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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.”

1973 Les Forts de Latour

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

1979 Les Forts de Latour

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

1979 Les Forts de Latour

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

1979 Les Forts de Latour

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

2006 Les Forts de Latour

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  92   
ST  91   

2010 Pauillac de Chateau Latour

Light label condition issue

VN  92   
JR  17   

1986 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  92   
MB  **/**   

1995 Château Lynch-Bages

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

WA  94   
WS  94   
JR  17+    

1996 Château Lynch-Bages

Light label condition issue

RP  92   
WS  92   
ST  90   
JR  17   

2003 Château Pontet-Canet

Lightly elevated cork

RP  95   
WS  94   
ST  93   
WE  91   
JR  16   
WS  #39 of 2006   

2005 Château Pontet-Canet

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

2016 Château Pontet-Canet

Light label condition issue

VN  99   
WA  98   
JD  98+    
WS  95   
JR  17.5   

1988 Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  91   
RP  90   

2002 Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande

RP  94   
ST  92+    
WS  91   
JR  17.5   

2002 Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande

Light label condition issue

RP  94   
ST  92+    
WS  91   
JR  17.5   

2020 Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande

VN  98   
JS  98   
JD  98   
WS  97   
WE  97   
WA  95   
JR  17   

1966 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

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

MB  ***   

1966 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

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

MB  ***   

1996 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

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

RP  91   
WS  90   
ST  90   
JR  16   

1996 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

RP  93   
WS  92   
JR  16   

2000 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Light capsule condition issue

RP  94   
WS  92   
ST  92   
JR  17.5   

2000 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Light label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  92   
ST  92   
JR  17.5   

2001 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Light label condition issue

ST  90   
WS  89-91   

2014 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

VN  95   
WS  93   
WA  92   
JR  17   

2014 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

1.5ltr

VN  95   
WS  93   
WA  92   
JR  17