Winery Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) - Réserve Spéciale Médoc

Winery Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)Réserve Spéciale Médoc

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The Réserve Spéciale Médoc of Winery Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) is a red wine from the region of Médoc of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Réserve Spéciale Médoc from the Winery Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Réserve Spéciale Médoc of Winery Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

On the nose the Réserve Spéciale Médoc of Winery Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cassis or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)'s Réserve Spéciale Médoc.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Réserve Spéciale Médoc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Réserve Spéciale Médoc - 2015
In the top 100 of of Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Réserve Spéciale Médoc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Réserve Spéciale Médoc - 2013
In the top 100 of of Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Réserve Spéciale Médoc - 2012
In the top 100 of of Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Réserve Spéciale Médoc - 2011
In the top 100 of of Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Réserve Spéciale Médoc - 2010
In the top 100 of of Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Réserve Spéciale Médoc from Winery Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) are 1989, 2016, 2015, 2000 and 1988.

Informations about the Winery Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)

The winery offers 83 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite).
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 80 wines for sale in the of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 20000 of of France wines
In the top 3000 of of Médoc wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 70000 wines of the world

The wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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