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The June 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction
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Estimate: $180
9 base neck or better, 1 very top shoulder, 1 nicked label.
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"The 1995 Periquita Clássico Special Reserve is a Castelão . . . and becomes far more interesting with time, the fruit becoming more flavorful and fresher. Rather elegant and beautifully balanced, this seems fully mature, but still vibrant, with some moderate tannins on the finish and some lift to that fruit. It's also quite delicious, laced with baked strawberry mingled with some forest floor. It lingers nicely. It should keep holding and I suspect it is still capable of becoming more complex, melding the fruit nuances into the whole. If you're interested, the Clássico refers to this, says the winery: "Periquita Clássico recreates the style of the wine thirty years ago, when the grapes were still fermented with their stalks and the wines were chilled to achieve clarification, which usually created a deposit in the bottle" . . . . 100% Castelão . 80% clay soils and 20% sandy soils. Fermentation in stainless steel at 32ºC, with same stems. Same French oak. Aged in big wooden vats for about two years and then in bottle for about four years. Trying to make a replica of the old days of Periquita. To be appreciated 20 years after bottling as the old ones."
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"The 1995 Periquita Clássico Special Reserve is a Castelão . . . and becomes far more interesting with time, the fruit becoming more flavorful and fresher. Rather elegant and beautifully balanced, this seems fully mature, but still vibrant, with some moderate tannins on the finish and some lift to that fruit. It's also quite delicious, laced with baked strawberry mingled with some forest floor. It lingers nicely. It should keep holding and I suspect it is still capable of becoming more complex, melding the fruit nuances into the whole. If you're interested, the Clássico refers to this, says the winery: "Periquita Clássico recreates the style of the wine thirty years ago, when the grapes were still fermented with their stalks and the wines were chilled to achieve clarification, which usually created a deposit in the bottle" . . . . 100% Castelão . 80% clay soils and 20% sandy soils. Fermentation in stainless steel at 32ºC, with same stems. Same French oak. Aged in big wooden vats for about two years and then in bottle for about four years. Trying to make a replica of the old days of Periquita. To be appreciated 20 years after bottling as the old ones."
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Best known for fortified Port from the Douro Valley, Portugal also produces distinctive dry reds from native grapes such as Touriga Nacional. Its dramatic terraced vineyards and blending traditions give the wines a singular identity.