Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Lafite |
Label Name: | Pauillac 1er Cru |
Vintage: | 2022 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pauillac, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.6% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon 94%, Merlot 5%, Petit Verdot 1% |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Top critics: Vinous 96–98 (Antonio Galloni) ; Wine Advocate 95–97+ (Neal Martin/William Kelley) ; Jeb Dunnuck 97–99 ; James Suckling 99–100 / Falstaff 100; drinking window commonly cited c. 2030–2065
Tasting Note
Pure, elegant cabernet: cassis, blackberry, pencil lead, violet and tobacco with saline minerality. Medium–full-bodied, fine-grained tannins, precise acidity and a very long, perfumed finish. (Youthful; develops tertiary notes with age).
Food Pairing
Grilled ribeye, roast lamb, beef short ribs, aged hard cheeses; Asian: Peking duck, Korean BBQ (galbi), Cantonese roast pork (char siu), miso-glazed black cod.
Production Method
Hand-harvested, fermented and vinified with a record press-wine proportion (~17.5%); élevage in French oak for c.19 months; low-intervention cellar work and organic conversion practices.
Vineyard Info
Château Lafite-Rothschild (Domaines Barons de Rothschild) — First Growth Pauillac estate with ~112 ha on gravel soils; historic house pursuing organic certification and sustainability initiatives.