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The May 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part I
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Estimate: $160
Very lightly scuffed label.
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"The incredible aromatics of the 2013 Rapszodia give it a singular style â this is as close to perfection as one can get. Representing only 7% of the total production, or 150 cases, this wine is a blend of 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot in 2013. Somewhat of an Ausone or Cheval Blanc, depending on your point of view, of southern Napa Valley, the wine offers a dense purple color and a beautiful nose of blueberry and black raspberry fruit and forest floor. It is somewhat light on its feet, with terrific intensity, richness and medium to full body but, again, an almost surreal lightness of being. Drink it over the next 15-20 years."
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"The incredible aromatics of the 2013 Rapszodia give it a singular style â this is as close to perfection as one can get. Representing only 7% of the total production, or 150 cases, this wine is a blend of 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot in 2013. Somewhat of an Ausone or Cheval Blanc, depending on your point of view, of southern Napa Valley, the wine offers a dense purple color and a beautiful nose of blueberry and black raspberry fruit and forest floor. It is somewhat light on its feet, with terrific intensity, richness and medium to full body but, again, an almost surreal lightness of being. Drink it over the next 15-20 years."
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