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The May 2026 Auction: Part 2
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Lot 1591
Estimate: $15
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I was knocked-out by the quality of the 2002 The Galvo Garage Proprietary Red, a Bordeaux blend of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, and 19% Petit Verdot. It is a serious effort with an inky/ruby/purple color, and a big, perfumed bouquet of vanilla, cedar, black currants, licorice, and earth. Medium to full-bodied, powerful, and rich, with high extract, moderately high tannin, and a long finish, it will be even better with another 1-2 years of bottle age, and should keep for 12-14 years.Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
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I was knocked-out by the quality of the 2002 The Galvo Garage Proprietary Red, a Bordeaux blend of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, and 19% Petit Verdot. It is a serious effort with an inky/ruby/purple color, and a big, perfumed bouquet of vanilla, cedar, black currants, licorice, and earth. Medium to full-bodied, powerful, and rich, with high extract, moderately high tannin, and a long finish, it will be even better with another 1-2 years of bottle age, and should keep for 12-14 years.Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
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Renowned for powerful, richly fruited Shiraz, most famously from the Barossa Valley, alongside age-worthy Cabernet and cool-climate whites. A warm climate and old, ungrafted vines produce wines of generosity and depth.
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.