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Lafite-Rothschild 2014

Château Lafite-Rothschild, Bordeaux, France

Château Lafite-Rothschild
Bordeaux France
  • 97
    Points
  • The 719 best
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  • 14 Pros of
    15 recommend
    this wine
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  • Country ranking ?

    612

  • Producer ranking ?

    26

  • Decanting time

    4h

  • When to drink

    from 2020

  • Food Pairing

    Grilled Sirloin with Red-Wine Braised Shallots

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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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Latest Pro-tasting notes

16 tasting notes

Tasting note

nose

Intensiv and Charmant

taste

Wärmend, Harmonisch, Jugendlich, Fokussiert, Elegant and Frisch

Verdict

Transparent and Vollmundig

Written Notes

Deep colour. Intense graphite, dark berry fruits with liquorice inky notes. Superb minerally wine with deep blackcurrant, blackberry fruits, fine slinky dry textures, lovely mid palate richness and flavour length. Elemental yet precise. Acidity lengthens the palate. Impressive wine. 97 points

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  • 97p

Dark brooding and quite thick in texture with glossy colour and a bright crimson rim, the wine has very ripe Cabernet aromas, some sweetness and floral notes but all is quite packed if fresh; lovely spice and great black fruit flavours on the silky attack; , very, very Cab, very powerful, without being extracted; tannic intensity in the finish and lots of structure and power there.

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  • 96p

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, light cedar note, floral, vanilla, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, lively, detailed, some cherries, nuanced, long. 94-96

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  • 95p

The 2014 Lafite-Rothschild, tasted with head winemaker Eric Kohler, has retained that very opulent and outgoing bouquet that dare I say actually reminded me of Mouton-Rothschild. There are layers of blackberry and boysenberry fruit, still that hint of juniper berry, certainly a more extrovert Lafite-Rothschild compared to recent vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, very focused and quite linear, again with plenty of black fruit laced with cedar and tobacco. It begins to clam up towards the saline finish, suggesting that it will need several years in bottle, but I still have high expectations for this First Growth once afforded several years in bottle.

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  • 95p
Tasted in April 2015 (87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc). Closed and oaky, but there are enough ingredients to turn this wine into a staggering one. 95+
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  • 95p
Dark purple red colour with violet hue and black centre. Closed nose slowly opening up, displaying fine fruit, discreet spicyness, complexity and elegance. On the palate freshness, excellent aromatic finish with convincing length, minerality and freshness.
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Grapes

10% Merlot
87% Cabernet Sauvignon
3% Cabernet Franc

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None

Drinking temperature

16
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