6 MAGNUMS PER LOT
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FINEST CLARET FROM HIGH QUALITY VINTAGES
LYING IN TWICKENHAM, MIDDLESEX (EHD)
IN ORIGINAL WOODEN CASES
CHâTEAU LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD--VINTAGE 1983
PAUILLAC, 1ER CRU CLASSé
TASTING NOTE: FINALLY, THE 1983 LAFITE IS BEGINNING TO SHED ITS TANNIN. THE WINE EXHIBITS A DEEP RUBY/GARNET COLOUR WITH ONLY A SLIGHT LIGHTENING AT THE EDGE. THE INTOXICATINGLY PERFUMED NOSE OF LEAD PENCIL, PAIN GRILLE, RED AND BLACK FRUITS, MINERALS, AND ROASTED HERBS IS PROVOCATIVE. IN THE MOUTH, THIS WINE DISPLAYS CONSIDERABLE BODY FOR A LAFITE, PLENTY OF POWER, AND A FLESHY, RICH, SWEET MID-PALATE. LONG, ELEGANT, PLUMP, AND SURPRISINGLY FLESHY, THIS OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF LAFITE SEEMS LARGELY FORGOTTEN GIVEN THE NUMBER OF HIGH QUALITY VINTAGES DURING THE GOLDEN DECADE OF THE EIGHTIES. ANTICIPATED MATURITY: NOW-2030. LAST TASTED 3/97. 93 POINTS, ROBERT PARKER, BORDEAUX BOOK 3RD EDITION (1998).
6 MAGNUMS PER LOT
LYING IN TWICKENHAM, MIDDLESEX (EHD)
IN ORIGINAL WOODEN CASES
CHâTEAU LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD--VINTAGE 1983
PAUILLAC, 1ER CRU CLASSé
TASTING NOTE: FINALLY, THE 1983 LAFITE IS BEGINNING TO SHED ITS TANNIN. THE WINE EXHIBITS A DEEP RUBY/GARNET COLOUR WITH ONLY A SLIGHT LIGHTENING AT THE EDGE. THE INTOXICATINGLY PERFUMED NOSE OF LEAD PENCIL, PAIN GRILLE, RED AND BLACK FRUITS, MINERALS, AND ROASTED HERBS IS PROVOCATIVE. IN THE MOUTH, THIS WINE DISPLAYS CONSIDERABLE BODY FOR A LAFITE, PLENTY OF POWER, AND A FLESHY, RICH, SWEET MID-PALATE. LONG, ELEGANT, PLUMP, AND SURPRISINGLY FLESHY, THIS OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF LAFITE SEEMS LARGELY FORGOTTEN GIVEN THE NUMBER OF HIGH QUALITY VINTAGES DURING THE GOLDEN DECADE OF THE EIGHTIES. ANTICIPATED MATURITY: NOW-2030. LAST TASTED 3/97. 93 POINTS, ROBERT PARKER, BORDEAUX BOOK 3RD EDITION (1998).
6 MAGNUMS PER LOT
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