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The March 2020 Auction: Part 1
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Estimate: $4,250
Lightly torn, very lightly scuffed label, #4159.
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"The 1978 Barolo Riserva Collina Rionda was without question the wine of the night. All conversation ceased at the table as we stopped to admire this utterly profound, moving Barolo. Sweet roses, violets, cherries and plums all came together in a Barolo that was at once sensual and powerful. This was a magic, transcendental Rionda; an epic wine for the ages."
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"The 1978 Barolo Riserva Collina Rionda was without question the wine of the night. All conversation ceased at the table as we stopped to admire this utterly profound, moving Barolo. Sweet roses, violets, cherries and plums all came together in a Barolo that was at once sensual and powerful. This was a magic, transcendental Rionda; an epic wine for the ages."
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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.
The 'King of Wines,' a powerful, tannic and perfumed Nebbiolo from Piedmont's Langhe hills, celebrated for tar-and-roses aromatics and extraordinary aging potential.
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.