CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1987
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1987
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1987
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1987
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1987
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1987
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1987
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1987
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1987

CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1987

Wine 1987 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac

Torrential rains fell during the 1987 harvest. As a result, there was a small harvest despite a dry and hot summer. The rain, however, favored the harvest of very ripe grapes. A rigorous selection was made to produce harmonious wines. Château Lafite Rothschild 1987 is a balanced, tender, and well-fruited wine.

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85-89 / 100 Rated by 3 experts

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90 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
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87 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate January - 1998
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
I would not be surprised to see this wine fill out with several additional years in the bottle, largely because Lafite is a notoriously bad performer in the first few years after bottling. Out of cask, the 1987 was the most complex wine I tasted from this vintage, but now, the nose seems only a fraction of what it was from cask. The lead-pencil, vanillin-scented, leafy, cedary bouquet is just beginning to emerge. In the mouth, the wine is light, displaying a soft, supple texture, some acidity, but little tannin. It will probably improve, and may ultimately merit a higher score.
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88 / 100
Wine Spectator November - 1991
Wine Spectator
Buttery, spicy wood tones accent the modest cherry flavors. A good Lafite to drink now through 1996.Lafite Rothschild vertical.
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Vintage Wine  1987
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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