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The May 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part II

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Auction Ends: 5/24/2018 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #467. Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon 1973

Description: Consists of 5 Bottles, 0.75L
Score: 96 JG.
"I had last tasted the 1973 Mayacamas cabernet back in 2007, so it had been a while, and I had never had the pleasure to taste this superb wine out of magnum. Having now tasted this pristine magnum, it seems pretty clear . . . this magnum was simply stunning. The celestial bouquet soars from the glass in a blaze of sweet red and black cherries, black truffles, a bit of eucalyptus, cigar wrapper, incipient notes of chipotles, a superb base of mountain soil tones and a bit of tariness. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and rock solid at the core, with great focus and balance, still a bit of ripe tannin to resolve and great soil drive on the very long and complex finish. A California icon!" John Gilman, View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2014, Issue #52,
Provenance: The Moineau Cellar
Notes: 1 base neck, 2 very top shoulder, 2 top shoulder, lightly scuffed capsules, lightly scuffed, lightly bin soiled, 2 lightly damp stained and 2 nicked labels, 3 pencil handwritten notations on labels.
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Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $1,200

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