1 dozen bottles per lot
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CHÂTEAU LAFITE
What can be said about Lafite-Rothschild that hasn't already been said? A wine of inimitable class and elegance that inevitably lives up to its first growth classification, Maréchal de Richelieu brought Lafite to the court of Louis XV and referred to it's taste as comparable to "the ambrosia of the Gods of Olympus." What is often noted about older Lafite is its delicacy. When compared to wines from Château Mouton Rothschild, for example, the Lafite comes across softer and more delicate, with a lighter color and more floral bouquet. In Vintage Wine, Michael Broadbent commented of the five star 1982 vintage, "One thing is certain, it is not a delicate wallflower." This offering, of modern Lafite back to 1982, presents an opportunity to sample Lafite at its finest.
Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1982
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Lot 53-55 levels: into neck. Lot 56 level: nine top and three upper shoulder
All lots in original wooden cases
Parcel: lots 53-55
"Most recently still impressively deep and comparatively youthful; a well developed, sweet and harmonious bouquet. Mouthfilling, so much on show, so much left to show. last noted at the Reservere Tasting of '82 Pauillacs, April 2001 ****(*) Another effortless 20 years? MB, Vintage Wine
1 dozen bottles per lot
What can be said about Lafite-Rothschild that hasn't already been said? A wine of inimitable class and elegance that inevitably lives up to its first growth classification, Maréchal de Richelieu brought Lafite to the court of Louis XV and referred to it's taste as comparable to "the ambrosia of the Gods of Olympus." What is often noted about older Lafite is its delicacy. When compared to wines from Château Mouton Rothschild, for example, the Lafite comes across softer and more delicate, with a lighter color and more floral bouquet. In Vintage Wine, Michael Broadbent commented of the five star 1982 vintage, "One thing is certain, it is not a delicate wallflower." This offering, of modern Lafite back to 1982, presents an opportunity to sample Lafite at its finest.
Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1982
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Lot 53-55 levels: into neck. Lot 56 level: nine top and three upper shoulder
All lots in original wooden cases
Parcel: lots 53-55
"Most recently still impressively deep and comparatively youthful; a well developed, sweet and harmonious bouquet. Mouthfilling, so much on show, so much left to show. last noted at the Reservere Tasting of '82 Pauillacs, April 2001 ****(*) Another effortless 20 years? MB, Vintage Wine
1 dozen bottles per lot
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