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The August 2021 Auction: Part 3
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Estimate: $500
5cm, Very lightly scuffed label.
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93JG
"Back in this era, Monsieur Trapet produced two bottlings of Chambertin, a regular and a âVieilles Vignesâ cuvĂ©e. Not surprisingly, it did not prove to be a great marketing success, as most clients would clamor for the Vieilles Vignes bottling, if they were aware of its existence and eventually the domaine decided to revert back to producing simply a single cuvĂ©e of Chambertin. So, this beautiful 1978 Chambertin would have been the normale back in this era and the one that most clients would not have wanted, but the wine has aged beautifully and is now drinking with great style and complexity. The bouquet offers up a very refined and perfumed constellation of cherries, strawberries, raw cocoa, nutskin, a complex base of soil and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and still had plenty of mid-palate depth, with outstanding complexity, fine focus and grip and a very long, meltingly tannic and energetic finish. I have never had the 1978 Vieilles Vignes version, but based on this superb bottle of the regular Chambertin, I would love to taste it."
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"Back in this era, Monsieur Trapet produced two bottlings of Chambertin, a regular and a âVieilles Vignesâ cuvĂ©e. Not surprisingly, it did not prove to be a great marketing success, as most clients would clamor for the Vieilles Vignes bottling, if they were aware of its existence and eventually the domaine decided to revert back to producing simply a single cuvĂ©e of Chambertin. So, this beautiful 1978 Chambertin would have been the normale back in this era and the one that most clients would not have wanted, but the wine has aged beautifully and is now drinking with great style and complexity. The bouquet offers up a very refined and perfumed constellation of cherries, strawberries, raw cocoa, nutskin, a complex base of soil and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and still had plenty of mid-palate depth, with outstanding complexity, fine focus and grip and a very long, meltingly tannic and energetic finish. I have never had the 1978 Vieilles Vignes version, but based on this superb bottle of the regular Chambertin, I would love to taste it."
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