1970 Lafite
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Description
Lafite-1970-750ml-PCJGSC-Red-Bordeaux-France
Lafite-1970-750ml-PCJGSC-Red-Bordeaux-France
Tasting Notes
| Michael Broadbent | |
| Originally considerable depth of colour, now medium-deep. Nose, though well developed, opens up in the glass, fragrant, touch of vanilla. The first sip has the sweetness of maturity and bottle-age, fairly full-bodied, silky, delicate yet mouthfilling, greath length, beautiful aftertaste, with tannin and acidity to prolong its life. | |
| Wine Spectator 92 | |
| Outstanding quality. The color seems light for a wine that tastes this young and tannic, but the mint and cherry flavors seem intense enough to last until the tannins soften. Try it about 1995.--Lafite Rothschild vertical. | |
| Neil Martin, Wine Journal, eRobert Parker 90 | |
| Tasted at the First Growth lunch in London. Nice clear colour. The bouquet definitely has more vigour then previous bottles encountered, with sandalwood, cigar box and cedar to the fore. Not a complex nose, but nicely defined and unashamedly classic in style. The palate is medium-bodied and well-balanced, good level of ripeness, elegant; harmonious but aloof. The second half is conservative but still fresh with just a touch of piquancy right on the finish. This Lafite is not going to go anywhere, but this shows that good bottles can still be pleasurable. Drink now-2015. Tasted October 2008. |