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Chateau Lafite 1996 Chateau Lafite 1996 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe Lot 3006: Slightly worn capsules Every single time I taste this wine, I am aware of its greatness - power, class, nobility and yet with the utter finesse of Lafite. Dense and thick with damson flavours - I have always thought it eternal. At 13 years old, the bouquet was all deep aromatic intensity and spiciness. Terrific Cabernet Sauvignon depth and concentration on the palate. 'Grand vin' of the first order. I do not find the mint now, replaced by black cassis, dimension and, finally, attack, proving that it has a long way to go - not that I would turn it down now.....It is truly a knock-out. Again, at a 2009 dinner in Hong Kong, a glorious spicy nose, like the smell of Christmas pudding cooking! Huge black cherries and liquorice taste. Perfect composition, bursting with fruit and health. Big impact wine. SS. Lot Lot 3004 11 bts (cn) per lot: HKD 70000-100000 per lot: USD 9000-13000 Together with Ausone, Lafite's wines age in the most ethereal way, spanning the centuries with ease. Lafite in the 1990s and into this century has benefited from the extraordinary wine-making brilliance of Charles Chevallier who has added extra lustre to this fabulous terroir. When serving Lafite, decant it well in advance of drinking as its bouquet amplifies to multi-faceted dimensions on contact with the air. Lafite has great, sustained power under all the breed and scent - vinous nobility. It has a habit of starting slowly "off the blocks" and then developing gloriously in bottle, as historic tastings have proven. SS. Quantity: 1