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Château Lafite-Rothschild 1991

Bordeaux - Pauillac - 1er Grand Cru Classé - Château Lafite-Rothschild
$2,814.34

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Stored in air-conditioned cellar
Stored in air-conditioned cellar
Data sheets
Grape varieties
Merlot 64%
Cabernet sauvignon 36%
Château Lafite-Rothschild

Château Lafite-Rothschild

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 ...

Critics Château Lafite-Rothschild 1991.

Wine Advocate - Robert Parker
86/100
Wine Spectator
85/100

Description Château Lafite-Rothschild 1991.

Lafite 1991 presents itself in the glass with a superb, brilliant ruby color. The nose is subtle and delicate, expressing notes of red fruit, blackcurrant, tobacco and sweet spices. A fine woodiness is also apparent. The palate is refined and elegant. The fleshy body develops velvety tannins. The candied fruit expresses itself with a certain intensity and lingers for a long time on the palate.

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