Château Lafite 1953 (5 MAG)

Château Lafite 1953

Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé

u. 2ts, 2t/hs, 1hs, damp-stained labels, 4 nicked labels, 1 marked label, 3 import tags slightly adhered to main label, 2 corroded capsules and 3 torn capsules, 1 sunken cork, different importers, Etablissements Nicolas label, believed to be late release

I have had many perfectly delicious bottles of this, with textbook Lafite beauty and harmony, delicacy of flavour and the true trademark long finish. It is getting older, of course, and my last bottle in 2009 was all sweetness and cinnamon, but beginning to dry up. As usual, with wines of this age, every bottle is different, enhanced by the variation in provenance, as one would expect. Serena Sutcliffe, MW

5 mags (2 cn)