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The 2016 Holiday Auction, Part I
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Estimate: $90
2 x 2cm, 1 x 2.5cm.
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"A gorgeous effort that is drinking beautifully, the 2003 Domaine de Marcoux Chateauneuf du Pape (80% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre and the balance Syrah and Cinsault, aged all in concrete) delivers a kaleidoscope of southern Rhone aromas and flavors, with notions of kirsch, strawberry liqueur, roasted garrigue, licorice and dusty minerality all soaring from the glass. Superb from the first pour, it continued to gain richness and depth over the evening, showing a brilliant, full-bodied mouth feel, excellent freshness and purity and a classic, focused finish. There’s certainly a hedonistic slant here, with the sweet Grenache profile front and center, yet there is nothing over ripe, it is perfectly balanced, and it carries an overall elegant, pure profile that keeps you coming back to the glass. Simply a great example of mature Grenache, it will continue to thrill for another decade or more."
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"A gorgeous effort that is drinking beautifully, the 2003 Domaine de Marcoux Chateauneuf du Pape (80% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre and the balance Syrah and Cinsault, aged all in concrete) delivers a kaleidoscope of southern Rhone aromas and flavors, with notions of kirsch, strawberry liqueur, roasted garrigue, licorice and dusty minerality all soaring from the glass. Superb from the first pour, it continued to gain richness and depth over the evening, showing a brilliant, full-bodied mouth feel, excellent freshness and purity and a classic, focused finish. There’s certainly a hedonistic slant here, with the sweet Grenache profile front and center, yet there is nothing over ripe, it is perfectly balanced, and it carries an overall elegant, pure profile that keeps you coming back to the glass. Simply a great example of mature Grenache, it will continue to thrill for another decade or more."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Spans the Syrah-driven northern crus of Cote-Rotie and Hermitage and the Grenache-based blends of the warmer south, led by Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Its wines are known for power, spice and warmth.
The southern Rhone's most famous appellation, blending Grenache with Syrah, Mourvedre and more into rich, warming, spice-laden reds from galet-strewn soils.