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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.”

2005 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Signs of past seepage; base neck fill

JS  100   
WS  98   
JR  19.5   
ST  97   
RP  96   

1998 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light label condition issue

RP  98   
WS  95   
ST  94+    
JR  18   

1998 Château Lafite-Rothschild

RP  98   
WS  95   
ST  94+    
JR  18   

2003 Château Latour

RP  100   
WS  98   
ST  97   
WE  97   
JR  18   

1990 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  96   
JR  19   
WS  94   

2006 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  97   
WS  95   
ST  95+    
JR  17   

2001 Château Lafite-Rothschild

WS  96   
RP  94   
ST  93   
JR  18   
WS  #7 of 2004   

1989 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light label condition issue

WS  94   
JR  18.5   
RP  90   
MB  ****/*   

2001 Château Lafite-Rothschild

WS  96   
RP  94   
ST  93   
JR  18   
WS  #7 of 2004   

1964 Château Latour

Top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

MB  *****   
RP  91   

1993 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

WS  94   

1985 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

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

1989 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; heavy label condition issue

WS  94   
JR  18.5   
RP  90   
MB  ****/*   

1988 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  90   
JR  17.5   

2003 Château Mouton Rothschild

RP  95+    
WS  94   
WE  94   
ST  93   
JR  17.5   

1995 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Lightly elevated cork

WS  96   
RP  95   
JR  19   
ST  93+    

1995 Château Lafite-Rothschild

WS  96   
RP  95   
JR  19   
ST  93+    

1995 Château Mouton Rothschild

WS  96   
RP  95   
VN  95   
JR  18.5   

1970 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

WS  96   
VN  94   
RP  93   
JR  16.5   
MB  ***   

1970 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

WS  96   
VN  94   
RP  93   
JR  16.5   
MB  ***   

1970 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

WS  96   
VN  94   
RP  93   
JR  16.5   
MB  ***   

1970 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

WS  96   
VN  94   
RP  93   
JR  16.5   
MB  ***   

1964 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

2015 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WA  96+    
WS  95   

1966 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

WA  96   
VN  94   
MB  ****