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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2009 (Magnum 1.5L)  - First Bottle

Reviews

100 James Suckling -
This is what the Medoc is all about. The freshness and delicacy of this wine in combination with its serious concentration and firm core are totally stunning. Time has already worked its magic and this is already delicious, but has decades in front of it.
99+ Robert Parker -
The main reason the 2009 Lafite Rothschild did not receive a perfect score is because the wine has closed down slightly, but it is unquestionably another profound Lafite, their greatest wine since the amazing 2003. Among the most powerful Lafites ever made (it came in at 13.59% alcohol), the final blend was 82.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot. The selection was incredibly severe with only 45% of the crop being utilized. A tight, but potentially gorgeous nose of graphite, black currants, licorice and camphor is followed by a full-bodied wine revealing the classic elegance, purity and delineated style of Lafite. It is phenomenally concentrated with softer tannins than the 2005, the 2003's voluptuous, broad, juicy personality, and low acidity. There are several vintages that I thought were a replay of their colossal 1959, most notably 1982 and 2003, but 2009 is also one to keep an eye on. It is still extremely youthful and seems slightly more backward than I would have guessed based on the barrel tastings, but it needs 10-15 years of bottle age, and should last for 50+.

Technical Details

  • Blend82.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot
  • CountryFrance
  • RegionBordeaux
  • AppellationPauillac
  • Alcohol13.5%

Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2009 (Magnum 1.5L)

Cabernet Blends  |  France
JS100, RP99+, WS98, JL99, D98, WE97

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Well, well, well...nothing to see here. Just a 100-point Lafite with perfect provenance out of magnum no less. This is already drinking so beautifully, it will be extremely hard to resist, but giving a nice slumber of 10+ additional years in the cellar and it will begin to really shine. 100 Suckling and 99+ from Robert Parker...not too shabby.

About the Producer

The name Lafite comes from the Gascon language term “la hite”, which means “hillock”. There were probably already vineyards on the property at the time when the Ségur family organised the vineyard in the 17th century, and Lafite began to earn its reputation as a great winemaking estate. Jacques de Ségur was credited with the planting of the Lafite vineyard in the 1670s and in the early 1680s. In 1695, Jacques de Ségur’s heir, Alexandre, married the heiress of Château Latour, who gave birth to Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur. The wine histories of the fiefs of Lafite and Latour were thus joined at the outset.