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Wed, Oct 22, 2025 03:00PM EDT - Thu, Oct 23, 2025 03:00PM EDT
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- France
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Lot 28
2004 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac - 3 bottle(s)-750ml
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This lot is comprised of 3 bottle(s) of 2004 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $2100 - $2700 with a BUY IT NOW of $2400. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11684.
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The consignor, based in Southwestern Ontario, began developing a passion for wine during a three-month stay in Europe in 1968. Over the years, he carefully built his collection, with the majority of bottles acquired through LCBO wine futures offerings. Two of the oldest bottles were sourced from respected wine merchants in London, England. All bottles have been stored in a temperature-controlled 500-bottle wine cabinet since their acquisition, with most purchases dating back to the early 2000s.
2004 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac from this lot has the following scores - Wine Enthusiast 96 points, The Wine Advocate 95 points, Wine Spectator 95 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 95 points, Falstaff Magazine 94 points, Jean-Marc Quarin 94 points, CellarTracker 94 points, The Wine Front 94 points. This is the tasting note for 2004 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac from Robert Parker - 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..