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The May 2017 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part III
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Estimate: $25
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"Tasted single blind at Southwold. This is a little smudged on the nose with notes of blackberry, raspberry and a touch of menthol. Tannic palate, brusque tannins with sous-bois and cigar box notes. A little short on the finish but it has a nice depth and purity. Lovely…what you might describe as a: “gentleman’s claret.”
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"Tasted single blind at Southwold. This is a little smudged on the nose with notes of blackberry, raspberry and a touch of menthol. Tannic palate, brusque tannins with sous-bois and cigar box notes. A little short on the finish but it has a nice depth and purity. Lovely…what you might describe as a: “gentleman’s claret.”
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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.
The world's largest fine-wine region, built around blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Divided by the Gironde estuary into the structured Left Bank and the plush, Merlot-led Right Bank, it is the historic benchmark for age-worthy claret and sweet Sauternes.
In the Graves, the only Bordeaux appellation renowned for both reds and dry whites. Gravelly soils yield smoky, mineral reds and age-worthy Sauvignon-Semillon blends.
An aromatic red grape lending perfume, red fruit and a leafy, savory edge. It thrives in the Loire and as a key blending partner in Bordeaux, especially Saint-Emilion.
The world's most planted premium red grape, yielding deeply colored, tannic and structured wines with cassis, cedar and graphite notes. Firm tannins and acidity make it exceptionally age-worthy, whether as a varietal or the backbone of a Bordeaux blend.
Produces plush, supple, fruit-forward reds with plum and chocolate notes. Softer and earlier-maturing than Cabernet, it adds flesh and roundness to blends and stars in Right Bank Bordeaux.
A deeply colored, tannic Bordeaux blending grape adding color, structure and floral, spicy complexity in small proportions.