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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.”

1993 Château Mouton Rothschild Balthus

Lightly elevated cork

RP  90   
WS  90   
JS  90   
JR  16.5   

2018 Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild

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

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

3-bottle Horizontal

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

3-bottle Horizontal

1953 Château Latour

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

MB  ****   

1953 Château Latour

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

MB  ****   

1953 Château Latour

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

MB  ****   

1953 Château Latour

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

MB  ****   

1955 Château Latour

Heavy capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; low shoulder fill; light label condition issue

MB  *****   
RP  94   
WS  94   

1955 Château Latour

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; low shoulder fill; light label condition issue

MB  *****   
RP  94   
WS  94   

1961 Château Latour

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

RP  100   
WS  100   
ST  95+    
MB  ****/*   

1964 Château Latour

Top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

MB  *****   
RP  91   

1970 Château Latour

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

MB  *****   
JR  18.5   
WS  91   
ST  90   

1978 Château Latour

Depressed cork; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  90   
JR  17.5   

1978 Château Latour

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

WS  92   
RP  90   
JR  17.5   

1978 Château Latour

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

WS  92   
RP  90   
JR  17.5   

1978 Château Latour

Depressed cork; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  90   
JR  17.5   

1983 Château Latour

Signs of past seepage; base neck fill or better; light label condition issue

JR  19   
WS  94   
MB  ****   

1983 Château Latour

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder 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  ****   

2000 Château Latour

Light label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  98   
ST  97   
JR  18.5   

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