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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.”

1988 Château Mouton Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill

JS  93   
WS  92   
JR  17+    
MB  ***/*   

1988 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

JS  93   
WS  92   
JR  17+    
MB  ***/*   

1988 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

JS  93   
WS  92   
JR  17+    
MB  ***/*   

1988 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

JS  93   
WS  92   
JR  17+    
MB  ***/*   

1976 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

1987 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

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; depressed cork; 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   

1997 Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

1976 Château Latour

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

1976 Château Latour

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

1974 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

1975 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

WA  93   
MB  ***   

1999 Château Latour

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

RP  94   
WS  93   
ST  93   
JR  18   

1997 Château Latour

Lightly depressed cork

ST  91   
JR  17   

1993 Château Mouton Rothschild

Light label condition issue; back label condition issu

RP  90   
WS  90   

1983 Château Latour

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

JR  19   
WS  94   
MB  ****   

1983 Château Latour

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; base neck fill; light label condition issue

JR  19   
WS  94   
MB  ****   

1970 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

JR  17.5   
MB  ****   

1987 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

1987 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; label condition issue

1987 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; base neck fill; label condition issue

1987 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

1987 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; heavy label condition issue