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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.”

1978 Château Clerc-Milon

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

1979 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  92   
JG  90   
MB  ***   

1979 Château Mouton Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; mid shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  96   

1979 Les Forts de Latour

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

1979 Les Forts de Latour

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

1979 Les Forts de Latour

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

1981 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

RP  91   
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  ****/*   
2 available
Bid *

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

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

1982 Château Lynch-Bages

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

WS  96   
RP  94   

1982 Château Lynch-Bages

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

WS  96   
RP  94   

1983 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

RP  92   
WS  91   
MB  ***   

1983 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

WS  94   
WA  93   
JS  93   
VN  92   
JR  18   
MB  ****   
7 available
Bid *

1983 Château Mouton Rothschild

Top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  94   
WA  93   
JS  93   
VN  92   
JR  18   
MB  ****   

1983 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

WS  94   
WA  93   
JS  93   
VN  92   
JR  18   
MB  ****   

1983 Château Mouton Rothschild

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  94   
WA  93   
JS  93   
VN  92   
JR  18   
MB  ****   

1983 Château Latour

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

JR  19   
WS  94   
MB  ****   

1983 Château Latour

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

JR  19   
WS  94   
MB  ****   

1983 Château Latour

Very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

JR  19   
WS  94   
MB  ****   

1983 Château Latour

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

JR  19   
WS  94   
MB  ****   

1985 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

JS  96   
JG  96   
WA  93   
VN  93   
WS  90   
ST  90   
JR  18   

1985 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Lightly depressed cork; base neck fill; label condition issue

JS  96   
JG  96   
WA  93   
VN  93   
WS  90   
ST  90   
JR  18   

1985 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

MB  *****   
RP  90