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Lafite-Rothschild 1920

Château Lafite-Rothschild, Bordeaux, France

Château Lafite-Rothschild
Bordeaux France
  • 94
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  • The 1 349 best
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  • 6 Pros of
    6 recommend
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  • Country ranking ?

    1 172

  • Producer ranking ?

    60

  • Decanting time

    45min

  • When to drink

    now to 2025

  • Food Pairing

    Roast Leg of Lamb with Mint Pesto & Mustard Crumbs

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„Lafite hat eine Seele. Eine schöne, großzügige, freundliche Seele. Lafite verwandelt bloße Erde in einen Traum. Lafite ist Harmonie, die Harmonie zwischen Mensch und Natur. Ohne die Winzer auf Lafite gäbe es auch keinen Wein. Aber ohne den himmlischen Odem dieses einzigartigen Fleckens Erde könnten sie niemals etwas derart Herausragendes erschaffen.“

Baron Eric de Rothschild

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Written Notes

Dark copper colour. Expressive nose with fine aroma reminiscent of discreet spices. Discreet balmy hints. Elegant palate with very good length. 

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  • 93p

Bright, light brownish colour. Complex and seductive toasty, coconut nose with some Macademian nuts. Medium-bodied palate is round and with with good concentration. Bit rustic finish with cherry notes. A decadent wine. – JL 92p. (Aug 2023)

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  • 92p

The 1920 Lafite-Rothschild comes from a great but forgotten vintage. Fully mature on the nose, it is quite exquisite with bewitching scents of leather, sandalwood, pot-pourri and just a hint of dark chocolate. I adore the manner in which this gathers momentum in the glass and yet remains warm and mellow. The palate is fresh and finely balanced, elegant and refined in its dotage. Harmonious in the mouth, you can still feel the weight, the presence of what must have been a dense and perhaps very structured wine in its youth. It improves in the glass with suggestions of orange rind and even marmalade towards the finish. On the aftertaste is just a hint of Lapsong Souchang, completing a sophisticated and divine Lafite-Rothschild. Tasted at the Lafite-Rothschild 150th anniversary dinner at the property.

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  • 94p
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Pauillac, Bordeaux
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