CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1966
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1966
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1966
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1966
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1966
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1966
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1966
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1966
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1966
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1966
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1966

CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1966

Wine 1966 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac
85-89 / 100 Rated by 3 experts

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4 / 5
Michael Broadbent November - 1996
Michael Broadbent
The best had a good level and a deeply coloured, velvety-ended cork. Bouquet with the fragrance that only Lafite can exude. Lovely flavour, lean, good lenght. A jolly good drink.
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96 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate April - 2008
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
 My God, this is a wonderful mature Lafite. Served blind chez Rosemary George MW it has a definable Pauillac nose with subtle notes of cedar, sous-bois and a touch of dried blood. It has incredible harmony and purity – a bouquet that has you instantly captivated. The palate does not disappoint: a beguiling sense of natural harmony and delineation, not the weight of Latour nor the femininity of Margaux, but a Lafite aiming for understated sophistication. Delicate cedar and cigar box towards the finish that just goes on and on. This bottle vindicates my first encounter in Bordeaux, when it similarly bewitched its audience. Absolutely sublime. A point. 
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92 / 100
Falstaff November - 2009
Falstaff
Medium ruby garnet with orange reflections and broader rim lightening. Inviting coffee notes on the nose, delicate milk caramel, sweet cherry fruit, nuances of orange zest, a hint of white truffles, some cedar wood. Fine red berry fruit on the palate, chocolatey touch, carried by the vintage-typical fresh acidity structure, nuances of dried plums, some dark chocolate on the finish, multi-faceted aromatics, adheres well, improves very well in the glass. But beware, from individual bottles the wine already shows significantly aged! ! Drink
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Vintage Wine  1966
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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