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Estimate: $800
lightly scuffed capsules, nicked and lightly scuffed labels.
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"Another ridiculous effort, the 2005 CĂ´te-RĂ´tie La Mouline doesnât pull any punches and is perfectly balanced, deeply concentrated and shockingly rich, with a seamless, elegant and silky character thatâs to die for. Giving up notions of smoked beef, iron, spring flowers and thrilling black raspberry and blackberry fruit, this classic La Mouline has nothing out of place, beautiful purity and precision, and incredible length. More in the style of the 2010, it can be consumed anytime over the coming 2-3 decades . . . . We finished the tasting with a vertical of La Mouline. One of the three single vineyard CĂ´te-RĂ´ties produced, this cuvĂŠe comes all from the La Mouline lieu-dit thatâs located in the more western (close to the middle actually) side of appellation. For simplicityâs sake, you could say itâs in the CĂ´te BlĂ´nde part of the region, but in reality, CĂ´te-RĂ´tie is much more complex and diverse. Due to its exposure, this vineyard is always the first of the three single vineyards to be harvest, and also contains some of the oldest vines on the estate. Fermented using pump overs (as opposed to punch downs for the La Turque and submersion cap on the La Landonne), itâs cofermented with varying degrees of Viognier, which in most vintages, ends up being around 10% of the blend. Like the Château dâAmpuis and the other two single vineyard releases, it sees close to four years in 100% new French oak, of which every trace integrates after a few years in bottle."
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"Another ridiculous effort, the 2005 CĂ´te-RĂ´tie La Mouline doesnât pull any punches and is perfectly balanced, deeply concentrated and shockingly rich, with a seamless, elegant and silky character thatâs to die for. Giving up notions of smoked beef, iron, spring flowers and thrilling black raspberry and blackberry fruit, this classic La Mouline has nothing out of place, beautiful purity and precision, and incredible length. More in the style of the 2010, it can be consumed anytime over the coming 2-3 decades . . . . We finished the tasting with a vertical of La Mouline. One of the three single vineyard CĂ´te-RĂ´ties produced, this cuvĂŠe comes all from the La Mouline lieu-dit thatâs located in the more western (close to the middle actually) side of appellation. For simplicityâs sake, you could say itâs in the CĂ´te BlĂ´nde part of the region, but in reality, CĂ´te-RĂ´tie is much more complex and diverse. Due to its exposure, this vineyard is always the first of the three single vineyards to be harvest, and also contains some of the oldest vines on the estate. Fermented using pump overs (as opposed to punch downs for the La Turque and submersion cap on the La Landonne), itâs cofermented with varying degrees of Viognier, which in most vintages, ends up being around 10% of the blend. Like the Château dâAmpuis and the other two single vineyard releases, it sees close to four years in 100% new French oak, of which every trace integrates after a few years in bottle."
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