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CHATEAU LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD 1er cru classe, Pauillac 2006 Bottle
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CHATEAU LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD 1er cru classe, Pauillac 2006 Bottle
About this wine
Château Lafite-Rothschild, 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac
Château Lafite-Rothschild is one of the most renowned properties in the Médoc. Owned by Baron Eric de Rothschild and located in the north of the Pauillac appellation, Lafite Rothschild is also one of the largest Médoc estates. It has 95 hectares of vineyards planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Merlot (20%) and Cabernet Franc (10%). Lafite Rothschild's vineyards lie on deep gravel beds (up to 5 metres thick) over marl and limestone. Annual production tops 35,000 cases, although a third of this consists of the second wine called Carruades de Lafite.
Of all the Médoc Grand Crus, Lafite Rothschild can be the most beguiling and difficult to understand. It is never the most powerful, yet, along with Margaux, possesses the most exquisite bouquet of any Médoc wine. It has the elegance, balance and harmony that epitomises claret at its very best.
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Expert Review
Andrew Caillard MW
Deep colour. A very profound, powerful resonating wine with dark chocolate/licorice/ graphite aromas, deep set concentrated blackcurrant/chocolaty flavours and savoury oak. The tannins are long, dense, very fine and almost ball-bearing like. The wine is perfectly ripe with wonderful flavour length and chalky firm finish. This is a beautifully made wine and completely envelops the idea of place. One of the wines of the vintage.
95-97 points, Langton's, 2007
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Robert Parker
One of the fabulous surprises... the 2006 Lafite Rothschild is a great, great wine...Frankly, it may turn out to be as good as the 2005... Lafite's severe selection process resulted in a full-bodied wine boasting an extraordinary perfume of charcoal, truffles, lead pencil shavings, and sensationally sweet, ripe black currant and cedar notes. A wine of extraordinary intensity, texture, and depth with silky tannins as well as awesome concentration, this has turned out to be a remarkable Lafite Rothschild that should be drinkable much earlier than the 2005, but age for three decades. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2035+
97 points, Wine Advocate, February 2009
Expert Review
Robert Parker
One of the fabulous surprises... the 2006 Lafite Rothschild is a great, great wine...Frankly, it may turn out to be as good as the 2005... Lafite's severe selection process resulted in a full-bodied wine boasting an extraordinary perfume of charcoal, truffles, lead pencil shavings, and sensationally sweet, ripe black currant and cedar notes. A wine of extraordinary intensity, texture, and depth with silky tannins as well as awesome concentration, this has turned out to be a remarkable Lafite Rothschild that should be drinkable much earlier than the 2005, but age for three decades. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2035+
97 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, February 2009
Expert Review
Neal Martin
The 2006 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild offers impressive fruit intensity on the nose... Red berry fruits intermingle with rose petals and sous-bois scents -- very typical Lafite bouquet where less can be more. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and a keen line of acidity. It is certainly very well balanced with graphite-tinged black fruit, but whereas Mouton-Rothschild possesses that peacock's tail, Lafite remains linear. Nevertheless, the sophistication really comes through here. It is a Lafite-Rothschild that may spring a few surprises down the line, one of those wines that keeps drawing you back. Understated class.
95 points, Wine Advocate, April 2016
Expert Review
Jancis Robinson MW
A particular spice to this vintage on the nose. Crisp and racy and beautifully balanced on the palate -- possibly the most complete wine so far. Just caresses the palate and only on the finish shows you quite how much (notably ripe) tannin there is underneath. Remarkably compact. Lovely freshness...
18.5/20 points, JancisRobinson.com, April 2007