Lafite - Pauillac 1893 (Recorked in 1992)

Lafite - Pauillac 1893 (Recorked in 1992)

so 5-6 years of cellaring is warranted

The color is an opaque purple

Powerfully authoritative flavors that ooze glycerin and fruit extraction are also elegant and harmonious

the 2011 is simply remarkable for the year

Both 2013s are clearly the finest Eisele wines made under the administration of François Pinault and his top lieutenant

The wines from the extremely hot drought year

but with more focus and vibrancy

Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

citrus-tinged finish that is utterly beguiling

Otherwise the succulent and opulent massively-scaled flavors possess seemingly endless reserves of dry extract that make the mid-palate and finish of this very firmly structured and almost painfully intense effort appear almost pliant

seems to be the most gravelly (pardon the pun) and with loads of minerality it’s a more backward tannic style

An intensely spicy and floral red berry and cassis-suffused nose merges seamlessly into impressively rich and full-bodied middle weight flavors that possess just a hint of minerality on the hugely long and palate staining finish