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The August 2023 Auction: Part 2
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Estimate: $100
Very lightly scuffed labels.
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"Aubert de Villaine's nephew Pierre de Benoist noted that the vineyards under the domaine's aegis now total 36 ha (up from 18 ha) though only 30 are presently being farmed. He succinctly described the 2019 growing season as "one where we got seriously hurt by the frost, especially in Bouzeron where we lost about 40% of the crop. Otherwise the conditions were hot and very dry, which engendered moderately high alcohols with very good densities if only average acidities. The wines are promising and I am surprised by how good the terroir definitions are." -Importer Notes, Kermit Lynch
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"Aubert de Villaine's nephew Pierre de Benoist noted that the vineyards under the domaine's aegis now total 36 ha (up from 18 ha) though only 30 are presently being farmed. He succinctly described the 2019 growing season as "one where we got seriously hurt by the frost, especially in Bouzeron where we lost about 40% of the crop. Otherwise the conditions were hot and very dry, which engendered moderately high alcohols with very good densities if only average acidities. The wines are promising and I am surprised by how good the terroir definitions are." -Importer Notes, Kermit Lynch
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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.
2019 in Burgundy combined spring frost and summer drought to cut yields, producing concentrated yet balanced wines; the reds are ripe and structured with retained freshness, making an excellent, ageworthy vintage in both colors.
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.