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Pauillac

Pauillac is Bordeaux’s most famous appellation, thanks to the fact that it is home to three of the region’s fabled first-growth châteaux, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild and Latour. Perched on the left bank of the Gironde River north of the city of Bordeaux, Pauillac is centered around the commune of Pauillac and includes about 3,000 acres of vineyards. The Bordeaux classification of 1855 named 18 classified growths, including the three above mentioned First Growths. Cabernet Sauvignon is the principal grape grown, followed by Merlot. The soil is mostly sandy gravel mixed with marl and iron. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “the textbook Pauillac would tend to have a rich, full-bodied texture, a distinctive bouquet of black currants, licorice and cedary scents, and excellent aging potential.”

1987 Château Mouton Rothschild

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; mid shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1990 Château Lynch-Bages

Very top shoulder fill

RP  99   
WS  95   
ST  93   
JR  17.5   

2010 Château Pontet-Canet

RP  100   
JS  100   
JD  98+    
WS  97   
ST  95+    
JR  18   

1961 Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse

Capsule condition issue; mid shoulder fill; label condition issue

2016 Château Branaire-Ducru, Château Gruaud-Larose, Pauillac de Chateau Latour

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2016 Château Branaire-Ducru, Château Gruaud-Larose, Pauillac de Chateau Latour

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2016 Château Branaire-Ducru, Château Gruaud-Larose, Pauillac de Chateau Latour

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2016 Château Branaire-Ducru, Château Gruaud-Larose, Pauillac de Chateau Latour

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See item details for bottle notes

2003 Château Pontet-Canet

1.5ltr

RP  95   
WS  94   
ST  93   
WE  91   
JR  16   
WS  #39 of 2006   

1987 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

1987 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

1987 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

1987 Château Mouton Rothschild

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

1966 Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande

Capsule condition issue; mid shoulder fill; label condition issue

WA  91   
MB  ****   

1988 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

JS  93   
WS  92   
JR  17+    
MB  ***/*   

1988 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

JS  93   
WS  92   
JR  17+    
MB  ***/*   

1988 Château Mouton Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill; label condition issue

JS  93   
WS  92   
JR  17+    
MB  ***/*   

1980 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

1978 Château Latour

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

WS  92   
RP  90   
JR  17.5   

1997 Château Latour

Lightly depressed cork

ST  91   
JR  17   

1997 Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

1999 Château Latour

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  93   
ST  93   
JR  18   

1975 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

WA  93   
MB  ***   

1985 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

MB  *****   
RP  90   

1987 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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