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The July 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part I
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Estimate: $120
Lightly scuffed labels.
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"The 2006 Barolo is a jewel of a wine. The straight Barolo typically includes juice from the single-vineyard Baroli and it is therefore often bottled later, which is why I missed it when I tasted the estate’s other wines for Issue 192. No matter. Time has only done the wine good. The 2006 Barolo impresses for its Burgundian personality. Ripe red fruit, menthol, licorice and anise linger on a classically built, deceptively mid-weight frame. It is a huge overachiever . . ."
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"The 2006 Barolo is a jewel of a wine. The straight Barolo typically includes juice from the single-vineyard Baroli and it is therefore often bottled later, which is why I missed it when I tasted the estate’s other wines for Issue 192. No matter. Time has only done the wine good. The 2006 Barolo impresses for its Burgundian personality. Ripe red fruit, menthol, licorice and anise linger on a classically built, deceptively mid-weight frame. It is a huge overachiever . . ."
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Italy grows more indigenous grape varieties than any other country and produces wine in all 20 of its regions. From Piedmont's Nebbiolo to Tuscany's Sangiovese, its finest wines pair structure and bright acidity with a strong sense of place.
In Italy's northwest, Piedmont is home to Nebbiolo, the grape behind the powerful, perfumed and long-lived reds of Barolo and Barbaresco. Fog-shrouded hills and calcareous soils define its greatest wines.
The 'King of Wines,' a powerful, tannic and perfumed Nebbiolo from Piedmont's Langhe hills, celebrated for tar-and-roses aromatics and extraordinary aging potential.
Produces pale but powerfully tannic and perfumed reds with tar, rose and cherry notes. The grape behind Barolo and Barbaresco, it is among the most age-worthy in the world.