Iron Gate Fine Wine Auction-Gold Club Only
Wed, Jun 4, 2025 03:00PM EDT - Thu, Jun 5, 2025 03:00PM EDT
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Lot 55
2003 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac - 1 bottle(s)-750ml
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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2003 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $850 - $1300 with a BUY IT NOW of $1075. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11629.
Please note the following bottle conditions in this lot - Damaged (Ripped Or Torn)
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A consignor who was a member of a group of professionals who launched a wine club in Toronto during the mid-1970s. Though his interest in wine was long-standing, his serious collecting didn’t begin until after his retirement in 2008. Following several years of research into proper wine storage and investment, he crossed paths with Warren Porter, which further shaped his approach. Most of the wines were sourced through Iron Gate, while additional selections came from the LCBO's Oakville flagship store and its exclusive Classics catalogue. His collection was housed in custom-built cellars, maintained at optimal temperature and humidity, with each bottle categorized by its purpose: Investment, Maturation, or Inheritance.
2003 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac has following scores - The Wine Advocate 100, Falstaff Magazine 100. 2003 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac has the score of 100 from Robert Parker and the tasting note -2003 was one of the hottest, earliest Bordeaux vintages ever. Some vines suffered from lack of moisture, but old vines and clay subsoil at Enclos saw this vineyard through. The Merlot harvest occurred between September 8 and 13, and the Cabernet Sauvignon was picked between September 22 and 30. The 2003 Latour is a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. Six percent of the press wine was added to the final blend. It has a medium to deep garnet-purple color, then wow—it explodes from the glass with bombastic black and blue fruits, followed up by meat, wood smoke, sandalwood and Indian spice accents with underlying floral wafts. The palate is full, rich, velvety, seductive and very long on the finish. There were only 10,800 cases made (rather than the normal 15,000-20,000).