CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1988
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1988
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1988
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1988
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1988
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1988
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1988

CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1988

Wine 1988 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac

Optimal tasting window: 2000 - 2040

Thanks to advances in chemistry, Château Lafite Rothschild emerged victorious from its June battle against powdery mildew (a vine disease). Warm and dry, the summer and the month of September allowed the harvest to reach full maturity. Château Lafite Rothschild 1988 is a colourful, powerfully structured and tannic wine.

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95 / 100
Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux June - 2022
Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux
Served in magnum, it is delicious at the moment. I have tasted this vintage several times recently and it is not the most emblematic Lafite, but it possesses such a natural charm that it is simply unique. Tobacco, rose petals, subtle toasted cedar and roasted cocoa, with notes of loganberry and raspberry. This Lafite is so delicious and so pleasant that it continues to subtly offer new moments of complexity and discreet power.
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93 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
94 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider January - 2010
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Cassis, cedar, tobacco, graphite, earth and spice on the nose. The wine is full bodied, concentrated and still tannic. The fruit is best described at noble. You can sense its good breeding. But there is an austerity and a hint of under ripeness in the finish that takes away from the wine. The long, rich, cassis and rhubarb filled finish is joy, but the sense of under ripeness takes away from the pleasure. Fans of older, more traditional, less ripe wines will like this more than I did.
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94 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate October - 1994
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Broodingly backward and in need of considerable bottle age, the 1988 is a classic expression of Lafite. This deeply-coloured wine exhibits the tell-tale Lafite bouquet of cedar, subtle herbs, dried pit fruits, minerals, and cassis. Extremely concentrated, with brilliantly focused flavours and huge tannins, this backward, yet impressively endowed Lafite-Rothschild may well turn out to be the wine of the vintage.
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La Revue du Vin de France January - 2004
La Revue du Vin de France
17,5/20
Jancis Robinson October - 2002
Jancis Robinson
Fairly deep violet colour. Inky colour. Very Cabernet nose. Smooth and slightly marked by the dancing elegance characteristic of Lafite. Soft attack and fairly dry finish, but very respectable and true to the vintage. Quite long.
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Vintage Wine  1988
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 acquired international renown, particularly among European courts. In the 1855 classification, Château Lafite Rothschild was ranked Premier Grand Cru Classé, permanently establishing its status at the top of the Bordeaux hierarchy.

Owned by the Rothschild family since 1868, the estate rests on a terroir of fine, deep gravel, 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.

Emblematic vintages such as Château Lafite Rothschild 1945, Château Lafite Rothschild 1982, Château Lafite Rothschild 1986, Château Lafite Rothschild 1990, Château Lafite Rothschild 1996, Château Lafite Rothschild 2000 or Château Lafite Rothschild 2005 illustrate the estate's stylistic consistency and its ability to express the identity of Pauillac with clarity. Château Lafite Rothschild remains an essential reference for understanding the classical excellence of great Bordeaux wines.

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