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Château Lafite Rothschild Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 1999 Red
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93 pts
96 points
93 points
90 points
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95 points
17/20
- Producer
- Château Lafite Rothschild
- Region
- Pauillac, Bordeaux
- Vintage
- 1999
- Appellation
- Grand Cru
- Classification
- Premier Grand Cru Classé
- Country
- France
- Type
- Red Wine
- Volume
- 750ml
About this product
Curated Château Lafite Rothschild with provenance from Burgdy.
The 1999 Lafite Rothschild sports an engraved "1999" on the bottle along with an eclipse to mark that significant historical event of August, 1999. It is a quintessential offering from Lafite Rothschild. This prodigious wine is both elegant and intensely flavored, and almost diaphanous in its layers that unfold with no heaviness. An opaque ruby/purple color is accompanied by a complex bouquet of lead pencil, graphite, cedar, creme de cassis, toast, and vanilla. It is medium-bodied, with extravagant layers of richness yet little weight, and a finish that is all sweetness, ripeness, and harmony. This extraordinary Lafite increasingly appears to be a modern day clone of the majestic 1953. A mere one-third of the crop made it into the grand vin! Anticipated maturity: 2007-2030.
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- Producer: Château Lafite Rothschild
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Still thinking about it
Drinks especially well now but can hold for longer. Would buy again.
Exactly what I wanted
Finally opened the bottle I bought here. Tout en finesse, peu alcooleux (12%) par rapport aux degrés d'aujourd'hui, large et long, encore bien sur le fruit (noir) tant au nez qu'en bouche, avec un bouchon et un niveau restés impeccables, j'ai déjà hâte à ma 2e et dernière qui dort en cave.
A serious Rothschild Pauillac
Order shipped fast — label and fill level looked right. Nose is clean and precise. Dried dark fruits, wet rocks, new leather, fresh tobacco, and vanilla bean.
Order shipped fast — label and fill level looked right. For us, This is drinking beautifully out of magnum tonight showing as medium-bodied with lots of terroir-driven Lafite flavors of silky lead pencil and graphite minerals.
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Exactly what I wanted
Finally opened the bottle I bought here. Tout en finesse, peu alcooleux (12%) par rapport aux degrés d'aujourd'hui, large et long, encore bien sur le fruit (noir) tant au nez qu'en bouche, avec un bouchon et un niveau restés impeccables, j'ai déjà hâte à ma 2e et dernière qui dort en cave.
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Still thinking about it
Drinks especially well now but can hold for longer. Would buy again.
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A serious Rothschild Pauillac
Order shipped fast — label and fill level looked right. Nose is clean and precise. Dried dark fruits, wet rocks, new leather, fresh tobacco, and vanilla bean.
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Specifications
- Christer Byklum
- 96 points
- Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
- 93 points
- Falstaff
- 90 points
- Jean-Marc Quarin
- 92 points
- Jeannie Cho Lee
- 95 points
- La Revue du Vin de France
- 17/20
