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The December 2022 Auction: Part 2

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Auction Ends: 12/8/2022 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #1788. Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5 1998

Description: Consists of 2 Bottles, 0.75L
Score: 93 ST.
"Bright ruby. Complex bouquet melds dried cherry, licorice, potpourri and minerals, plus a subtle smoky undertone. Very sweet and creamy in texture, offering intense red fruit flavors that gain power and spiciness with aeration. Picks up notes of cassis and cherry pit on the back end and finishes with impressive breadth and lingering sweetness. This is still a baby. By the way, the 1998 has years ahead of it but is showing a wild, pungent bouquet of dried herbs and flowers and excellent, mineral-driven red fruit right now." Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Sep/Oct 10
Provenance: The Multitude Cellar
Notes: 2 Base neck, 2 nicked, 2 lightly wrinkled, 2 lightly scuffed capsules.
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Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $550

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