Liber Pater – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine, Rare Spirit & Experience Online Auction Lot
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Summary
Liber Pater Experience: The world’s most expensive red wine on release (less than 500 bottles made each vintage) and the most interesting man in Bordeaux hosting you: an astonishing collection of Liber Pater in a hand crafted presentation case that includes Liber Pater 2015, 2018 & 2019, signed by vigneron, Loic Pasquet; plus VIP tour, tasting, vineyard visit and fine wine lunch or dinner featuring library wines at the estate with Loic Pasquet for 6 guests.
Region
Bordeaux
Country
France
Estimate
£75,000 - £150,000
Lot Components
Fine Wine / Rare Spirit Bottles ✓
Experience ✓
Estate Visit ✓
Vineyard Visit ✓
Tasting ✓
Social Occasion (Lunch) ✓
Number of Guests 6 ✓
The Fine Wine / Rare Spirit
An astonishing collection of Liber Pater in a hand crafted presentation case that includes Liber Pater 2015, 2018 & 2019, signed by vigneron, Loic Pasquet.
The Experience
VIP tour, tasting, vineyard visit and fine wine lunch featuring library wines at the estate with Loic Pasquet for 6 guests.
The Estate / Distillery
Graves, which only began production in 2006 and labels its wines simply as ‘Vin de France’. Yet it has rapidly developed a cult following, in large part because of its maverick winemaker and owner Loic Pasquet. He has dedicated himself to reviving forgotten Bordeaux grape varieties such as Marselan, Tarney Coulant, and Castet, and his intense focus on quality produces exceptional wines which frequently receive ratings of 90+ from wine critics.
Pasquet primarily works with ungrafted rootstock, which he believes allows him to create more authentic wines. During the rapid spread of phylloxera in the mid-19th century, French shoots were grafted onto American rootstock which was resistant to the disease. Pasquet’s bold use of ungrafted rootstock gives wine lovers a taste of what pre-phylloxera Bordeaux was like.
Accompanying the focus on little-known historic varietals is a move back to traditional winemaking techniques. Pasquet farms his vineyards with little more than a 150-year-old plough and a mule. Working organically helps him to tread lightly on the natural environment. Of course, making wine in this way is labour-intensive and costly, but the end result is a wine that reminds us of the ancient harmony between man and earth.
Since Liber Pater produces minuscule quantities, the wines are rare and difficult to get hold of. Approximately 2400 bottles of the red are made each year along with 300 bottles each of Pasquet’s oak-fermented white and sweet dessert wine. Modest quantities and tremendous quality explain why Liber Pater wines are highly sought after all over the globe, despite the relative newness of the estate
Terms & Conditions
Experience to be taken up within 18 months of the auction.
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