France

Pauillac

Full

Natural Cork

This is an elegant, balanced Lafite that remains mouthwatering and juicy on the finish. It is not the most immediately impressive of the 1990 firsts, but then when does Lafite ever try to shout the loudest? Instead, it is all about a quiet but relentless building of layers, with brambled black fruits, graphite, cold ash and soft leather alongside a spicier rosemary and clove edging. Gilbert Rokvam was the technical director at this time, working with owner Baron Eric de Rothschild. Harvest began on September 13, and the scorching summer temperatures were compared by the property to 1947 and 1949.

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 1990

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This is an elegant, balanced Lafite that remains mouthwatering and juicy on the finish. It is not the most immediately impressiv

Oaked

Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux 1990

75cl

United Kingdom

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Bordeaux Vintners

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Charles Curtis MW

Château Lafite Rothschild

Bordeaux

Jane Anson

Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé, 1990

Still

Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux 1990

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