2003 Château Lafite Rothschild
Community Tasting Note
Collector1855 wrote:
98 Points
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - Chateau Lafite Rothschild - 20 year vertical blind tasting (Fribourg): Tasted blind. Medium ruby. Expressive nose with lots of coffee, toast and roasted aroma, intertwined with dark fruit. This is very toasty, so several people were guessing this to be the Mouton Rothschild which was one of the pirates in the line-up. The palate is soft, generous and ripe, very sexy and ostentatious. There is no head and no oxidative notes despite the roasted aromas. Really hard to dislike, so no surprise to see it finish in the group rank # 3/20. Btw, also consistent with my other recent tastings of this wine. Luckily I still have a few cases of this left. 98+. Readiness: Ready as all 2003 except Chateau Ausone.
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Comment posted by DrinkBordeaux:
4/9/2016 9:04:00 AM - Always love your notes...very informative and descriptive, as always.
Comment posted by Collector1855:
4/9/2016 10:50:00 PM - Thank you, I am trying my best not only to describe the wines but also to put them into perspective of other, similar wines. All best for your wine journey and future tastings.