Legendarische vintage van 1975. Deze bijzondere wijn voor de ultieme kenner, 48 jaar oud. Een collectors item voor de liefhebber en verzamelaar van oude Bordeaux wijnen. Deze unieke fles is van een van de grootste, klassieke wijnhuis van de 20e eeuw. Chateau Lafite Rothschild is in 1855 als een van de eerste verdeeld in de Cru Classe in de Pauillac Bordeaux. Een bijzondere Bordeaux Blend, Cabernet, Sauvignon, Merlot. Zelf rechtstreek van Chateau in Frankrijk betrokken. De wijn is al die jaren in ideale omstandigheden bewaard: liggend, constante temperatuur van 11,5 -12 graden, hygrometer 65% in totale duisternis. Zie de foto voor het uitzonderlijke vulniveau hetgeen wijst op goede bewaarcondities. zie de foto lichte beschadiging van het etiket. De wijn heeft bijzonder goede recensies van professionals bv Parker 93/100, James Suckling, Gabriel. Unieke flessen, unieke kansen De wijnflessen worden goed verpakt verzonden This special wine for the ultimate connoisseur, 48 years old, from one of the largest of the 20th century. Chateau Lafite Rotschild was one of the first in the Cru Classe in the Pauillac Bordeaux in 1855. A special Bordeaux Blend, Cabernet, Sauvignon, Merlot. Chateau yourself involved in France. The wine has been stored in ideal conditions all those years: lying, constant temperature of 11.5 -12 degrees, Hygrometer 65% in total darkness. The wine has particularly good reviews from professionals BV Parker, James Suckling, Gabriel Unique bottles, unique opportunities The wine bottles are sent well packaged. Parker: Why is it that Lafite-Rothschild is often so distressingly irregular from bottle to bottle? Much of the inconsistency during the sixties and mid-seventies can be explained by the relaxed bottling schedule, which saw the wines blended and bottled over an unusually long period (12+ months, compared to the estate's modern day bottling operation that never takes longer than 2-4 weeks). I have had some great bottles of the 1975 Lafite, most of them in the wine's first 15 years of life. Since then, I have seen wines that appeared cooked and stewed, with a Barolo tar-like aroma, as well as others with the classic Pauillac, lead-pencil, cedar, cassis, and tobacco aromatic dimension. The 1975 is a powerful Lafite, and troublesome bottles tend to reveal more tannin and funkiness than others, which have a roasted character, combined with a gravelly, mineral underpinning. As this wine has aged, it appears to be less of a sure bet. In most cases, it has been an outstanding wine, as the bottle tasted in December suggested. The aromatics indicate the wine is fully mature, but the tough tannin level clearly underscores the dark side of the 1975 vintage. This wine will undoubtedly last for another 30+ years, but I am not sure the fruit will hold. It is a perplexing wine that may still turn out to be an exceptional Lafite. In contrast, the 1976 has always been much more forward and consistent. However, I would still take the 1975 over the overrated, mediocre 1970, 1966, and 1961.