It is an amazing wine
with a dash of cedar and spice on the finish
with more richness and depth than most '88s
Give it 5-8 years of cellaring and drink it over the following three decades
7% Petit Verdot and 1% Malbec) is performing even better than it did post-bottling
Lafite - 1995 (750ml) 1983 It is an amazing wine93+ points Vinous Media Dark ruby red. Sappy, expressive aromas of cherry, plum, minerals, woodsmoke and game, plus an exotic suggestion of baked apple. Rather subtle on the attack, then quickly expands to fill the mouth. A big, deep, very rich vintage for Lafite, unusually generous at this early stage and extremely long on the aftertaste. But went into a shell with aeration, and showed a hint of tobacco leaf vegetility. Finishing notes of coconut,