France Bordeaux Pauillac Ch. Lafite-RothschildLafite Rothschild

1949 Lafite Rothschild

Lafite Rothschild

Bordeaux / France

Red

The 1949 was good, but far from profound. Jan 1998, www.robertparker.com

Robert Parker

Hlvs	-	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace		£604.00
Bts	-	0 Immediate \| 2 Marketplace		£1,178.00

Scores + Notes

The 1949 was good, but far from profound. Jan 1998, www.robertparker.com

Robert Parker

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pauillac

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window