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Château Prieure-Lichine

Château Prieure-Lichine is in the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux, France, in the commune of Cantenac. It is classified as a Fourth Growth Bordeaux in the official Bordeaux classification of 1855. Originally a Benedictine Priory, the estate was taken over by the state after the French Revolution and sold off in parcels. In 1951 the famous author and wine expert Alexis Lichine bought the estate and acquired nearby vineyards. Until his death in 1989, Lichine made major improvements to the estate, which grew to 185 acres. In 1990 the estate was sold to the Ballande Group, a New Zealand business conglomerate. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that under the Ballande Group “Prieure-Lichine is now one of the more exciting up-and-coming properties of the Margaux appellation.”

1976 Château Prieure-Lichine

Light capsule condition issue; depressed cork; top shoulder fill; label condition issue; light writing on label

1978 Château Prieure-Lichine

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

1978 Château Prieure-Lichine

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

1978 Château Prieure-Lichine

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

1981 Château Prieure-Lichine

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

1981 Château Prieure-Lichine

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

2004 Château Prieure-Lichine

Lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  89-92   

2000 Château Prieure-Lichine

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

WS  91   
RP  90   
DE  ****