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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- 1996
- 750ml
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Merlot
- Red
Lot 98
1996 Masseto Toscana - 1 bottle(s)-750ml
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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1996 Masseto Toscana - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1000 - $1400 with a BUY IT NOW of $1200. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11691.
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The consignor was introduced to wine by friends and colleagues in the early 1990s, just as Alberta privatized alcohol sales. His collecting began around 1994, sparked by the purchase of 1988 Château Margaux—his most expensive bottle at the time. Over the past 30+ years, he has purchased wines through the SAQ, auctions, private imports, and cellars. His temperature-controlled home cellar was built in the early '90s and has housed his collection from the very beginning, maintaining optimal storage conditions throughout.
1996 Masseto Toscana from this lot has the following scores - CellarTracker 95 points, Falstaff Magazine 94 points, Wine Enthusiast 93 points. This is the tasting note for 1996 Masseto Toscana from Robert Parker - In 1996 the flowering was delayed and the summer was on the cool side. Only a spell of heat towards the end of the season allowed the fruit to ripen. As a result, the 1996 Masseto is both fresh, but also rather compact. It possesses gorgeous, well-delineated aromatics and plenty of complexity but not the depth or richness to improve materially from here..