| Winery |
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2002 1er GCC |
| Vintage |
2002 |
| Region |
Bordeaux |
| Grape |
Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends |
| Style |
Red Wine |
| Sweetness |
Dry |
| Body |
Medium |
| Tasting note |
A brilliant offering and a candidate for wine of the vintage, this is classic Lafite that reminded me somewhat of the 1976, although the vintage conditions were completely different. This is a medium-weight, quintessentially elegant style of Lafite with notes of lead pencil shavings/graphite along with black currants, plums, and crushed rocks/mineral. Wonderfully pure, dense, with a deep ruby/purple color and loads of fruit, definition, and a long finish, this is a brilliant, elegant Lafite Rothschild that builds incrementally in the mouth and has more power and density than it initially seems. By Robert Parker Arp 2005. |
| Rating |
RP94 / WS95 |
| ABV |
12.5% |
| Size |
750ml |
