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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, LAID DOWN AT CHATEAU LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD, NOW LYING NEW YORK The following lots 1 to 138 have been stored at Château Lafite-Rothschild since bottling. They were collected from the property in early October 2019 and shipped directly into Christie’s storage facility for inclusion in this sale. All offered in banded original wooden cases and in pristine condition. LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD The name Lafite comes from the Gascon language term "la hite", which means "hillock". The estate is situated at the northern end of Pauillac, close to Cos d'Estournel which is just over the border in St.-Estephe. The vineyard consists of three major areas: the hillsides around the Château, the adjacent Carruades plateau to the west, and 4.5 hectares in neighboring Saint Estephe (which is entitled to the Pauillac appellation). The well-drained soils are deep fine gravel up to 4 meters deep mixed with Aeolian sands on a bedrock of tertiary limestone. The 107 hectares of vines are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Merlot (25%), Cabernet Franc (3%) and Petit Verdot (2%). The average age of the vines 35 years, although vines younger than 10 years old are not used in the Grand Vin. 18 hectares of vines are more than 50 years old and the oldest plot, called “La Gravière”, is over 120 years old, having been planted in 1886. Only minimal interventions of fertilizers are used. Yields are kept low and harvesting is done by hand in approximately 12 days by up to 350 pickers. Fermentation takes place half in traditional oak vats which are equipped with computerized temperature control with maceration on the skins for between 18 and 25 days. Malolactic fermentation also takes place in vats before the wine is transferred into 100% new oak barriques (the estate produces its own barrels in their cooperage) where it remains for between 18 to 20 months until bottling. Château Lafite-Rothschild 1994 Pauillac, 1er cru classé In two twelve-pack banded original wooden cases 24 half bottles per lot