【 汚れと少々の欠損が有ります．．】
６０年代の不調の時期を乗り越え、７５〜７６年と素晴らしいワインを生み出し、８２年の完全復活へと繋がる道しるべ上に有る７５年ラフィットです。ようやく飲み頃を迎えつつあると思われます。
1975 Lafite-Rothschild
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux Blend (a dry red table wine)
Why is it that Lafite-Rothschild is often
so distressingly irregular from bottle to
bottle? Much of the inconsistency during
the sixties and mid-seventies can be explained
by the relaxed bottling schedule, which saw
the wines blended and bottled over an unusually
long period (12+ months, compared to the
estate's modern day bottling operation that
never takes longer than 2-4 weeks). I have
had some great bottles of the 1975 Lafite,
most of them in the wine's first 15 years
of life. Since then, I have seen wines that
appeared cooked and stewed, with a Barolo
tar-like aroma, as well as others with the
classic Pauillac, lead-pencil, cedar, cassis,
and tobacco aromatic dimension. The 1975
is a powerful Lafite, and troublesome bottles
tend to reveal more tannin and funkiness
than others, which have a roasted character,
combined with a gravelly, mineral underpinning.
As this wine has aged, it appears to be less
of a sure bet. In most cases, it has been
an outstanding wine, as the bottle tasted
in December suggested. The aromatics indicate
the wine is fully mature, but the tough tannin
level clearly underscores the dark side of
the 1975 vintage. This wine will undoubtedly
last for another 30+ years, but I am not
sure the fruit will hold. It is a perplexing
wine that may still turn out to be an exceptional
Lafite. In contrast, the 1976 has always
been much more forward and consistent. However,
I would still take the 1975 over the overrated,
mediocre 1970, 1966, and 1961.
Reviewer Robert Parker
Rating 92 Points
Maturity Drink 1996-2026
Cost
Wine Advocate #103 (Feb 1996)より抜粋 |
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