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Graves

Graves is on the left bank of the Garonne River south of the city of Bordeaux. The appellation takes its name from its soil, which is intensely gravelly thanks to glaciers that melted in the area a few million years ago. Graves is generally thought of as the birthplace of Bordeaux wines, since “claret,” as the English historically called Bordeaux reds, were being produced for export in Graves and shipped to England as early as the 12th century. Some Graves châteaux, including Haut-Brion, trace their history to the late 16th century and Thomas Jefferson was one of several notable wine connoisseurs who wrote admiringly about the wines of Château Haut-Brion. Haut-Brion’s popularity with international celebrities is perhaps why it was the only non-Médoc château to be included in the 1855 Bordeaux classification. Graves makes red and white wines. The reds are predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, blended with Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. The whites are made of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle. The Graves AOC includes nearly 8,000 acres of vineyards. In 1953 a Graves classification was created for red wines, and in 1959 white wines were added.

2016 Château Haut-Brion

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  100   
VN  100   
WE  100   
WS  98   
JD  98+    
JR  19   

2016 Château Haut-Brion

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

WA  100   
VN  100   
WE  100   
WS  98   
JD  98+    
JR  19   

1982 Château La Mission Haut Brion

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WA  100   
JD  100   
JS  97   
CT  95.9   
DE  96   
ST  95   
JR  19   
WS  94   
VN  94   

1982 Château La Mission Haut Brion

Capsule condition issue; elevated cork; base neck fill; light label condition issue

WA  100   
JD  100   
JS  97   
CT  95.9   
DE  96   
ST  95   
JR  19   
WS  94   
VN  94   

1982 Château La Mission Haut Brion

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; base neck fill; light label condition issue

WA  100   
JD  100   
JS  97   
CT  95.9   
DE  96   
ST  95   
JR  19   
WS  94   
VN  94   

1982 Château La Mission Haut Brion

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WA  100   
JD  100   
JS  97   
CT  95.9   
DE  96   
ST  95   
JR  19   
WS  94   
VN  94   

1983 Château La Mission Haut Brion

Capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  90   

1983 Château La Mission Haut Brion

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  90   

2009 Château La Mission Haut Brion

1.5ltr

RP  100   
VN  97   
JS  97   
WE  97   
WS  96   
JR  18   

2014 Château La Mission Haut Brion

JS  96   
WA  95   
VN  95+    
WS  94   
CT  93.2   
JR  17+    

2017 Château La Mission Haut Brion

JS  97   
WA  96+    
VN  96   
JD  94   
CT  93   
JR  18+    
12 available
Bid *

2017 Château La Mission Haut Brion

JS  97   
WA  96+    
VN  96   
JD  94   
CT  93   
JR  18+    
5 available
Bid *

2017 Château La Mission Haut Brion

Signs of past seepage

JS  97   
WA  96+    
VN  96   
JD  94   
CT  93   
JR  18+    

2012 Château La Mission Haut Brion

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

WA  96   
VN  96   
JS  94   
WS  93   
JR  18+    

2021 Château La Mission Haut Brion

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

WE  97   
WA  95   
DE  95   
JS  94-95   
JD  94   
VN  93   
JR  17.5   

2003 Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte

Light label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  91   
ST  91   
JR  16   
WS  #58 of 2006   

2019 Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte

JS  99   
JD  98   
VN  97   
WA  96   
WE  96   
WS  95   
JR  17+    

2005 Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

RP  98   
JS  95   
WS  93   
ST  93   
JR  17   

2008 Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

RP  92   
WS  91   
ST  91+    
JR  17   

2001 Château Pape-Clement

RP  95   
WS  90   
ST  90   

2005 Château Pape-Clement

375ml

RP  99   
ST  94   
WS  92-94   
JR  15.5   

2012 Château Pape-Clement

RP  97   
WS  94   
VN  87-90   

2022 Château Les Carmes Haut Brion

WA  100   
JS  99   
JD  98+    
VN  96   
JR  16.5   
2 available
Bid

1990 Château de Fieuzal

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light label condition issue; Light case condition issue

WS  91   

2013 Château de Fieuzal Blanc

Label condition issue

WA  91   
VN  89-92