- COUNTRY: France
- REGION: Bordeaux
- SUB REGION: Pauillac
- PRODUCER: Chateau Lafite Rothschild
- VINTAGE: 2001
- COLOUR: Red
- DESIGNATION: AOP
- CLASSIFICATION: Premier Cru Classe
- ALCOHOL %: 12.5
- Description
Region | Bordeaux |
Country | France |
Appellation | Higher bordeaux |
Color | Red |
Vintage | 2011 |
Organic | No |
Degree of alcohol | 12.5° |
Capacity | 1 x 750ml |
Operating temperature | Between 16 and 18° |
Guard | 3 to 5 years old |
Cap type | Cork |
Wine Type: Red
Varietal(s): 100% Cabernet Franc
ABV: 12.5%
Vintage: 2013
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux, Pauillac
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.