Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru 1988

Lobenberg: 1988 gab es wahnsinnig langlebige Weine, etwas rustikal und rauh, aber so waren damals die klimatischen Bedingungen. Lafite brauchte ewig bis zur Öffnung, uner er ist ein ewig lebender Star des Jahrgangs. 96-97/100

Jane Anson: Served from magnum, tasting delicous right now. I’ve had this vintage a few times recently and it is not the most blockbuster Lafite, but has such an effortless charm that it feels absolutey signature. Tobacco, rose petals, suble charred cedar and grilled cocoa, with loganberry and raspberry fruit. Does that Lafite trick where it is utterly gulpable and so enjoyable, and it just subtly keeps on delivering new moments of complexity and understated power. 95/100 (2022)

Robert Parker: Broodingly backward and in need of considerable bottle age, the 1988 is a classic expression of Lafite. This deeply-colored wine exhibits the tell-tale Lafite bouquet of cedar, subtle herbs, dried pit fruits, minerals, and cassis. Extremely concentrated, with brilliantly focused flavors and huge tannins, this backward, yet impressively endowed Lafite-Rothschild may well turn out to be the wine of the vintage! 94/100 (1994)

James Suckling: I always loved the 1988 and this is a pretty bottle with finesse and wonderful length, showing the uniqueness of Lafite. Medium body, ultra-fine tannins and a refined and polished finish. The subtle currant, tobacco and Spanish cedar shows through here. 94/100 (2021)