14 bottles per lot
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Hermitage L'Orée (Blanc)--Vintage 1996
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: Chapoutier
Lot 519 not in original wooden cases
Tasting note: The extraordianry white Hermitage Cuvée de L'Orée is mind-boggling in both 1995 and 1996. Both wines represent the essence of white Hermitage. Made from 100 Marsanne from extremely old vines and microscopic yields of 12 hectoliters per hectare, the wines overwhelm any evidence of their barrique ageing. Both possess extraordinary intensity, full body, the multilayered texture of a great Montrachet, and intense, honeyed, mineral-like fruit flavors that ooze over the palate with remarkable richness, yet no sense of heaviness. Robert Parker, The Wine Buyer's Guide. 5th Edition, 2000
14 bottles per lot
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: Chapoutier
Lot 519 not in original wooden cases
Tasting note: The extraordianry white Hermitage Cuvée de L'Orée is mind-boggling in both 1995 and 1996. Both wines represent the essence of white Hermitage. Made from 100 Marsanne from extremely old vines and microscopic yields of 12 hectoliters per hectare, the wines overwhelm any evidence of their barrique ageing. Both possess extraordinary intensity, full body, the multilayered texture of a great Montrachet, and intense, honeyed, mineral-like fruit flavors that ooze over the palate with remarkable richness, yet no sense of heaviness. Robert Parker, The Wine Buyer's Guide. 5th Edition, 2000
14 bottles per lot
Special notice
Offered duty paid, but available in bond