3/5

fruit

4/5

body

3/5

acidity

4/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Lafite Rothschild

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Various vintages

Pauillac, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Drink Now/Cellar

1st Growth

VN 96 WA 94

Intense bouquet of black fruit. This is a very elegant, harmonious wine, with powerful, ripe tannins, very pure fruit and good length.

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meat:
Beef, Lamb, Veal

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese, Hard cheese

Reviewer: Neal Martin

The 2001 Lafite-Rothschild has a little more precision on the nose compared to the millennial Lafite. It’s vivid and focused, featuring blackberry, briar, cedar and mint, and a touch of cola in the background. The palate is well balanced and svelte in texture, building beautifully with aeration to a gorgeous, truffle-tinged finish that is a little spicier than three years ago, when I last tasted this vintage. Maybe it just tails off toward the finish when compared to the 2000. Still, this is an elegant, blue-blooded Lafite-Rothschild that exudes class.

3/5

fruit

4/5

body

3/5

acidity

4/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Pauillac, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Drink Now/Cellar

1st Growth

Black fruit / Graphite / Leathery / Mineral / Rich / Smoky

meat:
Beef, Lamb, Veal

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese, Hard cheese

Reviewer: Neal Martin

The 2001 Lafite-Rothschild has a little more precision on the nose compared to the millennial Lafite. It’s vivid and focused, featuring blackberry, briar, cedar and mint, and a touch of cola in the background. The palate is well balanced and svelte in texture, building beautifully with aeration to a gorgeous, truffle-tinged finish that is a little spicier than three years ago, when I last tasted this vintage. Maybe it just tails off toward the finish when compared to the 2000. Still, this is an elegant, blue-blooded Lafite-Rothschild that exudes class.

Lafite Rothschild

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