CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2001
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2001
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2001
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2001
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2001
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2001
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2001

CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 2001

Wine 2001 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac

Maturity : 2010-2033

The winter was very wet with very mild temperatures. As a result, bud burst was early and flowering took place normally and very evenly. The summer was changeable, alternating with heat and cloudy periods until the harvest. Indeed, July was rather cool, August rather hot and September again cool with some rain. These weather conditions allowed a rather heterogeneous maturation and favorable conditions during the harvest.
The nose of this premier cru is intense with black fruits. Château Lafite Rothschild 2001 is a very elegant and harmonious wine, with powerful and very ripe tannins, very pure fruit and good persistence.

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95-100 / 100 Rated by 5 experts

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96 / 100
Wine Spectator
Wine Spectator
(3-2004) Stick your nose in this and it says something¿
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96 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu
Franck Dubourdieu
(9-2007)
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94 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
(6-2004) The 2001 Lafite Rothschild’s deep, saturated plumpurple color is accompanied by lead pencil liqueur-like notes intermixed with sweet red and black currants, plums, and cedar. This blend of 86.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13.5% Merlot is a classic example of Lafite. Extremely elegant, medium-bodied, with intense concentration, richness, and sweet tannin, it appears to be on a rapid evolutionary track, at least in comparison to recent Lafite vintages that have been far more backward and powerful.
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96 / 100
Jeannie Cho Lee November - 2021
Jeannie Cho Lee
 Fully mature, sensual and elegant with a very pretty cedar and savory spice nose. The palate is velvety, balanced and charming. Long, lingering finish.
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95 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider December - 2015
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Continuing its march towards maturity, the cassis, cedar chest, tobacco, blackberry and forest floor aromas are right there. Supple, regal, polished, lush and fresh, the elegant charm of this wine is starting to poke through.
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Vintage Wine  2001
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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