Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Lafite |
Label Name: | Pauillac 1er Cru |
Vintage: | 2005 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pauillac, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon 89%, Merlot 11%, Petit Verdot trace |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) ~98, Wine Spectator 98, Wine Enthusiast 99, Jancis Robinson 19. 5/20; widely cited among top 2005 Bordeaux (long-term cellaring potential)
Tasting Note
Reserved, elegant blackcurrant and black cherry with cedar, graphite, tobacco and violet notes; firm, polished tannins, bright acidity, mineral core and a long, refined, saline finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, grilled ribeye, beef Wellington, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, Korean BBQ (bulgogi/marinated beef), char siu, Cantonese roasted meats, Sichuan braised beef.
Production Method
Hand-harvested, parcel vinified in wooden vats, malolactic fermentation in barrel; aged ~18–20 months in new French oak (classic Bordeaux Grand Vin methods).
Vineyard Info
Château Lafite Rothschild, a historic Pauillac First Growth owned by the Rothschild family since 1868; ~112 ha of gravel soils producing the Grand Vin and second wine Carruades de Lafite.