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John Salvi MW
Colour: Fine, bright, young and youthful. Almost purple edge.
Nose: This is huge and assails one at once. Generous, open and ripe, but perfectly contained and restrained. Wonderful freshness in the acidity, but none the less great intensity of deep, ripe fruit.
Palate: Great Wine! Sturdy and strongly structured. Deliciously spicy. It can be almost stern at moments, but its generous nature takes over. It is a litt...
Wine Description
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...
Wine Information
A relatively early growing season with above average temperatures and normal rainfall. Precipitation at the end of May and early June made the vines subject to mildew, but our technicians were diligent in protecting the grapevines. The end of summer was beautiful, and the dry hot weeks in August and September gave very ripe grapes.
Vintage 2000
BORDEAUX 2000 – A DREAM VINTAGE
Weather conditions / Vintage 2000 has from the very start been proclaimed as one of the best vintages of modern times. In spring 2003, I've had many opportunities to find out, if we really have a true dream vintage in our hands.
During harvest 2000, while doing "personal inspection" in the vineyards, I noticed that something extraordinary big was on its way. Grapes looked extremely healthy.
While sorti...
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Average Bottle Price
| 2023 | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 980€ +14.0% | 860€ -12.2% | 980€ -29.0% | 1 380€ +10.2% | 1 252€ -3.5% | 1 298€ -10.3% | 1 447€ -11.3% | 1 632€ -0.8% | 1 645€ -21.3% | 2 090€ +14.2% | 1 830€ +560.6% | 277€ |
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.