Château Lafite Rothschild
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2065
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rack of lamb, prime ribeye steak, roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
The 2018 growing season at Lafite was a dramatic tale of two halves, starting with a remarkably wet spring that demanded intense vigilance in the vineyards, followed by a hot, dry summer that allowed the grapes to reach an extraordinary state of concentration and phenolic ripeness. This vintage beautifully showcases the estate's deep gravel soils, which provided perfect drainage and heat retention. The wine was aged for 20 months in 100% new oak barrels crafted at the château's own cooperage. The result is a monumentally structured Lafite, displaying an exquisite balance of dense dark fruit, graphite, and signature cedar notes, wrapped in incredibly fine-grained, velvety tannins that promise decades of evolution.
🍾 About the Producer
Steeped in centuries of viticultural prestige, Château Lafite Rothschild is a historic First Growth estate situated at the northern boundary of the Pauillac appellation in Bordeaux, France. With winemaking roots tracing back to the 17th century under the influential Ségur family, the estate entered an enduring era of excellence when Baron James de Rothschild acquired it in 1868. Renowned for its unique terroir of deep gravel soils over limestone and sandstone, the property crafts aristocratic, Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant wines shaped by traditional vinification and meticulous barrel maturation. The resulting wines, led by the legendary Grand Vin and the refined Carruades de Lafite, are universally celebrated for their unmatched finesse, subtle aromatic complexity, and extraordinary longevity.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon (80-90%), Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14%