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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.”

1975 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

WA  93   
MB  ***   

1978 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

WS  92   

1978 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

WS  92   

1985 Château Mouton Rothschild

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

MB  *****   
RP  90   

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

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

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

1989 Château Mouton Rothschild

Lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill

WS  91   
RP  90   
VN  90   
JR  18   
MB  ***/**   

1986 Château Latour

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  90   
WS  90   

1989 Château Lynch-Bages

Lightly elevated cork; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

DE  *****   
RP  99+    
WS  98   
VN  95   
JR  17.5   

1989 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

DE  *****   
RP  99+    
WS  98   
VN  95   
JR  17.5   

2000 Château Lynch-Bages

RP  97   
WS  96   
WE  95   
ST  92   
JR  17.5   

2010 Château Lynch-Bages

JS  99   
RP  96   
WS  96   
ST  92+    
JR  17.5   
4 available
Bid *

2010 Château Lynch-Bages

Light label condition issue

JS  99   
RP  96   
WS  96   
ST  92+    
JR  17.5   

2005 Château Pontet-Canet

Light label condition issue

RP  97+    
JD  97+    
WS  96   
ST  95   
JR  17   
WS  #7 of 2008   
2 available
Bid *

2005 Château Pontet-Canet

RP  97+    
JD  97+    
WS  96   
ST  95   
JR  17   
WS  #7 of 2008   
2 available
Bid *

2005 Château Pontet-Canet

Light capsule condition issue

RP  97+    
JD  97+    
WS  96   
ST  95   
JR  17   
WS  #7 of 2008   

2010 Château Pontet-Canet

Light label condition issue

RP  100   
JS  100   
JD  98+    
WS  97   
ST  95+    
JR  18   
3 available
Bid *

2010 Château Pontet-Canet

RP  100   
JS  100   
JD  98+    
WS  97   
ST  95+    
JR  18   

2016 Château Pontet-Canet

Light label condition issue

VN  99   
WA  98   
JD  98+    
WS  95   
JR  17.5   
5 available
Bid *

2016 Château Pontet-Canet

VN  99   
WA  98   
JD  98+    
WS  95   
JR  17.5   
2 available
Bid *

2016 Château Pontet-Canet

Light label condition issue

VN  99   
WA  98   
JD  98+    
WS  95   
JR  17.5   
2 available
Bid *

2009 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

RP  98   
JS  97   
ST  96   
WS  95   
JR  18.5   

2009 Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild

RP  97   
JD  97   
VN  95   
JS  95   
WE  93   
WS  92   
JR  18   
2 available
Bid *