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The October 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part I
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Estimate: $150
Lightly wrinkled and scuffed labels, 1 nicked label.
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95+JG
"The 1995 growing season was a long and cool year, with the old vines for this cuvée picked on October 31st and 442 cases produced. The wine is stellar and at age twenty-one, just now getting ready for primetime drinking. The complex and very pure nose soars from the glass in a blaze of black cherries, cassis, menthol, dried eucalyptus, tobacco leaf, cigar smoke and cedary wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and really shows some old vine sappiness at the core, with suave, melting tannins, impeccable focus and grip, blossoming complexity and a very, very long and very refined finish. Another absolutely gorgeous bottle of cabernet!"
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"The 1995 growing season was a long and cool year, with the old vines for this cuvée picked on October 31st and 442 cases produced. The wine is stellar and at age twenty-one, just now getting ready for primetime drinking. The complex and very pure nose soars from the glass in a blaze of black cherries, cassis, menthol, dried eucalyptus, tobacco leaf, cigar smoke and cedary wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and really shows some old vine sappiness at the core, with suave, melting tannins, impeccable focus and grip, blossoming complexity and a very, very long and very refined finish. Another absolutely gorgeous bottle of cabernet!"
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
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.