Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Lafite |
Label Name: | Pauillac 1er Cru |
Vintage: | 2008 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pauillac, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 1500ml |
ABV: | 12.5% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon 83%, Merlot 13%, Cabernet Franc 4%. |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 98/100; Vinous (Neal Martin) 94/100; Jancis Robinson 17/20; James Suckling 95/100; Decanter ~94
Tasting Note
Reserved, classic Pauillac: graphite and pencil-shavings with cassis, tobacco leaf, cedar and subtle floral/menthol notes; firm, elegant black-fruit palate with chalky minerality and long refined tannins.
Food Pairing
Western: roast ribeye, rack of lamb, venison, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, Cantonese roast pork (char siu), Korean BBQ beef, spicy Szechuan beef stir-fry.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; traditional vinification in thermoregulated stainless tanks, matured ~18–20 months in new oak barrels.
Vineyard Info
Château Lafite Rothschild — one of Bordeaux’s five 1855 First Growths; owned by the Rothschild family since 1868, vineyards on deep gravel soils in Pauillac.