CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1998 (12, OWC) WS 95 WA 98
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1998 (OWC)
PAUILLAC. 1ER CRU CLASSÉ
A BLEND OF 81% CABERNET SAUVIGNON AND 19% MERLOT, THIS WINE REPRESENTS ONLY 34% OF LAFITE'S TOTAL HARVEST. IN A LESS THAN PERFECT MEDOC VINTAGE, IT HAS BEEN SPECTACULAR SINCE BIRTH, PUTTING ON MORE WEIGHT AND FLESH OVER THE LAST YEAR. THIS OPAQUE PURPLE-COLORED 1998 IS CLOSE TO PERFECTION. THE SPECTACULAR NOSE OF LEAD PENCIL, SMOKY, MINERAL, AND BLACK CURRANT FRUIT SOARS MAJESTICALLY FROM THE GLASS. THE WINE IS ELEGANT YET PROFOUNDLY RICH, REVEALING THE ESSENCE OF LAFITE'S CHARACTER. THE TANNIN IS SWEET, AND THE WINE IS SPECTACULARLY LAYERED YET NEVER HEAVY. THE FINISH IS SWEET, SUPER-RICH, YET IMPECCABLY BALANCED AND LONG (50+ SECONDS). ANTICIPATED MATURITY: 2007-2035. APRIL 2001 WS 95 WA 98
12 BTS. PER LOT $12,000 - $14,000
May 31, 2022
Estimate $12,000-$14,000
Realised: $15,720
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CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1986 (12, OWC) WS 94 WA 98
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1986 (OWC)
PAUILLAC. 1ER CRU CLASSÉ
TASTED AT THE CHÂTEAU, THE 1986 LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD CONTINUES TO OFFER AN EXQUISITE BOUQUET AT 30 YEARS OF AGE. THIS IS BEAUTIFULLY DEFINED, STILL FULL OF ENERGY, WITH COPIOUS BLACKBERRY, CLOVE, LEATHER AND GRAPHITE AROMAS THAT SEEM TO GAIN MOMENTUM IN THE GLASS. THE PALATE IS EXTREMELY WELL BALANCED WITH A CRYSTALLINE QUALITY, FILIGREE TANNIN, PERFECTLY PITCHED ACIDITY, A QUINTESSENTIAL LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD WITH A SENSE OF ENERGY AND FOCUS UNDIMINISHED BY TIME. THIS FINISH DISPLAYS IMMENSE PURITY AND REFINEMENT, ONE OF THE MOST MINERAL-DRIVEN LAFITES THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED, WHILST THE AFTERTASTE SEEMS TO LINGER FOR OVER ONE MINUTE. IT MUST RANK AS ONE OF THE FINEST WINES FROM THE ESTATE. ROBERT PARKER RATED THIS WINE 100 POINTS IN DECEMBER 1997. TASTED JULY 2016. DRINK 2016-2046 WS 94 WA 98
12 BTS. PER LOT $15,000 - $20,000
March 10, 2020
Estimate $15,000-$20,000
Realised: $20,400
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1982 (5) 97+ WA
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1982
PAUILLAC. 1ER CRU CLASSÉ
U. 5BN
THIS IS A DENSER VERSION OF THE 1990 THAT STYLISTICALLY REMINDS ME OF WHAT THE YOUNG 1959 PROBABLY TASTED LIKE. STILL BACKWARD WITH A DEEP RUBY/PLUM COLOR REVEALING ONLY A TOUCH OF LIGHTENING AT THE EDGE, THE WINE OFFERS UP AN EXTRAORDINARY NOSE OF CARAMELIZED HERBS, SMOKE, CEDAR, PEN INK, BLACK CURRANTS, AND EARTH. THE GORGEOUS AROMATICS ARE FOLLOWED BY A FULL-BODIED, PLUMP, RICH, FLESHY WINE WITH LOW ACIDITY. WITH 6-8 HOURS DECANTING IN A CLOSED DECANTER, IT WILL OFFER BEAUTIFUL DRINKING, BUT IT NEEDS ANOTHER 5-8 YEARS TO REACH FULL MATURITY. IT IS CAPABLE OF LASTING 50-60 YEARS. THIS CLASSIC LAFITE IS NOT AS FAT AND CONCENTRATED AS THE 1982 LATOUR, NOR AS COMPLEX OR CONCENTRATED AS THE 1982 MOUTON ROTHSCHILD, BUT IT IS A WINNER ALL THE SAME. 97+ WA
5 BTS. PER LOT $12,500 - $14,500
November 22, 2016
Estimate $12,500-$14,500
Realised: $15,600
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1999 (12) WA 95 JS 95
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1999
PAUILLAC. 1ER CRU CLASSÉ
AN OPAQUE RUBY/PURPLE COLOR IS ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLEX BOUQUET OF LEAD PENCIL, GRAPHITE, CEDAR, CREME DE CASSIS, TOAST, AND VANILLA. IT IS MEDIUM-BODIED, WITH EXTRAVAGANT LAYERS OF RICHNESS YET LITTLE WEIGHT, AND A FINISH THAT IS ALL SWEETNESS, RIPENESS, AND HARMONY. THIS EXTRAORDINARY LAFITE INCREASINGLY APPEARS TO BE A MODERN DAY CLONE OF THE MAJESTIC 1953. A MERE ONE-THIRD OF THE CROP MADE IT INTO THE GRAND VIN! ANTICIPATED MATURITY: 2007-2030. WA 95 JS 95
12 BTS. PER LOT $10,000 - $12,000
December 01, 2020
Estimate $10,000-$12,000
Realised: $11,616
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