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Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1983
Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Slight signs of seepage. Slightly marked label. Level just below top-shoulder (4.5 cms below the cork)
Tasting note: Finally, the 1983 Lafite is beginning to shed its tannin. The wine exhibits a deep ruby/garnet color 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 #B1, January 1998
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Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Slight signs of seepage. Slightly marked label. Level just below top-shoulder (4.5 cms below the cork)
Tasting note: Finally, the 1983 Lafite is beginning to shed its tannin. The wine exhibits a deep ruby/garnet color 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 #B1, January 1998
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