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    174
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    10
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The Story

The Château Lafite estate run by the Rothschilds is, with its 100 hectares of cultivated land, the largest of the main Pauillac vineyards.

It is located in the highest part of the area and the view from its château, with its conical towers that appear on the label, takes in the banks of the River Gironde, which flows nearby. The wines are a blend of four different varieties of grape – Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petite Verdot and Cabernet F...

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Vintage 2022

Bordeaux 2022 vintage will stay in the memory of the world of wine as the exceptional vintage which kept a lot of surprises. The year started well with bud break at a normal date, so the frost in early April did not too much damage. The flowering started in mid-May and in optimal conditions. June brought stormy rains which were able to partially reconstitute de water reserves of the soil, however hail fell locally with sometimes very important...

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Written Notes

Lafite Rothschild - 94% C. Sauvignon, 5% Merlot and 1% P. Verdot. 13.7% alcohol. This wine had, as always, wildly many layers to rely on. Everything was stunning, from a deeply intense nose of perfectly aromatic black fruit and flowers to an excellently structured palate covered with cashmere and full of luscious fruit and silky tannin, seamless, fabulous midpalate, and a mega-long finish lasting more than one minute. A legend in the making! 99-100p.

  • 100p

Ruby.
Blackberries, cassis, fruit driven, nuanced, detailed, bright, intense and scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, liquorice, detailed, blackberries, rich with finesse, layered and deep for Lafite, not for the vintage, long indeed. 

 

  • 98p

A classical Lafite that reminds me of something like the 1986, with its blackcurrant and tobacco character with cedar and hazelnut, but it's so today with its purity and precision. It's really about being Lafite here. Terroir gives great elegance with strength. 99-100

  • 100p

A wine of stunning purity and freshness, the quintessence of elegance. Dark purple colour with violet hue and black core.  Excellent nose with concentrated yet elegant character and a slightly closed start. Opens up very well displaying a fine aroma reminiscent of blackcurrants, blackcurrant spurs, ripe blackberries, vanilla, cardamom and fine toasting. On the palate noble tannins, well balanced, juicy fruit and very elegant spiciness. A mind-blowing wine with excellent length and complexity in the finish. 

  • 99p
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Pauillac, Bordeaux
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