Lafite-Rothschild 2017

Red
Pauillac, France
8.8
WineSaint

Cassis and graphite unfold with mineral precision, but the wine feels locked down and impenetrable. The highest Cabernet Sauvignon percentage in estate history shows in the rigid structure and austere character. Built like a fortress, demanding decades to reveal its secrets. Drink 2030-2055.

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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.