Lafite Rothschild other_regions_italy Still deeply colored
Baker’s notes & crumb story
Description
Still deeply colored
even caressing texture to the medium-bodied flavors that possess good levels of dry extract along with solid punch and power on the firm and lightly austere finale
power and finesse
(91-93)/2024+
Lafite Rothschild other_regions_italy Still deeply coloredThe wine seems fully mature, more so than the '89 (or the '82, tasted recently, but not for this vertical). The aromas were savoury roast meat, black plum, fig, and prune touched with smoke, coffee, and truffle. The texture was dense and extraordinarily tannic. The finish was long, and there was a touch of soy sauce right at the end. The 1986 vintage featured a dry spring followed by a hot summer, but there were small, sporadic rain showers that meant