Tasted at the chateau, the 1985 Lafite-Rothschild was the best example of this wine that I have tasted a dozen or so times. It has a beautiful nose that is just classic Lafite. It is still fresh yet understated, stately even, with tobacco and cedar-tinged red berry fruit. It is not a powerful bouquet, but there is something...magnetic about it. The palate is still youthful with fine tannin, like the nose, understated yet very well balanced. The acidity here is perfectly judged with an almost nonchalant finish. You almost miss its virtues - it is just so self-effacing and insouciant. Just a really lovely Lafite-Rothschild at the peak of its powers. Tasted March 2016. (Interim End of July 2016, The Wine Advocate 29th Jul 2016)
・セラーの湿度が上がらないとき湿らせたタオルを入れていたのでエチケットシミがございます・この1985年のラフィットは記念すべき【ハレー彗星接近記念ボトル】です。ボトルガラスに彗星がエンボスであしらわれている、このヴィンテージならではの記念ボトルとなっています。・【注意】コルクが最近落ちてしまいました。・商品の性格上、ノークレーム、ノーリターンでお願いします。・配送は佐川急便となります。クール便もご対応いたします。
パーカーポイント:93点
予想される飲み頃:2016-2030
Tasted at the chateau, the 1985 Lafite-Rothschild was the best example of this wine that I have tasted a dozen or so times. It has a beautiful nose that is just classic Lafite. It is still fresh yet understated, stately even, with tobacco and cedar-tinged red berry fruit. It is not a powerful bouquet, but there is something...magnetic about it. The palate is still youthful with fine tannin, like the nose, understated yet very well balanced. The acidity here is perfectly judged with an almost nonchalant finish. You almost miss its virtues - it is just so self-effacing and insouciant. Just a really lovely Lafite-Rothschild at the peak of its powers. Tasted March 2016.
(Interim End of July 2016, The Wine Advocate 29th Jul 2016)