Community Tasting Note

JimHow wrote:

Thursday, November 12, 2009 - My father's birthday was actually today, even though the party is on Saturday. Tonight we had a little gathering at his house, including his grandkids Jack and Anna assisting with the candles. I uncorked a magnum of 1996 Lafon Rochet that was really in stride, with delicious St. Estephe strawberries and raspberries. It seemed very open, even though I didn't decant at all, just popped and poured. This wine is matching the expectations we had for it in its infancy. After a very awkward adolescence it has emerged into an ecellent classic northern Medoc, very easy to drink now but with structure to age for decades. The fruit is oh so ripe. Beautiful pure deep ruby color. It almost seems like the further north you go in the Medoc that year the better the wines are, relatively speaking. Rating: 92 points.

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