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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Feb 6, 2024 10:00AM EST - Tue, Feb 13, 2024 08:00PM EST
  • 1985
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Burgundy
  • Cote de Nuits
  • Morey-Saint-Denis
  • Pinot Noir
  • Red
  • EE3594
  • EE3595
Lot 9

1985 Clos de Tart Grand Cru - 750ml - 2 bottle(s)

Estimate: CAD$2,000 - CAD$3,000

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This lot is comprised of 2 bottle(s) of 1985 Clos de Tart Grand Cru - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $2000 - $3000 with a reserve of $1500. The bottles in this lot come from collection 10135.

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This Toronto based collector is a long time storage client at Iron Gate. He has decided to sell some of his extensive collection which includes some wonderful back vintages from Napa and France.
The score for 1985 Clos de Tart Grand Cru is 92 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - Preceding the era and rejuvenation under Sylvain Pitiot, the 1985 Clos de Tart has always been one of the best vintages from the era. It has an unexpectedly youthful bouquet that is not complex vis-a-vis recent vintages, but contains vivacious red currant and raspberry fruit undiminished by the passing years, tinged with iodine and violet. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, quite sturdy tannins that lend this an atypically masculine personality for a 1985. This is unapologetically “old-school” Burgundy – there is nothing wrong with that, and I can imagine it cruising for another decade at least.