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RARE LAFITE
Lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1900
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
German bottled by C. Brandt and Co, München. Foil capsule with white wax coating, scuffed. No cork branding visible. Very bin-soiled and damaged label. Level top-shoulder
"first tasted at Dr Marvin C Overton's tasting of Lafite, representing every decade from the 1790s to 1970s. With high fill, its appearance was warm and attractive, not deep; the bouquet opened up in the glass magnificently. A rich, full-flavoured wine, its life-supporting tannins and acidity still in evidence. I gave it a rare 20/20. In the early 1980s, an exciting Réserve du Château, its overripe gibier (gamey) bouquet like an old cedar cigar box - or singed hair. 'Over the hill', it cracked up but was fun while it lasted. Skipping over the ullaged and oxidised, including a very disappointing bottle at Lloyd Flatt's marathon (116 vintages of Lafite, 1784 to 1986), an excellent magnum, recorked at the château in 1991: still very sweet, rich, good flavour and length, delicious. Last tasted in 'flight' 5 of Hardy Rodenstock's wine weekend, Sept 1996. At best ***** M.B.
1 bottle per lot
Lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1900
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
German bottled by C. Brandt and Co, München. Foil capsule with white wax coating, scuffed. No cork branding visible. Very bin-soiled and damaged label. Level top-shoulder
"first tasted at Dr Marvin C Overton's tasting of Lafite, representing every decade from the 1790s to 1970s. With high fill, its appearance was warm and attractive, not deep; the bouquet opened up in the glass magnificently. A rich, full-flavoured wine, its life-supporting tannins and acidity still in evidence. I gave it a rare 20/20. In the early 1980s, an exciting Réserve du Château, its overripe gibier (gamey) bouquet like an old cedar cigar box - or singed hair. 'Over the hill', it cracked up but was fun while it lasted. Skipping over the ullaged and oxidised, including a very disappointing bottle at Lloyd Flatt's marathon (116 vintages of Lafite, 1784 to 1986), an excellent magnum, recorked at the château in 1991: still very sweet, rich, good flavour and length, delicious. Last tasted in 'flight' 5 of Hardy Rodenstock's wine weekend, Sept 1996. At best ***** M.B.
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