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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.

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   
4 available
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2000 Château La Conseillante

6.0ltr

Light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  96   
WS  90   
ST  90-93   
JR  17.5   

1989 Château La Mission Haut Brion

Light capsule condition issue

RP  100   
WS  100   
ST  97   
JR  18.5   
5 available
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1989 Château La Mission Haut Brion

Light capsule condition issue

RP  100   
WS  100   
ST  97   
JR  18.5   

1989 Château La Mission Haut Brion

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  100   
ST  97   
JR  18.5   

1988 Château Lafite-Rothschild

3.0ltr

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

RP  94   
WS  90   
JR  17.5   

1982 Château Lafleur

Lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  99   
ST  98   
JR  19   

2015 Château Margaux

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  99   
WS  99   
VN  99   

2000 Château Mouton Rothschild

RP  96+    
ST  94   
WS  93   
JS  93   
JR  17.5   

2000 Château Mouton Rothschild

6.0ltr

Etched bottle

RP  96+    
ST  94   
WS  93   
JS  93   
JR  17.5   

2000 Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande

6.0ltr

Light label condition issue

RP  96   
WE  96   
WS  95   
ST  94   
JR  17.5   

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   

1995 Chateau Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

RP  99   
WS  91   

1996 Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

3.0ltr

Light writing on label

RP  97   
WS  94   
ST  93   

1990 Dalla Valle Maya

6.0ltr

Etched bottle

WS  97   
RP  96   
ST  93   

1996 Dalla Valle Maya

6.0ltr

Etched bottle

RP  96   
ST  95   
WS  92   

1997 Dalla Valle Maya

3.0ltr

Etched bottle

RP  99   
ST  95+    

1997 Dalla Valle Maya

6.0ltr

RP  99   
ST  95+    

1999 Dalla Valle Maya

6.0ltr

Etched bottle

RP  97+    
ST  96   
WS  95   

1999 Domaine Bizot Echezeaux

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

BH  91-93   

2009 Domaine Bizot Vosne-Romanee Vieilles Vignes

BH  87-90   
7 available
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