Iron Gate Fine Wine Auction
Tue, Sep 16, 2025 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Sep 23, 2025 08:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 14
1979 DRC Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru - 3 bottle(s)-750ml
Estimate: CAD$7,800 - CAD$11,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| CAD$0 | CAD$20 |
| CAD$500 | CAD$50 |
| CAD$1,000 | CAD$100 |
| CAD$2,000 | CAD$200 |
| CAD$3,000 | CAD$250 |
| 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 3 bottle(s) of 1979 DRC Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $7800 - $11000 with a reserve of $5000. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11628.
Please note the following condition in this lot -3 cm And Scuffed Label.
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This Ontario based consignor is a lifelong wine enthusiast who began building his collection in the 1970s. Despite humble beginnings, he developed a deep appreciation for wine early on, especially French vintages. Over the years, he amassed hundreds of bottles and traveled with his family to wine regions around the world to explore the people, land, and craft behind each bottle. In every home, he built a wine cellar maintained at 11–12°C with stable humidity. A personal touch: he always covered the floor in small pebbles to help prevent bottles from breaking if dropped. Now, after decades of collecting, he is ready to share many of these exceptional wines so others can enjoy and appreciate them as he has.
The score for 1979 DRC Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru is 93 from Burghound, Allen Meadows and the tasting note - (from a bottle in pristine condition that was opened by the Domaine for a special event in Burgundy). A very fresh, spicy, mature and elegant nose that becomes distinctly floral with 20 minutes of air, revealing soft notes of dried flowers, earth and a hint of game where the latter two elements also suffuse the medium weight and lilting flavors that are not especially powerful but beautifully focused and detailed on the lingering, sappy and utterly beguiling finish. This is a lovely older burg and very much cut from the cloth of the '79 vintage where its strength is the harmony and purity of expression and about the only (very) minor nit is a touch of backend warmth but otherwise, this is a classic effort. In a word, beautiful. Tasted many times in the 1980s and 1990s though only once since 2010 yet there has been remarkably little bottle variation. Additional scores for the wine in this lot - CellarTracker 93 points .
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