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Château Lafite Rothschild — illustrated vineyard of Bordeaux Collector’s wine
44°50′N 0°35′W · Bordeaux
Château Lafite Rothschild

Château Lafite Rothschild

First Growth Pauillac: pencil lead, cassis and silk — the aristocrat of Bordeaux.

ABV
13.0%
Style
Full-bodied dry red · Pauillac
Price
$900 $$$$
Rating
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Structure

Body: 8/10 Body 8 Acidity: 7/10 Acidity 7 Tannin: 8/10 Tannin 8 Sweetness: 1/10 Sweetness 1 Fruit: 7/10 Fruit 7 Oak: 7/10 Oak 7

THE STORY

Lafite sits on the gravelly slopes of Pauillac in the Médoc, and its wine is famous for finesse rather than force. Cabernet Sauvignon gives the structure, Merlot the softness, and time turns it into something almost weightless.

Nose

Cassis, cedar, graphite, violets and a whisper of cigar box.

Palate

Silky yet precise; blackcurrant, fine tannin, fresh acidity and a mineral line.

Finish

Very long, cool and elegant, with sweet cedar fading slowly.

Serve at

17°C 63°F

Open ahead

120 min

Decant to let the wine breathe and soften.

Drink within

40 years

A genuine cellar wine.

At the table

Roast lamb, aged hard cheese, wild mushrooms and slow-cooked beef.

How it is made

Hand-harvested, fermented in oak and aged around eighteen to twenty months in new French oak barrels before blending and bottling.

Terroir & region

Deep gravel banks beside the Gironde estuary drain fast and reflect heat — ideal for late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon.

Collector’s spotlight

One of the five First Growths of the 1855 Bordeaux classification. Its older vintages are among the most collected wines on earth, and counterfeits are a constant problem — buy only through trusted merchants.

The club never sells bottles. Beware of counterfeits — buy only from trusted merchants.

Plate & Pour · food pairing

EAT WITH THIS

Dishes that bring out the best in Château Lafite Rothschild, with the reason each one works. Tap a dish for the full recipe.

Perfect matchComplement Roast Leg of Lamb with Rosemary and Garlic British · Main Elegant cassis and cedar suit a roast leg.

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