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  • Country ranking ?

    994
  • Producer ranking ?

    39
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    2025-2040
  • Food Pairing

    Beef Tenderloin with Crisp Rosemary Potatoes

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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

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Chateau Lafite Rothschild
APR 13 Deep ruby. Scented, elegant and quite layered. Refined, complex, floral and very nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, superb texture and structure, lively and very elegant, long. 93-95

  • 94p

The 2012 Lafite Rothschild, representing only 38% of their total production, is a blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance mostly Merlot. It is a very stylish, elegant, yet concentrated Lafite Rothschild with an opaque ruby/purple color, soft well-integrated tannins, nice integrated oak, acidity and alcohol. Lafites's 2012 reveals good, opaque, ruby/purple color and plenty of lead pencil and blackcurrant fruit. The wine is medium-bodied and should hit its prime 2020-2035.

  • 91p

The intense deep black hued Lafite 2012 is powerful with a commanding, strong range of fruit aromas. This Saint-Julien has a pleasant attack followed by a round, flavourful palate, very supple, with some subtle notes and soft tannins. Truly beautiful altogether, with promising maturation, the authenticity of the wine will even enchant the most demanding palates.

  • 95p
Tasted twice - last time in November 2015. Not consistent notes. Not impressive from barrel when tasted in April 2013, painfully oaky, low-keyed and with rather short finish. I wondered if it would improve dramatically after ageing in oak and being bottled. It certainly did! Incredibly deep and flavoured nose, sheer power and stunning length. Incredibly seductive wine!
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Grapes

8% Merlot
91% Cabernet Sauvignon
1% Petit Verdot

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Poor

Release state price

330€

Investment potential

Average

Fake factory

Be Cautious

Glass time

2h

Drinking temperature

17
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