CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1945
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1945
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1945

CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1945

Wine 1945 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac
95-100 / 100 Rated by 3 experts

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97 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu
Franck Dubourdieu
(9-2007).
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5 / 5
Michael Broadbent
Michael Broadbent
(4-1996) My most recent notes include a flawless magnum and an extraordinarily good magnum...The wine had a beautiful colour; medium deep, with rich legs but not intense. Just about every note over the years refers to a glorious fragrance which seems to unravel itself after 15 or 20 minutes in the glass. A glorious mouthful.
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18.5/20
Jancis Robinson November - 2007
Jancis Robinson
Rich, sweet and so easy to like on the nose. Lighter in terms of weight than Latour and Mouton 1945 served alongside but the Lafite character is here, overlaid with the concentration of the 1945 vintage. Pretty good, even if the acidity is just starting to peek out from under all that ripe fruit. Another wine that would be great if it were served in isolation instead of in this line-up of Lafite, Latour and Mouton from the three most famous vintages of the mid 20th century.
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Vintage Wine  1945
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 cementing its status at the summit of the Bordeaux hierarchy.

Owned by the Rothschild family 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 favour fine tannin grain, freshness and length over 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 at the turn of the century, then to 2009 and the year 2010, two consecutive years at the pinnacle of the recent period. Carruades de Lafite, more influenced by Merlot and drawn mainly from the eponymous plateau, offers the most accessible expression.

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