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The April 2021 Auction: Part 4

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Auction Ends: 4/22/2021 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #130. Beychevelle 2005

Description: Consists of 1 Double Magnum, 3L
Packaging: OWC.
Score: 94+ JG.
"Tasting the 2005 Beychevelle at the property in April was a great pleasure, as I had not tasted the wine at the UGC tastings of the new vintage in New York back in 2008 and consequently had not yet had a chance to handicap its potential. Like many of the top 2005s today, this wine has really closed down, but its quality is still very evident on both the nose and palate. The wine offers up a very black fruity young aromatic mélange of cassis, dark berries, a nice touch of Beychevelle meatiness, a great base of gravelly soil tones and just a touch of its new wood still in evidence. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and nascently complex, with a great core of black fruit, striking soil signature, very tangy acids, ripe, substantial tannins and outstanding length and grip on the beautifully focused finish. This will be a serious long distance runner, but eventually, the 2005 should take its place as one of the greatest vintages ever produced at the estate." John Gilman, View From the Cellar, May/Jun 2011, Issue #33
Provenance: The Foxy Cellar
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $375


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