1926 Lafite Rothschild
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Two bottles of 1926 Lafite-Rothschild are opened. The first offers airy red fruit on the nose. Tomato vine hints suggest that some batches may not have reached phenolic ripeness. There is a tad more VA here compared to the 1919 and 1922. The palate offers Morello cherries, orange peel and tangerine. It's not a complex Lafite, relatively monotone in style with a dash of cracked black pepper and even a tang of marmalade on the finish. The 1926 is steady and understated Lafite-Rothschild. The second bottle is much more refined on the nose, with an exotic touch of Turkish Delight and bergamot and a faint scent of stately home/furniture wax. Likewise, the palate has a little more depth and more gumption. Tasted at the Lafite-Rothschild vertical at Ami restaurant in Hong Kong.
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In April 1991, I had the opportunity to taste (from a friend's cellar in Bordeaux) the 1926. The wine had been purchased in the thirties and kept in a cold Bordeaux cellar until this tasting. The wine was disappointing (hard and dried out).
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Ch. Lafite Rothschild is one of the most famous wine estates in Bordeaux and the world. One of the Left Bank’s five First Growths, the Pauillac property is renowned for producing wines of finesse and elegance that age beautifully.