WINE =======: 1989 Lafite-Rothschild 
Tasting Date: 2003-08-03
Score       : 90

Notes
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Creamy apricot, quintessential Lafitte.   Prototypical
Lafitte.  However, not inspirational.  This is an
exceptional wine but not a contender with the 1986, and a
mere of shadow of the 1989 Haut Brion.  A very good, solid
Lafitte but nothing inspirational.  Robert Parker was
generous in his characterization that this wine was closed
with the tannin elevated.  I would say the wine is open, the
tannins have bloomed and are not capable of elevating 
themselves byond the quitessentially Lafite dark fruit
flavor.   This is a wine that promises
more but does not deliver, but in the tradition of Lafite,
it puts to shame most competitors.
Don't get me wrong - this is a brilliant wine, but it is far
from a good example of how fine Lafite can be.
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