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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.”

2016 Château Pontet-Canet

Light label condition issue

VN  99   
WA  98   
JD  98+    
WS  95   
JR  17.5   

2016 Château Pontet-Canet

Light label condition issue

VN  99   
WA  98   
JD  98+    
WS  95   
JR  17.5   

2016 Château Lynch-Bages

WA  97+    
WS  97   
VN  97   
JS  97   

2000 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue

RP  97   
WS  96   
WE  95   
ST  92   
JR  17.5   

2000 Château Lynch-Bages

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes; Case condition issue

RP  97   
WS  96   
WE  95   
ST  92   
JR  17.5   

2000 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Light capsule condition issue; heavy label condition issue

RP  97   
ST  94   
WS  93   
WE  92   
JR  18   

2006 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  97   
WS  95   
ST  95+    
JR  17   

2018 Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild

JS  97   
JD  94+    
WE  93   
WS  92   
VN  92   
JR  17.5   

1990 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  96   
JR  19   
WS  94   

2015 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WA  96+    
WS  95   

1995 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Lightly elevated cork

WS  96   
RP  95   
JR  19   
ST  93+    

1995 Château Mouton Rothschild

WS  96   
RP  95   
VN  95   
JR  18.5   

1995 Château Mouton Rothschild

WS  96   
RP  95   
VN  95   
JR  18.5   

1995 Château Mouton Rothschild

Light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  95   
VN  95   
JR  18.5   

1995 Château Mouton Rothschild

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  95   
VN  95   
JR  18.5   

1996 Château Mouton Rothschild

Base neck fill; label condition issue

WS  96   
VN  96   
RP  94   
JR  18   

1996 Château Mouton Rothschild

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

WS  96   
VN  96   
RP  94   
JR  18   

2005 Château Lynch-Bages

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

JS  96   
WE  96   
WS  93   
VN  93+    
RP  92   
JR  18   

2000 Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

RP  96   
WE  96   
WS  95   
ST  94   
JR  17.5   

2001 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

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

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   

2000 Château Mouton Rothschild

RP  96+    
ST  94   
WS  93   
JS  93   
JR  17.5   

1966 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

WA  96   
VN  94   
MB  ****