The yield was abundant and of outstanding quality. Excellent climatic conditions for the harvests. Very deep color. A complex bouquet with currant, blackberry, smoke, leather, and spice aromas. You…
Classified First Growth
Yes, there is power to this wine. But more than that, it exudes authority; a dense and solid wine with an impressive presence and texture. It has a velvet mouthfeel: the tannins are dusty and…
This famous First Growth is often described as perfumed, elegant and delicate, and one of the finest wines in Bordeaux. According to Baron Eric de Rothschild, Chateau Lafite has a beautiful,…
Robert Parker 98 Points: "a candidate for the -wine of the vintage,- the 2008 should have been purchased before it began to soar in value because of the significance of the number 8 in the Chinese…
99-100 JS / 98-100 Wi / 97-99 Jd / 98 De / 96-98 Vm / 97 Ja / 95-97 Wa. A classical Lafite that reminds me of something like the 1986, with its blackcurrant and tobacco character with cedar and…
James Suckling 100 Points: "Incredible aromas of crushed berries, sweet tobacco and wet earth. So perfumed and gorgeous. Hot stones and cement, too. Full-bodied, dense and powerful with lots of…
Chapter 4 Fine and Rare Wines - Life is too short to drink bad wine
(92 points) "The 1994 Lafite-Rothschild is served from a large format whisked straight from the château. Perhaps that goes some way to explain the impressive showing. Very youthful in hue, it has a…
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