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The April 2021 Auction: Part 5
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Estimate: $500
Upper mid shoulder, nicked, lightly wrinkled, lightly corroded capsule, lightly damp stained, lightly faded, lightly scuffed, import sticker partially covering label.
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"The 1959 Magdelaine is a vintage that hitherto I had never drunk. What a sublime Saint-Émilion! The bouquet is exquisite: shimmering red fruit, rose petal and traces of camphor, vibrant and elegant. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins, perfectly pitched acidity and an almost Burgundy-like texture and purity. This is an utterly charming Magdelaine . . . . Tasted at a private dinner in Bordeaux."
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"The 1959 Magdelaine is a vintage that hitherto I had never drunk. What a sublime Saint-Émilion! The bouquet is exquisite: shimmering red fruit, rose petal and traces of camphor, vibrant and elegant. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins, perfectly pitched acidity and an almost Burgundy-like texture and purity. This is an utterly charming Magdelaine . . . . Tasted at a private dinner in Bordeaux."
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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.