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Bountiful Bordeaux

Tue, Mar 19, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Mar 26, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 2002
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Medoc
  • Pauillac
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
  • First Growth
  • EE3873
  • EE3873
Lot 220

2002 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac - 750ml - 1 bottle(s)

Estimate: CAD$700 - CAD$1,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
CAD$0 CAD$20
CAD$500 CAD$50
CAD$1,000 CAD$100
CAD$2,000 CAD$200
CAD$3,000 CAD$250
CAD$5,000 CAD$500
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 1 bottle(s) of 2002 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $700 - $1000 with a reserve of $550. The wine in this lot comes from the collection 11416.

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This consignor, located in Oakville, began collecting wine in the late 1990s when his friend educated him on the pleasures of fine wine, the benefits of aging wine and the importance of proper storage. He bought 3 large climate-controlled wine cabinets and filled them with bottles purchased from the LCBO, other provincial retailers and from wineries directly. Over the past several years, he has been downsizing his collection bydonating to benefit auctions and now through Iron Gate

The score for 2002 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac is 94 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - A brilliant offering and a candidate for wine of the vintage, this is classic Lafite that reminded me somewhat of the 1976, although the vintage conditions were completely different. This is a medium-weight, quintessentially elegant style of Lafite with notes of lead pencil shavings/graphite along with black currants, plums, and crushed rocks/mineral. Wonderfully pure, dense, with a deep ruby/purple color and loads of fruit, definition, and a long finish, this is a brilliant, elegant Lafite Rothschild that builds incrementally in the mouth and has more power and density than it initially seems.