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The January 2020 Auction: Part 5

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Auction Ends: 1/30/2020 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #8. Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart 2017

Description: Consists of 3 Bottles, 0.75L
Score: 96-98 NM.
"The 2017 Clos de Tart Grand Cru was matured in around 80% new oak, the barrels toasted chauff blonde. Jacques Desvauges mentioned that the wine needed oxygen ingress during maturation that only new oak can give. I tasted the component parts (as usual) as well as the blend. This has a very detailed, delineated bouquet offering mainly black fruit mixed with sous-bois, tobacco, clove and bay leaf, the typicité of the appellation showing through nicely. It feels very succinct and yet so fresh. The palate is beautifully balanced on the entry with a killer line of acidity. Pure black cherry fruit is joined by bilberry, hints of black olive and a marine/oyster shell tincture that comes through quite strongly toward the persistent, saline finish, which fans out with confidence. This is a brilliant follow-up to the benchmark 2016 by Jacques Desvauges and his team." Neal Martin, Vinous, November 2018
Provenance: The Presidio Cellar
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $1,700

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