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The May 2017 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part III
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Estimate: $140
2.5cm.
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93-96RP
"Perhaps the finest Vacqueyras I have tasted, Tardieu-Laurent's opaque black/purple-colored 2000 Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes boasts a stunning bouquet of black fruits, smoke, and earth. Concentrated, viscous, and chewy, with 14% alcohol buried beneath the wealth of fruit and glycerin, this awesome Vacqueyras easily out-performs many Chateauneuf du Papes and Gigondas. The finish lasts for 45 seconds, and the wine possesses a level of extract and richness that must be tasted to be believed . . . . A legend in the making!"
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"Perhaps the finest Vacqueyras I have tasted, Tardieu-Laurent's opaque black/purple-colored 2000 Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes boasts a stunning bouquet of black fruits, smoke, and earth. Concentrated, viscous, and chewy, with 14% alcohol buried beneath the wealth of fruit and glycerin, this awesome Vacqueyras easily out-performs many Chateauneuf du Papes and Gigondas. The finish lasts for 45 seconds, and the wine possesses a level of extract and richness that must be tasted to be believed . . . . A legend in the making!"
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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.
A warm-climate red giving generous, high-alcohol wines of red fruit and spice. It anchors southern Rhone blends and old-vine wines in Spain and Australia.