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Auction archive: Lot number 7

Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1990

Estimate
US$5,500 - US$8,000
Price realised:
US$7,800
Auction archive: Lot number 7

Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1990

Estimate
US$5,500 - US$8,000
Price realised:
US$7,800
Beschreibung:

Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1990
1 impériale per lot
Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1990 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Excellent appearance and level "As I suspected, the 1989 and 1990 vintages of Lafite-Rothschild have gone dormant. Both wines were among the more closed, backward examples in my blind tasting. The 1990 is riper, richer, and more textured, but mouthsearing tannin and a closed personality make it hard to fully assess. The wine possesses excellent richness, a hint of the unmistakable Lafite perfume of minerals, cedar, lead pencil, and red fruits, medium to full body, moderate weight, admirable richness and overall balance, and a tough finish. Give it a decade of cellaring to shed some tannin and evolve; it may be a 40-50-year Lafite. As outstanding as I believe it will ultimately turn out to be, I do not think the 1990 Lafite will ever match the sheer class, quality, and complexity of the 1988, 1986, and 1982. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2035." Robert Parker Wine Advocate #109 (Feb 1997) 1 impériale per lot

Auction archive: Lot number 7
Auction:
Datum:
14 Mar 2008
Auction house:
Christie's
14 March 2008, New York, Rockefeller Center
Beschreibung:

Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1990
1 impériale per lot
Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1990 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Excellent appearance and level "As I suspected, the 1989 and 1990 vintages of Lafite-Rothschild have gone dormant. Both wines were among the more closed, backward examples in my blind tasting. The 1990 is riper, richer, and more textured, but mouthsearing tannin and a closed personality make it hard to fully assess. The wine possesses excellent richness, a hint of the unmistakable Lafite perfume of minerals, cedar, lead pencil, and red fruits, medium to full body, moderate weight, admirable richness and overall balance, and a tough finish. Give it a decade of cellaring to shed some tannin and evolve; it may be a 40-50-year Lafite. As outstanding as I believe it will ultimately turn out to be, I do not think the 1990 Lafite will ever match the sheer class, quality, and complexity of the 1988, 1986, and 1982. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2035." Robert Parker Wine Advocate #109 (Feb 1997) 1 impériale per lot

Auction archive: Lot number 7
Auction:
Datum:
14 Mar 2008
Auction house:
Christie's
14 March 2008, New York, Rockefeller Center
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