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: 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
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
Golden with a delicate mousse. Mineral nose with a hint of fresh almonds. Complex, intense champagne, with lots of citrus (grapefruit, Meyer lemon, tangerine) flavors. Long pastry finish. WHO: Pierre Gimonnet WHAT: Champagne WHERE: Cuis, Champagne, France WHEN: 2005 HOW MUCH: around $64 (media sample)
Pale yellow color. Delicate white blossom and mineral (iodine) nose. Quite linear champagne, almost flinty on the palate, some citrus notes and a lingering saline finish. Pair with sashimi. WHO: Paul Goerg WHAT: Champagne WHERE: Vertus, Champagne, France WHEN: NV disgorged in 2011 HOW MUCH: around $50 (media sample)
Bright coral pink champagne, with red currant and Florida grapefruit on the nose. Very smooth and rounded champagne, with flavors of red currant and pomegranate, a hint of ripe red apple and a lingering rounded finish. Pair with a red fruit dessert. WHO: Tarlant WHAT: Champagne WHERE: Oeuilly, Champagne, France