1983 Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (33%), Cabernet Franc (7%)
Ready - mature
(Drink 1994 - 2028)
- Robert Parker
- 93/100
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Description
Deep ruby/garnet in colour, this wine is as appealing to the eye as it is to the palate. Considerable body and power exuding rich red and black fruits, minerals, and roasted herbs teams with a fleshy, sweet mid-palate. Long and very elegant.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 1983
Alcohol % 12%
Maturity Ready - mature
(1994 - 2028)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (33%), Cabernet Franc (7%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Lafite Rothschild
Critics reviews
Robert Parker 93/100
Finally, the 1983 Lafite is beginning to shed its tannin. The wine exhibits a deep ruby/garnet color with only a slight lightening at the edge. The intoxicatingly perfumed nose of lead pencil, pain grille, red and black fruits, minerals, and roasted herbs is provocative. In the mouth, this wine displays considerable body for a Lafite, plenty of power, and a fleshy, rich, sweet mid-palate. Long, elegant, plump, and surprisingly fleshy, this outstanding example of Lafite seems largely forgotten given the number of high quality vintages during the golden decade of the eighties. Anticipated maturity: Now-2030. Last tasted 3/97Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 01/01/1998
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