Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2015
0,75 l, a Bordeaux Blend Dry Red Table wine from Pauillac, Bordeaux, France. alcohol content: 12,5%. grape variety: 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot
Alkoholgrad: 12,5% vol.
Allergene: Sulfite, Spuren von Eiweiß
Abfüller/Erzeuger: Château Lafite-Rothschild, 33250 Pauillac, Frankreich
The deep garnet-purple shaded 2015 Lafite Rothschild is blended of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot and was matured for 20 months in new oak barrels from Tonnellerie des Domaines (their own cooperage). It is still sporting a lot of cedar at this nascent stage with a vibrant core of black raspberries, red currants and crushed plums plus touches of cigar boxes, violets and underbrush with a waft of tilled loam. Medium-bodied and elegantly styled with wonderful freshness and depth, it is compellingly earthy/minerally in the mouth with a frame of seductively silky yet very firm tannins and culminating in a very long, racy and pure finish. Boasting spectacular finesse and packed with nuances, clearly, given some of the challenges here in 2015, this is a masterpiece of diligence in the vineyards, careful selection and very clever crafting—bravo!