Château Lafite Rothschild 2022
Red wine | 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac AC
"Lafite has a soul, a beautiful soul, tender and generous. Lafite changes the earth into a dream. Lafite is harmony, harmony between nature and man because, without our wonderful winegrowers, nothing would be possible."
Baron Eric de Rothschild
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France Bordeaux
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Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Petit Verdot 5 - 30 years
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13.70% Vol.
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100 100Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateIn bottle, the 2022 Lafite Rothschild has turned out even better than I anticipated. Wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet red berries, minty blackcurrants, violets and cigar box, it's medium to full-bodied, velvety and suave, with a deep, enveloping core of lively fruit, beautifully refined tannins, and a long, perfumed finish. Even at this early stage, it's remarkably integrated and harmonious, and it's certainly the most elegant of the first growths this year, reminding me of a modern-day version of Lafite's magical 1953. Drinking window: 2030 - 2065. William Kelley. March 2025.
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100 100Yves BeckLa fraîcheur que Carruades annonçait n’est pas que plussoyée par Lafite, mais littéralement dynamisée, avec une bluffante évidence, sans compromis et avec précision. Soucieux d’équilibre, le bouquet révèle même d’invraisemblables nuances confites pour créer une exceptionnelle symbiose. La profondeur suggérée par le bouquet est parfaitement assimilée par le palais. Le vin se positionne avec finesse et sérénité dès l’attaque. Conscient de sa vigueur, le vin commence par afficher quelque tannins qui soulignent leur puissance, sans que celle-ci ne soit envahissante, quoique l’on bascule presque du côté de la force obscure ! Ce sont finalement la raison, respectivement la finesse, les détails, la précision qui mènent le bal et qui donnent naissance à un très grand Lafite Rothschild. Il s’est toujours révélé lentement, ce n’est pas nouveau, mais il le fait d’une manière décontractée, avec assurance et persuasion. Les extraits secs des tannins assurent idéalement les arrières ; ils se font structurants, rafraîchissants et vont de pair avec le tempérament d’une structure acide bien aiguisée, même s’il y en a finalement peu. Une fine et subtile austérité se charge donc de faire saliver le palais et d’étirer la persistance de la finale. Un vin d’un niveau exceptionnel. 2029-2057. Décembre 2024.
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100 100Jean-Marc QuarinCouleur noire. Nez intense, fin, fruité, subtil, noble, cacaoté et très distingué. Sophistiqué dès l’entrée en bouche, avec de la grâce dans le toucher, le vin fond opulent, subtil et en même temps complexe. Très, très grande finale noble, puissante et pourtant aérienne. Un ange passe ! Oh là là, impossible à cracher ! Assemblage : 94 % cabernet sauvignon, 5 % merlot, 1 % petit verdot. Degré d’alcool : 13°7 (moyenne plus, 13°3 en 2018). PH : 3,85. Rendement : 38 hl/ha. A consommer de préférence entre 2034 - 2070. Mars 2023.
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98 100DecanterA wonderful example of restraint and delicacy in a year where it was easy to overdo. Sharp and straight, you feel the acidity as soon as this enters the mouth, alive, pulsing, bright and shining. Aromatically so expressive after a few minutes. Delicate almost, such a fine tapestry of tannins, present and at the fore but like taffeta or finely woven silk. It has power but you don't feel it, not instantly anyway, the focus is on the beautiful texture with edges of cool red and blue fruits, flint, graphite, liquorice and tobacco nuances with high acidity that all help build a layered and well constructed mid palate. The structure then focuses and narrows to a mineral, fresh finish. Has bite and succulence, gently muscular with tons of vibrancy. This is definitely one of the less showy wines that really grows on you. A delicious, defined, poised, refined and finessed Lafite. Calm, collected and incredibly charming already. Earliest harvest in over a century, 31 August to 24 September. 17.5% press wine. 3.8pH. 64IPT. 41% grand vin production. Drinking window: 2033 - 2050. Georgina Hindle. April 2023.
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98 100Wine EnthusiastThis is a magnificent wine with a dark chocolate aroma and great complexity and density. Its power and solid tannins along with black plum flavors are long-lasting as will be the wine. Drink from 2029. Roger Voss. January 2025.
Features
Features
| Country | France |
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| Region | Bordeaux |
| Sub-region | Pauillac |
| Wine type | Red wine |
| Designation | 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac AC |
| Grape variety | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
| Alcohol content | 13.70% Vol. |
| Cellaring | 5 - 30 years |
| Serving temperature | 16 - 18 ° C |

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D'un pourpre sombre, presque noir et très intense.
A beautifully balanced bouquet, dominated by fresh leather, violet and cherry.
Discreet on the palate, gradually revealing incredible power with remarkably silky tannins. Endowed with extraordinary complexity, it is powerful, elegant and balanced. A long, lacy finish. A future monument.
Beef à la ficelle, on vine shoots grilled bass, partridge accompanied by winter vegetables, stuffed shoulder of lamb, tender rabbit and its olive jus, guinea fowl pastilla.
Serving temperature: 16 - 18 ° C
Located on the most beautiful hillsides of Pauillac, this area was already mentioned by the poet Ausone around the year 325. The 112 ha vineyard comprises three main areas: the slopes around the Château, the Carruades plateau to the west and a plot in the neighboring area of Saint-Estèphe. The soils consist of fine, deep gravel, mixed with wind blown sand on a well-drained limestone subsoil.
Fermentations in large oak and steel vats, aging for 15 months in new oak barrels, all coming from the estates' cooperage.
Cork
Wooden box