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The January 2019 Internet-Only Auction Part 2
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Estimate: $100
Base neck, lightly damp stained, very lightly scuffed label.
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"Dark ruby. The wine's unique nose immediately signals that this wine is different from the others in the flight. The 1978 Vallana shows very delicate, evolved aromas reminiscent of an aged Burgundy and soft dark cherry fruit. Although it is a bit lean on the palate, this offers good length and freshness, and is excellent with food. Most impressively, it held up extremely well with the wines that followed. Piedmont aficionados know that the wines of Antonio Vallana are among the most quirky, fascinating wines ever produced . . . . a recent bottle of the 1958 was also outstanding, and showed little, if any, signs of being a full twenty years older."
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"Dark ruby. The wine's unique nose immediately signals that this wine is different from the others in the flight. The 1978 Vallana shows very delicate, evolved aromas reminiscent of an aged Burgundy and soft dark cherry fruit. Although it is a bit lean on the palate, this offers good length and freshness, and is excellent with food. Most impressively, it held up extremely well with the wines that followed. Piedmont aficionados know that the wines of Antonio Vallana are among the most quirky, fascinating wines ever produced . . . . a recent bottle of the 1958 was also outstanding, and showed little, if any, signs of being a full twenty years older."
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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.
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.