2012 Lafite Rothschild
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Tasting Notes
91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8.5% Merlot, 0.5% Petit Verdot. Very savoury on the nose with firm pencil-lead minerality to the fore. Austere and mineral on the palate with lots of tannin. A fine, linear Lafite which will need time to open out. FINE+RARE
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James Suckling
FINE+RARE
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This is beautiful for the vintage. Full body and very tender with fine tannins and a pretty finish. Attractive currant, cedar, and sweet tobacco character. More delicate than the 2011. James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
Tightly drawn, with a firm, toasty edge framing the core of plum skin, red currant and black cherry fruit. A taut mix of beet, anise and bay chimes in on the finish, showing a touch of astringency. The ample flesh and length should fill this out in time. Tasted non-blind. WineSpectator.com—J.M
The 2012 Lafite Rothschild, representing only 38% of their total production, is a blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance mostly Merlot. It is a very stylish, elegant, yet concentrated Lafite Rothschild with an opaque ruby/purple color, soft well-integrated tannins, nice integrated oak, acidity and alcohol. Lafites’s 2012 reveals good, opaque, ruby/purple color and plenty of lead pencil and blackcurrant fruit. The wine is medium-bodied and should hit its prime 2020-2035. Apr 2015, www.robertparker.com
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Ch. Lafite Rothschild is one of the most famous wine estates in Bordeaux and the world. One of the Left Bank’s five First Growths, the Pauillac property is renowned for producing wines of finesse and elegance that age beautifully.