Wine
1986 Chateau Lafite Rothschild PLUS Burgers at Local 186!
- Item Number
- 136
- Estimated Value
- 1700 USD
- Sold
- 750 USD to gabsnyc
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
When only the very best will do.....a bottle of vintage 1986 Château Lafite Rothschild. But that's not all! Combine this rare bottle of wine with a couple of the best burgers made on the planet at Local 186 and now you have a perfect marriage!
Château Lafite Rothschild has long been one of the great wines of the Bordeaux region of France - and of the world.
According to the Lafite Web site, the Lafite vineyard was organized by the Ségur family in the 17th century, and the estate soon garnered a reputation as a top-level winemaking estate. Jacques de Ségur is credited with planting the vineyard in the 1670s and early 1680s.
In the mid-18th century, the site notes, King Louis XV, guided by the Maréchal de Richelieu, strongly approved of the wine, "and it was soon the subject of much ado at Versailles." Thomas Jefferson, as ambassador to France in the days before the French Revolution, developed an affinity for the finest French wines, among them Chateau Lafite.
At the Universal French Exposition of 1855, the wines of France were classified, and Château Lafite was one of only four to receive the highest classification - premier cru. The others were Château Latour, Château Margaux and Château Haut-Brion. The classifications remained unchanged until 1973, when Château Mouton Rothschild, the appellation of another branch of the Rothschild family, was elevated.
In 1868, Baron James de Rothschild purchased Château Lafite, and the family name was added. The wine has endured many disasters: two world wars and German occupation; phylloxera (a destructive aphid) and mildew; the Great Depression. After World War II, the Barons de Rothschild regained possession of the estate, and Baron Elie de Rothschild restored the business. It is now under the management of his nephew, Baron Eric de Rothschild.
The Web site lists among its best vintages - wines with intensity and concentration, combined with a light, velvety texture, the hallmark of great French wine - the years 1945, 1947, 1949, 1959, 1961, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000.
Item Special Note
Wine must be picked up in Provincetown at Waters Edge Cinema or at Local 186 restaurant.
Recent Wine Review:
Really nice color. The smell just surrounds you. Hand lotion, really nice perfume, super sophisticated/elegant. Balance is amazing. The amazing thing is it is like all the different tastes are taking their turn coming out and subsiding as you taste this wine. Such a complex wine. Black truffles flavors. Super leather on back end, more than any other wine I have ever tasted. Nice fig type of taste. Some chocolate coming out on the nose after about an hour in. Dustiness coming out. Full bodied. Very round. A little sour blueberry flavor. Amazing stuff. Still have at least 15 years, but I believe it is drinking very well right now.
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