Lafite Rothschild Vintage:2007 The succulent and caressing medium-bodied

The succulent and caressing medium-bodied flavors possess fine mid-palate concentration that buffers the moderately firm tannins shaping the balanced and delicious finale

lively and incisive

This is the central part of the cru

invigorating

the 2013 Barbaresco Asili Vecchie Viti is the first wine we tasted together

Lafite Rothschild Vintage:2007 The succulent and caressing medium-bodiedThe 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