Iron Gate Fine Wine Auction-Gold Club Only
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 03:00PM EDT - Thu, Oct 23, 2025 03:00PM EDT
Buy Now
- 1989
- 750ml
- France
- Bordeaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Leognan
- Bordeaux Red Blend
- Red
- 100 Points
Lot 13
1989 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan - 1 bottle(s)-750ml
Buy Now
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| No bidding increment | |
This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1989 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1100 - $1600 with a BUY IT NOW of $1350. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11566.
Please note the following conditions in the lot - Lightly Bin-Soiled.
Condition
Available payment options
All lots are located in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Confirmation of pickup or delivery of Iron Gate Commercial Auction winnings must be made within 60 days of auction close. Thereafter, your winnings will be subject to storage fees, including a $75 setup, subsequent $5.00/case/month and $1.25 per bottle fee for inventory services. If no contact has been made within two years, auction winnings will be considered abandoned.
It is the responsibility of the buyer to make all arrangements for insuring, packing and removing the property purchased and any assistance by the Auctioneer, or the employees of, agents or contractors in packing and removal shall be rendered as a courtesy and without any liability to them. The Auctioneer shall not be liable for any errors or omissions or damage caused by packers and shippers, notwithstanding the fact that the Auctioneer may have recommended such shippers or packers to the purchaser.
This collection reflects a passion for wine that was shared by Champlain Charest, a pioneer of private wine collecting in Québec. Beginning around 2012, the consignor built the collection with care, sourcing almost exclusively from the SAQ to ensure provenance and quality. All bottles have been stored in a temperature- and humidity-controlled wine cellar, preserving them in optimal conditions.
1989 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan from this lot has the following scores - Vinous 100 points, The Wine Advocate 100 points, Falstaff Magazine 100 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 100 points. This is the tasting note for 1989 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan from Robert Parker - with a score of 100. Both La Mission-Haut-Brion and Haut-Brion hit home runs in this vintage, which did not produce as many profound wines as the Bordeaux publicity machine suggested. 1989, the 200th anniversary of the French revolution, was an incredibly hot year (surpassed only by 1990 and 2003). Even from barrel the seamless 1989 La Mission revealed a special elixir aspect, tasting like it had been designed by Chanel. It still possesses a blue/purple color with only a hint of garnet creeping in, and the explosive aromatics offer up notes of licorice, creme de cassis, blueberry liqueur, smoky barbecue meats, truffles and graphite. If that’s not enough to get one salivating, the palate has never disappointed either. Full-bodied with extraordinary opulence as well as sweet, well-integrated, velvety tannins, this fresh, lively, blockbuster La Mission appears to be one of those rare wines that never goes through a closed, unfriendly stage. It has been a compelling, multidimensional effort from barrel, in its infancy, and as it heads into late adolescence. A remarkable tour de force in winemaking, it is one of the all-time profound La Mission-Haut-Brions. .