2 bottles per lot
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Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1953
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
One with slight signs of seepage. One slightly raised cork. Levels: one base of neck and one mid/upper shoulder
Tasting note: On two occasions I rated the 1953 100 and on another occasion, nearly perfect. According to some old-timers, the wine has been fully mature for almost 30 years. It possesses that extraordinary Lafite fragrance of minerals, lead pencil, cedar, and spice. It is velvety-textured, wonderfully round, and sweet, but so well-delineated and balanced. It is best purchased today in magnum and larger formats unless you can be assured the wine came from a cold cellar and has not been traded frequently. Last tasted 10/94. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition # B1 (Jan 1998)
2 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
One with slight signs of seepage. One slightly raised cork. Levels: one base of neck and one mid/upper shoulder
Tasting note: On two occasions I rated the 1953 100 and on another occasion, nearly perfect. According to some old-timers, the wine has been fully mature for almost 30 years. It possesses that extraordinary Lafite fragrance of minerals, lead pencil, cedar, and spice. It is velvety-textured, wonderfully round, and sweet, but so well-delineated and balanced. It is best purchased today in magnum and larger formats unless you can be assured the wine came from a cold cellar and has not been traded frequently. Last tasted 10/94. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition # B1 (Jan 1998)
2 bottles per lot