"...only a few points short of perfection. That amazing performance motivated me to pull another bottle out of my cellar and follow it over the course of two days. Sure enough, by the second day the wine was roaring from the glass. The 1990 Lafite has turned out far better than my early assessment. While it still possesses some firmness, and performs like a late adolescent in terms of its evolution, it boasts gorgeous aromas of cedar, tobacco leaf, cassis, and lead pencil shavings..."(96pts RP)

Vintage 1990, Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac, 4 into neck, 1bn, 4 original tissue (5 750 ml)


$1,800 - 2,300