The Wellington School – Arts Premiere 2014
Auction Ends: Feb 21, 2014 08:00 PM EST

Food & Gourmet

Bottle of 1961 Pichon-Longueville Bordeaux, 750 ml

Item Number
252
Estimated Value
1000 USD
Sold
852 USD to tmd658cab
Number of Bids
28  -  Bid History

Item Description

Enjoy this rare Bordeaux, rated 85/100 by Wine Spectator, from the village of Pauillac located in the Medoc district. The Pauillac wine style is full, rich and characterized by the classic cassis and cedarwood aromas of oak-aged Cabernet Sauvignon.

Wine notes: Second Growth. Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe in 1855.

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About Pauillac and Haut-Medoc:

Haut-Medoc is the large southern section of the greater Medoc district of Bordeaux in south-western France and also the name of the appellation that covers the vineyards here. It accounts for two-thirds of the Medoc peninsula and produces more fine wine per acre than almost anywhere else in the world.

The Haut-Medoc is home to the ‘famous four’ Bordeaux appellations of Margaux, Pauillac, Saint-Estephe and Saint-Julien, as well as the lesser-regarded Listrac and Moulis. They account for the majority of the wines produced here. 

Pauillac, a village located between Saint-Estephe and Saint-Julien on Bordeaux’s Medoc peninsula, is home to some of the world’s most famous and expensive wines (most obviously those of the first growths Chateaux Latour, Lafite Rothschild and Mouton Rothschild). The village has its own appellation specifically for red wines made predominantly from Cabernet Sauvignon – a variety well suited to the free-draining gravel soils found all around Pauillac.

The stellar reputation of Pauillac wines is founded not only on their quality, but on their success in international fine wine markets. Three of the top five chateaux in the 1855 Medoc Classification (a ranking of Bordeaux’s best wine-producing properties) are located here.

 

 

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