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Château Lafite-Rothschild 2003

Bordeaux - Pauillac - 1er Grand Cru Classé - Château Lafite-Rothschild
$3,357.21

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Stored in air-conditioned cellar
Stored in air-conditioned cellar
Data sheets
Grape varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon 86%
Merlot 9%
Cabernet Franc 3%
Petit Verdot 2%
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 2003.

Wine Enthusiast
97/100
Bettane & Desseauve
19/20
Jean-Marc Quarin
96/100
Falstaff
99/100
Wine Cellar Insider - J. Leve
99/100

Description Château Lafite-Rothschild 2003.

A great vintage for Lafite, the nectar reveals an expressive, elegant first nose with notes of red fruit and roasting. Complexity is added after aeration with scents of cedar, cocoa and graphite. Refined and powerful on the palate, with rich, unctuous tannins and a perfect patina from ageing. It expresses a complex aromatic palette dominated by fruit. A long-lasting, brilliant finish.

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