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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Sep 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Sep 24, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 2020
  • 750ml
  • Spain
  • Murcia
  • Jumilla
  • Monastrell
  • Red
  • 100 points
  • II2912
  • II2914
Lot 768

2020 Casa Castillo Pie Franco Monastrell Vinas Viejas - 3 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$660 - CAD$900

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 3 bottle(s) of 2020 Casa Castillo Pie Franco Monastrell Vinas Viejas - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $660 - $900 with a reserve of $420. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11320.

Condition

Please note the following condition/s on 2020 Casa Castillo Pie Franco Monastrell Vinas Viejas Stained Label.

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This collector's interest in wine stemmed from the unlimited potential to learn everyday about wine and its history. He's been collecting since the day he became the legal drinking age, sourcing mainly from the SAQ and auction houses. Wine has been stored in his temperature-controlled home cellar at 14 degrees.
The tasting note for 2020 Casa Castillo Pie Franco Monastrell Vinas Viejas is from Robert Parker and the score is 100 - I had tasted the 2020 Pie Franco during its upbringing in barrel and couldn't wait to taste the bottled version. The wine comes from the ungrafted Monastrell vines planted in 1942 by the current generation's grandfather on a south-facing slope rich in limestone and gravels. In this dream vintage, they achieved a wine with 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.47 and almost five grams of tartaric acid per liter of wine. The wine matured in 500-liter oak barrels for 16 months. There is precision