2012 Lafite Rothschild
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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
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Altre recensioni e punteggi
Healthy, glowing crimson. Neat and contained without any flashiness. Classic top claret. But not the sort of wine that would knock the socks off a neophyte. (JR)
Savoury bilberry, cassis and liquorice, with softer edges of tobacco and brushed leather. This is a take-your-time, unfurl-slowly kind of a wine, with slate tannins and sappy sage herbs giving a drawn-out finish. Ripe without being exuberant, showcasing graceful, sinewy muscles that feel like a signature Lafite, if lighter in style than the greatest vintages. 38% of overall production, 100% new oak. Charles Chevallier technical director, Eric Boissenot consultant.
Tasted blind. Lustrous crimson. Ageing nose. But very luscious sweetness on the palate. Bounces out of the glass. Clean, dry finish. Really quite opulent overall, counterbalanced by more freshness than some of its peers. Saline note on the end. (JR)
Informazioni sul produttore
Ch. Lafite-Rothschild è una delle tenute vinicole più famose di Bordeaux e del mondo. Uno dei cinque "Primi Cru" della Rive Gauche, la proprietà di Pauillac è rinomata per la produzione di vini di finezza ed eleganza, capaci di invecchiare magnificamente.
Dettagli del prodotto
13%
Premier Grand Cru Classé