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Estimate: $40
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"The 1989 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a more opulent, slightly richer wine than the 1990, with a whopping 14.8% natural alcohol. The color is a splendid deep ruby/purple, and the nose offers up copious scents of flowers, black fruits, and roasted nuts. In the mouth, this big wine enjoys superb concentration, full body, plenty of glycerin, and an exceptionally long, smooth finish . . . . The 1990 may have slightly better acidity and more structure, but the 1989 is clearly more decadent. Guigal's philosophy concerning Châteauneuf-du-Pape is to keep the Grenache to about 60-65%, with the rest of the blend incorporating Syrah and Mourvèdre. In 1990 he purchased wine from a number of southern growers whose yields were never more than 25 hectoliters per hectare.
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"The 1989 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a more opulent, slightly richer wine than the 1990, with a whopping 14.8% natural alcohol. The color is a splendid deep ruby/purple, and the nose offers up copious scents of flowers, black fruits, and roasted nuts. In the mouth, this big wine enjoys superb concentration, full body, plenty of glycerin, and an exceptionally long, smooth finish . . . . The 1990 may have slightly better acidity and more structure, but the 1989 is clearly more decadent. Guigal's philosophy concerning Châteauneuf-du-Pape is to keep the Grenache to about 60-65%, with the rest of the blend incorporating Syrah and Mourvèdre. In 1990 he purchased wine from a number of southern growers whose yields were never more than 25 hectoliters per hectare.
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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.
Spans the Syrah-driven northern crus of Cote-Rotie and Hermitage and the Grenache-based blends of the warmer south, led by Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Its wines are known for power, spice and warmth.
The southern Rhone's most famous appellation, blending Grenache with Syrah, Mourvedre and more into rich, warming, spice-laden reds from galet-strewn soils.
A warm-climate red giving generous, high-alcohol wines of red fruit and spice. It anchors southern Rhone blends and old-vine wines in Spain and Australia.
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