CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD LONG DAI 2018 750ML @ Southgate [1036194]

INITIALLY THE NOSE IS SUBTLY IMBUED WITH BLACK FRUIT SUCH AS BLUEBERRY, QUICKLY GIVING WAY TO SPICY NOTES LIKE NUTMEG AND LIQUORICE. ON AERATION, IT REVEALS FLORAL SCENTS OF HAWTHORN AND VIOLET, EMBLEMATIC OF MARSELAN ON THE LONG DAI TERROIR. THE PALATE IS CONCENTRATED AND DOMINATED BY BLACK FRUIT, WITH BLUEBERRY AND BLACKBERRY FOLLOWED BY ROASTED AND COCOA NOTES. IT IS FINELY STRUCTURED BY RICH AND ELEGANT TANNINS SUPPORTING GOOD LENGTH ON THE PALATE. 75% CAB, 17% MARSELAN & 8% CAB FRANC.