Chateau Lafite Rothschild, 1996
The 1996 Lafite is unquestionably this renowned estate’s greatest wine since the 1986 and the 1982.
Only 38% of the crop was deemed grand enough to be put into the final blend, which is atypically high in Cabernet Sauvignon (83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 7% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot).
This massive wine may be the biggest, largest-scaled Lafite ever and it may require many years to come fully into its own.
The wine exhibits a thick-looking, ruby/purple colour, and a knock-out nose of lead pencil, minerals, flowers, and black currant scents. It is extremely powerful and full-bodied, with remarkable complexity and oozes extract and richness, yet is still in possession of a quintessentially elegant personality. Extraordinary
- Rober Parker 100 Points
The 1996 Lafite is unquestionably this renowned estate’s greatest wine since the 1986 and the 1982.
Only 38% of the crop was deemed grand enough to be put into the final blend, which is atypically high in Cabernet Sauvignon (83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 7% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot).
This massive wine may be the biggest, largest-scaled Lafite ever and it may require many years to come fully into its own.
The wine exhibits a thick-looking, ruby/purple colour, and a knock-out nose of lead pencil, minerals, flowers, and black currant scents. It is extremely powerful and full-bodied, with remarkable complexity and oozes extract and richness, yet is still in possession of a quintessentially elegant personality. Extraordinary
- Rober Parker 100 Points
The 1996 Lafite is unquestionably this renowned estate’s greatest wine since the 1986 and the 1982.
Only 38% of the crop was deemed grand enough to be put into the final blend, which is atypically high in Cabernet Sauvignon (83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 7% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot).
This massive wine may be the biggest, largest-scaled Lafite ever and it may require many years to come fully into its own.
The wine exhibits a thick-looking, ruby/purple colour, and a knock-out nose of lead pencil, minerals, flowers, and black currant scents. It is extremely powerful and full-bodied, with remarkable complexity and oozes extract and richness, yet is still in possession of a quintessentially elegant personality. Extraordinary
- Rober Parker 100 Points