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The August 2017 Internet-Only Auction Part 4
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Estimate: $150
Lightly scuffed and 1 lightly torn labels.
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"[since the '99 vintage, this replaces what used to be called the cuvée Vieilles Vignes and derives largely from vineyards in Brochon and the northern sector of Gevrey, averaging approximately 60 years of age] There is a bit more of everything here with beautifully complex and elegant earthy red fruit aromas that merge into seriously intense and sweet full-bodied flavors that offer real depth and mouth coating old vine sap and length. A terrific combination of weight and elegance with fine finishing precision. In sum, this is a superb villages."
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"[since the '99 vintage, this replaces what used to be called the cuvée Vieilles Vignes and derives largely from vineyards in Brochon and the northern sector of Gevrey, averaging approximately 60 years of age] There is a bit more of everything here with beautifully complex and elegant earthy red fruit aromas that merge into seriously intense and sweet full-bodied flavors that offer real depth and mouth coating old vine sap and length. A terrific combination of weight and elegance with fine finishing precision. In sum, this is a superb villages."
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