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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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Wholesaler bottled. Fill level upper shoulder. Cloudy, fairly intensive, brownish colour. Medium strong, lush and accented nose – vegetables, bamboo shoots, hazelnut and smoke. Fairly acid, medium full wine with mild tannins and roasted root vegetable aromas. Classic Médoc features, but an exceptionally soft taste. The wine weakened rather quickly in the glass.
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Pauillac, Bordeaux
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