Community Tasting Notes 16

• CarpeDiem! Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 6, 2024 - Noble wood and leather in the nose. Still fresh red fruit, cedar, plum, tobacco, chocolate, eucalyptus, liquorice, spices and earthy notes. Surprisingly young. Much finesse and a good balance for a difficult year. Requires a good 2 hours of decanting to wake up and to provide a nice drinking experience. Drink now.

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• Neuneuil Likes this wine: 93 points

  December 27, 2021 - Not as passed as I was fearing given the latest TNs. Short but still balanced and pleasant, with tertiary notes

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• hkm520240 wrote: 93 points

  July 31, 2015 - Dark red with good Crimson hue. It has a smoky nose along with vibrant black fruits, olive, mineral and subtle earthy notes.
  Good fruity entry with smoky notes, violet, blueberry and leather. Good concentration and rounded mouth-feel. Still primary and exceed my expectation for a 1997 judging fr my past experience. Nice Long finish with hints of spice, chewy tannins.

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• Bil wrote: 85 points

  December 26, 2014 - Decanted for an hour, drank with dinner. Nice cigar box on the nose, fruit unfortunately faded and a bit tart. Never really pulled itself together. Clearly in decline.

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• mpdonnel wrote: 88 points

  July 19, 2014 - In decline but not done yet. Still some fruit, note of leather and graphite, more tannin than expected. As another post mentioned, really declined after opened 2 hours. Drink now.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1997
• Type Red
• Producer Carruades de Lafite
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Pauillac
• UPC Code 3700274110807

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• In Cellars 255 (64%)
• Consumed 142 (36%)

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