Château Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2021
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Category | Red Wine |
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Brand | Château Lafite Rothschild |
Origin | France, Bordeaux, Pauillac |
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Château Lafite is one of, if not the, most prestigious estate in not only Pauillac, not only Bordeaux, but the entire world. Revered, collected, coveted and admired by collectors, professionals and winemakers, Lafite is the top Premiere Grand Cru Classé on the Left Bank. Without doubt, one of the Crown Jewels in the world of fine wine.
Wine Enthusiast
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This wine is the essence of Bordeaux Cabernet. Dominated by this variety at 96%, it exudes tannins and black-currant fruits. Structure is all there, backed by acidity. It is a wine for serious aging. Drink at the earliest from 2028.
James Suckling
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Reminiscent of the 1995 Lafite but modern, this wine is extremely aromatic, showing lead pencil, currants, blackberries, black olives and smoke with some gunpowder. Notes of iodine, stone, blood and ink. It is medium-bodied, with very fine and creamy tannins that show so much finesse and length. Racy at the end. 96% cabernet sauvignon, 3% merlot, 1% petit verdot. Give this four or five years to open.
Jeb Dunnuck
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A classic expression of this Château, the 2021 Château Lafite-Rothschild checks in as 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot brought up in a mix of new and used barrels. It's not massive but textbook Lafite with its red and black currant fruit as well as cedar pencil, ripe tobacco, graphite, and spicy nuances. More medium-bodied on the palate, it has a great mid-palate, ample concentration, ripe, polished tannins, and a gorgeous finish. The vintage doesn't get much better than this beauty, and it should round into form (I would gladly drink a bottle today) with 4-6 years of bottle age. It might be one of the longest-lived wines in the vintage, offering 30 years or more of prime drinking.