Lafite - 2003 (750ml) Cabernet Sauvignon is composed of limestone on

is composed of limestone on the upper slopes

juicy and impressively long

and probably a decade is needed to bring it into focus

Potentially one of the most compelling wines of the vintage

Its dark plum/ruby hue is followed by sweet aromas of briery berry fruit

Lafite - 2003 (750ml) Cabernet Sauvignon is composed of limestone onThe 2003 Lafite Rothschild comes as close to perfection as any of the great Lafites made over the past three decades (1982, 1986, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010). This sensational effort came in at 12. 7% natural alcohol, it is made in the style of one of this estates great classics, the 1959. Composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it exhibits a dense ruby purple color to the rim along with a