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The March 2021 Auction: Part 1

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Auction Ends: 3/4/2021 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #574. Morlet Family Vineyards Proprietary White La Proportion Dorée 2014

Description: Consists of 2 Bottles, 0.75L
Score: 100 RP.
"A perfect wine is the 2014 La Proportion Dorée, a blend of 65% Semillon, 24% Sauvignon Blanc and 1% Muscadelle. This 650-case cuvée is from 29-year-old, dry farmed vines and was barrel-fermented. The wine is absolutely out of this world. With a light greenish gold color and a killer nose of lanolin, caramelized citrus, honeysuckle, orange marmalade and candle wax, the wine displays great acidity, a magnificent, massive, full-bodied mouthfeel, and seems to come across like a Sonoma County version of a dry Haut Brion blanc. This is singular wine - profound, compelling, whatever! It should drink well for . . . years, if you can resist its early charms. Luc Morlet, whose brother Nicolas Morlet is the principal winemaker at Peter Michael Winery, preceded his brother, but has his own winery just north of St. Helena and the Culinary Institute of America. It sits adjacent to Route 29 in a beautiful old building from the late 1800s. Morlet, who hails from the Champagne region of France, is on a hot streak in terms of the quality of the exquisite wines he's producing. This is an extraordinary lineup . . ." eRobertParker.com #222, Dec 2015
Provenance: The Alpha Cellar
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $225

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