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Tue, Jun 11, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Jun 18, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 2005
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Medoc
  • Pauillac
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
  • First Growth
  • GG1812
  • GG1812
Lot 215

2005 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$800 - CAD$1,100

Bid Increments

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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 2005 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $800 - $1100 with a reserve of $550. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 10232.

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This Ontario collector was one of Iron Gate’s very first storage clients. He purchased directly through the LCBO and local agents over the years, and many of the bottles have not left our temperature and humidity controlled, subterranean vault since they arrived
The score for 2005 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac is 96 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - Having tasted the 2005 Château Lafite-Rothschild several times both blind and non-blind, it comes across as a First Growth politely requesting more time to "settle". Here, from an ex-château bottle tasted in Bordeaux, it delivers that graphite, pencil-box bouquet that unfurls gradually in the glass, biding its time, graceful but not intense. Parallel to some of its fellow 2005s, it is developing a little more spice, namely thyme and sage, than I recall. The palate is medium-bodied and beautifully balanced, to wit, a sophisticated Pauillac that priorities elegance and poise over intensity of fruit—in keeping with Lafite Rothschild's style. You come away with the sense that it will take its time and decline, giving away a great deal in its primacy, even if it is still more approachable than the 2005 Latour for example. Therefore, I would be inclined to set this aside for several more years.