AOC – Paulliac
Grand Cru Classes – 1eme
Ratings
Robert Parker 92
Wine Spectator 90
Tasting Notes
Only 26% of the crop made it into the final blend, resulting in only 15,000 cases of the 1997 Lafite-Rothschild. Readers should not ignore this wine because of the negative press surrounding the 1997 vintage. It boasts an opaque dense purple color in addition to a gorgeously sweet, expansive perfume of cedar wood, black currants, lead pencil, and minerals. What follows is a fat mid-palate, medium body, explosive fruit and richness, soft tannin, and a velvety texture. It is a beautiful, compelling Lafite-Rothschild that can be drunk young, yet promises to evolve for 15+ years. Although one of the most forward Lafites ever tasted, it is all the more captivating because of this characteristic. Don’t miss it!(Wine Advocate #128 Apr 2000)
-by Robert Parker
Wonderfully complex on the nose, with licorice, spice, berry and tobacco
character. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a delicious finish.
Drink now through 2005.
-by Wine Spectator