Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Lafite |
Label Name: | Pauillac 1er Cru (ex Château 2021) |
Vintage: | 2009 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pauillac, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 1500ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | 82.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 0.5% Petit Verdot (blend) |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Key critic scores: Robert Parker/Wine Advocate 99 (97–99/99+ reported), James Suckling 100, Wine Spectator 98, Decanter 98
Tasting Note
Concentrated blackcurrant and plum with graphite, cedar, tobacco and licorice; very concentrated, silky but firm fine tannins, mineral backbone and long espresso/ganache finish.
Food Pairing
Roast leg of lamb, prime rib, beef Wellington, aged hard cheeses; Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ (galbi), braised soy-braised beef.
Production Method
Hand-harvested, parcel vinification; fermented in wooden vats and matured ~18–20 months in new oak barrels with severe selection of fruit.
Vineyard Info
Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) — historic Pauillac First Growth, owned by the Rothschild family since 1868; estate focuses on gravel terroir and long-established clonal plantings.