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The July 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part I
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Lot 505
Estimate: $120
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"Like the Les Cras, this is also surprising with unusually elegant and nuanced aromas of spicy black, blue and violet notes plus ample warm earth and game hints and even more surprisingly is how refined, pure and classy the flavors are and while there is certainly muscle and power here, it's sleek and focused rather than robust and massive though to be clear, it's clearly very firmly structured. I very much like this and it's worth a look for those of you with the discipline to be patient."
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"Like the Les Cras, this is also surprising with unusually elegant and nuanced aromas of spicy black, blue and violet notes plus ample warm earth and game hints and even more surprisingly is how refined, pure and classy the flavors are and while there is certainly muscle and power here, it's sleek and focused rather than robust and massive though to be clear, it's clearly very firmly structured. I very much like this and it's worth a look for those of you with the discipline to be patient."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Produces the world's most revered Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from a mosaic of tiny, terroir-defined climats. Its hierarchy of village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards makes site the ultimate expression of quality.
Aloxe-Corton is a village AOC in Burgundy's Cote de Beaune, ringing the Corton hill and holding Premier Cru vineyards; it produces mostly firm, structured, earthy Pinot Noir reds built for medium-term aging.
2005 in Burgundy is a legendary vintage from a near-ideal, dry growing season; both reds and whites are concentrated, structured and superbly balanced, with dense tannins and exceptional long-term aging potential.
A thin-skinned, terroir-sensitive red producing perfumed, silky and elegant wines of red-berry fruit and earthy complexity. It reaches its apogee in Burgundy.