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LOT 149

Lot 149

CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2007 (1) WA 94
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2008 (1) WA 98

CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2007 (1) WA 94 CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2008 (1) WA 98
Lot 149 Details
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2007 (1)

Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
u. bn.

Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Lafite-Rothschild has an elegant cigar box bouquet, with dusky black fruit and a touch of antique bureau—just classic Lafite. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, cedar and tobacco infusing the black fruit, classic in style with a conservative yet focused finish that lingers in the mouth. This is certainly the most subtle First Growth, but one of the most refined too—a sophisticated but understated Lafite-Rothschild that will age with discrete style. Tasted February 2017 Drink: 2019-2035 WA 94

CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2008 (1)

Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
u. bn. scraped label.

This blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc offers aromas of high quality unsmoked cigar tobacco, lead pencil shavings, creme de cassis, earth, cedar and asphalt. Full, rich and stunningly concentrated, I doubt it is inferior to the 2010, just more classic as well as slightly more forward and a degree weaker in alcoholic potency (12.5% versus 13.5%). The 2008 should be relatively drinkable in 6-10 years as it is already showing remarkable complexity and breed, and will last for 30-35 years...at the minimum. May 2011 WA 98

2 bts.    per lot $1,500 - $1,700

Realised: $1,920

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