1899 Château Lafite Rothschild

Community Tasting Notes (3) Median Score: 96 points

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  10/10/2018 - Jeff Leve wrote: 91 Points

  Recorked and topped off with a younger vintage, so I am missing the experience on this legendary vintage. Still, the elegance, softness, purity of light, red fruit and strong tobacco nuances with that graphite note was hard to resist.

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  11/24/2012 - Dave Canada wrote: 96 Points

  The Eleventh Annual Stonefields Dinner (Guelph, ON, Canada): From magnum, decanted for 10-15 minutes before service. Medium garnet colour.
  The nose showed pretty spice, herbs, earth, red currants, leather, cedar and tobacco. The palate quite vibrant with pretty notes of cherry, earth, mint, herbs, cilantro, black currants, pure red currants, and tobacco. The finish was long, powerful and unwavering showing finesse and power all at the same time. An amazing bottle of wine.

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  11/24/2012 - alittle wrote: 96 Points

  Once in Lifetime...: From magnum, decanted approximately 15 minutes prior to service for sediment, a medium garnet in the glass, with a moderate brick. The cork was fully saturated and broke on extraction. The cork was so old and stained that any details could not be discerned. Surprisingly, this was still kicking and extremely pleasant. On the nose, some red fruits, currants, leather, cedar, aged meats, dried tobacco, earth, coriander, dried tea leaves, and also some greenness in the form of dried cilantro, grass clippings, and a hint of mint leaves. On the palate, again still very much alive and showing great depth; red fruits, tea, dried herbs, tobacco, earth and a hint of mint, which frame the long, persistent finish. Acid is present, but not taking over; refreshing.

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