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The May 2024 Auction: Part 3
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Estimate: $120
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90-91+WA
"Incorporating the former Poniatowski estate's oldest (70 year) vines and traditionally its signature wine, the 2009 Vouvray sec Clos Baudoin - which, like the corresponding 'Les Argiles' might, Chidaine says, be labeled 'sec' to clarify its style - successfully integrates citrus rind and pip and fruit pit bitterness as well as adamant chalkiness into a palpably dense and as yet at best in small part scrutable matrix. This Chenin carved from stone nevertheless evinces a succulence of quince, grapefruit, and pineapple that anticipates harmonious richness for a decade or more. It finishes with implacable persistence. Will the ostensibly lesser Les Argiles blend retain the edge in quality in 2009 thanks to its cooler, more water-retentive soils of origin? Certainly both will merit following and welcome comparisons over the coming decade if not beyond."
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"Incorporating the former Poniatowski estate's oldest (70 year) vines and traditionally its signature wine, the 2009 Vouvray sec Clos Baudoin - which, like the corresponding 'Les Argiles' might, Chidaine says, be labeled 'sec' to clarify its style - successfully integrates citrus rind and pip and fruit pit bitterness as well as adamant chalkiness into a palpably dense and as yet at best in small part scrutable matrix. This Chenin carved from stone nevertheless evinces a succulence of quince, grapefruit, and pineapple that anticipates harmonious richness for a decade or more. It finishes with implacable persistence. Will the ostensibly lesser Les Argiles blend retain the edge in quality in 2009 thanks to its cooler, more water-retentive soils of origin? Certainly both will merit following and welcome comparisons over the coming decade if not beyond."
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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.
A versatile Loire white of high acidity, making dry, sweet and sparkling wines of honey, quince and remarkable longevity.