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  • Wine Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2008
  • Wine Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2008

Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2008

$1,750.00
Excl. tax

83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc
Straightforward and very well structured, dense and lingering aftertaste in evolution. A very well and lively wine with a pleasant silky ending.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM:

98 Points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A candidate for the -wine of the vintage,- the 2008 should have been purchased before it began to soar in value because of the significance of the number 8 in the Chinese culture (denoting good luck). Representing 40% of the production, this blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc offers aromas of high quality unsmoked cigar tobacco, lead pencil shavings, creme de cassis, earth, cedar and asphalt. Full, rich and stunningly concentrated, I doubt it is inferior to the 2010, just more classic as well as slightly more forward and a degree weaker in alcoholic potency (12.5% versus 13.5%). The 2008 should be relatively drinkable in 6-10 years as it is already showing remarkable complexity, and will last for 30-35 years... at the minimum.
 
97 Points, Wine Enthusiast
Elegance in a glass, this is very upright in structure with enticing acidity and black berry fruits. It has weight as well as richness. No question about the aging potential of this superb wine.
 
95 Points, James Suckling
Minerals, tar and sous bois with dark fruit. Sweet tobacco. Black licorice. Full and chewy with lots of fruit but very reserved. So much mineral and sweet tobacco. It is all there. Give it four to five years of bottle age before beginning to explore the wine.
2008 Bordeaux / 98 Point Wines / bordeaux / bordeaux blend / Chateau Lafite Rothschild / France / french red / pauillac / red blend