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The February 2020 Auction: Part 3

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Auction Ends: 2/20/2020 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #33. Lafite Rothschild 1999

Description: Consists of 12 Bottles, 0.75L
Packaging: OWC.
Score: 95 RP.
"The 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, and vanilla. It is medium-bodied, with extravagant layers of richness yet little weight, and a finish that is all sweetness, ripeness, and harmony. This extraordinary Lafite increasingly appears to be a modern day clone of the majestic 1953. A mere one-third of the crop made it into the grand vin!" Wine Advocate #140, Apr 2002
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $7,500

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