AOC – Paulliac
Grand Cru Classes – 1eme
Ratings
Robert Parker 95
Wine Spectator 93
Tasting Notes
This beautiful, stunningly dense purple-colored effort (includes about 90% Cabernet Sauvignon) offers up precise notes of graphite, black cherries, cassis, scorched earth, and minerals. Medium to full-bodied with fabulous fruit, impressive richness, refreshing acidity, and sweet tannin, this beauty should be approachable in 4-5 years, and last for three decades. As Lafite Rothschilds go, this is somewhat of a sleeper vintage. Also tasted: 2004 Carruades de Lafite (88)(Wine Advocate #171 Jun 2007)
-by Robert Parker
Intense aromas of currant, coffee, toasty oak and sweet tobacco follow
through to a full-bodied palate, with velvety tannins, great mouthfeel
and a long finish. A refined Lafite. Best after 2012. 22,080 cases made.
-by Wine Spectator