AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE IMPERIAL
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LAFITE 1961
Removed From Temperature-Controlled Storage
Château Lafite--Vintage 1961
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Château Lafite--Vintage 1961
Pauillac, 1er cru classé.
Neck level; deep color and excellent label
"...Lafite often takes time to open up, which is why detractors
compare it unfavourably with the more immediately dramatic
Mouton, the deeply impressive Latour, the obvious fleshy delights
of Pétrus and the instantly forthcoming great Napa Cabernet
Sauvignons.
I confess that I decant old and fine wines timidly, tending to do
so late, preferring to allow the wine to develop with air in the
glass. But for once, as host at a Bordeaux Club dinner in April
1984, after standing the bottle for several days I decanted it at
6:50 pm into an open-topped carafe. The nose at this stage had a
rich, slightly earthy medicinal fragrance. It was served at 8:30
and by 9 o'clock the bouquet had blossomed fabulously. By 9:50 it
was fully opened out, spicy, biscuity, retaining incredible
intensity in the glass for another hour. On the palate it was
dry, medium full-bodied, rich, very flavoury, with good acidity, length and aftertaste. Like the nose, the flavour seemed sweeter and 'warmer', sheer perfection in the glass. Last tasted Oct 1989.
Five stars. Drink now and well after the turn of the century." JMB
1 imperialper lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé.
Neck level; deep color and excellent label
"...Lafite often takes time to open up, which is why detractors
compare it unfavourably with the more immediately dramatic
Mouton, the deeply impressive Latour, the obvious fleshy delights
of Pétrus and the instantly forthcoming great Napa Cabernet
Sauvignons.
I confess that I decant old and fine wines timidly, tending to do
so late, preferring to allow the wine to develop with air in the
glass. But for once, as host at a Bordeaux Club dinner in April
1984, after standing the bottle for several days I decanted it at
6:50 pm into an open-topped carafe. The nose at this stage had a
rich, slightly earthy medicinal fragrance. It was served at 8:30
and by 9 o'clock the bouquet had blossomed fabulously. By 9:50 it
was fully opened out, spicy, biscuity, retaining incredible
intensity in the glass for another hour. On the palate it was
dry, medium full-bodied, rich, very flavoury, with good acidity, length and aftertaste. Like the nose, the flavour seemed sweeter and 'warmer', sheer perfection in the glass. Last tasted Oct 1989.
Five stars. Drink now and well after the turn of the century." JMB
1 imperialper lot