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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Feb 6, 2024 10:00AM EST - Tue, Feb 13, 2024 08:00PM EST
  • 1995
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Burgundy
  • Cote de Nuits
  • Flagey-Echezeaux
  • Pinot Noir
  • Red
  • EE648
  • EE648
Lot 363

1995 Emmanuel Rouget Echezeaux Grand Cru - 750ml - 1 bottle(s)

Estimate: CAD$1,500 - CAD$2,200

Bid Increments

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CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000
This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1995 Emmanuel Rouget Echezeaux Grand Cru - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1500 - $2200 with a reserve of $1200. The bottles in this lot come from collection 10931.

Condition

Burgundy In Neck

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A Toronto-based consignor who has had a keen interest in wine for several decades. His collection, consisting of stellar vintages of Burgundian and Italian wine was procured through local agents, the LCBO and SAQ upon release, with a few coming from The Rare Wine Company in California. Storage consisted of a wine unit in a climate-controlled room before arriving at Iron Gate for auction.
The score for 1995 Emmanuel Rouget Echezeaux Grand Cru is 91 from Allen Meadows and the tasting note - Remarkably supple and forward with elegant red fruits framed by traces of earth and a touch of oak followed by sweet, sappy, modulated, round flavors that offer excellent detail and fine length and the slight astringency that this displayed for years has finally rounded out. For my taste, this has arrived at its peak and while there is certainly no rush to drink up, neither is there any reason to hold for further upside development. Multiple, and consistent,