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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Feb 6, 2024 10:00AM EST - Tue, Feb 13, 2024 08:00PM EST
  • 2012
  • 5000ml
  • USA
  • California
  • North Coast
  • Sonoma County
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
  • OWC/OCC
  • EE973
  • EE973
Lot 1179

2011 Verite Le Desir Sonoma County - 5000ml - 1 bottle(s)

Estimate: CAD$4,000 - CAD$5,000

Bid Increments

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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 2011 Verite Le Desir Sonoma County - 5000ml. Estimate for this lot is between $4000 - $5000 with a reserve of $3000. The bottles in this lot come from collection 11422.

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Property of a prominent Toronto collector, who was involved with charities associated with wine. He stocked his cellar with wine where he had met the producer or been to the winery. Bottles were sourced through the LCBO, auction and agents and stored in a superb Rosedale wine cellar under ideal conditions and then most recently in a temperature-controlled wine storage unit in his condominium.
The score for 2011 Verite Le Desir Sonoma County is 92 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The 2011 Le Désir, a St.-Emilion-inspired offering, is a blend of 54% Cabernet Franc, 36% Merlot and the rest equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. My favorite of the 2011s, it displays lots of mulberry, black cherry and blackcurrant fruit intertwined with hints of underbrush as well as a subtle herbaceousness, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, beautiful density and sweet tannin. There are 2,500 cases of this 2011.