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LOT 104

Lot 104

CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 1986 (2) 93 WS 96 WA

CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 1986 (2) 93 WS 96 WA
Lot 104 Details
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 1986

Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
u. 1 x 4 cm. 1 x 3 cm. 2 x scraped & wrinkled labels

This inky/ruby/purple-colored cuvee offers a classic Beaucastel bouquet of new saddle leather, cigar smoke, roasted herbs, black truffles, underbrush, and blackberry as well as cherry fruit. It is a superb, earthy expression of this Mourvedre-dominated cuvee. Full-bodied and powerful, it will undoubtedly close down over the next several years, not to re-emerge for 7-8 years. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2025. WS 93 WA 96

2 bts.    per lot $200 - $400

Realised: $540
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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