WHO: Bodega Numanthia Termes WHAT: Tempranillo WHERE: Spain, Castilla y Leon, Toro DESIGNATION: Numanthia WHEN: 2002 SIZE: 1.5L RESERVE: $75 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $10 92 points Robert Parker Jr., Wine Advocate There are 350 cases of the unfiltered 2002 Numanthia. Produced from yields of one ton of fruit per acre
This 100% Torrontes, from vineyards in Cafayate in the Salta province has intense floral aromas, similar to an Alsatian Gewurztraminer. It has a fuller mouth feel, with tropical fruits on the palate along with peach, and some minerality and spice notes. Lightly pressed and racked right from the press before
WHO: Croft WHAT: Red, Fortified WHERE: Portugal, Duoro, Porto WHEN: 1927 SIZE: 750 ml RESERVE: $700 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $50 Please submit your bid in the comment section, below. If the reserve is met, the auction will be won once a bid goes unanswered for a full calendar day. The
Grown in Cafayate in the Salta province the extraordinary altitude and thermal exchange work together to concentrate the aromas of this native Argentinian wine. Slightly golden in color, more floral than fruity on the nose, citrus on the palate, this wine is grown in the old world style of the
From Cafayate in the Salta province this wine is grown at some of the highest elevations in the world (5,600’ above sea level). 100% Torrontes, light yellow coloring tinged with green reflections, this wine exhibits great balance between the floral and fruity aromas, and matches the flavors on the palate
WHO: Chateau La Tour Blanche WHAT: White/Dessert - Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc blend WHERE: France, Bordeaux, Sauternes WHEN: 1970 RESERVE: $125 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $10 Rated only behind Chateau d'Yquem in the 1855 Bordeaux classification, this is truly one of the great wines of France and one of the great
WHO: Chateau Lafite Rothschild WHAT: Red Bordeaux Blend WHERE: France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac WHEN: 1962 SIZE: 750 ml RESERVE: $750 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $50 93 Points, Wine Spectator Plenty of cedar and currant flavors, full body and a sense of intensity and liveliness. One of the most powerful Lafites in
A California chardonnay that’s not overly Californian, this wine is big yet citric. There’s a pronounced lime character in both aroma and finish. A touch of glycerol in the mouthfeel that betrays its New World origins, and the faint whiff of tropical coconut that emerges some time after the bottle