Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Lafite |
Label Name: | Pauillac 1er Cru |
Vintage: | 1986 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pauillac, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 1500ml |
ABV: | 12.5% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon 69%, Cabernet Franc 16%, Merlot 15% |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Highly rated: Neal Martin (Vinous) ~98/100; William Kelley / Wine Advocate c. 95–96; Falstaff 95–97; consistently lauded in tastings and sought-after at auction
Tasting Note
Concentrated yet elegant blackcurrant and dark cherry, cedar, graphite and tobacco with leather and dried herbs; silky, refined tannins, pronounced minerality and a long, precise, lingering finish—classic Pauillac poise.
Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, beef tenderloin, venison, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ short ribs, beef rendang, braised oxtail.
Production Method
Parcel vinification with ~20-day maceration, malolactic fermentation, barrel aging ~18–20 months in French oak (high new-oak proportion), then blended from selected barrels.
Vineyard Info
Château Lafite Rothschild, an 18th‑century First Growth in Pauillac (~110–112 ha), flagship of the Rothschild estate, renowned for elegant, long‑lived Bordeaux.