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Lafite-Rothschild 1945

Château Lafite-Rothschild, Bordeaux, France

Château Lafite-Rothschild
Bordeaux France
  • 96
    Points
  • The 923 best
    of 3 290 954
    wines globally
  • 15 Pros of
    16 recommend
    this wine
1059 96
  • Taste
  • Moment

  • Country ranking ?

    800

  • Producer ranking ?

    30

  • Decanting time

    1h

  • When to drink

    now

  • Food Pairing

    lamb Stew with Spring Vegetables

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The Story

„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

Die Qualität des Château Lafite Rothschild bedarf keiner näher...

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Average Bottle Price

2023 2021 2019 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2005 2000 1995
2 290€ +0.4% 2 280€ +20.6% 1 890€ -18.2% 2 310€ +4.5% 2 210€ +0.9% 2 190€ +10.2% 1 988€ -14.3% 2 320€ -6.5% 2 480€ -14.2% 2 890€ -10.2% 3 220€ +333.4% 743€ +90.5% 390€ +21.9% 320€

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

19 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Mittel, Braun and Dunkel

ending

Mittel, Weich, Ausgeprägt and Hard

flavors

Blackcurrant, Zeder and Schokolade

nose

Unsauber, Flüchtig, Edel and Gereift

taste

Mittlere Säure, Wenig Tannin, Komplex, Perfekte Harmonie, Gereift, Mittlerer Körper, Aggressiv, Rund, Lebendig, Lebendig and Halbtrocken

Verdict

Transparent and Sophisticated

Written Notes

The 1945 Lafite Rothschild had a touch of VA in the nose that blew off with time. Aromas of ramps and leafy greens gave way to caramel and cedar. Its palate was fleshy, and that initial touch of madeira blew off into a solid and delicious wine, but not one of the vintage’s elite (94).
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  • 94p

Amazing nose of plums and delicate currants. Full and wonderfully silky and dense with a light plum jam and bright acidity. Phenomenal finish. Delicate and fruity.

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  • 99p

Lafite 1945 – at first sip it was obvious, that something superb from Haut Medoc was in the glass. Well-preserved cherries on the nose and palate, acidity was there and supported fruit in an exemplary way, pure elegance and sophisticated touch, great complexity and lingering finish. Well-stored wine for sure. 95p.

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  • 95p

This bottle of 1945 Lafite-Rothschild comes from famous Graham Lyons cellar and was re-corked in 1983. It actually snowed at Lafite-Rothschild on 1 May that year when the vines were already 15 days in advance, summer saw sporadic hail and harvest commenced on 13 September with berries at miraculously ripe levels. What a wine! Deeper in color than the 1949 Lafite-Rothschild, the 1945 has a haunting bouquet, with vestiges of red fruit mixed with graphite, cold stone, crushed rose petals and briary. It gently builds in the glass and with aeration becomes ever more vivid and delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannin, perfect acidity, pure and weightless, one of the most nuanced 1945s you will find. It is utterly sublime, never showing off and never trying too hard. It just shimmers with a pedigree that is undiminished after the passing decades. This might be one of the occasions where I prefer the Lafite-Rothschild to the more ostentatious 1945 Latour. Tasted at the Lafite-Rothschild dinner at Amuse Bouche in Hong Kong.

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  • 98p
This has the lightest colour of the premier crus, now quite tawny. It has a delicate nose of dried roses and tea leaves. A lovely, sweet wine. Lingering finish. A wine that needs your attention. Very delicate and quite unique. Needs decanting and attention to really appreciate.
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  • 92p
This bottle turned out to be slightly volatile and suffered from the oxidation. It was lacking the refined and complex layers that are normally found from Lafite 45. Despite that, it hit still 90 points from me. Lafite elegance is still there and I love it!
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  • 90p
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Poor

Investment potential

Good

Fake factory

Serious

Glass time

1h
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