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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.”

1983 Château Latour

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

JR  19   
WS  94   
MB  ****   

1995 Château Latour

MB  *****   
RP  96   
WS  94   
ST  94   
JR  18.5   

1998 Château Latour

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

JR  18.5   
ST  91+    
RP  90   
WS  90   

1999 Château Latour

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

RP  94   
WS  93   
ST  93   
JR  18   

2000 Château Latour

Capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  98   
ST  97   
JR  18.5   

2000 Château Latour

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  98   
ST  97   
JR  18.5   

2000 Château Latour

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill; light label condition issue; released from the Chateau cellar in 2016

WS  100   
RP  98   
ST  97   
JR  18.5   

2000 Château Latour

WS  100   
RP  98   
ST  97   
JR  18.5   

2002 Château Latour

Light label condition issue

RP  96   
WS  96   
ST  94+    
WS  #20 of 2005   

2002 Château Latour

RP  96   
WS  96   
ST  94+    
WS  #20 of 2005   

2005 Château Latour

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

JS  100   
WS  99   
ST  98   
JR  19.5   
RP  96   

2005 Château Latour

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill

JS  100   
WS  99   
ST  98   
JR  19.5   
RP  96   

2005 Château Latour

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

JS  100   
WS  99   
ST  98   
JR  19.5   
RP  96   

1995 Château Latour

12-bottle Lot

MB  *****   
RP  96   
WS  94   
ST  94   
JR  18.5   

2000 Château Latour

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light case condition issue

WS  100   
RP  98   
ST  97   
JR  18.5   

2003 Château Latour

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light case condition issue

RP  100   
WS  98   
ST  97   
WE  97   
JR  18   

1973 Les Forts de Latour

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

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

2006 Les Forts de Latour

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  92   
ST  91   

2010 Pauillac de Chateau Latour

Light label condition issue

VN  92   
JR  17   

2020 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Château Leoville-Las-Cases, Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande, Cos d'Estournel

4-bottle Horizontal

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