IronGate Fine Wine Auction
Tue, Mar 18, 2025 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Mar 25, 2025 08:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 127
1999 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes Premier Cru - 2 bottle(s)-750ml
Estimate: CAD$200 - CAD$280
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 1999 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes Premier Cru - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $200 - $280 with a reserve of $120. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11585.
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A Toronto-based consignor whose interest in wine was ignited during a year-and-a-half stint in Italy in his mid-twenties. Living just across from a wine shop in the heart of Rome's historic center, he had easy access to affordable wines from various Italian regions, as well as from other parts of Europe. Upon returning to Canada, he started buying wine with a more educated palate, setting aside a bottle or two whenever he could afford it, "for later." This habit eventually led to the creation of a small wine cellar at home, and a few years later, a professional storage space for his expanding collection. He became a member of the Fine Wine Reserve in 2006, where he stored all his new bottles. Most of his collection comes from the LCBO, with a few sourced from the AGLC. These days, he drinks less and has decided to downsize his collection through auction.
Producer notes- Chateau Rieussec is a sweet white wine ranked as Premier Cru Classes in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.
Belonging to the Sauternes appellation in Gironde, in the region of Graves, the winery is located in the commune of Fargues. The Rieussec estate was the property of the monks of Carmes de Langon in the 18th century. Following the French revolution, church property was confiscated by the state and auctioned off. In about 1790, Rieussec was bought in this fashion by a Mr. Marheilhac, who at this time was also the owner of Chateau La Louvire in Leognan. The owner at the time of the 1855 classification, when Rieussec was classified a first growth, was a Mr. Mayne. After that, Rieussec had a long succession of owners- Charles Crepin bought in around 1870, Paul Defolie in 1892, Mr. Edgar Bannel a well known banker of Bordeaux in 1907, the Gasqueton family (also owners of Chateau Calon-Segur in Saint Estephe), the American P. F. Berry (brother-in-law of the Vicomte de Bouzet) during the war, Mr. Balaresque in 1957 and Albert Vuillier in 1971.
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