Lafite Rothschild

Specification

Producer

Lafite Rothschild

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Classification

First Growth (1855)

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Vintage

1989

Case

75cl

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

LAFROT891X75-2

About this wine

The grand vin is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot and a little Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It is refined and perfumed, with cedar, graphite and blackcurrant, and is built to age: good vintages are usually at their best from around fifteen years and keep for many decades.

About Lafite Rothschild

Château Lafite Rothschild, at the northern end of Pauillac next to Saint-Estèphe, was listed first among the First Growths in the 1855 Classification. Baron James de Rothschild bought the estate in 1868 and it has belonged to his family ever since.

Lafite’s well-drained gravel slopes give wines known for elegance and fragrance rather than sheer power. Its name carries great weight with collectors around the world, which has made it one of the most widely traded fine wines.