IronGate Fine Wine Auction
Tue, Mar 18, 2025 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Mar 25, 2025 08:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 709
2002 Sassicaia Bolgheri - 6 bottle(s)-750ml
Estimate: CAD$2,800 - CAD$4,200
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 6 bottle(s) of 2002 Sassicaia Bolgheri - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $2800 - $4200 with a reserve of $2000. 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.
The rating for 2002 Sassicaia Bolgheri is 93 points from Decanter and the tasting note - The 2002 vintage was considered one of the worst vintages ever to produce grapes. It was so rainy and wet that many producers decided not to produce wine in Bolgheri. Giacomo Tachis, Tenuta San Guido’s famous winemaker, was very concerned at the time about releasing this wine, but Marchese Nicolò Incisa Della Rocchetta believed in it. The 2002 still looks youthful and shows a good concentration and intensity of flavours. The fruit expression is cool, dark berried fruit with forest floor notes that call to mind the dark woods surrounding the original Castiglioncello vineyard. A strict selection took place and only 90,000 bottles were produced that year, whereas normally a typical production is between 200,000 to 240,000 bottles.
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