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Tasting notes

Tasting notes
Score 18/20 · FINE+RARE

The last time we tasted at Lafite the wine was awkward and surly: blackly fruited and ferociously structured. showing none of the charm for which this chateau is so famous. Two weeks on and the wine has softened, its showing a nice bit of baby fat and the fruit has taken on a sweeter character AND it is charming! Charles Chevalier said that the final blend was only assembled a couple of weeks before the primeur tastings and agreed that it wasn't showing well but today it is wonderful, easily an 18 pointer and if it continues on its current trajectory will be among the best wines of the vintage. FINE+RARE

Critic scores

Critic scores
94
94/100

Average Score

94
93-95/100

Jeannie Cho Lee MW

96
95-96/100

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

More reviews and scores

93 - 95 points
Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Score 93-95/100 · Jeannie Cho Lee MW

This is classic Latour expressing the seriousness and weight of this majestic wine. With 85% Cabernet Sauvignon in this blend, the flavours lean toward blackberries, dried Chinese red dates and cedar. there is a hint of aged pu?r tea in the finish. With 20 hectares of vineyards now being farmed in the ?io?method since 2010, FrEdEric Engerer attributes these subtle nuances and minerality in the wine to new farming methods. Full-bodied and generous, this is a wonderful Latour with plush, velvety tannins and a very long finish. Latour 2011 is powerful yet subtle and refined while still being concentrated. One of my top red wines of this vintage exhibiting great focus and terroir expression.-Jeannie Cho Lee MW, AsianPalate.com

95 - 96 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 95-96/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Produced from a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot. Spice, blackberry liqueur, licorice, earth, graphite and gravel scents lead to a full-bodied wine with supple tannins, freshness and good concentration. The wine ends with a bright, elegant cassis-filled finish. Jeff Leve, theWineCellarInsider.com

94 - 95 points
James Suckling
Score 94-95/100 · James Suckling

A bit chewy but shows an impressive intensity of spice, sweet tobacco, and currant character. Full, dense and structured. Muscular for the vintage for Lafite. Tobacco box aftertaste. Some wet earth too. James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

About the producer

Château Lafite Rothschild 1:1
Lafite Rothschild

Ch. Lafite Rothschild is one of the most famous wine estates in Bordeaux and the world. One of the Left Bank’s five First Growths, the Pauillac property is renowned for producing wines of finesse and elegance that age beautifully.

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