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Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1895
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Recorked at the Château in 1991. Level base of neck
Tasting Note: The results were successful. I had never come across T. De Vial & Fils, Bordeaux (on capsule) before but their corks, branded Vial, had survived 80 years: a good, fairly deep colour; a lovely old cedar bouquet which opened up deliciously; flavour to match, soft, excellent finish. More recently, a bottle recorked by the maître de chai in 1987 (it would not have been château-bottled originally, for in the phylloxera-affected period, from 1885 vintage to the 1906, Lafite did not bottle its own wine at the château: the wine was all supplied in barriques for merchant-bottling). The recorked bottle was equally good: deep; sweet, lively but rich; good fruit and length. Last noted at Flatt's Lafite tasting, Oct 1988 **** M.B.
1 bottle per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Recorked at the Château in 1991. Level base of neck
Tasting Note: The results were successful. I had never come across T. De Vial & Fils, Bordeaux (on capsule) before but their corks, branded Vial, had survived 80 years: a good, fairly deep colour; a lovely old cedar bouquet which opened up deliciously; flavour to match, soft, excellent finish. More recently, a bottle recorked by the maître de chai in 1987 (it would not have been château-bottled originally, for in the phylloxera-affected period, from 1885 vintage to the 1906, Lafite did not bottle its own wine at the château: the wine was all supplied in barriques for merchant-bottling). The recorked bottle was equally good: deep; sweet, lively but rich; good fruit and length. Last noted at Flatt's Lafite tasting, Oct 1988 **** M.B.
1 bottle per lot
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