Iron Gate Fine Wine Auction
Tue, Sep 16, 2025 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Sep 23, 2025 08:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 793
1996 Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill Champagne - 1 bottle(s)-750ml
Estimate: CAD$650 - CAD$900
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| 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 1 bottle(s) of 1996 Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill Champagne - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $650 - $900 with a reserve of $480. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11108.
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An offering from a long-time, Ontario-based cellar. With an interest in wine that spanned decades, the collector had the opportunity to taste broadly across across many classic and specialty styles. He began his cellar throughout the late 1980's and early 1990's, sourcing mainly from the LCBO, SAQ, trusted agencies, and some US retail stores. Throughout the years the wines were stored both professionally at Iron Gate as well as in temperature and humidity-controlled home cellars.
The score for 1996 Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill Champagne is 95+ from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The most tightly wound, compact wine in this vertical tasting was also, paradoxically, the oldest, but that won't surprise readers who know the 1996 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill. Opening in the glass with notes of iodine, confit orchard fruit, tangerine, smoke and buttered toast, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and tensile, with a seamless, beautifully balanced profile and a classy, somewhat more reserved, intellectual profile than the younger vintages that followed it. This serious but harmonious 1996 will still improve with additional cellaring. Additional scores for the wine in this lot - Jeannie Cho Lee (formerly Asian Palate) 96 points , Richard Jennings 96 points , John Kapon Vintage Tastings 96 points , JK John Kapon - Vintage Tastings 96 points , Vinous 95 points , The Wine Advocate 95 points , John Gilman's View from the Cellar 94 points , CellarTracker 94 points .
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