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Ikonet fra Pauillac
Château Lafite Rothschild er en af de mest prestigefyldte vine i verden og et ikon for Bordeaux. Slottet, der ligger i Pauillac på Médocs venstre bred, har årgang efter årgang demonstreret en enestående evne til at forene terroirets finesse med tidløs elegance.
Historie og ejerskab
Siden 1868 har Château Lafite Rothschild været ejet af Rothschild-familien, og gennem generationer har familiens medlemmer videreført en filosofi baseret på præcision, tradition og respekt for naturen. I dag er det Saskia de Rothschild, der fører arven videre og sikrer, at Lafite forbliver en af verdens mest eftertragtede vine.
Terroir og vinifikation
Ejendommens vinmarker strækker sig over nogle af de fineste grusplateauer i Pauillac, hvor de veldrænede jorde skaber optimale betingelser for især Cabernet Sauvignon, der dominerer vinen og giver den dens karakteristiske struktur og lagringspotentiale.
Druerne håndhøstes og sorteres minutiøst, og vinen lagres traditionelt på nye franske egetræsfade, hvilket bidrager til dens komplekse aromaer og silkebløde tanniner.
Château Lafite Rothschilds arv
Lafite er ikke blot en vin – det er et symbol på Pauillacs storhed og en af de mest eftertragtede vine blandt samlere og connaisseurs. Med sin dybe historie og uforanderlige kvalitet fortsætter Lafite Rothschild med at repræsentere det ypperste inden for Bordeaux-vin.
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BEPLANTNING
Cabernet Sauvignon 70%, Cabernet Franc 10%, Merlot 20%
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AREAL
103 hektar
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SLOTTETS ANDEN VIN
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Domaines Baron de Rothschild
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During en primeur, the 2017 Lafite-Rothschild was one of the most impressive wines of the Left Bank. Today, it is equally impressive. An ample, richly constituted wine, the 2017 is an unusually dark, somber Lafite, with a percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon that is among the highest ever here. There is a sort of monastic sense of austerity that gives the wine its impression of reserve. Dark cherry, plum, chocolate, licorice, spice and menthol develop in the glass, but it will be many years before it awakens. Readers will have to be patient but there is a lot to look forward to here. Like many of his colleagues, Technical Director Eric Kohler opted for gentle extractions and incorporated a relatively high amount of press wine (16%) into the blend. Those are merely details, though, because the 2017 Lafite is stellar. 96+
Composed of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.5% Merlot and 0.5% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Lafite Rothschild is deep garnet-purple colored. It opens slowly, cautiously with restrained notes of chocolate-covered cherries, mulberries, warm blackcurrants and wild blueberries, followed by emerging notions of smoked meats, fragrant earth, crushed rocks and lilacs with touches of cast-iron pan and Marmite toast. Medium-bodied, the palate is deceptively light and quite ethereal on entry, growing in the mouth to reveal elegant layers of energetic red and black fruits with tons of savory accents. Framed by exquisitely ripe, wonderfully fine-grained tannins, it has exhilarating freshness and a very long, hypnotically perfumed finish. On a final note, the alcohol here is a jaw-dropping 12.5%, which is something of a miracle considering the ripeness of the Cabernet. A total head-turner, I cannot wait to follow the development of this wine! Drinking Window : 2024 - 2057. 97+
Deep and typical on the nose with blackcurrants, black tea, leather and graphite. The aromas draw you down to the palate. Full-bodied, creamy and beautiful with extremely polished, refined tannins. Yet, it’s powerful and long. Highest percent of cabernet sauvignon ever. Juicy and almost exotic, but very tidy with ripe tannins. Try after 2025 and onwards.