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The Winter 2010 Live Auction
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Lot 970
Estimate: $6,250
Very high shoulder; wrinkled, worn, cut capsule reveals chateau's fully branded, slightly protruding cork with vintage designation "1893" clearly evident. Worn, scuffed label with vintage designation "1893" partially obscured. Color fully appropriate to age. One of the signle rarest bottles of wine ever to be offered at Spectrum Wine Auctions.
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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.
Produces the world's most celebrated sweet wines, made from Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc affected by noble rot. Rich, honeyed and remarkably long-lived, they balance sweetness with vibrant acidity.
