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The September 2023 Auction: Part 2
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Estimate: $500
Very top shoulder, very lightly wrinkled and very lightly wine stained capsule, lightly bin soiled label, sign of slight past seepage.
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"Robust ruby-garnet with a deeply colored core and a subtly bright ocher rim; powerful notes of dried fruit on the nose - delicately jammy with roasted plum; very harmonious and elegant on the palate, with a firmly tannic, well-integrated backbone; shows good maturity and length; plum on the finish."
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"Robust ruby-garnet with a deeply colored core and a subtly bright ocher rim; powerful notes of dried fruit on the nose - delicately jammy with roasted plum; very harmonious and elegant on the palate, with a firmly tannic, well-integrated backbone; shows good maturity and length; plum on the finish."
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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.
An aromatic red grape lending perfume, red fruit and a leafy, savory edge. It thrives in the Loire and as a key blending partner in Bordeaux, especially Saint-Emilion.
The world's most planted premium red grape, yielding deeply colored, tannic and structured wines with cassis, cedar and graphite notes. Firm tannins and acidity make it exceptionally age-worthy, whether as a varietal or the backbone of a Bordeaux blend.
Produces plush, supple, fruit-forward reds with plum and chocolate notes. Softer and earlier-maturing than Cabernet, it adds flesh and roundness to blends and stars in Right Bank Bordeaux.