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Fri, May 31, 2024 03:00PM EDT - Sun, Jun 2, 2024 09:00PM EDT
  • 1988
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Libournais
  • Pomerol
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
  • GG1796
  • GG1796
Lot 2

1988 Petrus Pomerol - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1988 Petrus Pomerol - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $2200 - $3400 with a BUY IT NOW of $2800. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 10359.

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Please note the following bottle conditions in this lot Bordeaux In Neck and Slightly Ripped Label.

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A long-time client of Iron Gate’s, this consignor has always enjoyed wine and began to collect in earnest in 2008. He built a custom 1000 bottle cellar at his lake house and all wine is stored there or with Iron Gate. The wines on offer in this auction were all purchased through LCBO and Iron Gate auctions.
The score for 1988 Petrus Pomerol is 91 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - This wine has become increasingly herbaceous with the tannins pushing through the fruit and becoming more aggressive. The wine started off life impressively deep ruby/purple but is now showing some amber at the edge. It is a medium-bodied, rather elegant style of Petrus with a distinctive cedary, almost celery component intermixed with a hint of caramel and sweet mulberry and black cherry fruit. It has aged far less evenly than I would have thought and is probably best drunk over the next 8-10 years.