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The November 2018 Internet-Only Auction Part 1
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Estimate: $75
Very lightly scuffed label.
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"The 2005 El Pecado (âThe Sinâ) is 100% Mencia from Ribera Sacra sourced from an insanely steep hillside (which makes Jackass Hill look like a putting green). It received the same elevage as its peers resulting in an opaque purple-colored wine with an exotic, kinky aromatic array featuring notes of scorched earth, tar, slate, black raspberry, and black cherry. Ripe and sweet, the wine manages to conceal enough silky tannin for 6-8 years of further evolution. Sleek, elegant, and altogether hedonistic, this is without question the finest example of Mencia to have crossed these lips. If it evolves as I expect it will, my score will ultimately look conservative . . . . These are brilliant, artisanal, hand-crafted wines that words simply cannot begin to describe. They must be experienced to be believed."
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"The 2005 El Pecado (âThe Sinâ) is 100% Mencia from Ribera Sacra sourced from an insanely steep hillside (which makes Jackass Hill look like a putting green). It received the same elevage as its peers resulting in an opaque purple-colored wine with an exotic, kinky aromatic array featuring notes of scorched earth, tar, slate, black raspberry, and black cherry. Ripe and sweet, the wine manages to conceal enough silky tannin for 6-8 years of further evolution. Sleek, elegant, and altogether hedonistic, this is without question the finest example of Mencia to have crossed these lips. If it evolves as I expect it will, my score will ultimately look conservative . . . . These are brilliant, artisanal, hand-crafted wines that words simply cannot begin to describe. They must be experienced to be believed."
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Spain has the largest area under vine of any country and a deep tradition of oak-aged reds. Tempranillo-based wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, alongside Priorat's Garnacha and Carinena, anchor its fine-wine reputation.