Château Lafite Rothschild
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend
Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Still pretty young. Refined, graphite giving way to pipe tobacco and bitter chocolate but still waiting to come together. Mid-palate presence seemed jumbled.
Still pretty young. Refined, graphite giving way to pipe tobacco and bitter chocolate but still waiting to come together. Mid-palate presence seemed jumbled.
3 people found it helpfulDec 25th, 2014
Beautiful wine....kept getting better and better. Didn't last long enough to most likely peak!
Beautiful wine....kept getting better and better. Didn't last long enough to most likely peak!
Jul 25th, 2016
So soft and elegant! Crushing BDX game! Super classic black fruit and pencil shavings
So soft and elegant! Crushing BDX game! Super classic black fruit and pencil shavings
Dec 13th, 2014
Last week was a combo of 4th Friday and Open That Bottle Night on back to back nights. Needless to say, the lineup between both days was full of heavy hitters, so I’m only posting standout bottles.
No rating. I know ‘88 wasn’t a spectacular vintage, but I was shocked at how herbal and vegetal this was aromatically. I had the ‘89 Lafite two months ago and it was superb. I kept going back and forth wondering if this was corked. I still don’t know for sure, but I do know this seemed off. Although vegetal on the nose, the palate was fairly rich and full bodied. Soft baked fruits. It was a bit muted though with zero finish.
Last week was a combo of 4th Friday and Open That Bottle Night on back to back nights. Needless to say, the lineup between both days was full of heavy hitters, so I’m only posting standout bottles.
No rating. I know ‘88 wasn’t a spectacular vintage, but I was shocked at how herbal and vegetal this was aromatically. I had the ‘89 Lafite two months ago and it was superb. I kept going back and forth wondering if this was corked. I still don’t know for sure, but I do know this seemed off. Although vegetal on the nose, the palate was fairly rich and full bodied. Soft baked fruits. It was a bit muted though with zero finish.
It’s come of age nicely. Hints of cedar lush fruit. Very nice.
It’s come of age nicely. Hints of cedar lush fruit. Very nice.
Apr 17th, 2023
While tight, even with four hours of decanting, this was still a big hit
While tight, even with four hours of decanting, this was still a big hit
Aug 9th, 2021Wow. How boring. Flabby, no fruit, dry, thin, acidic on the end. Good length but too bad flavor profile sucked. Bad bottle not bad vintage.
Wow. How boring. Flabby, no fruit, dry, thin, acidic on the end. Good length but too bad flavor profile sucked. Bad bottle not bad vintage.
Jun 3rd, 2018
Some bricking on the rim. Perfumed with a ton of earth. Hits every part of the palate very nicely. Good finish with sleek acid. Excellent pairing with dry aged ribeyes.
Some bricking on the rim. Perfumed with a ton of earth. Hits every part of the palate very nicely. Good finish with sleek acid. Excellent pairing with dry aged ribeyes.
Jul 3rd, 2017