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The May 2021 Auction: Part 2
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Estimate: $300
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"Full dark red. Maturing but energetic aromas of black raspberry, graphite minerality and licorice, plus a hint of truffley underbrush. Fleshy on entry, then sweet, pure and stuffed with fruit, if still a bit introverted and dominated by its rather powerful structure. Finishes juicy and long, with substantial dusty tannins. This still-evolving wine should benefit from time in a decanter but I suspect it won't soften much further. Grivot, who saved 45 magnums of this wine and his 2001 Richebourg, told me that the Beaux Monts did not give a lot of pleasure during its first ten years. 'It was good but monolithic, introverted, almost fragile,' he told me. 'But in the last two years it has been much easier to drink, and has shown more sucrosité.'"
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"Full dark red. Maturing but energetic aromas of black raspberry, graphite minerality and licorice, plus a hint of truffley underbrush. Fleshy on entry, then sweet, pure and stuffed with fruit, if still a bit introverted and dominated by its rather powerful structure. Finishes juicy and long, with substantial dusty tannins. This still-evolving wine should benefit from time in a decanter but I suspect it won't soften much further. Grivot, who saved 45 magnums of this wine and his 2001 Richebourg, told me that the Beaux Monts did not give a lot of pleasure during its first ten years. 'It was good but monolithic, introverted, almost fragile,' he told me. 'But in the last two years it has been much easier to drink, and has shown more sucrosité.'"
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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.
Arguably Burgundy's most exalted village, home to legendary Grand Crus. Its Pinot Noir is renowned for perfume, silk and sublime complexity.
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.