'Next Year's Vintage' (WGM4/97YR/V2BC)

WGM4/97YR/V2BC
Auction	The 2026 December NYC Fire Dragon Auction
Reserve	3500 USD
Low Estimate	6000 USD
High Estimate	8000 USD
Identifier	J. Huckett Chardonnay, 2026
Description	Chardonnay wine from J. Huckett Vineyards, Napa Valley grown. Grapes will be harvested in 2027, and the wine aged 16 years in French oak barrels. Finished product was retrieved by means of temporal storage anomaly. Lot contains 12 bottles.
Marshall, Carter and Darke, LTD

Initial Report
Author	Jane Hartle	Date	2026/02/16
TODO	TODO	Identifier	J. Huckett Chardonnay, 2026
I was working with V. Gerste and he informed me that in addition to his wyvern products, he had recently commissioned a reputable vineyard for a special kind of wine of interest to our clientele. It will not be ready until May, but I talked with Roger Lake from the London office, and from the initial information on the vintage, I think it would be a good fit for our December auction. Regards, Jane Hartle
File Opened Under:		WGM4/97YR/V2BC
Marshall, Carter and Darke, LTD

Memorandum
Author	Grant Lindon	Date	2026/02/19
TODO	TODO	Identifier	J. Huckett Chardonnay, 2026
I'm glad to see Lake's wine experience is coming in handy again. I'm sure he's happy to be analyzing one made of grapes rather than Daevite blood. We briefly talked on the matter and he was able to reassure me on some of my concerns regarding possible effects of temporal interference on the quality and construction. Relatedly, please get the Risk and Safety Team to give their blessing, as with lots of this type we of course need to avoid retrocausal issues. I am still worried about the potential delay though, Gerste has given us trouble before with late shipments. Tell him that if he isn't able to get us the item by July, it's not getting sold this year. All this said, I'm tentatively approving the lot for the auction. Keep me posted. - G. Lindon
File Opened Under:		WGM4/97YR/V2BC
Marshall, Carter and Darke, LTD

back and forth comms

• they get the wine. specialist says it's good quality
• they receive proof of temporal interference
• they assign it a lot number (new fmt?)

Notice
WGM4/97YR/V2BC
Lot 47 in the 2026 December NYC Fire Dragon Auction has been struck from the list. A deep resonance scan performed on the lot has revealed artifically-created temporal disruption patterns. A further investigation has proven that the wine's vintage is actually from 2011.
Marshall, Carter and Darke, LTD