Lafite Rothschild vertical

• 1962 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Decent fruit, some herbs. Old, past prime, but still kicking. Some soy?
  B-

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• 1970 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Old fruit, over the hill. VA sharpness. Hints of herb, but faded.
  C

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• 1975 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Sweet core, some soy, some black tannins.
  B/B-

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• 1976 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Some sweet fruit. Harsh gritty tannins. A little herbal. Mouth puckering acid.
  C

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• 1978 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Bit light, disty tannins. Chunky.
  B-

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• 1982 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Smooth, rich. At plateau of maturity. Perfect balance. Complete.
  A

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• 1983 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Quite herbal with some tough tannins. Fruit well behind but juicy, perhaps overly. Some candy & soy.
  B+

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• 1986 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Think, full, lots of dark fruit. Leaps out of glass. Still quite tannic. Young. Dense.
  A/A+

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• 1989 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Tar. Lots of full fruit. Thick, rich, sweet dense fruit. Sweet herbs. Very complex.
  A/A+

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• 1990 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Full round fruit, some tannins not integrated. Over-ripe? Tar. Nice rich fruit.
  A/A+

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• 1995 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  A bit closed. Lots of sweet fruit. Citric acid. Young. Lush behind the wall.
  B++

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• 1996 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Rich, thick, dense fruit. Some dark notes, soy, sweet herbs. Fine tannins. Incredible density and length. Wow.
  A+

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• 1997 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  sweet, clovey. Sweet herbs. A bit syrupy & simple. Nice full fruit.
  B+/A-

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• 1998 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  A bit on the light side. Nice herbs.
  B++

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• 1999 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Rich soy, smooth, sweet. Very nice typical 99 profile. A bit simple.
  A-

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• 2000 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Closed. Not showing a lot.

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• 2002 Château Lafite Rothschild

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Sweet fruit, sweet herbs. Rich. Some emptiness on mid-palate. Showed better at the 2002 horizontal.

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