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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Jun 11, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Jun 18, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 2003
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Medoc
  • Bordeaux Blend
  • Red
  • 100 points, First Growth
  • GG1523
  • GG1523
Lot 192

2003 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$850 - CAD$1,200

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 1 bottle(s) of 2003 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $850 - $1200 with a reserve of $600. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11488.

Condition

Please note the following conditions on the bottle/s in this lot Bordeaux In Neck on 2003 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac.

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This consignor, located in the GTA, grew up watching his Italian father make wine every year. When he was of age, he started to discover different grapes and regions and began to purchase bottles to lay down. He took some courses and attended tasting events and began to seriously collect. His wine is from the LCBO and a few agents and was stored in a humidity and temperature-controlled wine room before arriving for auction.
The score for 2003 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac is 100 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - 2003 was one of the hottest, earliest Bordeaux vintages ever. Some vines suffered from lack of moisture, but old vines and clay subsoil at Enclos saw this vineyard through. The Merlot harvest occurred between September 8 and 13, and the Cabernet Sauvignon was picked between September 22 and 30. The 2003 Latour is a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. Six percent of the press wine was added to the final blend. It has a medium to deep garnet-purple color, then wow—it explodes from the glass with bombastic black and blue fruits, followed up by meat, wood smoke, sandalwood and Indian spice accents with underlying floral wafts. The palate is full, rich, velvety, seductive and very long on the finish. There were only 10,800 cases made (rather than the normal 15,000-20,000).