6 bottles per lot
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Saint-Emilion
St.-Emilion, south of Pomerol and north of the Dordogne on what is collectively known as "the right bank," is ruled (at least in a viticultural sense) by Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Sauvignon, the grape that most people associate with Bordeaux, has trouble ripening so far inland, and thus most of the wines that come out of St.-Emilion are made from Merlot and Cabernet Franc, grapes that produce rich, solid wines that are approachable young. The right bank in general has always had a reputation for luscious wines that benefit from bottle age, but can be drunk at any time (a reputation that, some say, has been reinforced by the tag-team duo of Michel Rolland and Robert Parker). Though St.-Emilion was left out of the Classification of 1855, it regularly does its own classification based on the findings of tasting panels. In general, there are two prominent regions within St.-Emilion: the area to the northwest, sharing the gravelly plateau with Pomerol and the area to the southeast around the escarpment of the town of St.-Emilion itself. Château Cheval Blanc is the most famous château of the former and Château Ausone, due south of the town, of the latter. Château Canon, offered here from the 1938 vintage, is due west of the town and presents an exciting opportunity to taste a wine rarely available from such an old and venerated era of winemaking.
Château Canon--Vintage 1938
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé
6 bottles per lot
St.-Emilion, south of Pomerol and north of the Dordogne on what is collectively known as "the right bank," is ruled (at least in a viticultural sense) by Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Sauvignon, the grape that most people associate with Bordeaux, has trouble ripening so far inland, and thus most of the wines that come out of St.-Emilion are made from Merlot and Cabernet Franc, grapes that produce rich, solid wines that are approachable young. The right bank in general has always had a reputation for luscious wines that benefit from bottle age, but can be drunk at any time (a reputation that, some say, has been reinforced by the tag-team duo of Michel Rolland and Robert Parker). Though St.-Emilion was left out of the Classification of 1855, it regularly does its own classification based on the findings of tasting panels. In general, there are two prominent regions within St.-Emilion: the area to the northwest, sharing the gravelly plateau with Pomerol and the area to the southeast around the escarpment of the town of St.-Emilion itself. Château Cheval Blanc is the most famous château of the former and Château Ausone, due south of the town, of the latter. Château Canon, offered here from the 1938 vintage, is due west of the town and presents an exciting opportunity to taste a wine rarely available from such an old and venerated era of winemaking.
Château Canon--Vintage 1938
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé
6 bottles per lot