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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.”

1987 Château Lafite-Rothschild

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

1998 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light label condition issue

RP  98   
WS  95   
ST  94+    
JR  18   

2000 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light label condition issue

WS  100   
WE  99   
RP  98+    
ST  96   
JR  18.5   

2002 Château Lafite-Rothschild

WS  95   
RP  94   
ST  92+    
JR  17.5   

1998 Château Mouton Rothschild

Light label condition issue

RP  96   
ST  92+    
WS  91   
JR  17   

2002 Château Mouton Rothschild

ST  94   
RP  93   
WS  91   
JR  17.5   

2002 Château Mouton Rothschild

Elevated cork

ST  94   
RP  93   
WS  91   
JR  17.5   

1995 Château Latour

MB  *****   
RP  96   
WS  94   
ST  94   
JR  18.5   

2002 Château Latour

Light label condition issue

RP  96   
WS  96   
ST  94+    
WS  #20 of 2005   

2002 Château Latour

RP  96   
WS  96   
ST  94+    
WS  #20 of 2005   

1973 Les Forts de Latour

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

1982 Château Lynch-Bages

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

WS  96   
RP  94   

1982 Château Lynch-Bages

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

WS  96   
RP  94   

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   

2000 Château Lynch-Bages

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  97   
WS  96   
WE  95   
ST  92   
JR  17.5   
6 available
Bid *

2000 Château Lynch-Bages

Light label condition issue

RP  97   
WS  96   
WE  95   
ST  92   
JR  17.5   
4 available
Bid *

2009 Château Lynch-Bages

RP  98   
JS  97   
WS  96   
VN  93+    
JR  17.5   
WS  #93 of 2012   
2 available
Bid *

1985 Château Pontet-Canet

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

2 available
Bid *

2003 Château Pontet-Canet

RP  95   
WS  94   
ST  93   
WE  91   
JR  16   
WS  #39 of 2006   
6 available
Bid *

2003 Château Pontet-Canet

Lightly elevated cork

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

2008 Château Pontet-Canet

RP  96   
JD  96   
WE  95   
ST  94   
WS  92   
VN  92   
JR  16   
4 available
Bid *

2009 Château Pontet-Canet

3.0ltr

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

RP  100   
JS  98   
WS  96   
ST  96   
JR  17.5+    

2014 Château Pontet-Canet

JD  96   
VN  95   
WA  94   
WS  93   
2 available
Bid *