90 % 卡本妮蘇維翁
10 % 梅洛
9月8日，採摘下第一批梅洛葡萄：冬春兩季的天氣條件十分理想，因此葡萄的收穫期來得比較早。夏季雖然降了一些雨，但幸運的是，收穫期時同1996年一樣，迎來了明媚的陽光。
這是拉菲最近幾年持續時間最長的一個收穫期，經過幾輪細緻甄選，仔細檢查葡萄果實的健康狀態。
品酒筆記（灌瓶時）：
酒味辛辣，具有濃郁醇厚的果香味，入口柔滑、甘美、香氣四溢，尾香果味濃郁，非常宜人。這款佳釀的成熟期比前兩個年份酒（1995和1996）更早。
It boasts an opaque dense purple color in addition to a gorgeously sweet, expansive perfume of cedar wood, black currants, lead pencil, and minerals. What follows is a fat mid-palate, medium body, explosive fruit and richness, soft tannin, and a velvety texture. It is a beautiful, compelling Lafite-Rothschild that can be drunk young, yet promises to evolve for 15+ years. Although one of the most forward Lafites ever tasted, it is all the more captivating because of this characteristic. Don't miss it! RP
