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The January 2017 Distinguished Cellar Auction
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Estimate: $85
3cm or better.
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"Cristomâs 2005 Pinot Noir Eileen is scented with a hauntingly sachet-like floral and herbal meld accompanied by high-toned evocations of dark berry distillates. Sleek, polished, refined, and buoyant, it fills the mouth with black tea- and rose petal-garlanded fresh ripe berries, and finishes with vanishing tannins; a stream of saliva-liberating salinity; and a dark undertone of damp woods and stone. The epitome of tenderness and restrained elegance in Pinot, this beauty has nothing to prove or to officiously proclaim. Sit down with it over the next 6-8 years and enjoy profoundly quiet; soothing yet stimulating; unforgettably faithful company."
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"Cristomâs 2005 Pinot Noir Eileen is scented with a hauntingly sachet-like floral and herbal meld accompanied by high-toned evocations of dark berry distillates. Sleek, polished, refined, and buoyant, it fills the mouth with black tea- and rose petal-garlanded fresh ripe berries, and finishes with vanishing tannins; a stream of saliva-liberating salinity; and a dark undertone of damp woods and stone. The epitome of tenderness and restrained elegance in Pinot, this beauty has nothing to prove or to officiously proclaim. Sit down with it over the next 6-8 years and enjoy profoundly quiet; soothing yet stimulating; unforgettably faithful company."
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
A thin-skinned, terroir-sensitive red producing perfumed, silky and elegant wines of red-berry fruit and earthy complexity. It reaches its apogee in Burgundy.