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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Feb 6, 2024 10:00AM EST - Tue, Feb 13, 2024 08:00PM EST
  • 1998
  • 750ml
  • Italy
  • Veneto
  • Red Bordeaux Blend
  • Red
  • EE773
  • EE774
Lot 905

1998 Giuseppe Quintarelli Alzero Cabernet Veneto - 750ml - 2 bottle(s)

Estimate: CAD$1,400 - CAD$2,000

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 2 bottle(s) of 1998 Giuseppe Quintarelli Alzero Cabernet Veneto - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1400 - $2000 with a reserve of $1100. The bottles in this lot come from collection 11426.

Condition

In Neck

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A Toronto based consignor whose father was also a collector and imported wines from Central Italy, started his own collection over 30 years ago. The wines, an impressive mix from France, Italy and California, were purchased through the LCBO and some Toronto agents. He built his own custom temperature-controlled cellar where the wines have been stored since procurement.

Producer notes- Giuseppe Quintarelli, often called the "guru of Valpolicella" is the man behind some of the most revered wines ever to be made in Italy. The small production and high price of those wines created a near-mythical reputation around them. The Alzero is Quintarelli's blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Cabernet Franc and 20% Merlot from limestone and basalt soils. The grapes have been partially dried like an Amarone and made into a dry wine. The results are mind-blowingly intense, with spicy aromatics and length coupled with a supple, velvety and exotic flow over your palate.