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The March 2023 Auction: Part 5
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Estimate: $40
Top shoulder, wine stained capsule, very lightly scuffed and lightly stained label, sign of slight past seepage.
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"The 1989 is rich and complex aromatically, as well as huge and massive. It exhibits great delineation, with enough freshness and vibrancy to make a strong case for this estate's 1989."
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"The 1989 is rich and complex aromatically, as well as huge and massive. It exhibits great delineation, with enough freshness and vibrancy to make a strong case for this estate's 1989."
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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.