Wine Watch, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Tasted Friday, January 26, 2024 - Saturday, January 27, 2024 by sdr with 105 views
I've tasted a number of vintages of Lafite and even done some verticals, but I still felt I had not grasped the Lafite style and confirmed its reputation for longevity. So, time to put on a significant vertical of the Château including some young ones back to the oldies to see how they are showing. I had a sprinkling of them in my collection but accumulated most of them in last year from various auctions. Is Lafite really the "First of the Firsts"?
As usual with large verticals there were some bad ones, some misses, some excellent ones and some over-achievers. I don't find Lafite to be consistently elegant much less sublime. But the best vintages can last extremely well, arguably as well as any Bordeaux, and provide extraordinary interest and enjoyment.
Among the Firsts, I'd vote for Lafite for its complexity, Latour for its concentration, Mouton for its flamboyance, Haut Brion for its stylishness and Margaux for its sheer beauty. Which you rate the highest depends on your stylistic preference.
NV Laurent-Perrier Champagne Grand Siècle Iteration 23 Grande Cuvée
France, Champagne
(1/27/2024)
From a late release magnum, this is a blend of 2006, 2004 and 2002, 58% CH, 42% PN. These Grande Siècles are ready on release and this one was very fresh and energetic with lots of citrus and yeast.
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