Lafite-Rothschild 2012
Red
Pauillac, France
7.7
WineSaint
Graphite and dried tobacco leaf frame modest cassis fruit. The structure feels correct - medium weight with polished tannins - but the wine never quite builds momentum. Restrained to a fault, missing the depth that defines great Lafite. Drink 2025-2035.
graphitedried tobaccocassiscedar
Label
Lafite-Rothschild
→The benchmark First Growth of Pauillac, Lafite-Rothschild has set the reference point for Cabernet Sauvignon-led Médoc for centuries. Carruades de Lafite serves as the estate's second label.