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Vintage | 1988 |
Rating | 90-94 |
Classification | Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Julien |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Price | From 100 € to 200 € |
Château | Leoville Las Cases |
Country | France |
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1988
Pauillac
Bordeaux
Pauillac
PAUL JABOULET AINE La Chapelle 1988
Hermitage Rouge
Sauternes
Saint Emilion
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI 1988
La Tache
(04-2001)
(01-2003) This wine continues to show brilliantly, and is certainly a more successful effort than the more renowned and expensive 1989. The color is a dark, murky garnet/purple. The wine shows notes of underbrush, fruitcake, cedar, black cherries, and currants. The wine still shows some moderate tannins in the mouth, but the fruit is sweet, the wine is expansive, and the overall impression is a very symmetrical, medium to full-bodied, rather classic Medoc.
(2009) Wow. Really youthful on the nose, with currant, blackberry and hints of vanilla bean. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and lots of mint and fruit. Goes on for a long time. Surprisingly youthful. Give it a couple of years. So focused and beautiful.