavors are sweet and luscious, marrying well with ripe, well-defined flavors of blackberry and cherry; the tannins are ripe and firm..."
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Red
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"Offers an irresistible youthful exuberance, with a plush layer of baby fat over a muscular, firm structure. Vanilla oak flavors are sweet and luscious, marrying well with ripe, well-defined flavors of blackberry and cherry; the tannins are ripe and firm..."
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Spain has the largest area under vine of any country and a deep tradition of oak-aged reds. Tempranillo-based wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, alongside Priorat's Garnacha and Carinena, anchor its fine-wine reputation.
On Spain's high central plateau, Ribera del Duero makes powerful, concentrated Tempranillo (locally Tinto Fino). Wide day-night temperature swings yield deeply colored, structured and age-worthy reds.
Produces powerful, deeply colored Tempranillo from Spain's high plateau, prized for concentration and structure.
Spain's noble red grape, producing structured, savory wines of red fruit and leather that respond beautifully to oak aging in Rioja and Ribera del Duero.