Château Lafite, 1999 Wine Books On the palate the wine

On the palate the wine is deep

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Château Lafite, 1999 Wine Books On the palate the wineThe 1999 Lafite Rothschild sports an engraved "1999" on the bottle along with an eclipse to mark that significant historical event of August, 1999. It is a quintessential offering from Lafite Rothschild. This prodigious wine is both elegant and intensely flavored, and almost diaphanous in its layers that unfold with no heaviness. An opaque ruby purple color is accompanied by a complex bouquet of lead pencil, graphite, cedar, creme de cassis, toast,