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The Summer 2011 Live Auction
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Lot 69
Estimate: $1,300
One lightly marked label. All labels autographed by Francis Ford Coppola.
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"In 1979, the flagship Rubicon was just in its second vintage. Tasted recently just shy of its 40th birthday, the 1979 is fabulous, with scents of dried cherry, iron, underbrush, mint, tobacco and menthol gracing a lithe, mid-weight frame. Absolutely impeccable in its balance, the 1979 has aged beautifully. The 1979 was made by Assistant Winemaker Steve Beresini, who went on to become Winemaker. A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Cabernet Franc, the 1979 spent 12 months in French oak barrels followed by 16 months in French oak casks, and was bottled in early 1982. The wine spent 2 years in bottle before it was released in 1984, a very different schedule than is the norm in today’s Napa Valley. What a pleasure it is to find this exquisite Napa Valley Cabernet in such great shape."
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"In 1979, the flagship Rubicon was just in its second vintage. Tasted recently just shy of its 40th birthday, the 1979 is fabulous, with scents of dried cherry, iron, underbrush, mint, tobacco and menthol gracing a lithe, mid-weight frame. Absolutely impeccable in its balance, the 1979 has aged beautifully. The 1979 was made by Assistant Winemaker Steve Beresini, who went on to become Winemaker. A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Cabernet Franc, the 1979 spent 12 months in French oak barrels followed by 16 months in French oak casks, and was bottled in early 1982. The wine spent 2 years in bottle before it was released in 1984, a very different schedule than is the norm in today’s Napa Valley. What a pleasure it is to find this exquisite Napa Valley Cabernet in such great shape."
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
California's most prestigious wine region, celebrated worldwide for opulent, structured Cabernet Sauvignon. Diverse soils and mountain-to-valley-floor sites yield wines of remarkable ripeness, power and longevity.
A benchmark Napa AVA known for structured Cabernet with a signature 'Rutherford dust' - a fine, dusty tannin - and classic cassis fruit.
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.
