Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux

750ml

Cabernet Sauvignon | Cabernet Franc | Merlot | Petit Verdot

100 RP | 100 JL | 100 F | 100 JA | 97 JS | 97 V | 96 WS

“The 1996 Lafite is unquestionably this renowned estate’s greatest wine since the 1986 and the 1982. This massive wine may be the biggest, largest-scaled Lafite I have ever tasted. It will require many years to come around, so I suspect a lot of us past the age of fifty might want to give serious consideration as to whether we should be laying away multiple cases of this wine. It is also the first Lafite to be put into a new engraved bottle (designed to prevent fraudulent imitations). The wine exhibits a thick-looking, ruby/purple colour, and a knock-out nose of lead pencil, minerals, flowers, and black currant scents. Extremely powerful and full-bodied, with remarkable complexity and for such a young wine, this huge Lafite is oozing with extract and richness, yet has managed to preserve its quintessentially elegant personality. This wine is even richer than it was prior to bottling. It should unquestionably last for 40-50 years. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2050. The wine of the vintage?”