This lot is comprised of 3 bottle(s) of 1986 Chateau Margaux - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $3000 - $3900 with a reserve of $2200. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11628.
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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.
1986 Chateau Margaux from this lot has the following scores - Vinous 98 points, The Wine Advocate 97 points, Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch 97 points. This is the tasting note for 1986 Chateau Margaux from Robert Parker - The 1986 Château Margaux remains somewhat firm and forbidding as it closes in on its 40th birthday. Offering up aromas of cassis, cigar box and toasty new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and structured, with a sweet core of fruit that's framed, and almost overwhelmed, by an abundance of chalky tannin. I actually preferred this wine a decade ago, when its sheer abundance of fruit did a better job of balancing out its structuring elements.