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Once in a Lifetime

Once in a lifetime, or we think a lot more often than that, every wine lover should taste some of the world’s rarest, most acclaimed wines. Here are wines from legendary French estates and California cult wineries. Try them. You only live once.

1982 Château Mouton Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  100   
JS  100   
JD  100   
WS  98   
VN  98   
ST  97   
JR  18.5   
MB  ****/*   

1982 Château Mouton Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  100   
JS  100   
JD  100   
WS  98   
VN  98   
ST  97   
JR  18.5   
MB  ****/*   

2000 Château Mouton Rothschild

6.0ltr

Etched bottle

RP  96+    
ST  94   
WS  93   
JS  93   
JR  17.5   

1978 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 9.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light writing on label; signed by the winemaker; Case condition issue

RP  98   

2000 Château Latour

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light case condition issue

WS  100   
RP  98   
ST  97   
JR  18.5   

2015 Château Margaux

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  99   
WS  99   
VN  99   

2015 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

Etched bottle

WA  99   
JD  98   
WS  96   

2016 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

Etched bottle

WA  100   
JD  100   
VN  98   
WS  94   

1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia

3.0ltr

RP  100   
WS  97   
ST  94   
JR  17   
WS  #5 of 2000   
2 available
Bid *

1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia

6.0ltr

Etched bottle

RP  100   
WS  97   
ST  94   
JR  17   
WS  #5 of 2000   

2002 Schrader MMII (Old Sparky)

1.5ltr

RP  100   

2006 Schrader MMVI (Old Sparky)

1.5ltr

RP  100   
WS  99   

1959 Château Haut-Brion

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; 4.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

JR  20   
MB  *****   
WS  98   
RP  93   
ST  93   
CC  17.5   

1989 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  100   
JS  100   
ST  97   
JR  19   
3 available
Bid *

2000 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

RP  99   
ST  96   
WE  96   
WS  94   
JR  18   

2000 Château Haut-Brion

1.5ltr

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

RP  99   
ST  96   
WE  96   
WS  94   
JR  18   
4 available
Bid *

2000 Château Haut-Brion

3.0ltr

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

RP  99   
ST  96   
WE  96   
WS  94   
JR  18   

2003 Bond Melbury

1.5ltr

RP  97   
WE  94   
ST  93   
WS  90   

2003 Bond Pluribus

1.5ltr

RP  98   
ST  93   

2003 Bond St. Eden

1.5ltr

WE  96   
RP  94   
ST  93+    
WS  91   

2007 Bond St. Eden

2-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

RP  99   
ST  94+    
WS  93   

2007 Bond Vecina

2-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

RP  100   
ST  95   
WS  94   

2000 Château Cheval-Blanc

6.0ltr

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  99   
WE  97   
VN  94+    
WS  93   
JR  18.5   

1982 Petrus

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

MB  *****   
WA  96   
WS  96   
RP  93   
ST  93   
JR  18+    

1996 Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

3.0ltr

Light writing on label

RP  97   
WS  94   
ST  93