1 dozen bottles per lot
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ST. ÉMILION
St.-Émilion, 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.-Émilion 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.-Émilion was left out of the Classification of 1855, it regularly undergoes 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.-Émilion itself. Château Cheval Blanc is the most famous château of the former and Château Ausone, due south of the town, of the latter.
Château Cheval-Blanc--Vintage 1994
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A)
In original wooden case
1 dozen bottles per lot
St.-Émilion, 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.-Émilion 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.-Émilion was left out of the Classification of 1855, it regularly undergoes 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.-Émilion itself. Château Cheval Blanc is the most famous château of the former and Château Ausone, due south of the town, of the latter.
Château Cheval-Blanc--Vintage 1994
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A)
In original wooden case
1 dozen bottles per lot