80 to 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5 to 20% Merlot, 0 to 5% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Note that there are some exceptional cases such as the 1994 vintage (99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Petit Verdot) or the 1961 vintage (100% Cabernet Sauvignon).
18 to 20 months in 100% new barrels.
16,000 cases.
Decanting: 2 hours or more
Tasting temperature: 16 -18°C
“Lafite has a soul, a beautiful, generous, kindly soul. Lafite turns bare earth into heaven. Lafite is harmony, a harmony between man and nature, because without our magnificent winegrowers, nothing would be accomplished.”
Baron Eric de Rothschild
In 1815, Guillaume Lawton said of Château Lafite, “I consider it to be the the most elegant and delicate, with the finest substance of the three (Premier Crus). The location of its vines is one of the finest in the Médoc”. In 1855 the Château was ranked as a Premier Grand Cru in the famous classification that was prepared for the Universal Exhibition of that year.
Intense bouquet of black fruit. This is a very elegant, harmonious wine, with powerful, ripe tannins, very pure fruit and good length.
Intense bouquet of black fruit. This is a very elegant, harmonious wine, with powerful, ripe tannins, very pure fruit and good length.