2 bottles per lot
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Lying in Kemble, Gloucestershire (Octavian)
Offered duty-paid, but available in bond
Sori San Lorenzo--Vintage 1996
Piedmont. Gaja
Bin-soiled labels
Tasting Note:The dense opaque purple-coloured 1996 Sori San Lorenzo possesses complex aromatics, consisting of classic Nebbiolo scents of rose petals, dried herbs, spice box, cedar, and abundant jammy black cherry and berry fruit. It is impressively powerful and muscular, with moderate tannin, a sweet, unctuous texture, and a 40+ second finish. Although the aromatics are stunning, this 1996 remains youthful and backward. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2025.
As I reported in issue 124 (8-27-99), 1996 is a spectacular vintage for Angelo Gaja. There is a lot of speculation as to why he has dropped the name Barbaresco from the labels of his single-vineyard wines, but given his personality and overall commitment to quality, it can only be to improve the quality and give him some flexibility in difficult vintages to produce a wine that may or may not be 100 Nebbiolo. At least that's how I view it. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 130 (Aug 2000).
2 bottles per lot
Offered duty-paid, but available in bond
Sori San Lorenzo--Vintage 1996
Piedmont. Gaja
Bin-soiled labels
Tasting Note:The dense opaque purple-coloured 1996 Sori San Lorenzo possesses complex aromatics, consisting of classic Nebbiolo scents of rose petals, dried herbs, spice box, cedar, and abundant jammy black cherry and berry fruit. It is impressively powerful and muscular, with moderate tannin, a sweet, unctuous texture, and a 40+ second finish. Although the aromatics are stunning, this 1996 remains youthful and backward. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2025.
As I reported in issue 124 (8-27-99), 1996 is a spectacular vintage for Angelo Gaja. There is a lot of speculation as to why he has dropped the name Barbaresco from the labels of his single-vineyard wines, but given his personality and overall commitment to quality, it can only be to improve the quality and give him some flexibility in difficult vintages to produce a wine that may or may not be 100 Nebbiolo. At least that's how I view it. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 130 (Aug 2000).
2 bottles per lot
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Offered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.