Iron Gate Fine Wine Auction-Gold Club Only
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 03:00PM EST - Thu, Jan 22, 2026 03:00PM EST
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- 2003
- 750ml
- France
- Bordeaux
- Medoc
- Margaux
- Bordeaux Red Blend
- Red
- First Growth
Lot 36
2003 Chateau Margaux - 1 bottle(s)-750ml
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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2003 Chateau Margaux - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $750 - $1000 with a BUY IT NOW of $875. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11724.
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His collecting journey began in 1999, growing from a $10 bottle curiosity into a deep, lifelong appreciation for wine. Despite decades of experience, he continues to learn from each new bottle he buys and each new wine he tastes. This humility is matched by his discipline in sourcing and storage. Every bottle in his collection was purchased through the BCL or via auction, then held in professional, temperature-controlled facilities before moving to his home cellar. He maintains a complete paper trail for the collection, with the original receipts, auction records, and lot numbers available for every bottle.
2003 Chateau Margaux from this lot has the following scores - Jean-Marc Quarin 98 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 98 points, Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch 98 points, James Suckling 97 points, Decanter 97 points, Vinous 96 points, Wine Enthusiast 96 points. This is the tasting note for 2003 Chateau Margaux from Robert Parker - Tasted blind as a vintage comparison at the Valandraud vertical, the 2003 Margaux is fully mature on the nose. There is ample fruit here, well defined for the vintage with blackberry and cedar, this bottle demonstrating a subtle fungal character that I have not discerned in previous bottles. There are faint scents of rust iron piping that develop with further aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly dry tannin, offering more fruit than the 2003 Valandraud it was paired with - feisty black pepper and allspice finish with a decent aftertaste. There might be better bottles than this, even so, there is probably not another Margaux that touches this First Growth. I see no harm in broaching bottles now and over the next ten years.