A brilliant offering and a candidate for wine of the vintage, this is classic Lafite that reminded me somewhat of the 1976, although the vintage conditions were completely different. This is a medium-weight, quintessentially elegant style of Lafite with notes of lead pencil shavings/graphite along with black currants, plums, and crushed rocks/mineral. Wonderfully pure, dense, with a deep ruby/purple color and loads of fruit, definition, and a long finish, this is a brilliant, elegant Lafite Rothschild that builds incrementally in the mouth and has more power and density than it initially seems. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2025.

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Decanted 2 hours. Still a deep red in colour with no meaningful ageing to the rim. Intense nose with clear graphite, ripe savoury notes with a little inkiness, fresh blackcurrant with some violets in the background. Excellent. Palate has super balance - good freshness but with a wonderfully smooth tannic profile - blackcurrants, some leathery notes, tea leaf, light violets. Good persistence though perhaps with an abrupt ending. Overall, showing really well now. Perhaps lacking that little something to elevate to higher levels but still excellent. Drink now-2032.

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