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Bountiful Bordeaux

Tue, Mar 19, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Mar 26, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 2001
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Medoc
  • Pauillac
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
  • First Growth
  • EE2861
  • EE2866
Lot 22

2001 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac - 750ml - 6 bottle(s)

Estimate: CAD$4,750 - CAD$6,500

Bid Increments

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CAD$0 CAD$20
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CAD$10,000 CAD$1,000
CAD$20,000 CAD$2,000
CAD$50,000 CAD$5,000
CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000

This lot is comprised of 6 bottle(s) of 2001 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $4750 - $6500 with a reserve of $3500. The wine in this lot comes from the collection 11462.

Condition

Bordeaux In Neck

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An Alberta based consignor who became interested in wine after travelling through France and Italy in the late 80s and then started to collect in 1991. All the French wine was sourced directly via the liquor store they owned and purchased through the AGLC. Since taking possession the wines have been carefully stored in a professional temperature and humidity-controlled cellar.

The score for 2001 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac is 94 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The 2001 Lafite Rothschild’s deep, saturated plum/purple color is accompanied by lead pencil liqueur-like notes intermixed with sweet red and black currants, plums, and cedar. This blend of 86.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13.5% Merlot is a classic example of Lafite. Extremely elegant, medium-bodied, with intense concentration, richness, and sweet tannin, it appears to be on a rapid evolutionary track, at least in comparison to recent Lafite vintages that have been far more backward and powerful.