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Iron Gate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Nov 4, 2025 10:00AM EST - Tue, Nov 11, 2025 08:00PM EST
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The November Fine Wine Auction is one of the largest to date, featuring over 1,530 lots sourced from some of Canada’s finest cellars. French wine makes up half of the auction, highlighted by Bordeaux from the iconic 1982 vintage and exceptional Burgundy offered at some of the most attractive price levels seen in years for this category. The sale also includes 124 large-format lots—perfectly timed for the holiday season. **Please note: A Buyer's premium of 17.5% is applicable to this sale.** Operated under license by Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis and Alberta Auction license #818717.
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  • 1991
  • Red
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Margaux
  • Medoc
  • Bordeaux
  • France
  • 750ml
  • First Growth
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Lot 188

1991 Chateau Margaux - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$460 - CAD$650
Current Bid
CAD$700
$530.30

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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1991 Chateau Margaux - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $460 - $650 with a reserve of $320. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11566.

Condition

Please note the following conditions in the lot - Base Of Neck.

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This collection reflects a passion for wine that was shared by Champlain Charest, a pioneer of private wine collecting in Québec. Beginning around 2012, the consignor built the collection with care, sourcing almost exclusively from the SAQ to ensure provenance and quality. All bottles have been stored in a temperature- and humidity-controlled wine cellar, preserving them in optimal conditions.
1991 Chateau Margaux from this lot has the following scores - Jean-Marc Quarin 94 points, Falstaff Magazine 92 points. This is the tasting note for 1991 Chateau Margaux from Robert Parker - Tasted blind as a vintage comparison at the Valandraud vertical, the 1991 Chateau Margaux was actually much better than I expected and certainly surpassed my solitary previous encounter. It is quite deep and clear in color with a surprisingly generous bouquet that is not complex, but attractive with scents of mulberry, mint and star anise. It opens nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly rustic, irony tannin, though the fruit profile is charming - blackberry, chestnut, spice box, cumin and a touch of undergrowth. Of course, after 25 years it is firmly into its secondary phase and yet it has retained admirable cohesion and freshness. Nobody is going to bat an eyelid if you drink this now and might wonder why you never did in the 1990s. But given the substance and unexpected lack of greenness, a bottle of sound provenance will continue to hold in there.