Some generous parent brought 3 bottles to a school fundraising La Paulee. The 3 bottles were left over from a dinner from night before, and so the wines had breathed for 24 hours.
Purple-pink rim, opaque ruby red. Some sediments. Blackcurrant, blackberry, blueberry, dark cherry, violet, lavender, dried herbs, mild oak and mild tobacco. Medium-full bodied, medium-high acidity, medium tannin (after 24 hours of breathing in bottle), medium-high structure, medium alcohol and forever finish. Classic Lafite signature perfume bouquet. Wine was so youthful that hardly any tertiary notes like pencil shaving or cedar. Just some mild tobacco.
The palate was silky, light yet full of dynamic range. Notes were dancing on the tongue. Great wines often had a taste memory encore appearing the next day. That was usually when we got hook to those wines. I was able to re-enjoy it when the memory popped up next day in the early morning.
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Whole Lotta Lafite; 1/26/2024-1/27/2024 (Wine Watch, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida): An odd aroma of beef broth appeared briefly then settled down to a more classic red berry scent. Very tannic but fortunately not bitter. Slightly low in acidity but the stuffing mostly hides it. At age 15 it is an awkward teenager. Too soon to tell exactly how it will turn out.
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Served to friends at dinner to accompany chicken and apricot terrine. Opened and decanted 2 hours before tasting and served at cellar temperature (13C). This is the first time I have tasted Lafite in 20 years, so as I'm a wine enthusiast, it must be regarded as a rare treat.
I'm a Bordeaux lover and this displayed many of the typical Bordeaux characteristics. There was good fresh fruit, blackcurrants, plums. But it is clearly young and didn't display any earthiness which is typical of Bordeaux wines at their peak (and an aspect of Bordeaux wines which I really enjoy). It was full, rich and long, exceptionally well balanced.
I am scoring this 92 based on how it is tasting at the moment. Yes, it's very good, but I didn't think it was the best Bordeaux I've ever tasted. I think this wine has the potential to become great, maybe a 99 or 100 in time, but I think we are talking another 10 years to achieve that.
It was a privilege to taste this wine. I'm not getting any younger, so I wanted to experience this wine whilst I'm still able to do so. All those around the table realised we were drinking a legendary wine and we'll remember the experience for a long time.
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What a nose! Cool and focused but both deep and broad, enveloping and seamlessly soft yet beautifully defined and pure. Blue fruits, loganberry, beautifully ripe rather than ‘sweet’ and super fragrant (Douro like). Even the graphite note is gorgeously melted and perfumed – really wow stuff and only getting started.
Great volume and scale, wonderfully pure and the tannins are doing that creamy/resolved 2009 thing. The balance is amazing, this is seriously intense and generously layered with more perfumed fruits – blue notes, pot pourri (not cloying)… It is so silky and poised… driven and purposeful without being… ‘animated’.
I feel lucky to have tasted this with bottle age, but its still a baby and I can only wonder what it will become in another 15, 25, 40 years.
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3/14/2024 - GuanYu Likes this wine: 97 Points
Some generous parent brought 3 bottles to a school fundraising La Paulee. The 3 bottles were left over from a dinner from night before, and so the wines had breathed for 24 hours.
Purple-pink rim, opaque ruby red. Some sediments. Blackcurrant, blackberry, blueberry, dark cherry, violet, lavender, dried herbs, mild oak and mild tobacco. Medium-full bodied, medium-high acidity, medium tannin (after 24 hours of breathing in bottle), medium-high structure, medium alcohol and forever finish. Classic Lafite signature perfume bouquet. Wine was so youthful that hardly any tertiary notes like pencil shaving or cedar. Just some mild tobacco.
The palate was silky, light yet full of dynamic range. Notes were dancing on the tongue. Great wines often had a taste memory encore appearing the next day. That was usually when we got hook to those wines. I was able to re-enjoy it when the memory popped up next day in the early morning.
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1/26/2024 - sdr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Whole Lotta Lafite; 1/26/2024-1/27/2024 (Wine Watch, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida): An odd aroma of beef broth appeared briefly then settled down to a more classic red berry scent. Very tannic but fortunately not bitter. Slightly low in acidity but the stuffing mostly hides it. At age 15 it is an awkward teenager. Too soon to tell exactly how it will turn out.
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1/19/2024 - fbautista wrote: 93 Points
Dinner at home beef Wellington con Holman
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7/4/2023 - Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 92 Points
Served to friends at dinner to accompany chicken and apricot terrine. Opened and decanted 2 hours before tasting and served at cellar temperature (13C). This is the first time I have tasted Lafite in 20 years, so as I'm a wine enthusiast, it must be regarded as a rare treat.
I'm a Bordeaux lover and this displayed many of the typical Bordeaux characteristics. There was good fresh fruit, blackcurrants, plums. But it is clearly young and didn't display any earthiness which is typical of Bordeaux wines at their peak (and an aspect of Bordeaux wines which I really enjoy). It was full, rich and long, exceptionally well balanced.
I am scoring this 92 based on how it is tasting at the moment. Yes, it's very good, but I didn't think it was the best Bordeaux I've ever tasted. I think this wine has the potential to become great, maybe a 99 or 100 in time, but I think we are talking another 10 years to achieve that.
It was a privilege to taste this wine. I'm not getting any younger, so I wanted to experience this wine whilst I'm still able to do so. All those around the table realised we were drinking a legendary wine and we'll remember the experience for a long time.
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3/23/2023 - Shrewsram Likes this wine: 95 Points
Near opaque with a tight purple rim
What a nose! Cool and focused but both deep and broad, enveloping and seamlessly soft yet beautifully defined and pure. Blue fruits, loganberry, beautifully ripe rather than ‘sweet’ and super fragrant (Douro like). Even the graphite note is gorgeously melted and perfumed – really wow stuff and only getting started.
Great volume and scale, wonderfully pure and the tannins are doing that creamy/resolved 2009 thing. The balance is amazing, this is seriously intense and generously layered with more perfumed fruits – blue notes, pot pourri (not cloying)… It is so silky and poised… driven and purposeful without being… ‘animated’.
I feel lucky to have tasted this with bottle age, but its still a baby and I can only wonder what it will become in another 15, 25, 40 years.
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