Typical vintages of Haut-Brion and Lafite...
28 Feb 2006 by JR
Patience Waddilove, Dorset: Peter Sive wrote about first growths to drink before one dies . A grim thought, yes, but the reality some of us are willing to face, and as it's come up... I would like to buy one bottle each of Haut-Brion and Lafite to lay down alongside my one bottle each of Palmer and Margaux, with the intention of drinking them all up in 12-20 years, after which I might not know what I was drinking if my brain were to pack up. I can't justify buying 2000 or 2005 - and perhaps one shouldn't drink 2005 in under 20 years? - a question for another time... Which vintages would you recommend for this...

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