This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1966 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $600 - $900 with a reserve of $480. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11629.
Condition
Please note the following bottle conditions in this lot - Heavily Bin-Soiled, Damaged (Ripped Or Torn), Butterflied capsule to confirm authenticity.
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A consignor who was a member of a group of professionals who launched a wine club in Toronto during the mid-1970s. Though his interest in wine was long-standing, his serious collecting didn’t begin until after his retirement in 2008. Following several years of research into proper wine storage and investment, he crossed paths with Warren Porter, which further shaped his approach. Most of the wines were sourced through Iron Gate, while additional selections came from the LCBO's Oakville flagship store and its exclusive Classics catalogue. His collection was housed in custom-built cellars, maintained at optimal temperature and humidity, with each bottle categorized by its purpose: Investment, Maturation, or Inheritance.
1966 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac has following scores - Vinous 94. 1966 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac has the score of 96 from Jane Anson and the tasting note -The bottle we had in Hong Kong was corked, but I tracked down a second bottle from a reliable source in Bordeaux, and this famously impressive Lafite lived up to billing. It's quite different in character from the 1966 Latour, the tannins finer, the focus more on wild strawberry, rosehip and white tea, with campfire smoke, with long-drawn-out waves of crushed roses. Captures the quiet joy of a mature Lafite, with a mouthwatering send off, and I'd bet on it remaining on this plateau for a while longer. Baron Élie de Rothschild was running the estate at the time, as he has been since 1946, a late harvest starting on October 6.