Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Lafite
Label Name:
 
Pauillac 1er Cru
Vintage:
 
1982
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Pauillac, Bordeaux
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.5%
Grape(s):
 
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Acidity:
 
2
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Highly acclaimed vintage: Wine Advocate/Robert Parker 97–100 (various tastings), Jancis Robinson 18/20, William Kelley ~97+, Jane Anson ~98, Michael Broadbent ~95; consistently listed among top 1982 Bordeaux wines

Tasting Note
Elegant, refined blackcurrant and red cherry fruit with cedar, pencil lead, tobacco and cigar-box notes. Silky, grainy tannins, earthy minerality and a long, tobacco-tinged finish with subtle tertiary leather and cedar development.

Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, côte de boeuf, beef Wellington, aged hard cheeses (Comté, Parmigiano), mushroom risotto. Asian: Peking duck, Cantonese roast pork (char siu), braised beef short ribs, peppered beef stir-fry.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, destemmed and fermented in large vats with malolactic conversion; parcel selection and aging ~18–24 months in French oak barriques before assemblage and bottling.

Vineyard Info
Château Lafite Rothschild, a Médoc First Growth located at northern Pauillac, is a historic Rothschild estate famed for elegant, long-lived Cabernet-based wines and extensive gravel soils and old-vine parcels.