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. The grapes were ripe by the end of August and the berries turned out to be incredibly rich in sugar. The 1989 vintage produced delicious red wines comparable to those of 1982. Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1989 is a colorful, rich and fleshy wine.

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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
Jeannie Cho Lee October - 2007
Jeannie Cho Lee
This is a quietly restrained, elegant wine with velvety tannins and a lean profile. The spices and savoury elements add depth to an impressive wine. Fairly long finish.
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93 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider August - 2013
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Still young, another decade will help the wine add to its cedar, spice box, spearmint, tobacco, cassis, earth, cigar ash and cherry nose. Medium bodied, tight and needed more air than a pop a pour, the wine is high toned and elegant in style.
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97 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2000
Franck Dubourdieu
5 / 5
Michael Broadbent May - 2001
Michael Broadbent
Vintage Wine  1989
Classification Médoc - 1er Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pauillac
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Château Château Lafite Rothschild
Château Lafite Rothschild
Château Lafite Rothschild

Château Lafite Rothschild, 1st growth in 1855, is one of Bordeaux's most famous chateaux. It shares with the greatest the top of the official classification of 1855. Located on the Pauillac appellation, the vineyard of 103 ha is divided into three parcels: the hills surrounding the Château, the Carruades plateau to the west and a parcel of 4.5 ha in the neighboring town of Saint-Estèphe. Most of the terroir is composed of fine and deep gravel mixed with Aeolian sand on a tertiary limestone bedrock. The grape varieties are 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. The average age of the vineyards of the great wine is 40 years, the 20 ha of young vines (less than 10 years) being used for the development of the second wine. There are also extremely old plots of over 80 years, one called "La Gravière" dating back to 1886. The maturation of the wine is carried out for 18 to 20 months in 100% new oak barrels. Lafite Rothschild produces about 15,000 to 20,000 cases per year. The estate also produces a second wine, the Carruades de Lafite, for around 25,000 to 30,000 cases. The name of the second wine of Chateau Lafite Rothschild of the "plateau Carruades, where stood a group of plots, which was bought by the castle in the nineteenth century, and which adjoined the rump Castle. The "Carruades de Lafite" were once called "Moulin des Carruades", then take the name, Carruades de Lafite.

The mythical vintages of Chateau Lafite Rothschild are 1921, 1945, 1959, 1982, 1986, 1988 and 2000, 2005 in recent years.

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