12 bottles per lot
Details
Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1983
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
In original wooden cases. Original tissues except one in lot 18. Lot 18; damaged capsules, two bin-soiled labels, levels: base of neck or better. Lot 19; One damaged capsule, levels base of neck or better
Tasting note: My best and most detailed note in the mid-1990s: richly coloured but already a mature red-brown rim; bouquet light and fragrant but a whiff of varnish; a curious but familiar oyster shell taste. Later, a touch of sweetness but with edgy acidity. Most recently: fairly deep; fair fragrance; surprisingly sweet, not bad fruit. Faint praise. Perhaps unfair. Last tasted May 2005 *** M.B.
12 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
In original wooden cases. Original tissues except one in lot 18. Lot 18; damaged capsules, two bin-soiled labels, levels: base of neck or better. Lot 19; One damaged capsule, levels base of neck or better
Tasting note: My best and most detailed note in the mid-1990s: richly coloured but already a mature red-brown rim; bouquet light and fragrant but a whiff of varnish; a curious but familiar oyster shell taste. Later, a touch of sweetness but with edgy acidity. Most recently: fairly deep; fair fragrance; surprisingly sweet, not bad fruit. Faint praise. Perhaps unfair. Last tasted May 2005 *** M.B.
12 bottles per lot
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