1997 Chateau Lafite Rothschild (750ml)

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Vintage: 1997
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Lafite Rothschild
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Appellation: Pauillac
Producer: Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc
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Tasting note: 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! (92pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: Apr. 2000
Score: 92
Drink: 2000-15

Tasting note: 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. (90pts. JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Jan. 31, 2000
Score: 90
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Very good deep red color. Complex aromas of black cherry, currant, chocolate, herbs, licorice and tobacco leaf. Fairly sweet and dense on the palate, with very good concentration and firm acidity for the year. This is aged in 100% new oak, but the wood is very much in the background. Finishes very long and subtle, with excellent grip and a suggestion of earthy terroir. (89-93pts. Stephen Tanzer)

Tasted: May/Jun. 1998
Score: 89-93
Drink: N/A