Is this bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild the real deal?
I bought this bottle last week at an estate sale. From what I can tell it looks legit. I wanted to see if any of the members here had any insight on the authenticity.
by steelybran1
12 Comments
flyingron
Not sure why you’d forge a bottle from a pretty poor year in BDX. Of course, even if it is legit, you don’t know how it’s been handled for the past 50 years.
hollywoodxvii
I am by no means an expert as I have only ever held 2 bottles of this wine, but it looks legit from the pictures. Opened a 1982 vintage about 6 years ago and again the same vintage this past December. Cork crumbled both times but still extremely enjoyable, though very short lived. No accounting for how yours was stored, but you can use it as a display piece or roll the dice!
szakee
send them pictures.
starvinggigolo
You did not miss the “drinking window”
abazaarencounter
Looks authentic, but bad vintage
TroubleshootReddit
probably fake, I’ll take it off your hands for free
PinkVoyd
Will take a look at our bottles and let you know tomorrow.
From a quick viewing though – it looks legitimate.
Not many fakes go through the effort of putting an importer label on it. Much easier to check provenance.
Boosted_JP
Another Schrödinger bottle!
TheJneeR
Levels seems fine
Label and foil legit
Just get the durand or a lamined opener
Dont garraf/decant
enjoy.
N3OUomo
Looks right. Can you see anything on the cork? Doubt anyone is faking a 72
bli
Enjoy!
ultralayzer
I drank a 71 a few weeks back. Wasn’t bad, but definitely “austere,” as they used to say…
12 Comments
Not sure why you’d forge a bottle from a pretty poor year in BDX. Of course, even if it is legit, you don’t know how it’s been handled for the past 50 years.
I am by no means an expert as I have only ever held 2 bottles of this wine, but it looks legit from the pictures. Opened a 1982 vintage about 6 years ago and again the same vintage this past December. Cork crumbled both times but still extremely enjoyable, though very short lived. No accounting for how yours was stored, but you can use it as a display piece or roll the dice!
send them pictures.
You did not miss the “drinking window”
Looks authentic, but bad vintage
probably fake, I’ll take it off your hands for free
Will take a look at our bottles and let you know tomorrow.
From a quick viewing though – it looks legitimate.
Not many fakes go through the effort of putting an importer label on it. Much easier to check provenance.
Another Schrödinger bottle!
Levels seems fine
Label and foil legit
Just get the durand or a lamined opener
Dont garraf/decant
enjoy.
Looks right. Can you see anything on the cork? Doubt anyone is faking a 72
Enjoy!
I drank a 71 a few weeks back. Wasn’t bad, but definitely “austere,” as they used to say…