12 bottles per lot
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Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1996
Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Tasting note: This massive wine may be the biggest, largest-scaled Lafite I have ever tasted. It will require many years to come around. It is also the first Lafite-Rothschild to be put into a new engraved bottle (designed to prevent fraudulent imitations). The wine exhibits a thick-looking, ruby/purple color, and a knock-out nose of lead pencil, minerals, flowers, and black currant scents. Extremely powerful and full-bodied, with remarkable complexity for such a young wine, this huge Lafite is oozing with extract and richness, yet has managed to preserve its quintessentially elegant personality. This wine is even richer than it was prior to bottling. It should unquestionably last for 40-50 years. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2050. The wine of the vintage? 100 points.
Robert Parker Wine Adovocate #122 (April 1999)
See also lot 127.
12 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Tasting note: This massive wine may be the biggest, largest-scaled Lafite I have ever tasted. It will require many years to come around. It is also the first Lafite-Rothschild to be put into a new engraved bottle (designed to prevent fraudulent imitations). The wine exhibits a thick-looking, ruby/purple color, and a knock-out nose of lead pencil, minerals, flowers, and black currant scents. Extremely powerful and full-bodied, with remarkable complexity for such a young wine, this huge Lafite is oozing with extract and richness, yet has managed to preserve its quintessentially elegant personality. This wine is even richer than it was prior to bottling. It should unquestionably last for 40-50 years. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2050. The wine of the vintage? 100 points.
Robert Parker Wine Adovocate #122 (April 1999)
See also lot 127.
12 bottles per lot
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