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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Feb 6, 2024 10:00AM EST - Tue, Feb 13, 2024 08:00PM EST
  • 1955
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Libournais
  • Pomerol
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
  • DD3914
  • DD3914
Lot 50

1955 Petrus Pomerol - 750ml - 1 bottle(s)

Estimate: CAD$2,200 - CAD$3,800

Bid Increments

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CAD$0 CAD$20
CAD$500 CAD$50
CAD$1,000 CAD$100
CAD$2,000 CAD$200
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CAD$5,000 CAD$500
CAD$10,000 CAD$1,000
CAD$20,000 CAD$2,000
CAD$50,000 CAD$5,000
CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000
This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1955 Petrus Pomerol - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $2200 - $3800 with a reserve of $1800. The bottles in this lot come from collection 11432.

Condition

Top Shoulder; Stained Damaged Label/Foil Cut

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This consignor grew up among the vineyards in the Niagara region and has fond memories of eating grapes off the vines at her friend’s family farm. It was during her 20s that she learned to appreciate wine, travelling through France, Italy and eastern Europe for business. In her 60s she began to collect wine seriously, some shipped to her by business associates and others purchased from wine merchants and collectors. The bottles have been meticulously stored in a custom designed wine cellar and were then moved into 2 temperature-controlled wine cabinets.
The score for 1955 Petrus Pomerol is 95 from Vinous and the tasting note - The 1955 Petrus is a wine that I have tasted on two or three occasions courtesy of Belgian and château bottlings. Significantly, it was the final Petrus before the devastating spring frosts the following year. The Belgian bottling leaves something to be desired, yet the château bottling attests a splendid Pomerol that is still holding up well. There is always something a little more rustic about pre-1956 vintages of Petrus. The aromatics stride boldly along with dark berry fruit that occasionally suggest there might have been a bit of Malbec in the vineyard back then. Dark berries, coniferous forest, undergrowth and a light chlorophyll scent on the nose that never quite clicks into fifth gear. Yet the palate is utterly harmonious, veering more to the red side of the fruit spectrum with touches of mint. Like many 1955 Right Banks, it is not a showy or extravagant Petrus, but is rather "statesmanlike" and "noble".