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[email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 Auction 2511 9 CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD Château Lafi te Rothschild 1959 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Lot 44: Base neck; label damp stained; capsule cut prior to inspection by HDH to reveal fully branded cork; rebouche by the Château in 1992; Lot 45: One top shoulder, two very high shoulder; six labels damp stained; three modern style capsules; three rebouche by the Château in 1998; two importers “...sweet red berry fruit, pencil shavings, potpourri and cigar box...deep and layered, exhibiting terrifi c mid-palate plentitude while remaining quintes- sentially suave and elegant...” (100 points) William Kelley, WA, Dec 2023 44 1 bottle per lot $2800–4200 45 6 bottles per lot $17000–26000 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1961 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Lot 46: Two base neck; six labels slightly damp stained, one nicked; six modern style capsules; six rebouche by the Château in 1998; Lot 47: Label damp stained; rebouche au Château in 1989; Lot 48: Top shoulder; label damp stained and tattered; capsule cut by HDH to reveal fully branded cork “...classic cedar and graphite scents and a faint touch of leather...balanced, pure and crisp...It just seems to “glide” on the fi nish. It deserves a round of applause...” (93 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Apr 2024 46 6 bottles per lot $5000–7500 47 1 double-magnum (3L) per lot $5500–8500 48 1 double-magnum (3L) per lot $5500–8500 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1976 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Lot 49: Top shoulder; Lot 50: Nine top shoulder, three very high shoulder; ten labels slightly damp stained; two importers “...A beautiful bouquet of seductive cedarwood, spices, and ripe fruit precedes a very concentrated, darkly colored wine, with great length and texture...” (93 points) RP, Bordeaux, 3rd Edition (1998) 49 1 bottle per lot $350–550 50 12 bottles per lot $4200–6500 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1982 Pauillac, 1er cru classé One top shoulder, two very high shoulder; two labels damp stained, three slightly scuff marked; one slight signs of past seepage “...at the peak of its powers today, and the two bottles I drank this year were both exceptional...supple and seamless...elegant, harmonious profi le and a long, fragrant fi nish...” (98 points) William Kelley, WA #264, Dec 2022 51 3 bottles per lot $4000–6000 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1986 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Eight base neck, one top shoulder; six labels tattered, one slightly torn, one slightly scuff ed; fi ve capsules slightly corroded; multiple importers “...outstanding richness, a deep color, medium body, a graceful, harmoni- ous texture, and superb length...penetrating fragrance of cedar, chestnuts, minerals...” (100 points) RP, Bordeaux, 3rd Edition (1998) 52 12 bottles per lot $7500–11000 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1990 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...aromas of cedar, tobacco leaf, cassis, and lead pencil shavings. The explosive aromas are followed by a fl eshy, full-bodied wine...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #183, June 2009 53 2 bottles per lot $1000–1500 54 1 imperial (6L) per lot $4500–6500 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1995 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...sweet, powdered mineral, smoky, weedy cassis-scented nose. Beautiful sweetness of fruit...medium-bodied, tightly-knit, but gloriously pure, well- delineated...” (95 points) Robert Parker, WA #115, Feb 1998 55 12 bottles per lot $5000–7500 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1996 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Lot 57: Two importers “...pencil shavings and sous-bois infusing the black fruit, masculine and a little aloof, yet focused and very well delineated...well balanced with crisp blackberry and boysenberry...” (98 points) Neal Martin, WA #227, Oct 2016 56 3 bottles per lot $1700–2600 57 12 bottles per lot $7000–10000 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1998 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Two labels slightly bin marked, one nicked “...a vivid bouquet of pure blackberry, blueberry, vanilla and graphite, per- haps just a little uncharacteristically showy in style, but beautifully defi ned and intense...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, July 2018 58 12 bottles per lot $5000–7500 Château Lafi te Rothschild 2000 Pauillac, 1er cru classé One label slightly nicked; six French tax-stamped capsules “...graphite, black currants, sweet, unsmoked cigar tobacco, and fl owers... rich, medium to full-bodied, but has that ethereal elegance and purity that is always Lafi te...” (98+ points) Robert Parker, WA #189, June 2010 59 12 bottles per lot $9000–14000 CHATEAU LAFLEUR Château Lafl eur 1970 Pomerol Top shoulder; label damp stained; capsule cut prior to inspection by HDH to reveal fully branded cork “...scents of cedar and seawater developing. The palate is harmonious and yet rustic with fi rm tannin (in keeping with the vintage...a welcome citric edginess towards the fi nish...” (91 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Nov 2018 60 1 bottle per lot $700–1000 Château Lafl eur 1975 Pomerol Two top shoulder, one very high shoulder; three labels glue stained “...mind-boggling inner-core of highly-extracted fruit...huge nose of jammy black fruits, earth, minerals, and spice. Massively proportioned... boat-load of tannin to shed...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #103, Feb 1996 61 3 bottles per lot $4800–7500 Château Lafl eur 1979 Pomerol Four top shoulder; four labels slightly damp stained; two diff erent label styles; two importers “...phenomenally concentrated and thick...bouquet of minerals, damp earth (truffl es?), and super-sweet, rich black-berries and plums...awe- some fl avor, body...” (98 points) Robert Parker, WA #95, Oct 1994 62 4 bottles per lot $4500–6500 Château Lafl eur 1982 Pomerol Two base neck; four top shoulder; six labels slightly damp stained, one wine stained, one slightly torn; multiple importers “...remains extremely youthful; but it is also much more expressive than it was only six or seven years ago...satiny and sensual, it combines huge con- centration with rare energy...” (100 points) William Kelley, WA #264, Dec 2022 63 6 bottles per lot $20000–30000 Château Lafl eur 1989 Pomerol One base neck, three top shoulder; six labels damp stained, two slightly scuff marked; two importers “...utterly entrancing...eff ervescent and multi-faceted brambly red fruit, black truffl e, earthenware and light roasted chestnut scents—quintes- sential Pomerol...plenty of concentration...” (98 points) Neal Martin, Vinous. com, July 2025 64 6 bottles per lot $4800–7500
