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1er Grand Cru Classé en 1855.
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It's impossible to talk about the great wines of the Médoc without mentioning Château Lafite-Rothschild. A Domaine steeped in history, whose reputation and prestige are matched only by the legendary wines born there.
Ancient medieval seigneury, it was under Jacques de Ségur, from a family of Bordeaux parliamentarians, that the first vines were planted in the 1670's. The wine gradually acquired an excellent reputation thanks to technical progress, at the royal court of Versailles but also across the Channel with the expansion of trade with England. Then in 1787, Thomas Jefferson, US ambassador to France at the time, praised it in his travel notes.
The Château Lafite was promoted to the rank of Ier Grand Cru Classé in 1855 on the occasion of the Paris Universal Exhibition, a distinction it shares with the Château Latour, Château Haut-Brion and Château Margaux, as well as the Château Mouton Rothschild since 1973.
The subsequent rise of Château Lafite owes much to the Rothschild family, with Baron James de Rothschild acquiring the estate in 1868 and attaching his name to it from that date. When Baron Eric took over the reins in 1974, everything was gradually put in place with the aim of modernizing and improving performance, in order to reveal the exceptional potential of the terroir. Today, his... See more ...
Arriving before our eyes decked out in a sumptuous garnet-red color with purplish highlights, the wine's first nose combines finesse and elegance. Black fruits such as blackberry and cherry blend gracefully with notes of cedar, very characteristic of Lafite. Toasty aromas unfold harmoniously, underlined by hints of tobacco. On the palate, the wine shows great power. A pure tension that follows us throughout the tasting is supported by racy but fermenting tannins that will require a few years to develop a patina. The finish is very persistent with fruit aromas. There's no doubt that this great wine will become even more so in the years to come.
