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Lot # <strong>Wine</strong> Year M D Comment<br />
4118 Burgess Cellars Library 1995 10 10 Aged and noble, the fruit is now just a touch powdery and<br />
Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena the colour is going towards garnet, but as an old wine, it is<br />
drinking perfectly.<br />
4119 Burgess Cellars Enveiere, Napa Valley 2000 10 10 Over the years this label has covered many great wines.<br />
In full maturity, this is spectacular, and yet, it is still showing<br />
surprising vigour.<br />
4126 Pelee Island <strong>Wine</strong>ry Vidal Icewine 2005 8 8 Succulent. Rich. Not especially showing honeyed features, but<br />
it is perfectly balanced with the acidity that is so necessary to<br />
retain its balance.<br />
4127 Pelee Island <strong>Wine</strong>ry, 2005 8 8 An amazing and rare experience. This will progress onwards<br />
Cabernet Franc Icewine for years to come.<br />
4129 Pardina, DO Carinena, Bodegas Victoria 2005 9 9 Made on the arid hillside vineyards underneath the Virgen de<br />
la Sierra monastery, it has nuances of pine that charm and<br />
augment the tannic fruit flavours.<br />
4132 Valpiculata, DO Toro, 2003 10 10 Beautiful wine. Now perfectly soft, the tannins rounded and<br />
Bodegas Valpiculata the fruit more of figs and prunes than berries, but delicious.<br />
4133 Perinet, DOCa, Priorato, 2005 9 9 Massive. Black. Dark, brooding and tough. Somewhere hidden<br />
Bodegas Mas Perinet away, there is a treasure trove of ripe fruit, but it is hard to find<br />
beneath all the life prolonging tannic acidity.<br />
Cellar Offering 177<br />
SERGIO TRAVERSO<br />
There has never been any doubt that Sergio Traverso is a true master in the winery. His winemaking skills have been proven over<br />
two continents and three decades. Originally, Sergio made wine in his native Chile, but before reaching his zenith, the politics intervened<br />
and he was forced to move, rather precipitously, to California. There he worked with Wente, eventually developing the epic “Murrieta’s<br />
Well” brand. Close to ten years ago, with democratic politics being fully restored in Chile, he returned to his native territory, re-establishing<br />
close links with many vineyard owners and becoming the senior winemaker for the gigantic Spanish wine company, Freixenet, who<br />
owned substantial vineyard holdings both in Argentina and Chile.<br />
4134 Novi Sub Sole,<br />
Sergio Traverso<br />
2006 8 9<br />
4135 Torrontes, Sergio Traverso 2007 9 9<br />
4136 Cabernet Sauvignon,<br />
Sergio Traverso<br />
2006 8 9<br />
4137 Syrah, Sergio Traverso 2006 8 9<br />
4138 Malbec, Sergio Traverso 2006 9 9<br />
4139 Blend 1314, Sergio Traverso 2006 7 7<br />
4140 Dubois, Brut Nature N.V. 10 10 Very good quality. Bubbly. No need to wait<br />
4141 Vivace Spumante N.V. 10 10 Ready<br />
<strong>Wine</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
These wines have been made by Sergio to carry his own<br />
labels. They are substantial and full bodied, their structures<br />
leaning more towards balance and elegance than the weight<br />
that dominates many other Chilean wines. All Sergio’s 2006<br />
and 2007 wines are ready to be enjoyed – they have masses<br />
of fruit, but also feature the balanced easy tannins that provide<br />
them with good structure, but no great longevity.<br />
Enjoy all these examples of a craftsman’s artistry over the<br />
next two to three years.<br />
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