2005 Lafite Rothschild, 12x750ml
Lafite Rothschild 12x75cl
Availability: In stock
Case size: 12 / Bottle size: 750ml
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From £8,140.00
Critics Score: 96
Publication: Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
Drinking Dates: 2022-2050
Having tasted the 2005 Château Lafite-Rothschild several times both blind and non-blind, it comes across as a First Growth politely requesting more time to "settle". Here, from an ex-château bottle tasted in Bordeaux, it delivers that graphite, pencil-box bouquet that unfurls gradually in the glass, biding its time, graceful but not intense. Parallel to some of its fellow 2005s, it is developing a little more spice, namely thyme and sage, than I recall. The palate is medium-bodied and beautifully balanced, to wit, a sophisticated Pauillac that priorities elegance and poise over intensity of fruit—in keeping with Lafite Rothschild's style. You come away with the sense that it will take its time and decline, giving away a great deal in its primacy, even if it is still more approachable than the 2005 Latour for example. Therefore, I would be inclined to set this aside for several more years. Tasted November 2014.
Lafite Rothschild
Case size:12x75cl
Region:bdxr
Vintage:2005
Case size:12x75cl
Region:bdxr
Vintage:2005
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