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The January 2021 Auction: Part 3

Auction # 641 | View Auction Schedule and Details
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Auction Ends: 1/14/2021 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #142. Lafite Rothschild 1978

Description: Consists of 1 Magnum, 1.5L
Score: 94 WS.
"Beautiful deep-garnet color, with classic Médoc flavors of plum, spice, earth and mineral. Tannic, well-balanced, mouth-filling, chewy in its intensity but needs time. Drinkable now, but probably better to wait . . ." Wine Spectator, Nov 30, 1991
Provenance: The Yekaterina Cellar
Notes: Nicked, wrinkled, and wine stained capsule, wine stained, damp stained, and heavily mold stained label, signs of past seepage.
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Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $1,400

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