Well known Nashville wine collector and proprietor of Village Wines, Hoyt Hill has selected this outstanding 1983 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild Paulliac Magnum for the discerning oenophile. A touch of "New York in Nashville", Village Wines is a premium wine vendor located in Hillsboro Village with a wide range of carefully selected specialty, fine and rare wines to choose from.

The name Lafite comes from the Gascon language term 'la hit', which means 'hillock.' The first known reference to Lafite dates back to the 13th century, but it wasn't until the 17th century that the property began to earn its reputation as a winemaking estate. Jaques de Segur is credited with the planting of the Lafite vineyard in the 1670s and early 1680s.

Lafite-Rothschild is now producing compelling wines, and the turnabout in quality that clearly began in 1975 accelerated in the mid-1990s when Charles Chevallier was asked to manage the estate. One could successfully argue that since 1981, Lafite-Rothschild has produced some of the Médoc's best wines in years such as 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1990, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1983, 1982, and 1981.

Hoyt Hill's generous donation of this Magnum of 1983 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild Paulliac will be a magnificent addition to any wine collection.

Visit Village Wines at 2006-B Belcourt Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212. (615) 383-2102