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The November 2020 Auction: Part 1
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Estimate: $300
2 top shoulder, 1 high shoulder, lightly scuffed and very lightly marked labels.
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"The 1985 Latour à Pomerol is a lovely example of this fine vintage. The bouquet wafts from the glass in a complex constellation of black cherries, plums, cigar smoke, gentle herb tones, dark soil nuances, espresso and a touch of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and still has a nice touch of reserve on the attack, with a fien core, lovely focus and grip and a long, meltingly tannic and beautifully balanced finish. This does not have the amplitude of the 1982, but it is a tad more complex today and is very close in quality."
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"The 1985 Latour à Pomerol is a lovely example of this fine vintage. The bouquet wafts from the glass in a complex constellation of black cherries, plums, cigar smoke, gentle herb tones, dark soil nuances, espresso and a touch of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and still has a nice touch of reserve on the attack, with a fien core, lovely focus and grip and a long, meltingly tannic and beautifully balanced finish. This does not have the amplitude of the 1982, but it is a tad more complex today and is very close in quality."
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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.
A tiny, prestigious Right Bank appellation famed for opulent, velvety Merlot-based wines. Iron-rich clay soils yield some of the world's most coveted and concentrated reds.
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.