WHO: Chateau Cantemerle WHAT: Red Bordeaux Blend WHERE: France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut Médoc WHEN: 1961 RESERVE: $325 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $25 A Spring frost reduced flowering, leading to fewer, and more concentrated, grapes to mature through a warm, dry, sunny Summer. The result? A Bordeaux vintage acclaimed as one of
WHO: Château Margaux WHAT: Red Bordeaux Blend WHERE: France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux WHEN: 1953 RESERVE: $1500 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $100 98 pts Robert Parker Jr., Wine Advocate The 1953 Margaux has been delicious for most of its life. Bottles from the cold, damp Paris cellars of the French wine merchant,
WHO: Chateau Beychevelle WHAT: Red Bordaux Blend WHERE: France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien WHEN: 2005 SIZE: 750 ml RESERVE: $190 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $10 93 Points, Wine Enthusiast Very much in an elegant style, this wine shows soft, almost velvet tannins supporting the ripe fruit. It has richness, a round
Light golden color with small elegant bubbles. Tangerine, acacia honey and apple blossom on the nose. Crisp and zesty champagne with flavors of Meyer lemon, a little brioche and iodine. A hint of tangerine in the lingering finish. Pair with oysters or drink as an aperitif. WHO: Tarlant WHAT: Champagne
Golden in color with very fine bubbles. Grapefruit, Meyer lemon and a white nectarine on the nose. Delicate yet vibrant wine with flavors of ripe Meyer lemon, kumquat and tarte tatin. Some vanilla notes in the long finish. Pair with lobster thermidor. WHO: Ayala WHAT: Champagne WHERE: Ay, Champagne, France
Lovely salmon color and fine mousse. Strawberries and ripe raspberries and some brioche on the nose. Crisp with great weight. Flavors of ripe red fruit (strawberries, raspberries) and warm brioche, great minerality in the finish leave the palate very clean. Pair with fresh salmon. WHO: Ayala WHAT: Champagne WHERE: Ay,
WHO: Relentless WHAT: Merlot WHERE: California, Sonoma County DESIGNATION: Hernandez Ranch WHEN: 2001 SIZE: 6L RESERVE: $500 MINIMUM BID: $25 What do you get when you put together a baseball legend, Rusty Staub, with the 1983 Sonoma County Winemaker of the Year, Lance Cutler? You get a distinctive full-bodied Merlot
WHO: Chateau Latour WHAT: Red Bordaux Blend WHERE: France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac WHEN: 1978 SIZE: 750 ml RESERVE: $475 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $25 92 points, Wine Spectator Better than I anticipated. A sleek and racy wine.Ruby-amber color. Aromas of cedar, cigar box,tobacco, mint and mushrooms, with hints of red fruits,