Iron Gate Auctions
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Iron Gate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Sep 16, 2025 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Sep 23, 2025 08:00PM EDT
  • 1994
  • Red
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Pomerol
  • Libournais
  • Bordeaux
  • France
  • 750ml
Lot 188

1994 Petrus Pomerol - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$2,200 - CAD$3,000

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CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000
This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1994 Petrus Pomerol - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $2200 - $3000 with a reserve of $1600. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11668.

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The consignor installed his wine cellar in early 1991, a project that grew over decades. Many of the bottles were carefully selected during his travels to France and Italy, while others were sourced via government outlets in Quebec and Ontario. Always in a climate-controlled environment, the collection reflected a deep appreciation for fine wine—an interest first sparked years ago while dining at a local restaurant boasting a 40,000-bottle cellar, once the largest in North America. Though his own 1,500-bottle cellar was modest by comparison, it became a treasured part of his life. Now, at 74 and no longer drinking much, he feels it's time to begin letting it go.
The score for 1994 Petrus Pomerol is 93 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - After several uninspiring efforts between 1978 and 1988, it is irrefutable that Christian Moueix and his flagship estate, Petrus, have rebounded with a vengeance, producing a bevy of extraordinary wines, even in rain-plagued vintages such as 1992 and 1993. Opaque purple/black in color, with a sweet vanilla, pain grillee, jammy cherry and cassis-scented nose, this full-bodied, densely packed wine reveals layers of flavor, and an inner-core of sweetness with huge quantities of glycerin and depth. A tannic, classic style of Petrus, with immense body, great purity, and a backward finish, this wine requires a decade of cellaring. Additional scores for the wine in this lot - The Wine Advocate 95 points , Wine Spectator 93 points .