2003 Lafite Rothschild, 6x750ml
Lafite Rothschild 6x75cl
Availability: 4 weeks
Case size: 6 / Bottle size: 750ml
Duty Status
From £5,148.00
Critics Score: 100
Publication: Robert Parker
Drinking Dates: 2014 - 2039
The 2003 Lafite Rothschild comes as close to perfection as any of the great Lafites made over the past three decades (1982, 1986, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010). This sensational effort came in at 12.7% natural alcohol, it is made in the style of one of this estate’s great classics, the 1959. Composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it exhibits a dense ruby/purple color to the rim along with a luxurious bouquet of cedarwood, lead pencil shaving, white chocolate, cocoa and cassis. Fat, rich, opulent and full-bodied with low acidity and stunning seductiveness and complexity, this noble wine possesses a bountiful, generous, heady style. It is just coming into its plateau of maturity where it should hold for 20-25 years. This is one of the candidates for the wine of the vintage – make no mistake about that. These are two great successes in this vintage that have aged well and surprised me by their intensity and overall complexity.
Lafite Rothschild
Case size:6x75cl
Region:bdxr
Vintage:2003
Case size:6x75cl
Region:bdxr
Vintage:2003
