Iron Gate Auctions
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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Feb 6, 2024 10:00AM EST - Tue, Feb 13, 2024 08:00PM EST
  • 2001
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Graves
  • Pessac-Leognan
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
  • CC3782
  • CC3783
Lot 181

2001 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Premier Grand Cru Classe - 750ml - 2 bottle(s)

Estimate: CAD$900 - CAD$1,400

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This lot is comprised of 2 bottle(s) of 2001 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Premier Grand Cru Classe - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $900 - $1400 with a reserve of $800. The bottles in this lot come from collection 11385.

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The wine in this collection comes from an Ontario based cellar established in 1976. The owner has always had an appreciation of wine and he became more knowledgeable after reading A Wine Tour of France as a young adult. He built a cellar in his home and started to purchase wine for consumption as well as for collecting. Much of the wine came from the LCBO and their auction but he also purchased some in Alberta where he fondly remembers buying a 1967 Chateau D’Yquem. He doesn’t drink wine as much these days and decided to put some of his collection up for auction so that others have the opportunity to enjoy the wine he has collected over the years.
The score for 2001 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Premier Grand Cru Classe is 94 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - Haut-Brion’s 2001, which was bottled late (the end of September, 2003), possesses an unmistakable nobility as well as a burgeoning complexity. Plum/purple to the rim, this blend of 52% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 12% Cabernet Franc is playing it close to the vest, having closed down considerably after bottling. Nevertheless, it reveals pure notes of sweet and sour cherries, black currants, licorice, smoke, and crushed stones. Medium-bodied with excellent purity, firm tannin, and an angular, structured finish, it requires 5-7 years of cellaring.