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  • Country ranking ?

    511
  • Producer ranking ?

    12
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2050
  • Food Pairing

    scallop carpaccio with vanilla and kumquat

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The Story

Classed as a Premier Cru in 1855, it is made from grapes selected from the finest terroirs of the property. This wine is hand crafted at every stage of its elaboration and reveals remarkable finesse and complexity and a golden colour reminiscent of the sun that made it possible. With age the bright gold evolves to a dark amber colour.
With an extensive life-span, it powerfully and harmoniously combines fruit and floral aromas with roasted and...

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Vintage 1929

The year 1929 was an extraordinary year in the Bordeaux vineyards as well as on Wall Street. When the U.S. stock market collapsed in 1929, it produced several undesirable effects abroad, particularly in Europe, where many countries had not fully recovered from the aftermath of World War I. In Germany, the economic disaster and resulting social dislocation contributed to the rise of Adolf in the United States, there were 16 million unemployed –...

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Tasting note

color

Full

ending

Endless

nose

Opulent and Seductive

taste

Concentrated, Firm and Elegant

Written Notes

Perfectly rich. Amasing legth. Crême brulée and compote of figues and prunes.
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Origin

Sauternes, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Best buy

Fake factory

None
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