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Wed, Oct 22, 2025 03:00PM EDT - Thu, Oct 23, 2025 03:00PM EDT
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- 1986
- 750ml
- France
- Burgundy
- Cote de Nuits
- Flagey-Echezeaux
- Pinot Noir
- Red
- DRC
Lot 44
1986 DRC Echezeaux Grand Cru - 1 bottle(s)-750ml
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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1986 DRC Echezeaux Grand Cru - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $2800 - $4000 with a BUY IT NOW of $3400. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11690.
Please note the following conditions in the lot - 3 Cm And Slightly Depressed Cork, Scuffed 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.
1986 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Echezeaux Grand Cru from this lot has the following scores - Wine Spectator 92 points, The Wine Advocate 90 points, CellarTracker 90 points. This is the tasting note for 1986 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Echezeaux Grand Cru from Robert Parker - The Echezeaux is one of the best examples of this wine the domaine has made recently. Deep in color (darker actually than the 1985), this wine has an exotic, intense bouquet of plums, oriental spices, oak, and berry fruit. It is, as one would expect, the most forward of their wines, but I would still not opt for opening it until 1993-1994. This is among the few superstars of this vintage, but the 1986 is not for drinking soon-patience is most definitely required..