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The July 2019 Auction: Part 3
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Lot 651
Estimate: $1,400
Base neck, cracked wax capsule.
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Collection name
The Valentino Collection: Selections From a Legendary Cellar
Reviews
97 Ā· 95
97 NM "The highlight of the Araujo vertical. A deep garnet core with dark brick rim. It has a broody nose at first, plum, prune, minerals, moderate definition but not much lift. Medium-bodied palate, ultra-smooth entry and seamless tannins. Satin texture, very focused with good acidity. The power creeps up on you, real crescendo on the finish with a real kick on the back-palate, almost a citrus-like in its freshness. This remains primal after 12-years...and it will need another twelve! Magnificent." 95 RP ...a wine that combines the extraordinary power and richness of this hot area of Napa, with stunning purity and delineationā¦
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97 NM "The highlight of the Araujo vertical. A deep garnet core with dark brick rim. It has a broody nose at first, plum, prune, minerals, moderate definition but not much lift. Medium-bodied palate, ultra-smooth entry and seamless tannins. Satin texture, very focused with good acidity. The power creeps up on you, real crescendo on the finish with a real kick on the back-palate, almost a citrus-like in its freshness. This remains primal after 12-years...and it will need another twelve! Magnificent." 95 RP ...a wine that combines the extraordinary power and richness of this hot area of Napa, with stunning purity and delineationā¦
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