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The Summer 2011 Live Auction
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Lot 1429
Estimate: $3,500
Base neck. Heavily damaged wax capsule exposes protruding cork with torn, nicked label.
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98WA
"Fairly light color, in contrast with the darker 1990. Elegant and complex bouquet, featuring a cornucopia of scents including jammy black fruits, cedar, mild spices, camphor, toast, tobacco, leather, truffle, and eucalyptus. Elegant in the mouth as well; full-bodied, yet refined and graceful. The 1989 is in perfect balance, with soft tannins and good acidity mingling effortlessly with the fruit. Extremely long, consistent, mesmerizing finish. In a 'show of hands' voting, it was the 1989 that proved to to the 'Wine of the Night,' beating the 1990 by two votes. It was almost as good as the 1961!"
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"Fairly light color, in contrast with the darker 1990. Elegant and complex bouquet, featuring a cornucopia of scents including jammy black fruits, cedar, mild spices, camphor, toast, tobacco, leather, truffle, and eucalyptus. Elegant in the mouth as well; full-bodied, yet refined and graceful. The 1989 is in perfect balance, with soft tannins and good acidity mingling effortlessly with the fruit. Extremely long, consistent, mesmerizing finish. In a 'show of hands' voting, it was the 1989 that proved to to the 'Wine of the Night,' beating the 1990 by two votes. It was almost as good as the 1961!"
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