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The June 2020 Auction: Part 2
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Estimate: $6,000
OC, sealed prior to SWA inspection. 2.5cm or better.
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95JG
"This was the second or third bottle of â78 Gaunoux Grands Epenots that I have crossed paths with, and I wish I had a case of this outstanding wine in my cellar. The nose is deep, complex and pure, soaring from the glass in a grand cru caliber mĂ©lange of red and black cherries, quince, strawberries, woodsmoke, sous bois, a bit of game, fine soil tones and a topnote of Asian spice. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, complex and laser-like in its focus, with a great core of fruit, melting tannins, outstanding acidity, and great length and grip on the palate-staining finish. This wine is just now reaching its plateau of maturity (or may still have a bit more qualitative climbing still to do), and should continue to dazzle for another twenty or more years. A great 1978, and a riveting example of Pommard from a winemaker at the peak of his powers."
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"This was the second or third bottle of â78 Gaunoux Grands Epenots that I have crossed paths with, and I wish I had a case of this outstanding wine in my cellar. The nose is deep, complex and pure, soaring from the glass in a grand cru caliber mĂ©lange of red and black cherries, quince, strawberries, woodsmoke, sous bois, a bit of game, fine soil tones and a topnote of Asian spice. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, complex and laser-like in its focus, with a great core of fruit, melting tannins, outstanding acidity, and great length and grip on the palate-staining finish. This wine is just now reaching its plateau of maturity (or may still have a bit more qualitative climbing still to do), and should continue to dazzle for another twenty or more years. A great 1978, and a riveting example of Pommard from a winemaker at the peak of his powers."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Produces the world's most revered Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from a mosaic of tiny, terroir-defined climats. Its hierarchy of village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards makes site the ultimate expression of quality.
Pommard is a village AOC in Burgundy's Cote de Beaune with noted Premier Crus, producing dark, powerful and tannic Pinot Noir reds of firm structure and earthy depth built for aging.
A thin-skinned, terroir-sensitive red producing perfumed, silky and elegant wines of red-berry fruit and earthy complexity. It reaches its apogee in Burgundy.