Château Lafite Rothschild - Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 1989 (750ml) Hondarribi Beltza Regal dark ruby in color

Regal dark ruby in color

with bright notes of preserved lemon and verbena layered with smoke

This savage beast hails from Paso Robles (California’s real wine county)

Fermentation occurs in a combination of steel barrels (90%) and used barrique barrels (10%)

lends itself well to becoming a spumante wine

Château Lafite Rothschild - Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 1989 (750ml) Hondarribi Beltza Regal dark ruby in colorCritical Acclaim 98 points Jane Anson for Decanter Beautiful, rich and still extremely young, this is Lafite at its gulpable, elegant, sculpted, age defying best. Deeply spiced cassis notes are joined by touches of cedar the result of a dry year that saw one of the earliest harvests since 1898. The grapes were picked with high alcohol and ripe tannins and they have absolutely lasted, and will continue to do so. The tannins are cradling the fruit,