France

Pauillac

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This is pretty much as close to entirely Cabernet Sauvignon as Bordeaux gets (92%) and yet it has an incredibly fine, gentle richness to the tannins. They build up pretty quickly though, so that by the end of the palate you start to feel the closing in and tightening, deftly underscoring how well this will age. The kaleidoscope of flavours and aromatics that Lafite does so well is fully on display, nothing trying too hard, a velvet texture to the tannins where the cassis fruit, earth, crushed stone and graphite is held in from beginning to end. Impressive that even in dry vintages like 2020 with the real concerns over global warming, the top Bordeaux estates can still produce wines of this quality.

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Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2020

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This is pretty much as close to entirely Cabernet Sauvignon as Bordeaux gets (92%) and yet it has an incredibly fine, gentle ric

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Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, 2020

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Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, 2020

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