Naples Winter Wine Festival To Have "Perfect" Wine Auction Lot

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Aug 31st 2010 at 11:02PM

The Naples Winter Wine Festival isn't for another few months but one of the lots has already been announced. For those who have been chasing down 100-point wines, save room in your cellar. One of the auction lots at the elite wine festival to be held
will offer an unprecedented auction lot of 100 bottles of 100-point wines at its annual event January 28-30, 2011 in Naples, Florida. Decanter reports that wines in the 'Perfection Lot' include a 1955 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, a 1989 Chateau Petrus, and a 1985 Domaine Romanee-Conti valued at more than $11,000. All of the wines were rated by Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and other wine publications, including Wine Spectator. Auction proceeds go to help underprivileged and at-risk children, the Naples wine event has raised $82.5 million for local children's charities since 2001.

Tags: 100 point wines, naples florida, naples wine festival, naples winter wine festival, NaplesWinterWineFestival, wine auction

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arsteffy Sep 3rd 2010 9:48AM

As stated in the Naples Winter Wine Festival's press release, all the wines in the Perfection Lot are rated 100 points by either Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate or Wine Spectator.