Grapes	Merlot, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv
Colour	Red	Origin	France, Bordeaux
Sub-district	Haut Médoc	Village	Pauillac
Classification	1er Cru Classé	ABV	13%

Grapes	Merlot, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv
Colour	Red
Origin	France, Bordeaux
Sub-district	Haut Médoc
Village	Pauillac
Classification	1er Cru Classé
ABV	13%

Dark ruby-red. Sappy, expressive aromas of cherry, plum, minerals, woodsmoke and game, plus an exotic suggestion of baked apple. Rather subtle on the attack, then quickly expands to fill the mouth. A big, deep, very rich vintage for Lafite, unusually generous at this early stage and extremely long on the aftertaste. But went into a shell with aeration, and showed a hint of tobacco leaf vegetility. Finishing notes of coconut, woodsmoke and tobacco add flavor interest. Rating: 93 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (May 1998)

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The wine was showing spectacularly well when I tasted it in November 1997. It exhibits a dark ruby/purple colour and a sweet, powdered mineral, smoky, weedy, cassis-scented nose. Beautiful sweetness of fruit is present in this medium-bodied, tightly knit but gloriously pure, well-delineated Lafite. 2008-2028. Drinking range: 2008 - 2028 Rating: 95 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Feb 1998)

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