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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.

2019 Armand Rousseau Chambertin

BH  98   
WA  96-98   
JG  96+    
VN  95-97   
JR  18+    
2 available
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2019 Armand Rousseau Chambertin

BH  98   
WA  96-98   
JG  96+    
VN  95-97   
JR  18+    

2020 Armand Rousseau Chambertin

VN  96-98   
WA  95-97   
3 available
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2020 Armand Rousseau Chambertin

VN  96-98   
WA  95-97   

1990 Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze

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

WS  95   
BH  92   
RP  90   
JR  18   

1982 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano di Neive

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; base neck fill; label condition issue

VN  97   
RP  93   
WS  90   

1989 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano di Neive

Light label condition issue

WA  98   
WS  90   

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   

2000 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

RP  99   
ST  96   
WE  96   
WS  94   
JR  18   

1982 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

RP  97+    
JS  96   
ST  95+    
WS  94   
JR  18.5   
MB  ****/*   

2005 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light label condition issue

JS  100   
WS  98   
JR  19.5   
ST  97   
RP  96   

1989 Château Lafleur

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  97   
RP  95   
JR  19   
ST  94   

1989 Château Lafleur

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  97   
RP  95   
JR  19   
ST  94   

2015 Château Margaux

WA  99   
WS  99   
VN  99   
6 available
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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  ****/*   

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   

1989 Chateau Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

Light capsule condition issue; 3.5 cm ullage; light 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   

2001 Chateau Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

RP  92   
WS  91   
ST  91+    
2 available
Bid *

2001 Chateau Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

Light label condition issue

RP  92   
WS  91   
ST  91+    

2001 Chateau Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

RP  92   
WS  91   
ST  91+