Lafite - 1988 (750ml) Western Australia because it has sound underlying

because it has sound underlying acidity as well as remarkable complexity and freshness

powerful texture and richness

potentially long-lived wine in 2006

Medium finish

this is an exquisite yet precocious 1997 vintage port

Lafite - 1988 (750ml) Western Australia because it has sound underlyingBroodingly backward and in need of considerable bottle age, the 1988 is a classic expression of Lafite. This deeply colored wine exhibits the tell tale Lafite bouquet of cedar, subtle herbs, dried pit fruits, minerals, and cassis. Extremely concentrated, with brilliantly focused flavors and huge tannins, this backward, yet impressively endowed Lafite Rothschild may well turn out to be the wine of the vintage! Anticipated maturity: 2000 2035. Robert