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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.”

1990 Barons de Lafite Rothschild Reserve Speciale Pauillac

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

1990 Barons de Lafite Rothschild Reserve Speciale Pauillac

Top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1990 Barons de Lafite Rothschild Reserve Speciale Pauillac

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

1990 Barons de Lafite Rothschild Reserve Speciale Pauillac

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; top shoulder fill

1990 Barons de Lafite Rothschild Reserve Speciale Pauillac

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

2000 Carruades de Lafite

Light label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  90   
JR  16   
DE  ****   

2009 Château Batailley

Light label condition issue

WS  91   
RP  90-92   

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

3-bottle Horizontal

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

3-bottle Horizontal

See item details for bottle notes

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

3-bottle Horizontal

See item details for bottle notes

1978 Château Clerc-Milon

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

2005 Château Clerc-Milon

Lightly depressed cork

WS  95   
RP  93   
ST  92   
WS  #11 of 2008   

1993 Château d'Armailhac

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

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

4-bottle Horizontal

2019 Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild

WA  94   
WS  94   

1961 Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse

Capsule condition issue; mid shoulder fill; label condition issue

1978 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

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

RP  90   
MB  ****   

1996 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

RP  93   
WS  92   
JR  16   

2000 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Light capsule condition issue

RP  94   
WS  92   
ST  92   
JR  17.5   

2000 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Light label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  92   
ST  92   
JR  17.5   

2001 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Light label condition issue

ST  90   
WS  89-91   

2014 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

VN  95   
WS  93   
WA  92   
JR  17   

2014 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

1.5ltr

VN  95   
WS  93   
WA  92   
JR  17   

1986 Château Haut-Bages-Liberal

Capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  91   
RP  90   

1986 Château Haut-Bages-Liberal

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

WS  91   
RP  90