Lafite( Top Shoulder)- 1982 (750ml) Sangiovese pure and flawlessly constructed with

pure and flawlessly constructed with extravagant layers of fruit and richness

a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon

This has so much ripe fruit

Wine Advocate - 90

The palate is full-bodied and sumptuous with super-fine tannins

Lafite( Top Shoulder)- 1982 (750ml) Sangiovese pure and flawlessly constructed withfill in the base of neck, very torn label This is a denser version of the 1990 that stylistically reminds me of what the young 1959 probably tasted like. Still backward with a deep ruby plum color revealing only a touch of lightening at the edge, the wine offers up an extraordinary nose of caramelized herbs, smoke, cedar, pen ink, black currants, and earth. The gorgeous aromatics are followed by a full bodied, plump, rich, fleshy wine with low