CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1989
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1989
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1989
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1989
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1989
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1989
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1989
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1989
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1989

CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1989

Wine 1989 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac

Since 1893, the harvest had never been so early. Indeed, the grapes were ripe by the end of August and subsequently, the berries proved to be incredibly rich in sugar. The 1989 vintage produced delicious red wines, comparable to those of 1982. Château Lafite Rothschild 1989 is a colorful, rich and fleshy wine.

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Franck Dubourdieu September - 2000
Franck Dubourdieu
95 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate December - 2012
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
 Tasted from magnum at Bordeaux Index, this is another confirmation that the 1989 is the Lafite to go for if choosing between 1988, 1989 and 1990. Here it has a typical Lafite nose with cedar, graphite and not so much menthol this time, but traces of wild mint. It blossoms with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and a sense of solidity that I find missing in the 1988 or 1990. It has a sense of femininity and grace: an undercurrent of sous-bois, bay leaf and a touch of sandalwood. Harmonious with good length, I feel that the 1989 is at its peak right at this very moment. Tasted December 2012.
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94 / 100
La Revue du Vin de France May - 2005
La Revue du Vin de France
Green Guide 2005
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93 / 100
Jeannie Cho Lee March - 2016
Jeannie Cho Lee
A brooding, dark, closed Lafite that was not decanted so that could partially explain its shyness. The palate offers Lafite's classic fine-grained tannins and supple texture. This is a quiet bottle - best to try another sample.
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92 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider February - 2024
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Medium-bodied, firm, and reticent, the wine was a bit simple for a Lafite with its focus on its cedar, cigar wrapper, and red currant core in the nose and on the rustic, leaning palate. At 35 years of age, this is, what it is, and doubt it will improve or change in character. Though it will be long-lived.
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Jancis Robinson May - 2018
Jancis Robinson
This was much richer and sweeter than the Lafites we had tasted in the chai. There was a slightly charred quality to it (was the fruit a bit raisined? or sunburnt? not according to the booklet). It was already well integrated on the nose but a bit unknit on the spicy palate with some notable acidity and a certain drying quality on the end. Rich and solid and a little atypical for Lafite.
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Vintage Wine  1989
Classification Médoc - 1er Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pauillac
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Lafite Rothschild
Château Lafite Rothschild
Château Lafite Rothschild

Château Lafite Rothschild is one of the oldest and most prestigious estates in the Pauillac appellation, on the Left Bank of Bordeaux. Its origins date back to the Middle Ages, but it was in the 18th century that the château gained international renown, particularly among the European courts. In the 1855 classification, Château Lafite Rothschild was classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé, durably enshrining its status at the very top of the Bordeaux hierarchy.

In the Rothschild family's possession since 1868, the estate rests on a terroir of fine, deep gravels perfectly suited to Cabernet Sauvignon. The wines of Château Lafite Rothschild are distinguished by their finesse, aromatic precision and balance, favouring elegance and length over demonstrative power.

Aged in new oak barrels, the wines focus on fine tannin grain, freshness and length rather than power, and require time before opening up. The estate's great reference points range from the 1982 wine, which ushered in the modern era, to the 1989 vintage and the 1996 wine for the end of the century, then to 2009 and the 2010 vintage, two consecutive years at the pinnacle of the recent period. Carruades de Lafite, more influenced by Merlot and drawn primarily from the eponymous plateau, offers the most accessible expression.

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