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The October 2023 Auction: Part 2
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Estimate: $1,800
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"Pale, green-tinged color. Fresh aromas of lime and crushed stone. Supple, dry and juicy, with ripe, integrated acidity giving the middle palate a sappy quality and noteworthy finesse. Finishes dry and classic, with a positive hint of limey bitterness .... The Raveneaus harvested from October 2 through 9, and Bernard Raveneau noted that there was a big difference between the pre- and post-rain fruit. All of the family's vineyards came in with potential alcohol of 13% or higher due in part to the low yields of the vintage (30 hectoliters per hectare on average), and no chaptalization was necessary. The 2012 fruit similarly came in at 13+%, but with healthier acidity than the newer vintage. The alcoholic fermentations were difficult in 2013, said Bernard, with some wines only finishing in March. He fined the musts with bentonite, especially the cuvees from fruit that came in after the weekend of precipitation. It will be a vintage for bottling a bit earlier than usual, Bernard noted, adding that the 2012s are more classic and taut -- 'in a totally different register: like the 2010s but richer.'"
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"Pale, green-tinged color. Fresh aromas of lime and crushed stone. Supple, dry and juicy, with ripe, integrated acidity giving the middle palate a sappy quality and noteworthy finesse. Finishes dry and classic, with a positive hint of limey bitterness .... The Raveneaus harvested from October 2 through 9, and Bernard Raveneau noted that there was a big difference between the pre- and post-rain fruit. All of the family's vineyards came in with potential alcohol of 13% or higher due in part to the low yields of the vintage (30 hectoliters per hectare on average), and no chaptalization was necessary. The 2012 fruit similarly came in at 13+%, but with healthier acidity than the newer vintage. The alcoholic fermentations were difficult in 2013, said Bernard, with some wines only finishing in March. He fined the musts with bentonite, especially the cuvees from fruit that came in after the weekend of precipitation. It will be a vintage for bottling a bit earlier than usual, Bernard noted, adding that the 2012s are more classic and taut -- 'in a totally different register: like the 2010s but richer.'"
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