CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1986
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1986
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1986
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1986
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1986
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1986
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1986
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1986
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1986

CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1986

Wine 1986 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac

After a successful half-decade, the 1986 vintage follows in the line of great vintages. It is a great wine for aging, as it is very structured and suitable for the longest aging. The 1986 harvest was very abundant and of high quality thanks to a beautiful spring season and a dry summer. Château Lafite Rothschild 1986 is a black wine, very concentrated without being heavy, with marked tannic dominance. 

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Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
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Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider December - 2019
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
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Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate December - 2016
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Tasted at the château, the 1986 Lafite-Rothschild continues to offer an exquisite bouquet at 30 years of age. This is beautifully defined, still full of energy, with copious blackberry, clove, leather and graphite aromas that seem to gain momentum in the glass. The palate is extremely well balanced with a crystalline quality, filigree tannin, perfectly pitched acidity, a quintessential Lafite-Rothschild with a sense of energy and focus undiminished by time. This finish displays immense purity and refinement, one of the most mineral-driven Lafites that I have encountered, whilst the aftertaste seems to linger for over one minute. It must rank as one of the finest wines from the estate. Tasted July 2016. To drink between 2016 and 2046.
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Vintage Wine  1986
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, 1st growth classified in 1855, is one of the most renowned Bordeaux châteaux. It shares the top of the official 1855 classification with the greatest estates. Located in the Pauillac appellation, the 103-hectare vineyard is divided into three plots: the slopes surrounding the château, the Carruades plateau to the west, and a 4.5-hectare plot in the neighbouring commune of Saint-Estèphe. The majority of the terroir consists of fine, deep gravel mixed with wind-blown sand on a tertiary limestone base. The grape varieties are 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. The average age of the vines for the grand vin is 40 years, with the 20 hectares of young vines (less than 10 years old) being used for the second wine. There are also extremely old plots of over 80 years, one called 'La Gravière' even dating back to 1886. The wine is aged for 18 to 20 months in 100% new oak barrels. Lafite Rothschild produces approximately 15,000 to 20,000 cases per year. The estate also produces a second wine, Carruades de Lafite, with around 25,000 to 30,000 cases. The name of Château Lafite Rothschild's second wine comes from the 'Carruades plateau', the location of a group of plots that was purchased by the château in the 19th century, adjacent to the château's hillock. 'Carruades de Lafite' was formerly called 'Moulin des Carruades', before taking on the name Carruades de Lafite.

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

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