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  • Country ranking ?

    1 149
  • Producer ranking ?

    56
  • Decanting time

    35min
  • When to drink

    now
  • Food Pairing

    Enjoy without food

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5* Michael Broadbent

“By 1858 ,an effective anti-oidium treatment had been discovered and applied and, as if to make up for the five previous poor vintages, a hot summer led to a healthy harvest towards the end of September. This year marked the start of an extremely prosperous period, particularly for the Bordeaux merchants.

Seven notes. This was the oldest vintage of Lafite from the cellars of Lord Rosebery, which featured in Christie’...

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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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Average Bottle Price

2010 2005 1995
10 732€ +62.9% 6 590€ +574.5% 977€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Latest Pro-tasting notes

11 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Full, Brownish and Evolved

ending

Long, Smooth, Round and Sharp

flavors

Smoky, Leather, Dried-fruit, Blackcurrant, Vanilla and Coffee

nose

Intense, Round, Complex and Generous

recommend

Yes

taste

Low in Acidity, Low alcohol content, Low tannin, Balanced, Well-structured, Complex, Mature, Medium-bodied, Ripe, Elegant, Refined, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Well-rounded and Fine

Information

Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

Average

Fake factory

Serious
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