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- Region: Red Bordeaux Bordeaux First Growths
- Vintage: 1997
- Notes:[individual owc]
Qty | Unit | Size | Case Size | Price | Reserve |
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4 | Bottle | 150cl | £920 |
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Tasting Notes
Rating
92
Release Price
$165
Drink Date
2000 - 2015
Reviewed by
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Issue Date
21st Apr 2000
Source
128, The Wine Advocate
Only 26% of the crop made it into the final blend, resulting in only 15,000 cases of the 1997 Lafite-Rothschild. Readers should not ignore this wine because of the negative press surrounding the 1997 vintage. It boasts an opaque dense purple color in addition to a gorgeously sweet, expansive perfume of cedar wood, black currants, lead pencil, and minerals. What follows is a fat mid-palate, medium body, explosive fruit and richness, soft tannin, and a velvety texture. It is a beautiful, compelling Lafite-Rothschild that can be drunk young, yet promises to evolve for 15+ years. Although one of the most forward Lafites ever tasted, it is all the more captivating because of this characteristic. Don't miss it!