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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.

1939 Château d'Yquem

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

JR  19   
MB  ****   

1949 Château d'Yquem

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

JR  19.5   
WS  94   

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   

1969 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Richebourg

Light capsule condition issue; elevated cork; 3.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

BH  91   
CC  17.5   

1971 Domaine Jean Gros Richebourg

Lightly depressed cork; 3.5 cm ullage

WA  93   

1976 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Grands-Echezeaux

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; 4.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

CC  17   
MB  ****   

1976 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; 4.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

CC  19.5   
VN  92   
BH  92   

1976 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; 3 cm ullage; label condition issue

BH  90   

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  ****/*   
2 available
Bid *

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

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; base neck 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; lightly elevated cork; very 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  ****/*   

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 Petrus

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

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

1983 Château d'Yquem

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 6.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; label condition issue; Light case condition issue

RP  96   
WS  92   
JR  18.5   

1985 Hospices de Beaune Mazis-Chambertin Cuvee Madeleine Collignon elevage Leroy

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  91   

1987 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Echezeaux

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  90   

1989 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

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

1989 Chateau Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage

MB  *****   
RP  97   

1989 Chateau Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

MB  *****   
RP  97   

1989 Chateau Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; 4 cm ullage; label condition issue

MB  *****   
RP  97   

1989 Chateau Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

MB  *****   
RP  97   

1989 Chateau Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

Light capsule condition issue; 4.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

MB  *****   
RP  97