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Wed, Sep 3, 2025 03:00PM EDT - Thu, Sep 4, 2025 03:00PM EDT
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Lot 11
1996 Domaine Rene Engel Echezeaux Grand Cru - 1 bottle(s)-750ml
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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1996 Domaine Rene Engel Echezeaux Grand Cru - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1900 - $2600 with a BUY IT NOW of $2250. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11660.
Please note the following condition in this lot -Stained Label.
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This consignor, who was Cellerier for the Confreie des Chevaliers du Tastevin for 10 years and the Grand Senechal for 5 years, began collecting wine in 1985, after he worked in Switzerland with a professor and Burgundy enthusiast. A visit to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti to pick up a mixed case of 1985 DRC—and tasting a 1962 Richebourg—sealed his passion for fine wine. His collection was sourced primarily on release, either in Europe, Western Canada, or the U.S. Wines requiring long-term aging are stored in a passive underground cellar in Whistler, kept at 40–48°F with 45–55% humidity. Shorter-term bottles are held in a second underground cellar at home, averaging 52°F and 50% humidity. He also maintains a cellar at his farm in Sweden, dedicated mainly to white Burgundy and white Rhône wines, purchased at source and transported directly from France. Due to the high humidity (97%) and low average temperature (38°F), bottles there are wrapped in plastic to protect the labels—conditions that provide near-perfect aging for whites.
The tasting note for 1996 Domaine Rene Engel Echezeaux Grand Cru is from Robert Parker - This wine exhibits a medium-to-dark ruby color, and fabulously rich and deep aromas of black cherries and spices. The day of my tasting this wine's austere palate was impossible to judge as it was in need of the racking Engel was about to perform. Dark fruits, stones, and minerals were in evidence but its character was lifeless and was not showing its true texture and body. Judgement reserved. Philippe Engel, the fun-loving and highly-talented director of this estate, crafted superb 1996s, but what else is new? This estate can be consistently depended upon to produce first-rate wine. When I visited Engel at the end of January he had recently bottled the Vosne-Romanee and had performed the final racking on the Vosne-Romanee Les Brulees. Additional scores for the wine in this lot - CellarTracker 91 points , Wine Spectator 90 points .