Lot 513
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1979 (1)
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1988 (1)
Lot 513 Details
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1)
Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
u. bn. wrinkled & stained label.
The 1995 Lafite-Rothschild (only one-third of the harvest made it into the final blend) is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet Franc. The wine was showing spectacularly well when I tasted it in November, 1997. It exhibits a dark ruby purple color, and a sweet, powdered mineral, smoky, weedy cassis-scented nose. Beautiful sweetness of fruit is present in this medium-bodied, tightly-knit, but gloriously pure, well-delineated Lafite. February 1998 WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1979 (1)
Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
u. ts. wrinkled & scraped label. recessed cork.
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1988 (1)
Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
u. vts. stained, marked & scraped label. raised cork. scraped capsule.