The Autumn 2010 Live Auction
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Lot 445
Estimate: $2,200
One top shoulder; wrinkled cut capsule reveals chateau's fully branded cork, worn, torn, bin soiled label, vintage designation "1945" clearly evident, one very high shoulder; wrinkled cut capsule reveals chateau's fully branded cork, slightly disintegrated cork with evidence of past slight seepage, worn, torn, bin soiled label, stained importer strip, vintage designation "1945" clearly evident.
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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.
The world's largest fine-wine region, built around blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Divided by the Gironde estuary into the structured Left Bank and the plush, Merlot-led Right Bank, it is the historic benchmark for age-worthy claret and sweet Sauternes.
An aromatic red grape lending perfume, red fruit and a leafy, savory edge. It thrives in the Loire and as a key blending partner in Bordeaux, especially Saint-Emilion.
Produces plush, supple, fruit-forward reds with plum and chocolate notes. Softer and earlier-maturing than Cabernet, it adds flesh and roundness to blends and stars in Right Bank Bordeaux.