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2020 Château Lafite Rothschild
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- Pauillac
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Community Tasting Notes 3
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Eric Wright Likes this wine: 93 points
October 19, 2023 - Dark and purple in the glass.
Punchline is this was surprisingly approachable and very enjoyable.
Bright fruit on the nose and palate. Lots of perfume as it opens up. Some bell pepper as well.
Surprisingly light on the palate. Tannins are mellow. -
Elpaninaro Likes this wine:
October 12, 2023 - bright purple red color, fruit-dominant nose, cassis with hints of pencil lead, violet and boxwood, on the palate the ripe fruit quickly gives way to a closed mid-palate with substantial- but rounded- tannins, cherry notes, a bit of chalk, great length, despite its reluctance today- clearly a very fine vintage for Lafite.
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Jeff Leve wrote: 98 points
May 20, 2021 - The compelling nose, with its showy notes of lead pencil, tobacco leaf, cedar, cigar box, currants, spice and wet forest leaf comes through easily. The palate is pure silk in texture. Seamlessly moving from the beginning, middle and end, the wine is fresh, bright, long and intense. The purity in the fruit, paired with its energy and lift linger for more than 50 seconds. Refined, elegant, complex and compelling, if you have the patience to wait for 15-20 years before opining a bottle, this is going to be one of the great vintages for Lafite Rothschild. The wine is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot 12.8% ABV. The harvest took place September 14 - October 4. With yields of 37 hectoliters per hectare, the Grand Vin represents 45% of the harvest. 97-99
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By Julia Harding, MW
1/25/2024 (link)(Ch Lafite Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2020 Bordeaux from Bottle, 3/29/2023 (link)(Chateau Lafite-Rothschild) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2020: Saving the Best for Last (Feb 2023), 2/1/2023 (link)(Lafite-Rothschild Lafite-Rothschild Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Thrice Is Nice: Bordeaux 2020 in Bottle (Feb 2023), 2/1/2023 (link)(Lafite-Rothschild Lafite-Rothschild Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Georgina Hindle
Bordeaux 2020 in bottle, 1/3/2023 (link)(Château Lafite Rothschild, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
December 2022, 12/1/2022 (link)(Château Lafite-Rothschild Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2020 Bordeaux En Primeur: Almost Back to Normal (Jun 2021), 6/1/2021 (link)(Lafite-Rothschild Lafite-Rothschild Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux 2020: En Primeur – Part 1, 5/23/2021 (link)(Chateau Lafite-Rothschild) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2020 Pauillac, 5/1/2021 (link)(Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Vingt-Vingt Vins: Bordeaux 2020 (May 2021), 5/1/2021 (link)(Lafite-Rothschild Lafite-Rothschild Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/30/2021 (link)(Château Lafite Rothschild Pauillac, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2020
- Type Red
- Producer Château Lafite Rothschild
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation Pauillac
- UPC Codes 3296331020108, 3412952005922, 3700274110807
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 808 (23%)
- In Cellars 2,635 (75%)
- Consumed 64 (2%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
asparagus with hollandaise, baked potato, Filet mignonWho Likes This Wine
100% Like It 4 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Lafite Rothschild
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationPauillac
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