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The May 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part III
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Lot 3923
Estimate: $90
Lightly scuffed labels.
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Corey Chaplin had served 3.5 years as an apprentice chef, but at the last moment decided winemaking rather than cheffing was where he wanted to go. He got a foot in the door picking grapes for Rolf Binder, doing a little home winemaking on the side; this was sufficient for him to get a cellar hand job at Rockford Wines the following vintage, and he remained at Rockford for the next four years working in most areas of the business. After spending all day at Rockford he would ride his bike to Paul Lindners Langmeil Wines, working on the red wines until the early hours of the morning, gaining a reputation as a lunatic. In 2004 he took the last step, selling his house and putting all the money into starting Lunar, sourcing grapes from Marananga, Greenock, Dorrien, Ebenezer and Seppeltsfield. If this werent enough, he alternated hemispheres, working in Spain for the 2006 and 07 vintages.
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Renowned for powerful, richly fruited Shiraz, most famously from the Barossa Valley, alongside age-worthy Cabernet and cool-climate whites. A warm climate and old, ungrafted vines produce wines of generosity and depth.
Australia's most famous wine region, home to some of the oldest Shiraz vines on earth. Its warm climate produces rich, full-bodied, deeply fruited reds of great power.
Produces rich, full-bodied Shiraz from some of the world's oldest vines, defined by ripe dark fruit, spice and power.
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.
