This lot is comprised of 6 bottle(s) of 2000, 2003, 2009 Chateau Gruaud Larose St Julien - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1100 - $1600 with a reserve of $750. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11830. Detailed lot - 2 bottles of 2000 Chateau Gruaud Larose St Julien (750ml), 1 bottle of 2003 Chateau Gruaud Larose St Julien (750ml), 3 bottles of 2009 Chateau Gruaud Larose St Julien (750ml).
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Inspired by friends, he began collecting wine in 1990, focusing on Bordeaux and Tuscan vintages starting with1986 and 1988. To deepen his expertise, he completed formal training, subscribed to trade journals, and built an extensive reference library. He regularly attended private tastings and SAQ Courrier vinicole dinners, culminating in an SAQ trip to Bordeaux where he visited and tasted legendary Premier Grands Crus. He also put an unused wine cellar in his home to work housing his growing collection. The vast majority of this collection was purchased from the SAQ, LCBO Vintages, and a few bottles were sourced in Florida at ABC liquor. All bottles in his collection have been strictly stored in a dark, temperature- and humidity-controlled basement cellar using regularly maintained Transtherm and EuroCave units. To preserve their condition during transport to Iron Gate in Calgary, the bottles were packed in insulated styrofoam boxes to guard against light and shock.
2000 Chateau Gruaud Larose St Julien from this lot has the following scores - Winedoctor 97 points, Tom Cannavan 96 points, Wine Spectator 95 points. 2003 Chateau Gruaud Larose St Julien from this lot has the following scores - Wine Spectator 92 points, James Suckling 91 points, CellarTracker 90 points. 2009 Chateau Gruaud Larose St Julien from this lot has the following scores - Gilbert & Gaillard 96 points, Vinous 95 points, The Wine Advocate 95 points, Tim Atkin, MW 95 points, The Wine Independent 95 points, Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch 95 points, Jeannie Cho Lee (formerly Asian Palate) 94 points, Decanter 94 points.