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The February 2017 Internet-Only Auction Part 1
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Estimate: $220
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"The Kripta bottling from Agustí Torelló Mata is Spain’s greatest sparkling wine and the current release from the 2007 vintage is excellent. The bouquet is deep, complex and still fairly youthful, as it offers up scents of grapefruit tart pear, lemon, salty minerality, a touch of menthol, smokiness and a bit of Catalàn garrigue. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and zesty, with a superb core of fruit, excellent focus and grip, frothy mousse and outstanding length on the perfectly balanced and racy finish. This is certainly approachable today, but it is still climbing and will be even better with a bit more bottle age."
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"The Kripta bottling from Agustí Torelló Mata is Spain’s greatest sparkling wine and the current release from the 2007 vintage is excellent. The bouquet is deep, complex and still fairly youthful, as it offers up scents of grapefruit tart pear, lemon, salty minerality, a touch of menthol, smokiness and a bit of Catalàn garrigue. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and zesty, with a superb core of fruit, excellent focus and grip, frothy mousse and outstanding length on the perfectly balanced and racy finish. This is certainly approachable today, but it is still climbing and will be even better with a bit more bottle age."
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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.