Lafite Rothschild Vintage:2007 There is enough wood and

There is enough wood and reduction to notice so I would strongly advise decanting this if you’re inclined to try a bottle young

without any loss of energy

yet still a little rough

This is the central part of the cru

Lafite Rothschild Vintage:2007 There is enough wood andThe wine seems fully mature, more so than the '89 (or the '82, tasted recently, but not for this vertical). The aromas were savoury roast meat, black plum, fig, and prune touched with smoke, coffee, and truffle. The texture was dense and extraordinarily tannic. The finish was long, and there was a touch of soy sauce right at the end. The 1986 vintage featured a dry spring followed by a hot summer, but there were small, sporadic rain showers that meant