Pre-Labour Day drinks: Most guessed right-bank because of the soft, plush fruit but I thought this was a 1990 left-bank because of the firm tannins and vibrancy. Unlike the magical ‘95 Lafite that I tasted in February, this felt reticent and lacked greatness but a generous share from a friend.
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Perfection. This bottle was obviously stored well. Needed careful cork extraction. It had a beautiful nose I could detect from the table, and flavors of licorice, dark fruits, cherry, wonderful minerality with a small amount of lead pencil and wet forest, evolving over the meal. Loooong finish. Like drinking silk.
It was booked-ended between a 1985 Petrus and a 2009 Pontet-Canet. That’s a story in and of itself. But it was a brilliant ordering
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Stunning in every sense of the word, this wine has it all from start to finish. It is elegant, pure, complex, regal, energetic, and seamless, with a vibrant finish that once it gets started, keeps right on going as it builds and expands. Drink from 2024-2060.
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(Lafite-Rothschild) Very tight wine but impressive nonetheless. Hints of tar, fresh tobacco, violets, pencil lead & cassis. Perfectly symetrical in the mouth with no hard edges but in the beginning the wine was not giving up much fruit. As it aerated over dinner it began to show its greatness. Layers of massive fruit allied with stunning finesse and a very long finish. I know there is more fruit there and lots more aromatic fireworks to come in the future. I would let this lie for 10 years.
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5/1/2024 - ricknat1 wrote:
Like the rest of the 96s, this was not ready but also without the graphite and elegance you associate with Lafite
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4/30/2024 - melvinyeowq wrote: 92 Points
Pre-Labour Day drinks: Most guessed right-bank because of the soft, plush fruit but I thought this was a 1990 left-bank because of the firm tannins and vibrancy. Unlike the magical ‘95 Lafite that I tasted in February, this felt reticent and lacked greatness but a generous share from a friend.
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4/12/2024 - johnh1001 wrote: 95 Points
Weedy tobacco, lead pencil, dark fruit and chocolate. Very expressive and outstanding balance and creamy texture.
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4/7/2024 - CCGCCG Likes this wine: 97 Points
Perfection. This bottle was obviously stored well. Needed careful cork extraction. It had a beautiful nose I could detect from the table, and flavors of licorice, dark fruits, cherry, wonderful minerality with a small amount of lead pencil and wet forest, evolving over the meal. Loooong finish. Like drinking silk.
It was booked-ended between a 1985 Petrus and a 2009 Pontet-Canet. That’s a story in and of itself. But it was a brilliant ordering
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4/2/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote: 100 Points
Stunning in every sense of the word, this wine has it all from start to finish. It is elegant, pure, complex, regal, energetic, and seamless, with a vibrant finish that once it gets started, keeps right on going as it builds and expands. Drink from 2024-2060.
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