CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1978
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1978
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1978

CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1978

Wine 1978 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac
90-94 / 100 Rated by 3 experts

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94 / 100
Wine Spectator November - 1991
Wine Spectator
Beautiful deep-garnet color, with classic Médoc flavors of plum, spice, earth and mineral. Tannic, well-balanced, mouth-filling, chewy in its intensity but needs time. 
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Jean-Marc Quarin June - 2009
Jean-Marc Quarin
In the Médoc, I was served Brie de Meaux twice. The first time with Lafite 1978 in jeroboam. Fortunately, an old Mimolette was also on the plate. The wine presented a beautiful complex nose, fresh and subtle. Superb entry on the palate, silky, becoming full. Beautiful middle rich in aromas. The wine melts without being very structured. Unfortunately, the Brie de Meaux brings out the acidity of the wine. Quite the contrary, the Mimolette softens it.
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Autre April - 2012
Autre
This magnum with original cork consumed at the chateau is stunning. Really suprising wine that tastes like a wine from the 1980s. It is the magnum format and the pristine storage conditions that no doubt contribute to the amazing vibrant, complex flavours in this wine. The tannins are silky, the flavours subtle yet evolved, expressive and shining with great clarity. The wine is at its peak and has a great length. A beautiful slim, focused, vibrant beauty. 
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Vintage Wine  1978
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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