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    Home|Red Wine|Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2010 750ml
    Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2010 750ml

    Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2010 750ml

    RP 100 | D 100 | JS 99 | JR 17

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    Red Wine
    Chateau Lafite Rothschild
    France
    Bordeaux
    Pauillac
    2010
    750ml
    Drink or Keep
    Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
    Dry

    The 2010 Château Lafite Rothschild is a monumental, benchmark vintage celebrated for its precision, depth, and longevity. A blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot, it displays an inky garnet color and a reserved but complex bouquet of warm blackcurrants, violets, cedar, and pencil lead. On the palate, it’s full-bodied, rich, and tightly structured with ultra-fine, grainy tannins and racy freshness. Despite its power, the wine maintains Lafite’s signature elegance and restraint. Still youthful and coiled, it promises decades of evolution, with peak drinking likely from the 2030s through 2080. A true collector's gem.

    The Wine Advocate | RP 100
    Published: Mar 5, 2020
    Drink: 2025-2080

    Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Lafite Rothschild is a little mute on the nose at this stage, opening to reveal warm blackcurrants, baked plums and boysenberry scents with hints of chocolate mint, violets, cedar chest and pencil lead. Full-bodied, rich and densely packed with perfumed black fruit layers, it has a rock-solid backbone of fantastically ripe, grainy tannins and beautiful freshness, finishing very long and minerally. Still very youthful! 

    Decanter | D 100
    Published: Mar 1, 2022
    Drink: 2032-2082

    This vintage featured a cold winter and cool weather at flowering, followed by a dry summer with a hot July and warm days and cool nights in August and September. The season delivered a wine with an inky dark colour and bright aromas of blackcurrant and spice with a distinctive floral edge. The texture is lively and crisp, with plenty of freshness, firm tannins, and impressive length. This wine will be best after another 10 years in bottle and will easily last 50 years beyond that. This superb, vibrant wine is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot with no Cabernet Franc or Petit Verdot in the grand vin.

    Closure: Natural Cork
    Alcohol: 13.50%
    Body: Full
    Oak: Oaked
    Grapes: 89% Cabernet Sauvignon 11% Merlot

    Jamessuckling.com | JS 99
    Published: Feb 2, 2013

    This is shy and not giving its all at the moment. Yet it is full and intense with a tightly intertwined tannic and fruit structure. Ethereal blackberry, currant, cedar, and nutty flavors. Dried flowers too. Cedar jewel box smell comes out with time. Great finish. So, so long and harmonious. Try in 2018.

    Jancisrobinson.com | JR 17
    Published: Apr 2, 2020
    Drink: 2022-2040

    Tasted blind. Deep bricky garnet. Scented with black fruit and just slightly herbaceous but not green. Supple if dry in texture. Elegant in a powerful vintage but not as fine as some at this level – a little bit tough on the finish.

    lafite.com

    2010 vintage
    The vineyard cycle began with a cold, relatively wet winter, resulting in a slightly later bud-break than in 2009, in mid-April. Growth was then boosted by dry, sunny weather in April.
    May and June were characterized by alternating periods of rain and sunshine. June began with a cold spell that complicated the flowering of the Merlot, resulting in flower abortion and uneven grape size.
    Fortunately, July was very dry (less than 20 mm of rain) with relatively high temperatures, which helped the vines to catch up from the delays caused during flowering. August and September were very dry, with beautiful daytime temperatures and cool nights creating ideal conditions for the grapes to slowly reach optimum ripeness.

    Location
    Pauillac is located on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, approximately 40km North of Bordeaux. With the tempering influence of the estuary and a great diversity of soils originated from both the Massif Central and the Pyrenees, Pauillac boasts exceptional climatic and geological conditions to make outstanding wines.

    Terroir
    Chateau Lafite Rothschild is located to the north of the appellation, bordering Saint Estèphe. Lafite's best terroirs stretch on the 50ha Plateau des Carruades to the west of the Château. This plateau, which is the highest point of the Pauillac appellation, is well-drained and enjoys optimal sun exposure. Its clayey gravel soils offer excellent water regulating abilities, and provide optimal ripening conditions for the Cabernet Sauvignon.
    Some 4.5 ha planted in the neighbouring Saint Estephe appellation, count amongst the oldest vines of the property and provide year after year grapes of outstanding quality for the Grand Vin.

    Winemaking
    In order to reveal the magic of Lafite’s terroir, every step of the wine elaboration is carried out with the greatest precision. Depending of their provenance and level of ripeness, grapes will be transferred into either wooden, stainless steel or concrete vats. Alcoholic fermentation is conducted at controlled temperature, with regular pumping over to gently release all the phenolic compounds in the grapes. Each vat is carefully monitored and tasted daily in order to determine the best racking time. The maceration period variesfor each tank but is around 20 days in total.
    After malolactic fermentation wines are transferred into French oak barrels. Lafite has its own cooperage in Pauillac, la Tonnellerie des Domaines, which contributes to its unique style. The selection for the grand vin is made in March, once the wines have settled and start revealing their full potential. Every barrel is tasted individually and only the best ones are set aside for the final blend.
    Once blended, the wine is aged for a further 20 months in barrels, primarily of new oak.

    Grapes
    87 % Cabernet sauvignon
    13 % Merlot

    Tasting
    Fine, concentrated colour.
    Solid and dense in the mouth, presenting good structure and well-defined tannins.
    A long, lingering wine with notes of violets on the finish. The 2010 is an elegant wine with excellent balance.

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