Lafite( Top Shoulder)- 1982 (750ml) Sangiovese Wine Advocate - 90

Wine Advocate - 90

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The flagship 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon comes predominantly from the famous Champoux Vineyard in which the winery is a partner

pure and flawlessly constructed with extravagant layers of fruit and richness

Lafite( Top Shoulder)- 1982 (750ml) Sangiovese Wine Advocate - 90fill in the base of neck, very torn label This is a denser version of the 1990 that stylistically reminds me of what the young 1959 probably tasted like. Still backward with a deep ruby plum color revealing only a touch of lightening at the edge, the wine offers up an extraordinary nose of caramelized herbs, smoke, cedar, pen ink, black currants, and earth. The gorgeous aromatics are followed by a full bodied, plump, rich, fleshy wine with low