1996 Château Lafite Rothschild
Red Bordeaux Blend
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By Neal Martin
(Lafite-Rothschild Lafite-Rothschild Red) Login and sign up and see review text.
Cleaning Out the Cupboard: Bordeaux 1943-2020 (Jan 2023), 1/1/2023, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Charles Curtis MW
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By Jane Anson
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By Jane Anson
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1996 Pauillacs, 1/4/2021, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Neal Martin
(Lafite-rothschild Lafite-rothschild Red) Login and sign up and see review text.
Looking Back To Go Forward: Lafite-Rothschild 1868 – 2015 (Jul 2018), 7/18/2018, (See more on Vinous...)
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By James Suckling
(Château Lafite Rothschild Pauillac, France) Login and sign up and see review text.
1/4/2017, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)
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By Jane Anson
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Anson's top fine wines of 2016, 12/29/2016, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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2/17/2011, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
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By John Kapon
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1995 vs 1996 Bordeaux, 10/27/2008
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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3/30/2006, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Stephen Tanzer
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July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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6/28/2002, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Richard Jennings
(Château Lafite Rothschild) Rich cassis and mushroom nose; plush soft cassis, mushroom, mocha and herbaceous note; medium-plus finish 94+ pts. (still going strong after 2 hours in the glass)
4/27/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
(Lafite-Rothschild) Very tight wine but impressive nonetheless. Hints of tar, fresh tobacco, violets, pencil lead & cassis. Perfectly symetrical in the mouth with no hard edges but in the beginning the wine was not giving up much fruit. As it aerated over dinner it began to show its greatness. Layers of massive fruit allied with stunning finesse and a very long finish. I know there is more fruit there and lots more aromatic fireworks to come in the future. I would let this lie for 10 years.
12/25/2004, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1996
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau Lafite Rothschild
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationPauillac
- Display optionsDefault
- UPC/EAN Code000000147385, 018138415528, 087000330962, 1000000000121, 3296331099616, 3700266200851, 3700274110807, 7070334092432, 722358008667, 9300633425111
4/12/2024 - johnh1001 wrote: 95 Points
Weedy tobacco, lead pencil, dark fruit and chocolate. Very expressive and outstanding balance and creamy texture.
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4/7/2024 - CCGCCG Likes this wine: 97 Points
Perfection. This bottle was obviously stored well. Needed careful cork extraction. It had a beautiful nose I could detect from the table, and flavors of licorice, dark fruits, cherry, wonderful minerality with a small amount of lead pencil and wet forest, evolving over the meal. Loooong finish. Like drinking silk.
It was booked-ended between a 1985 Petrus and a 2009 Pontet-Canet. That’s a story in and of itself. But it was a brilliant ordering
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4/2/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote: 100 Points
Stunning in every sense of the word, this wine has it all from start to finish. It is elegant, pure, complex, regal, energetic, and seamless, with a vibrant finish that once it gets started, keeps right on going as it builds and expands. Drink from 2024-2060.
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3/24/2024 - aquacongas wrote: 97 Points
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Makes fun in this stage. Still fruit dominated with beginning secondary and tertiary aromas. 97
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3/12/2024 - dream Likes this wine: 95 Points
This bottle showed a bit more maturity than I expected but it's still classic Lafite with deep and subdued dark red fruits, a gorgeous silky texture and classic notes of cedar wood and lead pencil on the complex finish. I love this wine and still think it has a long way to go so either this was decanted just a bit too long or an ever-so-slightly tired bottle.
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