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1997 Lafite-Rothschild

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Pauillac

Bordeaux

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot (2024 vintage)

Vintages
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Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2021 - 2030

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The young '97 Lafite has elicited a mixed response in early tastings in Bordeaux, as this often-difficult wine typically does. One reason it can be a hard wine to assess in large comparative tastings, notes co-director Eric Kohler, is that "the toast is so light that you don't have vanilla and chocolate notes, flavors that so many early tasters like." I found the '97 Lafite less obviously ripe than the very strong wines produced here in '96 and '95, but it showed good density, thoroughly seductive flavor and excellent length, and appeared to be one of the handful of left-bank superstars from this vintage.