10-20-201510-21-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2852BBoston
October 20, 2015 06:00 PMCalender
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Bond Melbury 2002, 1 bottle

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$400$325
Auction: Fine Wines - 2852BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 20, 2015 6:00PM

Description:

BondMelbury2002
Napa
"The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Melbury, which comes from a hillside vineyard site near Lake Hennessey, is showing even better than it did in its youth. Probably years away from full maturity, the wine has an extraordinary aromatic profile of smoky meats intermixed with blackberry, creme de cassis, charcoal, lead pencil shavings and espresso. Dense, opulent and full-bodied, with terrific fruit, this is a showcase style of vintage for a wine of such great ripeness and massive intensity. This extraordinary effort displays oodles of glycerin and fabulous purity, while the oak has been completely absorbed. The cooler hillside climate of blue fruits and spring flowers is also present as the wine aerates in the glass. This wine has at least another 15-30 years of potential ahead of it." R. Parker for TWA, 100 pts. 06/12
1 bottle
Estimate $350-425


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