• COUNTRY: France
  • REGION: Bordeaux
  • SUB REGION: Pauillac
  • PRODUCER: Chateau Lafite Rothschild
  • VINTAGE: 2001
  • COLOUR: Red
  • DESIGNATION: AOP
  • CLASSIFICATION: Premier Cru Classe
  • ALCOHOL %: 12.5
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  • Description

Description

The 2001 Lafite-Rothschild has a little more precision on the nose compared to the millennial Lafite. It’s vivid and focused, featuring blackberry, briar, cedar and mint, and a touch of cola in the background. The palate is well balanced and svelte in texture, building beautifully with aeration to a gorgeous, truffle-tinged finish that is a little spicier than three years ago, when I last tasted this vintage. Maybe it just tails off toward the finish when compared to the 2000. Still, this is an elegant, blue-blooded Lafite-Rothschild that exudes class.