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Iron Gate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Nov 4, 2025 10:00AM EST - Tue, Nov 11, 2025 08:00PM EST
  2025-11-04 10:00:00 2025-11-11 20:00:00 America/New_York Iron Gate Iron Gate : Iron Gate Fine Wine Auction https://bid.irongateauctions.com/auctions/iron-gate-wine/iron-gate-fine-wine-auction-19461
The November Fine Wine Auction is one of the largest to date, featuring over 1,530 lots sourced from some of Canada’s finest cellars. French wine makes up half of the auction, highlighted by Bordeaux from the iconic 1982 vintage and exceptional Burgundy offered at some of the most attractive price levels seen in years for this category. The sale also includes 124 large-format lots—perfectly timed for the holiday season. **Please note: A Buyer's premium of 17.5% is applicable to this sale.** Operated under license by Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis and Alberta Auction license #818717.
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  • 2003
  • Red
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Margaux
  • Medoc
  • Bordeaux
  • France
  • 750ml
  • First Growth
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Lot 323

2003 Chateau Margaux - 2 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$1,400 - CAD$2,000
Current Bid
CAD$1,200
$909.09

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This lot is comprised of 2 bottle(s) of 2003 Chateau Margaux - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1400 - $2000 with a reserve of $1000. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 10886.

Condition

Please note the following conditions in the lot - Scuffed Label.

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This collection is the legacy of a passionate collector of prestigious & rare bottles for the past 50 years. The gentleman was fortunate to have been introduced to wine by an older brother who navigated him through the vineyards of the world. The bottles for sale reflect an interest in top grade Bordeaux and very rare large format Super Tuscan wines. These bottles were purchased from an Alberta distributor and stored in a temperature-controlled home cellar from time of purchase through to May 2024. They were then transferred to a temperature-controlled storage facility before shipment to Irongate in September 2025. The collection will certainly please afficionados of rare large format bottles. All the bottles are in impeccable condition with high shoulder levels.
2003 Chateau Margaux from this lot has the following scores - Jean-Marc Quarin 98 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 98 points, Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch 98 points, James Suckling 97 points, Decanter 97 points, Vinous 96 points, Wine Enthusiast 96 points. This is the tasting note for 2003 Chateau Margaux from Robert Parker - Tasted blind as a vintage comparison at the Valandraud vertical, the 2003 Margaux is fully mature on the nose. There is ample fruit here, well defined for the vintage with blackberry and cedar, this bottle demonstrating a subtle fungal character that I have not discerned in previous bottles. There are faint scents of rust iron piping that develop with further aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly dry tannin, offering more fruit than the 2003 Valandraud it was paired with - feisty black pepper and allspice finish with a decent aftertaste. There might be better bottles than this, even so, there is probably not another Margaux that touches this First Growth. I see no harm in broaching bottles now and over the next ten years.