Lafite - 1998 (750ml) Premier Cru there is good acidity

there is good acidity

this wine should evolve easily for 20 or more years

The Frescobaldi family makes two lines of wines from Montalcino

more obviously tannic wine than the 1989

Ulises Valdez and Martinelli’s Charles Ranch and Zio Tony Vineyards

Lafite - 1998 (750ml) Premier Cru there is good acidityA blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, this wine represents only 34% of Lafite's total harvest. In a less than perfect Medoc vintage, it has been spectacular since birth, putting on more weight and flesh over the last year. This opaque purple colored 1998 is close to perfection. The spectacular nose of lead pencil, smoky, mineral, and black currant fruit soars majestically from the glass. The wine is elegant yet profoundly rich, revealing