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10 Vintages of Lafite Rothschild
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10 Vintages of Lafite Rothschild
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007 |
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Speaker: Harriet Lembeck, Wine Educator, President of Wine & Spirits Program
This vertical tasting of 10 wines proved that Lafite wines are the most superb in all of the Medoc. 1989 was the favorite of the tasting, 1990 was second place and 1986 and 1987 were tied for third place.
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| Lafite Rothschild |
Votes |
Full Retail Price $ |
2002
Black berry, black current, new oak in the nose. Floral, moderate tannin, softness, subtle, floral fruit, nice acidity. Lovely young wine.
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5 |
$351.00 |
| Flight I |
Votes |
Full Retail Price $ |
1998
Great Cabernet, classic Bordeaux, moderate tannin, great fruit, soft, light, herbaceous. |
2 |
$479.00 |
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1999
More fleshy, rich, raspberry, exotic nose, more scented and perfumy, new oak, more tannin, long finish.
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5 |
$325.00 |
| Flight II |
Votes |
Full Retail Price $ |
1994
A lot of rain in September. Green and stemmy, herbal notes, lean and mean, not so tannic. |
1 |
$225.00 |
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1995
Corked bottle. A lot of acid |
0 |
$425.00 |
| Flight III |
Votes |
Full Retail Price $ |
1986
Fleshy, floral, fruity, raspberry, new oak, violets. Tied for third place. |
9 |
$895.00 |
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1988
More integrated. Black current, not a lot of tannin. Fruit, sense of sweetness, spice, classic Bordeaux. Tied for third place. |
9 |
$550.99 |
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1989
Big nose, great fruit, wood strong against cabernet. A lot of stuffing. Classic Lafite. Great complexity, vigorous, some spiciness. 1988 in technicolor. The Favorite of the Tasting. |
18 |
$399.00 |
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1990
A little bit more flowery, elegant, less acid, silky, classic, less tannin, long finish. The second favorite of the Tasting.
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16 |
$649.00 |
| Flight IV |
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Full Retail Price $ |
1982
Garnet red color. Very mature, elegant and fading. Problem with the cork. Woody, no fruit, faded velvet, soft, still tannic, complex.
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0 |
$2085.00 |
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