The Château Lafite Rothschild of Pauillac of Bordeaux

Château Lafite Rothschild - Carruades de Lafite Pauillac
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.6.
This estate is part of the Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite).
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pauillac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Lafite Rothschild is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Pauillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Lafite Rothschild wines

Looking for the best Château Lafite Rothschild wines in Pauillac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Lafite Rothschild wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Lafite Rothschild wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Lafite Rothschild

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Lafite Rothschild

How Château Lafite Rothschild wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, lamb confit with new potatoes or aiguillette of duck with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Lafite Rothschild

On the nose the red wine of Château Lafite Rothschild. often reveals types of flavors of iron, apricot or asparagus and sometimes also flavors of dried fig, game or almonds. In the mouth the red wine of Château Lafite Rothschild. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Lafite Rothschild

  • 1954With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1900With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1937With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1928With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1975With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Lafite Rothschild.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Pauillac

The wine region of Pauillac is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Latour or the Château Lafite Rothschild produce mainly wines red, pink and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pauillac are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pauillac often reveals types of flavors of iron, milk chocolate or apricot and sometimes also flavors of coconut, toasted bread or tomatoes.

In the mouth of Pauillac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 151 estates and châteaux in the of Pauillac, producing 248 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pauillac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Lafite Rothschild

Planning a wine route in the of Pauillac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Lafite Rothschild.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Château Lafite Rothschild and wines from the region

Lafite Rothschild 2021 released en primeur

Lafite Rothschild 2021 was released at €470 per bottle ex-Bordeaux this morning (7 June) and was being offered en primeur by UK merchants at the equivalent of £5,808 per 12-bottle case in bond, said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. Decanter’s Georgie Hindle rated Lafite 2021 at 97 points, a strong performance in one of the more challenging Bordeaux vintages of recent years. ‘Surely a contender for wine of the vintage, certainly on the Left Bank. Vibrant and explosive,’ Hindle wrote. L ...

Liv-ex 2021 Power 100 shows rebalancing of the fine wine market

The latest edition of Liv-ex Power 100, which lists the most powerful fine wine brands, shows that the period between October 2020 and September 2021 experienced a rebalancing of the market, with a number of classic labels returning to prominence. Château Lafite Rothschild re-entered the top 10, moving from 11th to 2nd place, while fellow First Growths Mouton-Rothschild and Margaux have also risen, to 6th and 10th place respectively. Petrus also re-entered the top 10, now at 7th place after a ye ...

Fine wine market breaks records in 2021, says Liv-ex

Prices in the fine wine market have been increasing across all major regions in 2021, according to a new report by Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. Its Liv-ex 1000 index, tracking some of the world’s most sought-after wines, rose by 2.4% in November to reach a new all-time high. The index, seen as an important bellwether for secondary market trading, has been rising consistently for about 18 months. ‘All previous records set in 2020 have been broken and surpassed in 2021, markin ...

The word of the wine: Discharge

Action consisting of removing suspended particles (sludge) from the must.