| Category: | Red Wines |
| Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
| Producer: | Lafite |
| Label Name: | Pauillac 1er Cru (ex Château 2023) |
| Vintage: | 2010 |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Pauillac, Bordeaux |
| Volume: | 1500ml |
| ABV: | 13.5% |
| Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon (≈87%), Merlot (≈13%), traces of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot |
| Acidity: | 3 |
| Tannins: | 4 |
| Sweetness: | 1 |
| Body: | 5 |
| Length: | 5 |
| Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
| Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Notable scores for Château Lafite Rothschild 2010: Wine Advocate / Robert Parker ~98–100, Wine Enthusiast 100, James Suckling 99, Wine Spectator 97, Decanter 98
Tasting Note
Elegant Pauillac: cedar and pencil-lead with blackcurrant, violets, forest floor and tobacco; refined, grainy tannins, bright freshness and a long, mineral finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, beef Wellington, venison, truffle risotto. Asian: Peking or Cantonese roast duck, soy-braised short ribs, Korean bulgogi, rich Sichuan beef dishes.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; plot-based fermentation in oak and stainless vats with temperature control; malolactic in vats; aged 18–20 months in new French oak (estate cooperage); egg-white fining, then bottled.
Vineyard Info
Château Lafite Rothschild, Premier Grand Cru Classé (1855), owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild; ~112 ha in Pauillac, vines averaging decades; globally renowned First Growth estate.
Lafite Pauillac 1er Cru (ex Château 2023) 2010
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