MAURICE CHENU CLOS VOUGEOT GRAND CRU 1988 BURGUNDY WINE BOTTLEOVERVIEW:A VINTAGE 1988 BURGUNDY WINE FROM THE PRESTIGIOUS CLOS VOUGEOT GRAND CRU VINEYARD, PRODUCED BY MAURICE CHENU OF DOMAINE DE LA CRÉA IN BLIGNY-LES-BEAUNE, CÔTE-D'OR, FRANCE. THIS BOTTLE REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT VINTAGE FROM ONE OF BURGUNDY'S MOST CELEBRATED TERROIRS, WITH CLOS VOUGEOT BEING ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT GRAND CRU VINEYARDS IN THE CÔTE DE NUITS.SPECIFICATIONS:- VINTAGE: 1988 APPELLATION: CLOS VOUGEOT GRAND CRU CONTRÔLÉE- PRODUCER: MAURICE CHENU, DOMAINE DE LA CRÉA, BLIGNY-LES-BEAUNE- REGION: BURGUNDY, CÔTE-D'OR, FRANCE- - GLASS CONDITION: SOUND, NO CHIPS OR CRACKSCONDITION ASSESSMENT:THIS BOTTLE EXHIBITS THE EXPECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF A 36-YEAR-OLD VINTAGE WINE IN STORAGE. THE FOIL CAPSULE IS HEAVILY OXIDISED WITH SIGNIFICANT CORROSION AND DISCOLOURATION THROUGHOUT. THE ORIGINAL LABEL SHOWS CONSIDERABLE AGE-RELATED DETERIORATION INCLUDING FOXING, STAINING, AND SURFACE WEAR. INK FADING IS EVIDENT IN PLACES ON THE LABEL. THE LIQUID LEVEL APPEARS NOTABLY LOW, SUGGESTING EITHER CORK DETERIORATION OR NATURAL EVAPORATION OVER THE EXTENDED STORAGE PERIOD—BOTH COMMON OCCURRENCES WITH VINTAGE WINES OF THIS AGE. THE GLASS ITSELF REMAINS INTACT WITH NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, THOUGH SURFACE PATINA AND DUST ACCUMULATION ARE CONSISTENT WITH AGE.PROVENANCE AND COLLECTIBILITY:THE 1988 VINTAGE IS RECOGNISED AS A QUALITY YEAR IN BURGUNDY, AND CLOS VOUGEOT GRAND CRU BOTTLES FROM THIS PERIOD ARE SOUGHT BY SERIOUS COLLECTORS. HOWEVER, THE CONDITION OF THIS PARTICULAR BOTTLE—PARTICULARLY THE LOW FILL LEVEL AND CAPSULE DETERIORATION—INDICATES IT REQUIRES PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT BEFORE CONSUMPTION. THE BOTTLE IS SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR COLLECTION PURPOSES, THOUGH ANY CONSIDERATION OF OPENING SHOULD BE PRECEDED BY EXPERT EVALUATION OF THE WINE'S INTEGRITY AND DRINKABILITY. THE LABEL AND VINTAGE YEAR REMAIN LEGIBLE AND IDENTIFIABLE, PRESERVING THE HISTORICAL AND COLLECTIBLE VALUE OF THE PIECE. Item Size: Height: 40cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 2Kg Condition: Fair 997520+11
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