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Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1934
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Description
Within the five rarefied first growths, Lafite is perhaps the wine with the best reputation for quality and longevity, commanding correspondingly high prices. It is considered by some to be the best wine to come out of Bordeaux. In 1815, Guillaume Lawton said of Château Lafite, “I consider it to be the the most elegant and delicate, with the finest substance of the three (Premier Crus). The location of its vines is one of the finest in the Médoc”. In 1855 the Château was ranked as a Premier Grand Cru in the famous classification that was prepared for the Universal Exhibition of that year. Lafite is also known as the ‘King’s wine’, after being introduced to the Court at Versailles by Maréchal Richelieu.
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The second time I have tasted this wine, one of the best of the decade. A beautiful nose of red cherry, rose petals, singed leather and a touch of something sweet and exotic. Blood orange? Dried apricots? The palate if medium-bodied, very well balanced with notes of cherry, dried fig and a citrus-like acidity. Almost Burgundian in texture with very fine tannins, leading towards an elegant finish. Just a lovely mature Pauillac wine in glacial descent. Drink now. Tasted September 2007.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
A mature colour with deep brick rim and wide tawny rim. A lovely, elegant nose that has the same style and nuance as the Cheval Blanc 1934. Touch of singed leather, cherry and redcurrant but unexpectedly fine vigor, bewitching harmony and elegance on the palate. This is a beautiful Lafite, graceful and balletic. Drink now. Tasted December 2005.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Among the ancient vintages, I have very good notes only for one vintage in the thirties (not a good decade for Bordeaux). The 1934, drunk from magnum in 1986, was wonderful.
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