Iron Gate Fine Wine Auction-Gold Club Only
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 03:00PM EDT - Thu, Oct 23, 2025 03:00PM EDT
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- 1985
- 750ml
- France
- Burgundy
- Pinot Noir
- Red
Lot 40
1985 Joseph Drouhin Musigny - 1 bottle(s)-750ml
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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1985 Joseph Drouhin Musigny - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $3200 - $4500 with a BUY IT NOW of $3850. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11690.
Please note the following conditions in the lot - In Neck, Damaged (Ripped Or Torn), Stained Label.
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A collector whose interest in wine began in the early 1960s, despite coming from a non-wine-oriented background. Starting modestly with bottles like Casal Mendes and Mateus, he gradually became more interested in wine, leading to a thoughtfully curated collection. Over the decades, he sourced wines from respected merchants including Century Wines (Rochester), Premium Wines (Buffalo), Vintages (with a strong focus on Bordeaux futures), the ALCB in Calgary, Berry Bros. & Rudd in London, and various Toronto importers. His original home featured a custom-designed wine cellar, later replaced by a traditional, climate-controlled cellar in his country home, where the bottles have remained undisturbed since 1990. Realizing that his 3,000-bottle cellar exceeds what he and his family could ever reasonably consume, he has chosen to share part of the collection through auction.
1985 Joseph Drouhin Musigny from this lot has the following scores - BurgHound.com 94 points, CellarTracker 93 points. This is the tasting note for 1985 Joseph Drouhin Musigny from Allen Meadows (Burghound) - As older Drouhin wines can often be, this is a deceptive wine as initially, it seems a bit light, almost as though there is a lack of underlying material. However, after 45 minutes or so of air, an incredible nose of smoke, spice, underbrush and a slight gaminess merges seamlessly with rich, velvety, very suave fruit and earth-inflected flavors that offer beautiful balance and first rate length. This is a terrific '85 and one of the better wines of the vintage, in particular because it's still relatively youthful and doesn't fall apart in the glass after an hour or so of air. Consistent notes and this should drink well for another 20+ years..