Lafite - Pauillac 1892 (Recorked in 1953 & 1983) EXCL. Mugnier made first-rate '98s and

Mugnier made first-rate '98s and the Amoureuses is one of the clear successes of the vintage with its higly expressive and wonderfully complex nose that has gone secondary yet remains quite fresh

By contrast the elegant and refined flavors are a good deal more reserved that are like silk on the mid-palate though the hugely long and moderately finish tightens up in a real rush

volume and concentrated power to the caressing yet serious medium weight plus flavors that display very fine length on the dusty and youthfully austere finale

and there's no sweetness whatsoever

A close second (and who knows how they might perform at different times and with different foods) is the 2012 Cariad Proprietary Red Wine

Lafite - Pauillac 1892 (Recorked in 1953 & 1983) EXCL. Mugnier made first-rate '98s and