This lot is comprised of 4 bottle(s) of Vertical Chateau Margaux 1994-1997 - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $2800 - $4200 with a reserve of $2200. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11830. Detailed lot - 1 bottle of 1994 Chateau Margaux (750ml), 1 bottle of 1995 Chateau Margaux (750ml), 1 bottle of 1996 Chateau Margaux (750ml), 1 bottle of 1997 Chateau Margaux (750ml).
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Inspired by friends, he began collecting wine in 1990, focusing on Bordeaux and Tuscan vintages starting with1986 and 1988. To deepen his expertise, he completed formal training, subscribed to trade journals, and built an extensive reference library. He regularly attended private tastings and SAQ Courrier vinicole dinners, culminating in an SAQ trip to Bordeaux where he visited and tasted legendary Premier Grands Crus. He also put an unused wine cellar in his home to work housing his growing collection. The vast majority of this collection was purchased from the SAQ, LCBO Vintages, and a few bottles were sourced in Florida at ABC liquor. All bottles in his collection have been strictly stored in a dark, temperature- and humidity-controlled basement cellar using regularly maintained Transtherm and EuroCave units. To preserve their condition during transport to Iron Gate in Calgary, the bottles were packed in insulated styrofoam boxes to guard against light and shock.
1994 Chateau Margaux from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 93 points, Winedoctor 93 points, Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch 93 points, Jean-Marc Quarin 92 points, CellarTracker 91 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 91 points. This is the tasting note for 1994 Chateau Margaux from Robert Parker - Chateau Margaux’s 1994 has always been one of the candidates for the “wine of the vintage.†The wine still has a dense plum/purple color and a big, sweet nose of black fruits intermixed with licorice, camphor, vanilla, and a hint of flowers. The wine is dense and powerful, but the tannins have softened and do not seem as hard and intrusive as they did in the late nineties. This wine will last for decades and hopefully become even more seamless, although it is hard to believe all the tannin will gradually dissipate.. 1995 Chateau Margaux from this lot has the following scores - Decanter 99 points, Wine Spectator 97 points, Jean-Marc Quarin 97 points. This is the tasting note for 1995 Chateau Margaux from Robert Parker - Bottled very late (November, 1997), the 1995 has continued to flesh out, developing into one of the great classics made under the Mentzelopoulos regime. The color is opaque ruby/purple. The nose offers aromas of licorice and sweet smoky new oak intermixed with jammy black fruits, licorice, and minerals. The wine is medium to full-bodied, with extraordinary richness, fabulous equilibrium, and hefty tannin in the finish. In spite of its large size and youthfulness, this wine is user-friendly and accessible. This is a thrilling Margaux that will always be softer and more evolved than its broader-shouldered sibling, the 1996. How fascinating it will be to follow the evolution of both of these vintages over the next half century.. 1996 Chateau Margaux from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 100 points. This is the tasting note for 1996 Chateau Margaux from Robert Parker - with a score of 100 points. The 1996 Chateau Margaux, a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc, must be a strong contender for wine of the vintage. It offers everything you desire from this First Growth. It is blessed with breathtaking delineation and freshness on the nose, understated at first and then blossoming with mineral-infused black fruit, hints of blueberry, crushed stone and violet. The palate is perfectly balanced with filigree tannin, perfect acidity, a wine where everything seems to be in its right place. Blackberry, crushed stone at the front of the mouth, just a touch of spice towards the finish that shows supreme control. This is a Margaux that seems to light up the senses. It was outstanding in its youth...something that has not changed one bit over the intervening two decades. This may well turn out to be the Left Bank pinnacle of the 1990s.. 1997 Chateau Margaux from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 95 points, Falstaff Magazine 93 points. This is the tasting note for 1997 Chateau Margaux from Robert Parker - Undoubtedly a success for the vintage, this immensely charming, dark ruby/purple-colored wine exhibits floral, black currant, and smoky, toasty oak aromas. There is admirable richness, excellent ripeness, not a great deal of density, or superb concentration, but plenty of finesse, suppleness, and character. It can be drunk young, or cellared for 12-15 years..
