Community Tasting Notes 87

• deadwax wrote: 90 points

  January 25, 2024 - Nothing noticeably wrong, acid seemed to be about right, but the fruit was flat. More interesting than good.

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• d.f.c Likes this wine: 94 points

  January 24, 2024 - An older vintage Bordeaux, so ample decanting is definitely necessary. It had plenty of tannins and structure, with reasonably long finish. But it lacked the fruity nose up front.

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• kevinpatrick Likes this wine:

  November 2, 2023 - "Off" Vintages from Elite Producers: (Petrus, Lafite, Margaux, etc) (Charlotte, NC): Opened at 5pm and decanted for one hour. Back in the bottle until dinner at 6:30pm when cork was removed and slo-ox until serving at ~9:00pm.
  Complex nose that immediately spoke of Lafite – leather, barnyard, lead pencil, and red fruit. Confirmed on the palate, this wine had all the stuffing if lacking a more mature profile one might anticipate from a “lesser” vintage. Youthful and fresh while still showing a balanced secondary profile. This wine flowed easily into a long savory finish. “A suit-and-tie wine with class and restraint” noted one commenter. Even with its elevated performance, it likely would have benefitted from an earlier decant. One vote for WOTN, fourth place overall.

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• Bandreas Likes this wine:

  August 10, 2023 - Shared with Jim Cahill and our wives...
  Blood-red color, paling a bit at the rim. On the nose a soft appearance with some leather. On the palate a good impression with good volume.Quite smooth, well balanced and elegant but a bit monochromatic.
  Maybe with more air it will further develop...
  It did open up further later on but the wow-factor just did not come. Well polished but I just could not get very enthusiastic about it.

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• Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 93 points

  May 17, 2023 - Amazing Bordeaux To Mark A Special Birthday (Noizé, London): Blueberry cream and macaron nose with some subtle smokiness. Palate fine and correct. Very refined and charming. Unfairly suffers in the stellar company; on its own this would be a delightful accompaniment to a dinner.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1997
• Type Red
• Producer Château Lafite Rothschild
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Pauillac
• UPC Codes 018138415528, 087000330962, 3419466188103, 3700274110807, 9300633425111

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• Pending Delivery 25 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,409 (67%)
• Consumed 655 (31%)

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