Château Lafite-Rothschild

Château Lafite-Rothschild 2000 JAMES SUCKLING: The nose is fresh, bright, and dense. With aromas of violets, minerals, spices, cool stones, mint, dark fruits, and plum skins, this is beautiful. Very much still a baby right now, it needs much more time. This is a wine for the next generation. Finesse and elegance, truly a wine that makes you contemplate life. This is not about power, there is really nothing like it. 100/100 Parker: Well, well, well - Lafite Rothschild does it again. Ever since manager Charles Chevalier was transferred from his beloved Sauternes property of Rieussec (also owned by the Rothschilds) to Lafite in 1994, there has been a succession of profound wines to emerge from this noble estate. The 2000 Lafite Rothschild, a blend of 93.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6.7% Merlot (only 36% of the crop made the grade) has an opaque ruby/purple color, followed by an extraordinary aromatic expression of liquid minerals/stones interwoven with the tell-tale graphite notes, mulberry, black currants, caramel, and tobacco. In the mouth, it is remarkably light on its feet, but somehow seems to pack intense flavors into layer upon layer of fruit and richness that cascade over the palate. A compelling wine, with extraordinary precision, great intensity, and a seamlessness in spite of what are obviously elevated levels of tannin, this wine was provocatively open and beautiful when tasted in January and February, but I am sure it will soon close down. The finish lasted a whopping 72 seconds! This is utterly fascinating stuff. 100/100

Jahrgang

2000

Inhalt

0.75 l

Alkoholgehalt

12.5 % vol.

Kategorie

Wein

Land

Frankreich

Region

Bordeaux

Qualitätsstufe

AOP (Grand Cru)

Geschmack

trocken

Farbe

Rotwein

Rebsorte

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Verschluss

Naturkorken

Allergene

Sulfite

• Robert Parker: 100/100 Punkte
• James Suckling: 100/100 Punkte