Lot 27
CHÂTEAU LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) 95 WA
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1995 (1) 92 WA
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) 96 WA
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1995 (1) 94 WS 96 WA
CHÂTEAU LA FLEUR-PÉTRUS 1995 (1) 93 WA
Lot 27 Details
CHÂTEAU LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1)Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
The 1995 Lafite-Rothschild (only one-third of the harvest made it into the final blend) is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet Franc. The wine was showing spectacularly well when I tasted it in November, 1997. It exhibits a dark ruby purple color, and a sweet, powdered mineral, smoky, weedy cassis-scented nose. Beautiful sweetness of fruit is present in this medium-bodied, tightly-knit, but gloriously pure, well-delineated Lafite. The 1995 is not as powerful or as massive as the 1996, but it is beautifully made with outstanding credentials, in addition to remarkable promise. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2028. February 1998 95 WA
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1995 (1)
Saint-Émilion. Premier Grand Cru Classé
92 WA
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1995 (1)
Pessac-Léognan. 1er Cru Classé
It is fun to go back and forth between the 1995 and 1996, two superb vintages for Haut-Brion. The 1995 seems to have sweeter tannin and a bit more fat and seamlessness when compared to the more structured and muscular 1996. Certainly 1995 was a vintage that the brilliant administrator Jean Delmas handled flawlessly. The result is a deep ruby/purple-colored wine with a tight but promising nose of burning wood embers intermixed with vanilla, spice box, earth, mineral, sweet cherry, black currant, plum-like fruit, medium to full body, a high level of ripe but sweet tannin, and a finish that goes on for a good 40-45 seconds. This wine is just beginning to emerge from a very closed state where it was unyielding and backward. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2035. Last tasted, 11/02. 96 WA
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1995 (1)
Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
Deep garnet-brick in color, the nose is well developed, displaying dried berry, leather, vanilla pod and anise notes with a faint whiff of potpourri. The palate is wonderfully fleshy and opulent with velvety, approachable tannins and a long finish. 94 WS 96 WA
CHÂTEAU LA FLEUR-PÉTRUS 1995 (1)
Pomerol.
93 WA
5 bts. per lot $2,600 - $3,200