Michael Madrigale hadn't really intended to bid on the six-liter bottle of 1991 Olivier Leflaive Montrachet, but as he looked around the room at the Acker Merrall & Condit auction, he couldn't find a single paddle in the air. How was this possible? The minutes trudged by, awkwardly, and Madrigale
It was the kind of day that always makes us happy we have our little hideaway north of New York City. Outside was Currier and Ives--gray sky, melting snow, moody, skeletal trees. Inside, a fire that John had tended all day bathed our old dog’s body in a golden
WHO: Finca Sandoval WHAT: Red Blend WHERE: Spain, Castilla-LaMancha, Manchuela DESIGNATION: Cuvée TNS WHEN: 2004 SIZE: 1.5L RESERVE: $140 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $10 92 Points Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar Opaque ruby. Wild, gamey dark berry and cherry liqueur aromas are given an exotic twist by dried lavender, smoked meat,
WHO: Castell'in Villa WHAT: Sangiovese WHERE: Italy, Tuscany, Chianti Classico DESIGNATION: Riserva WHEN: 1975 SIZE: 750ml x2 RESERVE: $250 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $25 (Label image from a different vintage) 92 Points, Wine Advocate This is a classic wine with great reviews. It is also a tremendous bargain for two bottles
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
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
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: 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