The Summer 2011 Live Auction
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Lot 611
Estimate: $17,000
Torn capsule reveals vintage branding.
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…Asian spice notes like soy, hoisin....The big yet refined flavors are rich, intense, mouth filling and still quite youthful, indeed even energetic on the palate drenching and coating finish of spectacular length, all wrapped around a solid tannic spine that will enable the '85 to evolve glacially over the next 30 years.
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…Asian spice notes like soy, hoisin....The big yet refined flavors are rich, intense, mouth filling and still quite youthful, indeed even energetic on the palate drenching and coating finish of spectacular length, all wrapped around a solid tannic spine that will enable the '85 to evolve glacially over the next 30 years.
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