Chateau Lafte Rothschild, 1ème G.C.C, 1855 Pauillac 1996 liz-heidenreich harmonious mouthfeel and pleasing persistence

harmonious mouthfeel and pleasing persistence

The resulting wine shows a pale straw colour with light green highlights lurking throughout

Bright light golden colour

Nascent oak emerges on smooth and well-structured tannins

all the lines are clean and snappy and there's a nice minerally tang at the end

Chateau Lafte Rothschild, 1ème G.C.C, 1855 Pauillac 1996 liz-heidenreich harmonious mouthfeel and pleasing persistence"Allocation only, email wine@worldwine. com. au to secure allocation" This vintage thus had three phases, which ultimately produced a rich, dense, structured, very complex wine. Some tasters find 96 reminiscent of the elegance of 53, and the power of 59, which augurs well for this vintage that will undoubtedly improve with age for a very long time!