TN: 2004 Château Lafite Rothschild (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac)

[Rick]

• 2004 Château Lafite Rothschild - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (4/6/2010)
  this is very eary but I decided to try again....big huge multi layered, lots of tannins, only going to get better and better....lots of fun to drink
  the nose is dense , smoke,earth,black fruit, long chewy finsh (95 pts.)

[Chasse-Spleen]

Thanks for the note, Rick. I always love to read notes on young firsts and similar top rank wines.
-Chasse

[Houndsong]

Nice.

I have to admit even though I've been counseled not to think about it my arms are going to be very short when it comes to pulling another 2002 for drinking after I've seen the market prices. If it were just a question of cost it would be no problem and I assumed it would appreciate in value, which was a small part of the decision to buy it, but when I think of the value proposition of the enjoyment of drinking versus what I could do with the proceeds, like give it to coonhound rescue or something, it is a no brainer.

[Comte Flaneur]

At a 2004 tasting we did 2 1/2 years ago, this was simply head and shoulders above anything else