This lot is comprised of 3 bottle(s) of 2003 Chateau Margaux - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $2300 - $3000 with a reserve of $1700. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11733.
Condition
Please note the following conditions in this lot - Scuffed Label.
Available payment options
On a trip to Paris, a leather-bound Champagne list organized by grape, vineyard, and year sparked the consignors’ interest in wine. They began attending tastings held by restaurants, agents, and the LCBO, buying the best from these events, including the 1985 and 1996 Krugs purchased directly during a presentation by Remy Krug in Toronto. They collected heavily from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s, focusing on wines they tasted personally or that were highly rated by Robert Parker. The collection contains no private auction or individual purchases; every bottle was sourced through the LCBO, agents, or specialty shops during their travels. Prior to auction, all wines were stored in temperature and moisture-controlled fridges. A high-end restaurant recently opened several of their bottles, noting the impressive quality and condition despite long-term storage.
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.