Iron Gate Auctions
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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Mar 18, 2025 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Mar 25, 2025 08:00PM EDT
  • 1988
  • 375ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Graves
  • Sauternes
  • Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
  • White Sweet
Lot 79

1988 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes Premier Cru - 4 bottle(s)-375ml

Estimate: CAD$400 - CAD$480

Bid Increments

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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 4 bottle(s) of 1988 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes Premier Cru - 375ml. Estimate for this lot is between $400 - $480 with a reserve of $240. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11261.

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A small collection of Bordeaux and Champagne from one of the most significant wine and art collections in Canda. Sourced across the last century, these bottles were stored in a temperature and humidity-controlled home cellar and brought to Iron Gate to find them a new home.
The rating for 1988 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes Premier Cru is 95 points from Robert Parker and the tasting note - Tasted in Sauternes with Charles Chevalier, the 1988 Rieussec is a vintage that Chevalier himself claimed to be his favorite. I can understand why. It has an unerringly youthful bouquet with vibrant citrus fruit, wild honey, mandarin and mineral scents, a bouquet that seems to have electricity flowing through it. The same can be said for the palate that is full of tension and vigor, almost clinical in terms of focus with alluring viscosity and wonderful length. This bowled me over with its charm and breeding. Hunt a bottle down and share with your best friends—this is a superlative Rieussec, one of the best produced.